One Giant Leap: How Strategic Partnerships Help Drive IT and Cybersecurity Strategies

Thursday, October 12, 2023 | 9:45AM–10:30AM CT | W180, Level 1
Session Type: Breakout Session
Delivery Format: Presentation/Panel Session
Innovating at scale while ensuring operational excellence in IT and security services is no small task. Today’s cyberattacks constantly target academia, but these can be thwarted by embracing modern enterprise visibility, cloud security, and identity protection. This panel shares practical approaches to holistically prevent cyberthreats, from identity theft to supply chain to ransomware, and it all starts with a great strategy and partnerships to ensure proper execution. Join CIO David Seidl, Miami University; and CISO Donna Kidwell, Arizona State University; moderated by Tina Thorstenson, VP, Industry Business Unit, CrowdStrike; former higher education Deputy CIO and CISO.

Presenters

  • Donna Kidwell

    Acting CIO, University of Toronto
  • David Seidl

    Vice President for Information Technology and CIO, Miami University
  • Tina Thorstenson

    VP, Industry Business Unit, CrowdStrike