We rocked your world in the first DFC: Cyber with VAR execs duking it out in front of a raucous room full of CISOs. Now we’re expanding the tent to include CIOs and more IT topics.
Tired of hearing the same ‘ol same ‘ol at cyber/IT conferences? Tired of being kissed up to or not being able to speak your mind in a proposal?
So are we.
- Fight 1: AI What is the greatest external threat to a company?
- Fight 2: AI: What is the best way to use AI to protect a company?
- Fight 3: Managing Security/IT: Risk vs Productivity
- Fight 4: Measuring Cybersecurity/IT ROI
- Fight 5: Managing the new SEC rules
Only CIOs, CISOs, VARs/MSSPs and 10 Vendors may attend. Everyone gets to vote for the winners. No pressure.
Mayhem, indeed!
Jump to our fabulous referees
The Fight Format
- Opening salvo: 30s ea
- Rebuttal #1: 15s ea
- Rebuttal #2: 15s ea
- Rebuttal #3: 15s ea
- Ref’s question #1: 15s ea respond & rebuttal
- Ref’s question #2: 15s ea respond & rebuttal
Fight #1
AI: What is the greatest external threat to a company?
Mitchem Boles
Field CISO, GuidePoint Security
- Corp Cyber vet
- Cloud guy
- Gig ’em!
Gina Yacone
CISO, Trace3
- More certs than God
- Former PI
- Hurricane
Fight 2
AI: What is the best way to use AI to protect a company?
Rob Kim
CTO, Presidio
- Cloud vet
- Recovering financial analyst
- Nittany Lion
John Shin
CISO, RSI Security
- Genomics IT
- Cyber tech founder
- Triton
Fight 3
Managing Secrity/IT: Risk vs Productivity
Todd Neilson
Field CISO, WWT
- Cyber vet & entrepeneur
- dot bomb refugee
- Griff
Tricia Callahan
MD, Security & Privacy, Protiviti
- Protiviti lifer
- Recovering auditor
- Hook ’em
Fight 4
Measuring Cybersecurity/IT ROI
Tommy Todd
vCISO, Fremont Solutions
- Engineer by trade
- started at broadcast.com
- Rebels
Nancy Free
Chief Risk Officer, Armor Cloud Security
- Secured GameStop
- Compliance aficionado
- Mean Green
Fight 5
Managing the new SEC rules
Carmine Cicalese
President, Cyber CIC
- Former Chief, Cyberspace, US Army
- Director, JCCIO School
- Beat Navy!
Greg Young
VP, Cybersecurity, Trend Micro
- National defence guy
- Longtime Gartner analyst
- Cannuck
Referees
CISO, Tenet Health Care
- Former Intel & Secret service guy
- Longtime cyber vet
- Wolfpack
CISO, Mr. Cooper
- IT from day 1
- Mostly financial but brief stint in pharma
- Huskie
CISO, SMU
- Distinguished cyber author
- Recovering lawyer
- That other school in Annapolis
CIO, Box
- Longtime TXU vet
- Recovering consultant
- Brown Bears
CIO, ATI
- Longtime aerospace vet
- Engineer
- Hawkeye
