KEYNOTE: Milwaukee 25L, Cleared for Takeoff? – Wait, Are We Ready to Fly?

We have a full day of technical talks ahead to dive deep into cybersecurity topics and strengthen our skills. But are we improving our actual efficacy or just adding to the illusion of effective security? Do we practice security for security's sake? Is that why we don't get invited to the executive meetings and have to fight for budget each year? Maybe we're the problem. Before we liftoff, let's ground ourselves to the reason we're in cybersecurity in the first place and how we can actually make a difference—by internalizing, aligning with, and speaking to the mission the way the rest of the organization does. A flight plan requires a destination. Let's set one before we get this amazing conference going.