Forging the Future of Cybersecurity
Thought Leadership | Peer Networking
Zero Trust & AI Guardrails: Commanding the 2025 Cyber Battleground
Beat the 2025 Zero-Trust deadline—fast.
Get a field-tested roadmap mapped to OMB guidance and CISA’s latest maturity model, so you can tick the compliance box and shrink your attack surface
Put industrial-grade guardrails on GenAI
See how NIST’s new AI standards translate into practical policies that stop model-poisoning and data leaks without slowing innovation.
Unify cloud defense with CNAPP in a single dashboard
How will you merge posture management, workload hardening and data security?—exactly what Gartner calls the next big spend
Go ransomware-resilient from firmware to SaaS.
Learn the kill-chain tricks that block BIOS-level malware and carrier-grade supply-chain pivots before they ransom your crown jewels
Tame BYOD chaos without killing mobility
Discover policies and MDM tech powering a BYOD market sprinting toward $157 B—and keep every tablet, phone and watch in its lane
Out-smart AI-driven fraud & KYC risk.
Steal the playbook banks are using to curb deep-fake scams that just spiked 12 % worldwide
Network with the minds that move budgets
Swap war-stories and instant-action checklists with CISOs safeguarding trillions—then head home Monday ready to execute.
Seats (and attack vectors) are limited
Secure yours now and leave armed with the frameworks, contacts and confidence to ship security at the speed of 2025.
Connect, Collaborate, and Innovate
with a community of your peers.
CISOboston Leader's Braintrust
Narendra Patlolla
Head of Global Cyber Architecture and Engineering, Gallagher
Kory Daniels
CISO, Trustwave
John Sampson
Head of Cyber & Data Resiliency, Wells Fargo
Greg Kyrytschenko
Deputy CISO, Guardian Life
Koushik Subramanian
CISO. Kraken SPDI
Kristofer Laxdal
Vice President Information Security and CISO, Prophix
Agenda
11:00am - 3:30pm EDT
11:00 - 12:15
Registration & Open Networking
Grab a coffee and prepare for an afternoon of fresh perspectives, insights, collaboration, and meaningful connections in the CISOlounge with your local CISO leadership peers.
12:15 - 12:20
Setting the Tone
Our professional Moderator takes the floor to facilitate a day of intimate thought provoking discussion.
12:20 - 12:40
Zero Trust in Action: Lessons from the Frontlines of Network Segmentation - Zero Networks
Nine out of ten IT and security professionals say Zero Trust is key to improving their overall security posture; nearly 70% agree that microsegmentation is very important or essential for achieving Zero Trust, yet just 5% are microsegmenting their networks today. The takeaway? There’s a disconnect in the journey to Zero Trust.
In this session, we’ll explore what’s driving the divide (and how to overcome it). Join us to discuss:
Cyber professionals’ top security concerns as they pursue Zero Trust while struggling to secure an ever-expanding number of network assets
The methods your peers are using to segment their networks today
Evolving Zero Trust mindsets: how assuming a breach maximizes resilience
Top challenges with implementing microsegmentation and the factors that can help streamline deployment or maximize value
12:40 - 1:00
Stop phishing, Secure continuity: Modern Cyber Resilience in Action.
- Yubico Inc.
Today’s attackers exploit stolen credentials and outdated user verification methods, leaving enterprises vulnerable. Even with FIDO authentication standards, disjointed authentication creates gaps in protection as users switch devices and navigate business scenarios. Learn how seamless, phishing-resistant authentication ensures enterprise cyber resilience, no matter where or how users work.
1:00 - 2:00
Leader's Lunch & Discussion
Connecting the dots over this epicurean lunch is the foundation for today's relationship building.
2:00 - 2:20
Elevating Cyber Resilience with AI-powered Security - A10 Networks
In today’s digital age, as organizations modernize their applications and infrastructure by embracing hybrid cloud environments, API-centric architectures, and AI-driven technologies to enhance customer experiences and productivity, they also face an unprecedented increase in cyber threats aimed at disrupting their operations.
2:50 - 3:00
Predictions Panel and Q&A
Insights into how new technologies are helping shape strategic maneuvers from within the CISO's office. How is the changing technology landscape climate forcing cybersecurity leaders to adjust their focus? What new tools can CISOs equip their teams with to help address these challenges?
2:45 - 3:00
Closing Remarks & CXOdraw
We wrap up with a concise synthesis of our event's key messages, express gratitude, and spark motivation for continued innovation and partnership.
3:00 - 3:30
Cocktail Reception & Networking
More than a cocktail reception these are the connections that add light to daily decisions made. Conversations with colleagues and peers in the CISOlounge under the umbrella of the latest technologies and visionaries behind them.
