Presenters from CISA, Northeastern University and others will focus on the latest cyber threats, trends and advice
Albany, NY, October 2, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Light, a leading provider of digital infrastructure services to businesses and carriers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, announced the dynamic lineup of speakers for a November 7 IT conference focused on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and other current issues.
The event, called the Boston Cloud Connect Summitfeatures industry and government experts from the world’s leading IT security and cloud organizations. FirstLight is a co-sponsor of the event, with Veam And Ciena. The Cloud Connect Summit will be held at the Simons Theater at the New England Aquarium.
Among the speakers:
- Joe Flores is the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Advisor for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which manages 10 regional offices across the country. Joe champions cyber resilience through partnership engagements, consultations and cybersecurity assessments with the public sector and private companies.
- Professor Guevara Noubir is executive director of cybersecurity programs at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences. Professor Noubir’s research covers a range of issues related to the theory and practice of privacy, security and robustness of networked systems. He specializes in mobile and wireless system security.
- Rick Vanover is vice president of product strategy at Veeam, one of the most trusted backup and recovery platform organizations. He is an expert in intelligent data management and sits at the crossroads of many types of storage. Vanover has experience practicing data management, ranging from storage systems and critical application data to cloud data and intermediate data.
- Erich Kron is a self-proclaimed geek, author, regular contributor to cybersecurity industry publications, and experienced information security leader. His industry advancement path covers a broad spectrum of experience, including security roles, large-scale technical project management, hands-on technical work and senior management roles. His numerous certifications include CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP as well as Microsoft and ITIL certifications.
- Greg Sysak is a senior director of sales engineering at Ciena. With an impressive 25-year career, Sysak has gained extensive experience working with enterprise clients across various industries, building some of the largest and most complex optical networks. His mandate and expertise give him a unique perspective on the business trends driving connectivity needs. His knowledge of connectivity and optical architectures allows him to anticipate current and future industry trends and provide strategic insights and advice to customers and colleagues.
Past summits in Boston and other cities, including Burlington, Vermont; Albany, New York; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attracted hundreds of attendees with rave reviews.
Event registration begins at 2:00 p.m., with a start time of 2:30 p.m. and concludes with social networking from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. To register for the event and for more information, visit www.cloudconnectsummit.com.
CONTACT: Paul Badeau
First Light
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