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.

How can you embed information security

risk assessment into key processes?

IANS’ research shows that CISOs and their teams

typically don’t have a large role in enterprise risk

decisions – and when information security isn’t involved

in decisions early on, the team is often forced to work

much harder, but may achieve much less. How can you

ensure that security is asked for input when your

company deploys new software, commits to new

vendors, launches new product initiatives, and

considers mergers and acquisitions?

At a recent event, we posed the question:

“Currently security is an after

thought - it is not incorporated up

front in the business process.

Security is perceived as a road

block in most instances, also

development teams seem to think

they have security expertise within

their group.”

“We have an engagement

process but there are

other factors in the "way

we approve" initiatives that

sometimes leaves us in

the dark.”

Attendees discussed the challenges …

“… we have limited

Infosec personnel to

actively review for

risk.”

… and through that discussion, shared

thoughts on how to address the problem.

• Work with executive leaders to gain support for

requiring risk evaluations for key projects.

• Establish agreements with Finance and Legal that

compel assessment of new vendors before contracts

• If development is done in-house, institute app-level

penetration testing, training for developers, and

secure coding guidelines.

At at 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.