Whether or not you had the chance to attend the 2017 R-CISC Summit, check out the top takeaways from industry leaders on securing retail.

2. STEPPING INTO LEADERSHIP:
STAYING AHEAD OF TODAY’S
THREATS AND THE EVOLVING
CISO ROLE
Rich Agostino discusses
leadership, the cyber landscape
and what it takes to protect and
advance the cyber security
function for a Fortune 100
company. Agostino shares how he
helped redefine and elevate
Target’s cyber security practices,
and how he and his team try to
stay one step ahead of the bad
guys.
Rich Agostino,
CISO, Target

3. THE TRUE COST OF
CYBERCRIME
The cost of cybercrime across
industries is accelerating as
attacks continue to succeed.
Kelly Bissell provides insights
into the cost of cybercrime, the
value of current security
investments, and best practices
for prioritizing the cybersecurity
efforts that will truly make a
difference.
Kelly Bissell,
Managing Director,
Accenture Security
@ckellybissell

4. WORLD-CLASS
CYBERSECURITY OPERATIONS
Most CSOCs continue to fall
short in keeping the adversary –
even the unsophisticated
attacker – out of the enterprise.
Carson Zimmerman offers some
observations on what it takes to
do Computer Network Defense
well in the modern IT enterprise,
presenting 10 fundamental
qualities of an effective CSOC
that cut across elements of
people, process and technology.
Carson Zimmerman,
Author, Cybersecurity
Engineer

5. DRIVING SECURITY
OPERATIONS EFFICIENCY
THROUGH ORCHESTRATION
AND AUTOMATION
Scott Howitt and Vikram Desai
provide the results of new
research on the rising cost of
cyber crime in retail, sharing a
real-world example of how MGM
has applied orchestration and
automation to simplify
operations, eliminate manual
tasks, and increase threat
visibility and responsiveness.
Vikram Desai,
Managing Director,
Accenture Security
@vkdesai
Scott Hewitt,
CISO, MGM
International
@scotthewitt

6. FROM GEOPOLITICS TO THE
TWITTERSPHERE: STRATEGIES
FOR NAVIGATING RISK IN THE
SPOTLIGHT
Panelists discuss the real-world
factors that influence cyber risk,
strategies for effective
preparation and response, and
insight on navigating the
implications of brand and
reputation in today’s cyber
threat landscape.
Greg Alexander, VP,
Global Security
Advisor, Priceline
Group
Rebecca Janutis, VP,
Info Security, Kohl’s
Rocco Grillo,
Executive Managing
Director, Stroz
Friedberg

7. THE NEXT EVOLUTION OF
SECURITY MONITORING AND
ANALYTICS
Kostas Georgakopoulos shares
a global and in-the-trenches
perspective on the inner-
workings of managing cyber
security teams, systems and
incidents. He showcases how
open-sourced capabilities can
transform an organization and
innovative security capabilities,
while bringing flexibility and
cost savings.
Kostas
Georgakopoulos,
CISO, P&G

8. HOW LEADING SECURITY AND
FRAUD TEAMS FIGHT
ACCOUNT TAKEOVER
To combat attacks and protect
customers against large-scale
ATO using stolen passwords,
retail security, network, and
fraud teams have begun
collaborating more than ever
before. Shuman
Ghosemajumder shares leading
practices and new ideas in
business and technology
across the retail industry to
protect users against ATO.
Shuman
Ghosemajumper,
CTO, Shape Security

9. THE IMPORTANCE OF WOMEN
IN CYBERSECURITY
Women represent a mere 11% of
the world’s information security
workforce. Leading women in
strategic roles within their
cybersecurity organizations
deliberate the importance of
women in this industry, sharing their
journey into the field, ways to
eliminate barriers for aspiring
female leaders and how to help
shift this trend for the future.
Deborah Dixon, SVP,
Global CISO, Best
Buy
Roseann Larson,
VP & CISO, VF
Corp.
Lauren Dana
Rosenblatt, Exec.
Director, Global
Head, Cyber Threat
Mgmt
Suzie Squier,
Executive Director,
R-CISC

10. BIG THREATS, SMALL SHOP:
TRACKING MAJOR
CAMPAIGNS WITH LIMITED
RESOURCES
With limited resources, no
purchased tools and no
vendors, Jason Lay shares how
he relies on open source
methods, homegrown practices
and R-CISC intelligence to track
campaigns and mitigate
threats. He covers options for
smaller companies to remain
effective with minimal
resources.
Jason Lay,
Threat Intel, QVC

11. LEADING WITH EXCELLENCE:
THE FIRST PERSON YOU
MUST LEAD IS YOU!
Through her personal leadership
stories from her experiences in
both combat and peacetime
environments, Becky Halstead
discusses the importance of
curiosity and diverse thinking in
leadership. She believes those
we lead deserve the best from
us as their leader; that each of us
chooses to lead, or not to lead,
and we must lead ourselves first.
Becky Halstead,
Retired Brigadier
General

12. RISK AND FRAUD MITIGATION:
INSIGHTS FROM THE FRONT
LINES
Panelists discuss current trends in
the fraud space, strategies for
mitigating risk, and examples of
organizational structure and
approach. They share how
organizations are structuring their
departments around fraud,
engaging their cross departmental
teams, and their approaches to
identify and protect fraud.
Tim Brewer, VP,
Engineering,
CashStar
Michel Huffaker, IT
Threat Intel & VM,
MGM Resorts
Scott Roubic, VP,
Internal Audit,
Asset Protection &
Real Estate, Jo-Ann
Stores
Dan Holden, CTO,
Intelligence
Director, R-CISC

13. THE GREAT TEAMS
UNDERSTAND “THE WHY”
The more a company creates
“mission moments” for
employees and team members
to understand that Greater
purpose, the better off the team
will be when it comes to
enduring any challenges along
the way to achieving its goal.
Don Yaeger shares his findings
from interviews with Olympic and
champion athletes, renowned
thought-leaders and more.
Don Yaeger,
New York Times,
Best-Selling Author
@donyaeger