Although healthcare organizations may have to confront a ransom this year, the challenges they face are rapidly expanding beyond data availability since they were forced to digitally transform their businesses and operations overnight. To stay abreast of the new challenges, rapid application development and deployment are imperative to serving their now-online communities. This fact has expanded the risk landscape beyond the traditional ransom-based hacks they contend with daily as their online applications and services are increasingly being targeted for exploitation.
US National Council
Healthcare Cyber Disaster Recovery
March 23, 2021
Speakers


Kathy Hughes
VP & CISO
Northwell Health


Omar Khawaja
CISO
Highmark Health


Russ walker
VP & CISO
Advent Health
Healthcare Cyber Disaster Recovery Speaker
Russ has spent the last 35 years working in IT. The last 25 years have been focused exclusively on Information Security, Privacy, Risk Management and Compliance primarily in Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution, Financial Services & Healthcare space i.e. Payer's, Providers, PBM, HIEs and with Healthcare SAAS vendors He has served as the CSO / CISO for a number of fortune 500 companies both on a full time as well as on an interim basis. He is CISSP, CISA, CGEIT & CCSFP (HITRUST) certified; and is very familiar with all common security frameworks including HITRUST, CMS / ARS, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001/2, ISO 23301, ISO 27004, ISO 27005, ISO 27799 and COBIT.


Larry Whiteside
Co-Founder & President
Cyversity
Healthcare Cyber Disaster Recovery Speaker
Larry Whiteside Jr. is a veteran CISO, former USAF Officer, and thought leader in the Cybersecurity field. He has 25+ years’ experience in building and running cybersecurity programs, holding C Level Security executive roles in multiple industries including DoD, Federal Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Critical Infrastructure.
Larry currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Security Officer at CyberClan, a full service Global Incident Response and Managed Security Services Provider for the small to medium sized business.
Larry is also the Co-Founder, President, and on the Board of Directors at the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP), a 501(c)3 non-profit association that is dedicated to increase the number of minorities and women in the cybersecurity career field through providing workforce development that includes skills assessment, training, education, mentorship, and opportunity.
Since 2009, via Whiteside Security, which he founded, Larry has advised several corporate security executives and companies across the cybersecurity industry on how to make Cyber Security a number one objective to their business. He has helped CEOs and board members of private cybersecurity companies achieve their goals in sales, marketing, and customer retention.
Larry has spoken in front of C Level leadership and Board of Directors of some of the largest private and public sector organizations in America. A thought leader in the industry with extensive experience presenting at conferences such as the Gartner Security Summit, RSA Conference, and SC World Congress, Larry has been featured in many articles relating to information security and risk management.
Larry received his Bachelor of Science degree in computer science at Huston-Tillotson University.


Stephen Gates
Security Evangelist & Senior Solutions Specialist
Checkmarx
Healthcare Cyber Disaster Recovery Speaker
Stephen brings more than 15 years of information security experience to his role at Checkmarx. He is a security SME with an extensive hands-on background in the deployment and implementation of on-premises, cloud-based, and AppSec security solutions, and is a well-known writer, blogger, presenter, and published author who is dedicated to conveying facts, figures, and information that brings awareness to the cybersecurity issues all organizations face.
March 23, 2021
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Agenda
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3:00 PM-4:15 PM
Disaster Recovery, Digital Transformation, and AppSec Challenges in 2021
Chair


Larry Whiteside
Co-Founder & President
Cyversity
Larry Whiteside Jr. is a veteran CISO, former USAF Officer, and thought leader in the Cybersecurity field. He has 25+ years’ experience in building and running cybersecurity programs, holding C Level Security executive roles in multiple industries including DoD, Federal Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, and Critical Infrastructure.
Larry currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Security Officer at CyberClan, a full service Global Incident Response and Managed Security Services Provider for the small to medium sized business.
Larry is also the Co-Founder, President, and on the Board of Directors at the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP), a 501(c)3 non-profit association that is dedicated to increase the number of minorities and women in the cybersecurity career field through providing workforce development that includes skills assessment, training, education, mentorship, and opportunity.
Since 2009, via Whiteside Security, which he founded, Larry has advised several corporate security executives and companies across the cybersecurity industry on how to make Cyber Security a number one objective to their business. He has helped CEOs and board members of private cybersecurity companies achieve their goals in sales, marketing, and customer retention.
Larry has spoken in front of C Level leadership and Board of Directors of some of the largest private and public sector organizations in America. A thought leader in the industry with extensive experience presenting at conferences such as the Gartner Security Summit, RSA Conference, and SC World Congress, Larry has been featured in many articles relating to information security and risk management.
Larry received his Bachelor of Science degree in computer science at Huston-Tillotson University.
Panelists


Kathy Hughes
VP & CISO
Northwell Health


Omar Khawaja
CISO
Highmark Health


Russ walker
VP & CISO
Advent Health
Russ has spent the last 35 years working in IT. The last 25 years have been focused exclusively on Information Security, Privacy, Risk Management and Compliance primarily in Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution, Financial Services & Healthcare space i.e. Payer's, Providers, PBM, HIEs and with Healthcare SAAS vendors He has served as the CSO / CISO for a number of fortune 500 companies both on a full time as well as on an interim basis. He is CISSP, CISA, CGEIT & CCSFP (HITRUST) certified; and is very familiar with all common security frameworks including HITRUST, CMS / ARS, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001/2, ISO 23301, ISO 27004, ISO 27005, ISO 27799 and COBIT.


Stephen Gates
Security Evangelist & Senior Solutions Specialist
Checkmarx
Stephen brings more than 15 years of information security experience to his role at Checkmarx. He is a security SME with an extensive hands-on background in the deployment and implementation of on-premises, cloud-based, and AppSec security solutions, and is a well-known writer, blogger, presenter, and published author who is dedicated to conveying facts, figures, and information that brings awareness to the cybersecurity issues all organizations face.