Topic: The Threat Landscape: A view from the CISO’s Chair

Description: In today’s landscape, CISOs are not only under continuous scrutiny from the market but also face threats to their people and infrastructure.  Come join our discussion on the Day-To-Day Life of a CISO.  Topics include life as a CISO, emerging technology, threat actors, and security culture to name a few.

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Speaker:

Scott Gicking, Director in Advisory Practice at PWC

Scott is a Strategy and Transformation Director based in San Diego. With over 20 years of cybersecurity experience, Scott specializes in reviewing cybersecurity programs to collaborate on transformation strategies for more effective programs. He conducts comprehensive cybersecurity assessments, gap analysis and road mapping across various industries. Scott also acts as a CISO Advisor for companies in the transition of cybersecurity leadership working closely with the C-Level executives on building up their strategies and future capabilities, maintaining operational capability and identifying and on-boarding new leadership for the program.

Scott is a former CSO/CISO for a billion-dollar digital media company. He established a comprehensive global security program, built a team, designed departments, roles, and responsibilities, developed strategic planning and provided regular updates on mitigating strategies to executive levels of the company.
Prior to the CISO role, Scott spent over 25 years with the FBI where he gained a deep understanding of the threat landscape and the strategic options to mitigate risk. Scott maintains his accreditation as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).