Anatomy of Resilience™ Theme Will Feature Expertise on Cyber Threats from FBI Counterintelligence Executive
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2015 — Secure Halo, an enterprise cyberrisk consultancy specializing in the proactive and holistic defense of intellectual assets, trade secrets and other sensitive information, today announced ThreatLAB® 2015, an exclusive thought leadership event taking place May 20-21 in Las Vegas that will educate senior private and public sector security professionals about the multitude of complex threats facing U.S. enterprises. The interactive theme Anatomy of Resilience™ encompasses ways to defend intellectual assets and trade secrets in an age of panoramic cyber threats. Attendees will have the opportunity to dissect recent cyberattacks and data breaches through panels, speaker sessions and interactive labs, as well as the opportunity to participate in collaborative scenarios addressing cybersecurity challenges from a holistic perspective.
ThreatLAB® 2015 will feature a keynote address from John Lenkart, chief of staff and special assistant to the assistant director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division. Throughout his career as a special agent and supervisory special agent, Lenkart has led and managed countless counterintelligence and economic espionage investigations aimed at defeating foreign-sponsored adversaries operating in the United States, including state-sponsored efforts to acquire, steal or transfer a broad range of trade secrets in which the United States maintains a definitive innovation advantage. As the keynote speaker, Lenkart will present his expertise on the growing threat to corporations from state sponsors, insider threats and what companies should be doing to protect themselves in an age of sophisticated cyberattacks.
“It is no longer a secret that data breaches and successful cyberattacks of U.S. companies are being perpetuated through a combination of technical and non-technical precursors,” said Sean Doherty, president of Secure Halo. “Despite a myriad of ways in which cyber threats enter organizations, the market continues to emphasize technology deployments as a panacea for effective enterprise risk management. That is a dangerous and incomplete strategy,” he said.
ThreatLAB® 2015 is the continuation of efforts to educate organizations across all verticals to discuss the Anatomy of Resilience™ and how it must start with recognizing their panoramic threat landscape. In addition to traditional IT security approaches, effective strategies must also include an understanding of behavioral indicators exhibited by insiders as well as threats posed by external business relationships, adopting mature security practices, and recovering quickly through sound business continuity plans if an attack or breach does occur.
