CXO Dinner

Ken Kazinski is the manager of Abbott Laboratories Attack Surface Management team and has over twenty years of experience in the field of cybersecurity. His current cybersecurity focus is in application security, which is enhanced with his substantial knowledge of system security in both government regulated and non-regulated industries. These environments have provided him with a deep contextual understanding on the impact of security in a variety of organizational environments. In his role at Abbott, Ken provides leadership, program vision, and integration guidance on attack surface areas, including Threat and Vulnerability Management, Application Security, Cloud Security, Mobility, and Brand Reputation. As an Air Force veteran with a Master of Science in Cybersecurity, Ken has used both his professional and educational experience to create critical application security programs at multiple Fortune 100 companies. Prior to joining Abbott, Ken managed application security for Johnson Controls, Power Solutions division. His professional and military experience has provided him with the opportunity to work and live in multiple countries around the world.

Lee has 20 years of experience in Cyber and Information Security. In his current role, he serves as the Global Head of Information Security Governance at Zurich Insurance group, a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets. With about 55,000 employees, it provides a wide range of property and casualty, life insurance products and services in more than 215 countries and territories. Prior to Zurich Lee worked in various IT, Security, Governance, and Leadership roles including penetration testing, security consultant, network/domain administrator, and Director of Threat Analysis and Network Forensics for the US Navy’s enterprise environment. Lee has a significant amount of experience in Governance Risk and Compliance and works to maintain a current level of understanding on emerging threats as well as strategies to prepare, defend, and respond from an organizational standpoint.

A recognized practitioner in human factors engineering and cybersecurity operations with 25 years of increasing responsibilities in leading security operations, advising senior executives on cyber policies, and driving enterprise-level solutions. An innovative and strategic leader with a record of delivering cyber solutions that impact national efforts; noted for driving change to achieve cybersecurity objectives.

Jason is an experienced senior executive with over 2 decades in various aspects of business, specializing in: information security, risk governance, crisis management, technology consulting, outsourcing and operations. He is currently the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Cognizant Technology Services supporting their global business. Prior to his current role at Cognizant, Jason was a Deputy CISO at Accenture where he managed a global team of more than 100 people operating across seven countries. His primary responsibilities included: Cyber Response, Forensic Investigations including eDiscovery, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Threat Hunting, Red Team Exercises, Cyber Threat Intelligence and cyber metrics and automation. Jason developed Accenture’s Cyber Response program and all functions within it over a seventeen-year period. During his tenure he was also instrumental in the creation of Accenture’s overall Information Security Program. Jason holds certifications from ISACA, ISC2 and Open Text/Guidance Software. He has presented at industry recognized conferences and local law enforcement information sessions over the past ten years. He has served on advisory boards for: Symantec, McAfee, Digital Shadows and FireEye/Mandiant. Jason received his undergraduate degree from DePaul University in Chicago.

Jason is an accomplished technology executive with over 25 years of experience. He builds C-level relationships around strategizing alignment between cybersecurity and business outcomes. Jason's previous experience leading organizations responsible for driving transformation allows to connect with executives dealing with both technical and non-technical challenges. Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, Jason's previous experience includes 4 years as the global Head of Business Value Consulting at Zscaler, and then 20 years on the consumer-side of IT, including 7 years at GE in various leadership roles, latest being the Sr. IT Leader of Global Network Services.