Charting the Course: Essential Steps to Protect Your Organization from Ransomware and Cyber Threats

Charting the Course: Essential Steps to Protect Your Organization from Ransomware and Cyber Threats

Presented by Samuel Waissman & Manuel Vera

Wednesday April 24th, 2024
10am PT / 11am MT / 12pm CT / 1pm ET
Webinar Level: Intermediate

This program is scheduled for 60 minutes and is valid for 1 CHBME credit.

Member Price: $49.00
Non Member Price: $99.00

Description:
In today's digital landscape, ransomware attacks pose a significant threat to organizations of all sizes. As businesses strive to navigate this evolving cybersecurity challenge, it's imperative to adopt proactive and transformative approaches to protect sensitive data and mitigate risks effectively.

Join us for an insightful webinar where we delve into the pressing issue of ransomware attacks and provide strategies for organizations to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses. From leveraging technologies to implementing robust incident response protocols, we'll explore transformative approaches that empower businesses to face this challenge head-on.

Our expert speakers will share practical insights, real-world case studies, and best practices for fortifying your organization's resilience against cyberthreats. Whether you're a small business or a large enterprise, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to proactively address cybersecurity risks and safeguard your valuable data assets.

Webinar Objectives:
Course participants will be able to:

• Better understand how ransomware is used to compromise organization’s data. 
• Identify how an Information Security program protects the organization’s assets.
• How to balance the Information Security investments with all the other organization’s competing priorities.

Speaker Bios:
Samuel Waissman is currently the managing partner with CTI Partners Consulting, leading the information technology practice over the last 10 years. Samuel brings over 37 years of professional experience in Information Technology, holding a degree in Computer Science, MBA, CPHIT, Six Sigma, Lean, Enterprise Architecture, ITIL, Certified Project Manager, and several industry certifications. His expertise expands across industries including High Tech, Services, Manufacturing, Automotive, Insurance and Healthcare.

Throughout his career, Samuel has worked with renowned companies such as Microsoft, Delphi Automotive Systems, Intermec, and Baker & McKenzie. Notably, he has also served on the Customer Advisory Board for Equallogic, now part of Dell.

Samuel has been honored with the Global Project Execution Excellence Award by Delphi Automotive Systems for successfully completed strategic operational acquisition resulting in multimillion dollar contracts. Samuel has managed Global IT Operations for Intermec technologies with over 10 globally distributed service locations.

Under Samuel’s direction, his team has created large Enterprise Data Warehouses consolidating over 40 source EMR’s, helped optimize Healthcare Finance Operations, Revenue Cycle Processes and deployed cutting edge technologies to help its customers expand their operations and customer base.

Manuel Vera has over 20 years of professional experience in Information Technology. He is a graduate from the ITESM in Computer Science and has a postgraduate degree in Business Administration. Has extensive experience in IT consulting and IT management across multiple industries, including Health, High-Tech and Manufacturing. Also is a certified professional in HITRUST, PMP, ITIL v3, Six Sigma, SCRUM and IT Audit. 

He has worked for global companies, such as Deloitte, Delphi and Intermec, leading global teams and delivering complex projects. Also, has been the lead for IT Audits and IT Security certifications for various companies in the health sector. 

Through his professional career has been in accountable of deploying and executing global Information Security programs, managing IT Vendors, and optimizing IT infrastructure operations. Has strong familiarity with advanced security architecture concepts and best practices surrounding security incident response methodologies. Also, has overseen many IT Infrastructure standardization and cost reduction initiatives. 

He is fluent in Spanish and English.