Connector Events

See the Big Picture

IANS Connector Events bring together small groups of

senior-level information security professionals from a

broad spectrum of industries and experiences for

facilitated deep-dive discussions of important challenges

and solutions in the information security space.

Your community is a resource: through intimate peer-to-

peer conversations around common issues, solutions, and

suggestions for improvement, you’ll gain insight into

varying perspectives and develop new ideas to accelerate

your problem-solving efforts.

Most business leaders view information

security risk as separate from business

risk. Why? And how can we change this?

Only 7% of CISOs who have taken the CISO Impact

Diagnostic report being in-sync with business

leadership regarding information security assets,

processes, and incident response capabilities. What

steps can you take to bring your goals into line with

the strategic goals of the business and convince

business leaders to own information security risk?

At a recent event, we posed the question:

“There is still a slight disconnect between the P&L owners recognizing their risks and being able to afford the smart and necessary remediations.”

“…systematic meetings do not take place.”

Attendees discussed the challenges …

“Current executive team… does not fully understand the importance of managing business risk as it relates to security threats”

… and through that discussion, shared thoughts on how to address the problem.

•  Work with C-Level executives to tie business

leaders’ compensation to reducing security risks.

•  Create competition among business leaders by

implementing and publishing ‘wall of shame’ metrics

for information security compliance.

•  Work on building connections and finding security

champions in other departments in the organization,

like Finance or Legal.

At a Connector Event, you will: •  Gain insight into the challenges and roadblocks

you and your peers share.

•  Learn about new and unique approaches to common issues and topics

•  Take away problem-solving ideas that you can apply in your own organization.