Michael Fazely
SOC Manager,
TekStream Solutions
From Blind Spots to Board Insight: Making Cyber Risk Visible in Higher Ed
Thursday, October 01, 2026 | 1:00PM–1:45PM MT
Session Type:
Breakout Session
Delivery Format:
Presentation
Higher education CISOs shouldn’t have to spend days pulling from multiple systems to answer one question: are we better than we were last year? Yet for most higher education security teams, that’s exactly the situation. Risk is distributed across research labs, academic units, and administrative systems. Compliance is manual. And when leadership asks for a clear picture of institutional exposure, the honest answer is often "we don’t have one." This session introduces a practical, repeatable framework for making cyber risk visible, measurable, and able to keep board members and key staff better informed. Attendees will learn how institutions can reduce visibility gaps, establish continuous compliance assurance, and translate operational security data into executive-level narratives that resonate with trustees and leadership. By connecting technical telemetry to institutional risk, participants will leave with actionable approaches to demonstrate security program maturity, improve decision-making, and strengthen digital resilience across the institution.
