New Findings Indicate Organizations Prioritize Cybersecurity Initiatives but Lack Fundamentals

Dr. Larry Ponemon is the Chairman and Founder of the Ponemon Institute, a research “think tank” dedicated to advancing privacy, data protection and information security practices. Dr. Ponemon is considered a pioneer in privacy auditing and the Responsible Information Management (RIM) framework. Security Magazine named him one of the “Most Influential People for Security.

Sankar has over 25 years of expertise across the technology product strategy, management, and marketing discipline. He partners with ReliaQuest’s Platform and SOC teams in their mission to help organizations reduce security complexity so they can better manage risk and confidently drive measurable and actionable outcomes. He leads thought leadership and strategic marketing initiatives to drive awareness of ReliaQuest’s unique value propositions consistently across various channels and develop relevant content to foster productive engagements with prospects and customers.

Terence Runge is responsible for security and compliance at Reltio, a company trusted by innovative Global 2000 companies who know that connected customer data is at the heart of customer experience. Prior to joining Reltio, Terence held senior leadership roles at notable companies including Illumio, Blackbaud, Salesforce, and Symantec. He has contributed to numerous open source and commercial enterprise security products and patents in risk management. Terence is a board member of the Central Texas Cloud Security Alliance.

Joe Partlow is the CTO of ReliaQuest, a global leader in cybersecurity. Joe currently oversees all new research and development efforts and new product initiatives. Joe has been involved with Infosec in some capacity or role for over 20 years, mostly on the defensive side but always impressed by offensive tactics. Current projects and interests include data analytics at scale, forensics, threat, security metrics & automation, red/purple teaming and artificial intelligence. Outside of Information Security, Joe has led or been involved in many other areas of the business including Web Development, Business Intelligence, Database Administration, Project Management, IT and Operations. Joe has experience in many different business verticals including retail, healthcare, financial, state/local government and the Department of Defense. He is also a regular speaker and contributor at security conferences, groups and associations. Joe has a degree in Computer Information Systems and holds many industry-specific certifications.