Balancing Risks, Rewards, and Remediation
Wednesday, July 31 at 12:00 P.M. ET | 9:00 A.M. PT
Patch management is a continually shifting target that requires IT and security teams to align their priorities — a task easier said than done. Merely conducting scans and passing the information to another department, expecting them to take action, is untenable. Therefore, CISOs and CIOs need an actionable, risk-based approach to reduce the risk of exploitable vulnerabilities and prioritize their most critical assets within their digital environments.
Proactive patch management enables organizations to balance threat mitigation and business continuity, while reactive patching exposes them to vulnerabilities and disrupts their operations. In Qualys' Cyber Risk Series - To Be, or Not to Be: Patch is the Question, attendees will hear industry experts share their best advice on what IT and security leaders need to know to protect their entire IT environment from growing threats through effective patch management.
As part of this live virtual event, Sean Atkinson, Chief Information Security Officer at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), will deliver a keynote session discussing approaches to integrating risk assessment with patch management. His presentation will help attendees to achieve:
- A comprehensive approach to identifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities
- Streamlined communication between IT and security teams
- Strategic decision-making on when and when not to patch, minimizing business disruption
- Analysis of industry data on patching that evaluates its effectiveness and impact
Discover how this risk-based framework ensures sustainable, effective patch management, aligning IT operations and security priorities to stay ahead in a constantly evolving threat landscape.
Speakers
Sean Atkinson
Chief Information Security Officer, Center for Internet Security (CIS)
Sean Atkinson is Chief Information Security Officer of CIS. He uses his broad cybersecurity expertise to direct strategy, operations, and policy to protect CIS’s enterprise of information assets. His job responsibilities include risk management, communications, applications, and infrastructure. Prior to CIS, Sean served as the Global Information Security Compliance Officer for GLOBALFOUNDRIES, serving Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) across the globe.
Prior to GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Sean led the security implementation for the New York State Statewide Financial System (SFS) implementation from 2007 to 2014. His last role and responsibility was as the Internal Control, Risk, and Information Security Manager.
Sean was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and lived in England for 18 years, graduating Sheffield Hallam University in 2000. Since moving back to the United States, Sean has pursued multiple degrees and certifications in the IT arena.
In addition to his work with CIS, Sean is also an adjunct professor of Computer Science at the College of Saint Rose.