Season 8 – Data Protection Gumbo

Alex Hesterberg, CEO at Superna embarks on a captivating exploration of the expanding world of unstructured data and data security trends. The discussion gets fervid as Alex enlightens us about the amplified use of unstructured data platforms in recovery and resiliency along with its application in tier zero platforms like SAP HANA. His insights about data integration into business intelligence tools and the potential of AI and ML technologies like ChatGPT are truly riveting.

Jim Garn, CEO at QuorumLabs, Inc. provides an in-depth perspective on the ongoing ransomware feud, the importance of offensive strategies besides defensive measures, and the weighty implications of the White House’s recent cybersecurity strategy document for businesses. Jim unveils practical precautions that C-level executives can take to fortify their organizations, including vigilant email security controls, robust password policies, and the crucial utilization of multi-factor authentication.

David Cerf, Chief Data Evangelist at GRAU DATA generously lends us his in-depth knowledge on data protection, tape solutions. Through our conversation, you’ll learn the significance of a layered approach to data protection, the key steps towards a zero trust environment with application firewalls, and the realities of obtaining ransomware insurance in the current landscape.

Steven Umbehocker, Founder and CEO of OSNEXUS takes us on a flavorful journey through the world of data storage as he dishes out his knowledge on the heated debate between object storage and tape backup. We’ll be stirring the pot on the advantages and disadvantages of both storage options, exploring the concept of immutability, and discussing the different tiers of data storage.

David Sinclair, Founder and CEO of 4FreedomMobile reveals how his platform is designed to safeguard your privacy and put an end to tracking. We dive deep into the various attack vectors contributing to surveillance and how both Apple and Android devices collect and send our data multiple times daily.

Huxley Barbee, Security Evangelist at runZero shares his valuable insights on various approaches to asset discovery, such as agents, authenticated active scanning, and pulling data from other solutions. We’ll also touch on the pros and cons of passive network monitoring and unauthenticated active scanning for finding unmanaged devices.

Krista Macomber, Senior Analyst, Data Protection and Security at The Futurum Group explores the importance of SaaS Data Protection and the use of API. We also dive into automating disaster recovery processes, implementing multi-factor authentication, zero trust architecture, and immutability for stronger security.

Joep Piscaer, Independent Industry Analyst at TLA Tech B.V. unravels the complex world of Kubernetes, backup and recovery, and their impact on stateful and stateless applications. He also discusses the state of Kubernetes Data Protection.

Muli Motola, Co-Founder and CEO at acsense discusses the critical role of identity access management and continuous access in ensuring business continuity. We also explor how to provide resilience to IT systems in the face of emerging security risks such as ransomware.

Dr. Joye Purser, CISSP, Global Lead – Field Cybersecurity at Veritas Technologies dives into her first-hand experience of this leading conference, revealing her discoveries of the latest trends, solutions, and potential challenges in the realm of cybersecurity, data protection, and backup and recovery.