The Boring Path to Brilliance: Why Data Security Should Put You to Sleep
CYBERSECURITY TRACK / INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION
ROOM 309-310 / APR. 8 / 11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
About this session
“The Boring Path to Brilliance” celebrates data security’s unglamorous yet vital role in cybersecurity. Discover why successful data security never makes headlines and how methodical protection prevents disasters. Learn to embrace being the dullest—yet most essential—part of your security strategy.
Key takeaways
1. If data security is done right, it’s the dullest part of your day.
2. Predictability equals protection.
Speakers
Blake Roth
AVP, IT Security and Operations
F&G
Blake Roth is a people leader with a technical background, focused on people, processes, and technology – in that order. He believes that the basics done consistently are advanced, and that business outcomes matter. He’s got over two decades of experience in IT, mostly focused on security, and when not working he enjoys spending time with his family and playing ice hockey (poorly).
Justin Wille
AVP, Data Management
F&G
Justin Wille is the AVP of Data Management at F&G. In this role he has responsibly for Data Architecture, Data Governance and Data Platform Engineering teams. Justin is a 2024 Iowa Technology Leadership Institute graduate and regularly participates in various TAI round tables. He is a current resident of Waukee where he lives with his Wife, Daughters and furry friends.
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