Conference Description
Key Takeaways
- One-day conference covering data breach preparedness, detection, containment, and recovery strategies
- Designed for CISOs, IT managers, risk managers, compliance officers, and security leaders
- Features expert-led sessions and a panel discussion with security leaders sharing real-world breach lessons
- Attendees earn continuing education credits including CPE, CEU, PDU, and CISSP
About the Event
Data Breaches: Defense & Response is a one-day, in-person conference held at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont (O’Hare), Illinois. The event focuses on helping organizations prepare for, defend against, and respond to data breaches through practical, strategy-driven sessions and peer networking.
Breach Lifecycle Coverage
The agenda addresses the full breach lifecycle, from prevention through recovery. Sessions examine the anatomy of modern breaches, data exposure management, threat containment techniques, and crisis management coordination. Recovery readiness receives dedicated attention, with discussion of how organizations can minimize business disruption and return to normal operations.
A panel discussion brings together security leaders to share lessons learned from real-world incidents, offering attendees practical insights they can apply to their own security programs.
Key Topics
- Breach preparedness and threat detection
- Incident response coordination
- Data protection and containment strategies
- Crisis communication during security incidents
- Recovery planning and organizational resilience
Who Should Attend
The conference targets mid to senior-level cybersecurity professionals responsible for information security, risk management, IT operations, and business continuity. CISOs, IT managers, risk managers, and compliance officers from medium to large organizations across industries will find the content most relevant. Product presentations are excluded from sessions, though representatives from sponsoring companies are available during breaks for informal discussions.