Here's a look at what we discuss at an IANS Connector Event. We bring together a diverse group of high-level information security professionals for collective discussion and problem-solving. Participants will take away actionable insights which will allow them to become more effective leaders.

1. Connector Events

2. 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.

3. 9 out of 10 CISOs do not have full
command of the facts they need to be
truly effective. Why not?
IANS’ research into CISO Impact shows that CISOs
struggle to identify – and gain business leader
consensus about – their organization’s most critical
information assets, as well as the risks posed to those
assets. What can they do to change this?
At a recent event, we posed the question:

4. “Our current executive
team doesn’t understand
the importance of creating
a risk registry as it relates
to business.”
“Security is an
afterthought - it isn’t
incorporated into the
business process.”
“We are too
diversified at the
business level.”
Attendees discussed the challenges …

5. … and through that discussion, shared
thoughts on how to address the problem.
• Understand how to find your organization’s critical
assets.
• When building attacker profiles, consider your
biggest threats. How did you identify them? What
signs were you looking for?
• Leverage existing, accepted business models of
loss-of-availability situations to develop your
response plans.
• Begin first steps to build an inventory of your
information and controls assets.

6. At a 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.