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Managing Principal Consultant at SecureWorks
Katherine Fithen has been a leader in information security for more than 20 years. She is a Managing Principal Consultant at SecureWorks after retiring as the Chief Privacy Officer and Director of Governance & Compliance at The Coca-Cola Company in July 2017. Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company in 2002, Katherine was the Senior Manager of the CSIRT Program at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, and prior to pwc, she was the Manager of the CERT®. Katherine has earned a Bachelor of Arts in Retail Management, a Master of Arts in Personnel Management, and a Master of Science in Information Science.
Katherine is on several advisory boards for privacy and security. In August 2015, Katherine was listed as one of “Women in IT Security: 10 Power Players”
Keynote Panel: Learning from Infamous Security Breaches
In this panel, IT and security leaders will discuss best practices and lessons learned from some of the most infamous security breaches in the past few years, as well as touching on the lessons not yet learned as we enter a world where IoT, Blockchain, shadow IT, hybrid cloud, mobility all converge.
Solving Privacy Challenges and Concerns with Cloud Solutions
While there is a lot of focus on cloud solutions for many good reasons (e.g., cost savings is usually the justification but there are not justifications as well), with the evolving privacy laws and regulations, there are some challenges (e.g., access controls to personal information). During this session, we will look at the challenges and how some companies have managed the use of cloud solutions while aligning privacy laws & regulations.
Balancing Strategic Necessity and Security Risk with Emerging Technologies
The number of businesses generating real and substantial benefits by leveraging emerging technologies is increasing. The ever-changing landscape includes newer technologies such as Virtual Reality and Internet of Things and continued reliance on existing third party technologies such as cloud computing. Staying competitive in this environment requires a strategic viewpoint, balancing the potential risks and returns. In this session, we'll look at some risks of leveraging such technologies from a practical perspective. We¹ll examine: