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Once Upon a Breach: A Tale of Data Compromise and Crisis Response
In this cautionary tale pulled straight from the pages of reality, follow the journey of Fran Malloy in , Once Upon a Breach: A Tale of Data Compromise and Crisis Response. Hear Fran reveal the unfolding of a major cyber incident and about the effort it took to restore order. From discovering the breach to navigating complex legal, public, and operational challenges, this session brings the anatomy of a breach to life—offering timeless lessons on preparedness, coordination, and resilience when the wolf is already inside the gates.
Learn:
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How the breach was discovered.
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How the scope and timeframe were determined.
- Explore best practices for coordinating breach communications
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Fran Malloy is a Principal Security Technical Leader in the IBM Security division. Fran comes from a large outdoor apparel retailer where he served as the Director of IT Operations, Support and Risk Management. In that role, he was responsible for security, endpoints, service desk, change/problem management, and operations. His security responsibilities included all audits, security policies, architecture and operations (SIEM monitoring, vendor reviews, web security testing, and user provisioning). He has held several positions, including directing teams in network, storage and server engineering, database and applications.
Previously, Fran worked for IBM in the marketing and chip manufacturing divisions and National Steel Corporation in the engineering division.
Fran has an electrical engineering degree from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh. In 2015, he obtained his CISSP certification.