ForeScout and SANS Webinar Announcement
ForeScout Technologies has announced that John Pescatore, director of emerging security trends at SANS Institute, and Ken Pfeil, chief information security officer at Pioneer Investments, will participate in a new webinar to discuss what works in continuous monitoring and mitigation. Hosted by the SANS Institute, the online seminar will examine drivers, considerations, implementation and results with regards to advancing security intelligence and threat response.
Security practitioners are invited to register for the 18 June, 3 p.m. EDT SANS What Works webinar at: https://www.sans.org/webcasts/reaping-benefits-nac-pioneer-investments-98347.
Continuous Monitoring in Security Strategy
According to a recent Gartner, Inc. report,1 “to enable a truly adaptive and risk-based response to advanced threats, the core of a next-generation security protection process will be continuous, pervasive monitoring and visibility that are constantly analysed for indications of compromise.”
Ken Pfeil, CISO at Pioneer Investments
About Pioneer Investments and Their Security Approach
Pioneer Investments is a global investment management firm, founded in 1928, dedicated to growing and preserving client assets. The institution has a presence in 27 countries worldwide and an experienced team of more than 2,060 employees globally, of which nearly 350 are investment professionals. The SANS What Works initiative employs SANS research to illuminate user stories that bring the benefits (and problems) of effective security tools to life.
Webinar Format and Industry Expert Insights
Presented as a webcast interview, it is a lessons-learned conversation between Pescatore, SANS director and a former distinguished analyst at Gartner, and Pfeil, a security professional utilising a state-of-the-art security solution. The program attempts to answer all the questions a prospective buyer might ask a satisfied but unbiased user.
Key Webinar Takeaways and Case Study Details
For an in-depth, real-world discussion of what works in continuous monitoring and mitigation, join these expert practitioners as they explore:
- Drivers, operational buy-in and justification
- Selection processes, criteria and technology trade-offs
- Global rollout, staffing, policy development and integration impact
- Control interoperability across network, endpoint and threat protection
- Results achieved and lessons learned
Registrants will also receive the SANS What Works case study, “Reaping the Benefits of Continuous Monitoring and Mitigation at Pioneer Investments.”
