November 2015: Threats: Malice, Mistakes, and Mountain Lions

Topic: Insider Threats: Malice, Mistakes, and Mountain Lions

Topic Abstract: According to the Ponemon Institute, the average total cost of a data breach is $3.8 million up 23% from 2013. With all of the sophisticated perimeter protections in place today, how can breaches continue to occur?   Join executives from Varonis through a lively discussion of real world scenarios, biases vs. behavior, analysis of potential insider threats, and 6 mitigation techniques to mitigate insider threats.

Speaker: Justin Wilkins, Systems Engineer Varonis

Justin Wilkins is currently the Systems Engineer for Washington, D.C. and Maryland at Varonis, where he helps organizations secure, manage and govern their unstructured and semi-structured data. He has over five years of experience in data security and governance across multiple platforms in both the federal and commercial space. Prior to joining Varonis, he held engineering roles at Philips Healthcare, GE Aviation, and Bloomberg LP. His background as an aerospace engineer provides him with a deep understanding of the technical challenges associated with data security and the ability to develop creative solutions to solve complex problems. He earned a B.S.E. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and currently resides in Washington, D.C. He enjoys studying foreign languages, traveling, spending time with family and playing soccer.

 CPE Value: 2CPEs