Meet us at the following events to discover how a quantitative approach to cyber risk management enables effective decision-making.
2018 EVENTS
June 27, 2018 | Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers | New York, NY
Join the RiskLens team at this event*: "Our conference is uniquely built By CIOs, For CIOs and offers an unmatched program of networking, sharing insights and candid conversations for New York’s top technology leaders.
Join us to collaborate on the industry’s hottest topics — including virtual and augmented realities, artificial intelligence and deep-learning technologies. You will forge powerful partnerships across the business to elevate the value of IT, from the CMO to the CSO to the CDO."
*courtesy of Evanta.com
Aug. 13 - 15 | Omin Hotel | Nashville, TN
Meet Jack Jones at this GRC-focused event*: "ISACA and The IIA are pleased to once again collaborate to bring you the 2018 Governance, Risk, and Control (GRC) Conference. Join more than 600 governance, risk, and control professionals from 40+ countries at the event that draws together the best and brightest minds to embrace challenges, forge solutions, and define the future of global GRC."
*courtesy of ISACA.org
Aug. 20 - 22, 2018 | The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa | Hilton Head, SC
If you're attending this invitation-only event*, make sure to connect with Jack Jones on-site: "With an agenda built entirely 'by CISOs, for CISOs,' the Global CISO Executive Summit provides a platform for us to develop tangible solutions to the biggest challenges facing our community. Now in its sixth year, our invitation-only conference unites the most influential CISOs from North America and abroad for a crucial day of insights, networking and candid conversations."
*courtesy of Evanta.com
2018 FAIR Conference (FAIRCON18)
Oct. 16 - 17, 2018 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA
A huge success last year, this year's FAIR Conference will be hosted by the FAIR Institute in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI) and the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy. FAIRCON18 will bring together leaders in information and operational risk management together to explore best FAIR practices that produce greater value and alignment with business goals. Click here to learn more and register.
PAST EVENTS
FAIR Institute Breakfast at the Gartner Conference
Jun. 5, 2018 | AC Hotel | National Harbor, MD
The FAIR Institute will be hosting a breakfast for those in the area attending the Gartner Conference. More details and a chance to RSVP to this event are to follow.
Annual Charlotte-Metro ISSA Summit 2018
May 10, 2018 | Charlotte Convention Center | Charlotte, NC
Join Jack at the Summit*:
As a profession, we’ve finally gained the attention of the board and our executives. Unfortunately, that attention has been gained in large part because of the major cyber related loss events that have occurred. Now the challenge is to gain, and then maintain, their trust. But what does trust mean in this context? What are they trusting us for, and with, and what (if anything) do we need to do differently? In this session, Jack will share his experiences as a CISO for three different companies, what he’s learned more recently from speaking with board members, as well as what surveys are showing we need to become better at.
IANS 2018 Dallas Information Security Forum
May 2 - 3, 2018 | City Place Conference Center | Dallas, TX
Join Jack Jones at this conference*, which "delivers an immersive curriculum with over 30+ sessions led by esteemed IANS Faculty, global information security thought leaders and solution providers. Attend the two-day Forum to gain actionable technical solutions and leadership insights focused on current and emerging challenges facing enterprise security leaders.
Network with peers to benchmark your information security practices and engage with IANS Faculty during interactive sessions."
*courtesy of IANSresearch.com
CERT Cyber-Risk and Resilience Symposium
April 24, 2018 | NRECA Conference Center | Arlington, VA
Jack Jones will serve as a morning panelist for this day-long event* in Virginia: "Carnegie Mellon University’s CERT Cybersecurity Division is hosting a day-long symposium focused on proactively developing and implementing a cybersecurity risk and resilience strategy. A team of experts, from both the public and private sectors, will explore cybersecurity scenarios and provide guidance that you can apply immediately within any organization. Registration to this event is free, but space is limited to the first 200 registrants."
*courtesy of www.sei.cmu.edu
Issues of Quantifying Risk Around Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Apr. 18, 2018 | 3:00 - 3:45 PM | Moscone West 2018 Esplanade 157, RSA Conference | San Francisco, CA
Identity and access management (IAM) has been a longtime domain for information security. How much energy should we be investing in these programs? How much risk is there for managing identities? Join Jack Jones and other FAIR Institute Members at this session to hear their approaches and understanding of the issues involved.
From "No Data" to "Drowning in Data" - It's Time for a Reality
Apr. 17, 2018 | 3:30 - 4:15 PM | Moscone South Esplanade 157, RSA Conference | San Francisco, CA
For years the information security community has argued that it is hamstrung by a lack of data. Now we’re hearing organizations complain that they don’t know what to do with all of the telemetry they get from their security technologies. In this session Jack Jones will share insights regarding data-related opportunities and challenges, what the future holds, and how we can leverage data effectively.
AGC Partners' 2018 Information Security & Broader Technology Growth Conference
Apr. 16 & 17 | Hilton, Union Square | San Francisco, CA
Join RiskLens' CEO Nick Sanna at this conference*: "AGC’s 14th West Coast Information Security & Broader Technology Growth Conference will be held on Monday April 16th and Tuesday April 17th. Our conferences have become premier showcases for fast growing, predominately private technology companies. Throughout the two days, attendees will have the opportunity to schedule up to 32 one-on-one meetings with over 400 participating company CEOs and over 450 strategic buyers and growth equity investors that will be present. These one-on-one meetings are the core of our conference series. There will also be high-caliber panel discussions featuring renowned tech industry experts."
2018 Probability Management Conference on Standardizing Risk
Mar. 27 & 28 |Loring Ward Corporate Office | San Jose, CA
Jack will be speaking at this conference*: "Keeping uncertainty visible through simulation lets diverse stakeholders assess the situation according to their own risk attitudes, allowing them to make well informed risk management decisions. The open SIPmath™ standard has enabled this approach in the modeling of operational risk, and has just been applied to an implementation of the Open Factor Analysis of Information Risk standard (Open FAIR™) to quantify cybersecurity risk.
Mar. 20 - 21, 2018 | Marriott Marquis | NYC, NY
Join Jack Jones and the RiskLens team at Risk.Net's Cyber Risk North America in New York. Stop by the RiskLens booth to learn more about managing your cyber risk, and join Jack's live panel session on Day 1 of the conference (March 20 at 11:50 AM) on "Modeling Cyber Risk." If you're sticking around after the conference, join Jack and the AIG team at a post-conference workshop on March 22, "Cyber Risk Management and Quantification for Op Risk and Cyber Risk Practitioners."
Technology and Cybersecurity Risk Management Conference
Dec. 14, 2017 | Location TBD | Toronto, Canada
Hear Jack Jones, EVP of Research and Development at RiskLens and creator of FAIR, shed light on how to go about quantifying your organization's cyber risk in economic terms.
Jack's session will provided answers to some important questions, including:
- How and why current risk measurement methods fail
- How to lay the foundation for effective risk measurement in your organization
- Common misperceptions regarding cyber risk measurement and why they're wrong.
About this event*:
Information, technology and cybersecurity risk management are near the top of every organization’s priority list. In many cases, however, the subject remains the responsibility of compliance and IT departments despite the pervasive financial, reputational and regulatory risks they represent.
Dealing with an intangible, unpredictable risk to your business that presents tremendous financial, reputational and regulatory threats is a difficult task to grasp, to budge and to keep firmly on the agenda…until disaster strikes.
*courtesy of Acumen Information Services online
IANS Atlanta Information Security Forum
Nov. 1-2, 2017 | Hyatt Regency Atlanta | Atlanta, GA
Hear Jack Jones, EVP of Research and Development at RiskLens and creator of FAIR, give a compelling keynote address, titled "An Unfortunate Gift to Cyber Criminals."
About Jack's keynote*:
Cyber criminals have some inherent advantages -- for example, the ability to pick their target, timing, and techniques. They also have another advantage that is not inherent, but that can be just as powerful -- the fact that most organizations waste resources and are unable to focus on the things that matter most. In this keynote, Jack will share the most common causes for poor cyber risk measurement, as well as the relatively simple things that organizations can do to dramatically improve their cyber risk management focus.
About this event*:
IANS Information Security Forums offer an immersive, two-day experience built around actionable, deep-dive technical and leadership sessions all delivered by our faculty of world-renowned security experts. Join us for sound, unbiased, research-driven advice on the top-of-mind information security threats and organizational concerns facing today’s enterprise security leaders.
*courtesy of IANS
Nov. 6-9, 2017 | The Wynn | Las Vegas, NV
Stop by for a chat with RiskLens CEO Nick Sanna and President & co-Founder Steve Tabacek at Booth #19!
The TBM Conference is the only global event dedicated to providing IT and Finance leaders with the discipline, standards, and strategies to manage the business of IT. Global 1000 CIOs will discuss why they chose to adopt TBM and how the discipline has influenced the value they’ve delivered to their organizations.*
*courtesy of www.tbmcouncil.org
ISACA September Chapter Meeting: Modern Cyber and Technology Risk Management
Sept. 14,
Summary: Common cyber and technology risk measurement practices today are broken. The result is that organizations struggle to prioritize their risks they
Learning Objectives:
- - gain an understanding what FAIR is,
- - have an opportunity to apply it to analyze one (or more) risks.
Be forewarned though, some of what will be discussed will challenge conventional wisdom.
Who should attend
IT Leaders (CIOs/CTOs/
June 20 - 21, 2017 | Marriott Marquis Marquis | New York, NY
RiskLens is one of the sponsors of the event and will be present with several executives, including co-founder and President Steven Tabacek and CEO Nick Sanna, besides Jack Jones.
Join Jack Jones at the panel discussion on June 20th at 11:40 am titled "Quantifying cyber risk exposure"
- Using the standard Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) model for risk quantification and analysis
- Putting a price tag on enterprise-wide loss exposure
- Justifying the value of
cybersecurity to management and the board
Register here.
April 27 - 28, 2017 | Prince George Hotel | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Senior Risk Consultant Isaiah McGowan will be presenting on "Why risk is our bridge between security and business worlds" on April 28 from 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM.
Abstract: There is a need to make well-informed security decisions that align with business expectations. It’s always been there; we’re just more explicit about it today. This session focuses on a core tenant that bridges the gap in communication between security and business focuses: risk. Our most familiar approaches to risk measurement are failing us. What else is out there? And what are the implications for various security disciplines? We will dive into these topics and flesh out a way forward that aligns our security concerns with their business needs.
Register here.
Apr 6,
Jack will be presenting two sessions at the conference:
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Session 1 – Revisiting the Groundwork, Jack Jones
Within the information security and risk
In this first section, we’ll review some basic risk concepts and terminology, which will lay the foundation for everything that follows.
4:15 PM – 5:00 PM
Making the Case to Risk Management, Jack Jones
The primary reason for measuring risk is to help executives make well-informed business decisions.
That being the case, this final session of the day will focus on the challenges with, and practical approaches for, communicating risk analysis results to management. These tips can make the difference between glazed eyes and genuine interest by the executives whose decisions drive the risk condition of an organization.
Register here.
FAIR Institute Breakfast Meeting
Feb 15,
Jack Jones will be presenting a session on 'The Characteristics of a Risk-aligned Leader'
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Register here.
Feb 15,
Jack Jones will be presenting a session on 'Tomorrow's Cyber-Risk Analyst' (PROF-W11)
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Abstract: As our industry evolves to better align with the needs of senior executives and boards of directors, the skills and characteristics of professionals need to evolve as well. In this session, Jack will describe what the next generation of cyber risk
2016 Schedule
MIS|TI Risk Management Summit 2016
December 8,
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
The combination of inherently limited risk management resources and an increasingly complex and dynamic risk landscape means that effective prioritization is crucial. Without it, organizations are unable to identify and resolve their most important issues, and will invariably waste resources and delay resolving important issues.
In this session, Jack Jones will highlight some of the key weaknesses in common (and even “best”) practices, as well as share insights and simple steps
Register here.
Jack Jones to speak to ISACA Toronto Chapter
November 15,
Jack Jones presents an Educational Course on FAIR to New York ISACA Metropolitan Chapter
November 3,
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Register here.
October 14,
Hosted by the FAIR Institute, the FAIR Conference brings the foremost leaders in information risk management together to explore best FAIR practices that produce greater value and align IT with business goals.
Stay tuned for more details.
Executive Briefing on Third Party Management
June 16,
Jack Jones will be presenting on 'Changing Your Third Party Management Strategy for Cyber Security Risk and Compliance.'
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Audience members will
- Serious challenges to managing risk: Bald tires and space shuttle missions
- Quantitative vs. qualitative risk measurement — Correcting misperceptions and fallacies
- Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) — Understanding a simple and clear model for risk analysis
- Communicating third party risk effectively to the c-suite
- Prioritizing third party risk management efforts effectively
- Understanding the flaws with current third party cyber risk management methods
- How to manage third parties effectively by acting like a wolf hunting Caribou
Information Systems Security Association presents Cornerstones of Trust
June 14,
Jack Jones will be delivering the keynote address titled 'Just Secure What?'
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
- Jack will demonstrate the challenges faced by the information security profession.
- Share practical methods for overcoming them by leveraging the FAIR open standard.
Evolver's 2nd Annual Cyber Risk Technology Forum
May 17,
CEO, Nick Sanna will be presenting on 'Valuing the Invaluable - Identify, Measure & Value Cyber Risk in Financial Terms.'
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
- Learn to identify, measure and value individual risks as part of your risk management program.
- See cyber risk management software that is purpose-built
on Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR), the only international standard Value at Risk (VaR) model forcybersecurity and operational risk. - Contact us to request a personal invitation to this exclusive, invite-only event.
April 21,
Steve Tabacek
11:25 AM - 12:15 PM
- Attendees will learn how measurement of cyber risk using analytics and reporting can help decision makers make more informed decisions regarding cyber risk management.
Insight gained from this approach will help provide a return on investment forcybersecurity budgets, prioritizecybersecurity projects/resources, and help determine appropriate capital reserves or determine insurance requirements.
RIMS 2016 Annual Conference & Exhibition
April 12,
Steve Tabacek will be co-presenting a session on 'Quantifying Cyber Security Risk in Dollars and Cents to Optimize Budgets' with Chris Cooper, VP, Operational Risk Officer, Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- Attendees will learn how factor analysis of information risk (FAIR) can be used to quantify cyber risk in financial terms.
- Adopt business language that translates cyber security risks into executive- and board-understood terms.
April 7,
Jack Jones will be participating in several sessions throughout the day. His first presentation will be a session on 'Setting the Stage: What is Risk Anyway? Ending the Confusion'
8:15 AM – 9:00 AM
- Attendees will gain clarification about risk, hear examples of what’s making it so confusing, and learn what can happen if the confusion is not alleviated.
- Learn a clear, meaningful, and practical set of definitions and concepts that can fundamentally change the risk dialog in your organization.
- Learn how to consistently normalize risk terminology and concepts within your organization.
- Gain an improved ability to “drill into” and evaluate someone else’s statements about risk.
Jack will also be presenting on the topic of '3 Common Risk Management Pitfalls and Challenges'
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
- Learn the most common reasons why organizations struggle to manage information security risk effectively.
- Learn the simple steps for recognizing, avoiding, and correcting common risk management mistakes where you work.
- Understand when compliance helps and hurts a security program.
- Learn why most risk management maturity models miss the point and don’t measure maturity effectively.
Jack will also be co-presenting with Evan Wheeler, DTCC, and Ron Woerner, Director Cybersecurity Studies, Bellevue University on '5 Risk Measurement and Communication: Triage Exercise'
1:30 PM – 3:15 PM
- Prioritization is one of the most important, and challenging, components of risk management. In this
session we’ll share and practice applying methods for triaging things like policy exceptions, audit findings, and vulnerability scan results. - Explore and practice using common risk management methodologies including FAIR and the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF). These enable you to identify, measure, and prioritize security risks to your organizational infrastructure.
- Sample tools and methods for documenting and communicating risks in your organization.
- Gain hands-on experience quickly sifting through the noise and identifying the exposures that matter most.
March 15-16, 2016 | New York Marriott Marquis
RiskLens will be exhibiting at the Cyber Risk North America Forum and participate on a panel on prioritizing cyber risk prevention initiatives.
Feb 29-Mar 4, 2016 | Moscone Center San Francisco
Jack Jones will be presenting a session on 'How
Scheduled Date: 03/02/2016 - 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM
Abstract: Infosec maturity models abound, and although they provide some value, they completely ignore fundamental elements that ultimately determine whether an infosec program is mature -- or not. In this
Follow-on Discussion: 03/02/2016 - 4:30 PM- 5:20 PM
Abstract: Continue the How Infosec Maturity Models Are Missing the Point conversation in a smaller group discussion and Q&A with the presenter. This session will be discussion based—no new slides will be presented. This session is limited to 50 attendees.
Jack Jones will be participating in a panel discussion on 'Habits of an Effective CISO.' (GRC-R02)
Scheduled Date: 03/03/2016 - 8:00 AM- 8:50 AM
Short Abstract: With less time and more responsibilities, how does an effective CISO manage? Three leading CISO will share their strategies for success.
Moderator:
Ben Rothke, Senior eGRC Consultant, The Nettitude Group
Panelists:
Phil Agcaoili, Chief Information Security Officer, Elavon
Roland Cloutier, VP & CISO, ADP, Inc.
Jack Jones, EVP Research & Development, RiskLens
Jack Jones will be participating in a panel discussion on 'Aligning and Prioritizing Risk Efforts Across the Enterprise' (GRC-F03)
Scheduled date: 03/04/2016 at 11:20 AM- 12:10 PM
Short Abstract: The responsibility for managing risk rests within many parts of the organization(e.g., audit, security, compliance, etc.). Unfortunately, very often these efforts are redundant or contradictory. In this session, learn how these groups can work together to minimize confusion and “religious” debates in order to better evaluate risk and prioritize in a consistent, efficient, and aligned manner.
Facilitator:
Jack Jones, EVP Research & Development, RiskLens
Panelists:
Maria Shaw, VP, IT Risk Management, McKesson
Tess Martillano, MD, IRM Enterprise Services & CIRO, Latin America & the Caribbean, BNY Mellon
Evan Wheeler, Executive Director, Operational Risk Management, DTCC
The Open Group Conference - Enabling Boundaryless Information Flow
Jan 25,
Isaiah McGowan will present a session on 'Steps to Success - Lessons Learned on Successfully Adopting OpenFAIR'
Abstract: In the two years since
This session will explore key attributes of a successful OpenFAIR implementation, pitfalls to avoid when adopting OpenFAIR, and examples of how OpenFAIR can help mature virtually any risk program.
Tech in Focus: Trends in Cybersecurity
January 12,
Steven Tabacek will be participating in a panel discussion on 'Trends in Cybersecurity'
04:00 - 06:00 pm
Come listen to a panel of
2015 Schedule
October 8 - 9, 2015 | Detroit, MI
RiskLens will be attending the annual conference
August 3 - 4, 2015 | Buffalo, NY
Jack Jones and Chad Weinman will be participating in the annual private IT risk management event. This is the third year we have been involved.
April 26 - 29, 2015 | New Orleans, LA
CXOWARE will be at the RIMS 2015 Conference exhibiting its innovative cyber risk quantification solution RiskCalibrator at the ABA Risk Management Forum in New Orleans, LA.
April 22 - 23, 2015 | Cambridge, MA
Steve Tabacek will be presenting “Translating Propeller-Head Cyber Risk Information for the Board and Executive Management” on Thursday at
April 20 - 24, 2015 | Moscone Center | San Francisco, CA
Jack Jones will be presenting “Misinforming Management” on Thursday at
On Thursday from 1:30 –
April 14 - 17, 2015 | St. Louis, MO
CXOWARE will be at the ABA Risk Management Forum exhibiting its innovative cyber risk quantification solution RiskCalibrator at the ABA Risk Management Forum in St. Louis, MO.
