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"Your Enterprise Cyber Risk Assessment"

Thurs, Nov. 6, 2025 at 1pm EST

If your company is to survive a growing number of relentless attacks, you had better have eyes everywhere. But no one has that many eyes. The better strategy is to know your weak points and guard those closely. This webinar offers insights on how to realistically assess your company’s vulnerabilities, including how to prioritize them so that you put the most resources into protecting the vulnerabilities that will likely cost the most if exploited. This webinar is all about developing a custom-fitted strategy.

Speakers:
Candy Alexander, Cyber Executive & Strategic AI Advisor,
Alexander Advisory Services
Candy Alexander is an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader with over 20+ years of experience driving strategic security initiatives for organizations. As a strategic cybersecurity executive advisor, she not only specializes in helping organizations elevate their cyber risk management and responsible AI programs but also instills confidence in her clients with her ability to align these efforts to achieve business objectives.

Candy is a past President of the ISSA International, where she served two terms as president of the global association and 19 years of service as a Board Director, where she spearheaded the development of the Cyber Security Career Lifecycle. She also holds the distinction of being the founding President of the ISSA Education and Research Foundation. Notably, Candy played a pivotal role in establishing the annual ISSA/ESG research project on the State of the Cybersecurity Profession, a vital initiative to understand cybersecurity professionals' global challenges.

In her drive to “give back”, she participated in several of the Cloud Security Alliance AI Research working groups, making contributions to the publication of numerous papers on implementing AI security.

Candy has received numerous awards of recognition, including #1 Security Executive issued by IFSEC, Top Women in IT Security – Cyber Veteran issued by SC Media and listed to the ISSA International Hall of Fame.

A sought-after speaker and media commentator, Candy is a trusted voice on cybersecurity trends, responsible and trustworthy AI implementations, and workforce development. Her commitment to advancing the field is evident in her extensive volunteer work, which includes current contributions to the various AI working groups.

Laurent Strauss, Principal Solutions Consultant, 
OpenText
Laurent Strauss is a Cybersecurity Strategist at OpenText with a deep passion for emerging technologies and trends. With over two decades of experience in the IT industry, his expertise spans disaster recovery, virtualization, cloud computing, blockchain and cybersecurity. Laurent is dedicated to continuously researching market dynamics and assessing their potential impact on individuals and organizations through a cybersecurity lens.

Moderator:
Brandon Taylor, Moderator, InformationWeek
Brandon Taylor enables the successful delivery of sponsored content programs across Enterprise IT media brands: Dark Reading, Data Center Knowledge, InformationWeek, ITPro Today and Network Computing.

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