Name
H3. The Psychology of Effective GRC
Date & Time
Thursday, May 11, 2017, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Speakers
Keyaan Williams - CLASS-LLC
Alex Wood - Uplight
Jamie Cutler - QEP Resources Inc.
Paige Needling - Needling Worldwide, LLC
Pamela Fusco - Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
Keyaan Williams Alex Wood Paige Needling Pamela Fusco
Description
Session Description:
 
This is a vendor-neutral management presentation that considers the influence of fundamental psychology concepts like the just-noticeable difference and confirmation bias on the GRC efforts of audit and security professionals. The presentation begins with an overview of the relationship between psychology and GRC activities. The presentation concludes with a brief round table discussion that provides an opportunity for industry executives to share their thoughts about how this psychology-GRC interaction affects real businesses.
 
 
Location Name
Room 708/710
Full Address
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street
Denver, CO 80202
United States
Category
Audit, Risk & Compliance
Learner Objectives
After completing this session, the learner will:
  • Consider how the concepts apply to them and their work
  • Leverage this increased awareness to change their behavior and avoid the pitfalls associated with each psychological concept
  • Have greater insight about the topic from an executive level
 
Speaker Bio(s)
Keyaan Williams is a senior consultant with NCC Group's North American Risk Management and Governance team. Prior to NCC Group, he was the Senior Executive for the Certified CISO Program at EC-Council and he served as a security leader at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
 
Alex Wood VP – IS, CISO at Pulte Financial Services
Alex Wood has over 18 years of experience in Information Security. He is currently the VP of Information Security/CISO at Pulte Financial Services. He is serving a two-year term as a Director on the International Board of ISSA. Previously he managed security programs and services at several major companies in different verticals.
 
Jamie Cutler CIO at QEP Resources Inc.
Jamie Cutler is a 20+ year veteran in technology, consulting and corporate management. He has held leadership positions in the public, hospitality, technology and most recently the oil and gas sectors over his career. Today, Mr. Cutler serves as the Chief Information Officer at QEP Resources Inc., an S&P 500 Upstream Energy company based in Denver, Colorado. He previously held leadership positions with MarkWest Energy Partners in Denver and Dimension Data Systems.
 
Paige Needling President and CEO at Needling Worldwide
Paige has over 20 years of “in-the trenches” experience in solving real world data security and compliance challenges for her clients. Paige has been featured as one of the Game Changers in Information Security by HUB Magazine, as well as Compliance Weekly and other publications. She has shared her expertise as a speaker at ISACA and IIA. Paige has acquired the reputation of “The Compliance Queen” and touts the philosophy that “Security does not mean NO – It means NOT YET.
 
Pamela Fusco CFO at the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
Pamela Fusco has over 29 years of experience in the information security industry after starting her career in the US Navy as a cryptologist. An active member of the ISSA since 1998, Fusco currently serves on the ISSA BOD as a Director and CFO. Fusco has also served on the US Presidential White House Staff, held positions as CISO of Merck, Digex, Apollo Group, and EVP, Citi. An industry-recognized pioneer, Fusco was a Founder of SAFE Bio Pharma Inc., and Founding Member of the Cloud Security Alliance.
 
 
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