The April Privacy Briefing will feature our IANS Faculty panel, which includes privacy expert Jodi Daniels, and Jason Robbins, artificial intelligence and infosec leader. This informal discussion centered around how infosec leaders can partner across the organization to support the implementation of critical privacy regulations. We will cover the recent law updates and upcoming rulings that impact your privacy strategy.

Security architecture teams often face burnout from juggling too much engineering work or being pulled into non-architectural tasks. Misalignment with enterprise architects and challenges in demonstrating value to the organization further compound the problem. This symposium provides actionable insights on elevating your architecture program to improve maturity and focus and enable high-quality results.

Improve staff hiring and retention to attract and keep top security talent. Gain valuable insights on security staff roles and job satisfaction with market data from the 2025 Cybersecurity Staff Compensation Report.

Jesse spent a 40-year career in information security spanning roles with the US Defense Department, a Big 4 accounting firm, a US Government focused consulting firm and an engineering services subsidiary of a large conglomerate. Most recently, Jesse was an Engineering Leader in the Global Information Security group of a systemically large bank. Throughout his career, Jesse specialized in system security engineering, DLP, classification and project management.

Our Cybersecurity Staff Compensation Report, 2025 report jointly fielded with Artico Search provides essential insights into the current landscape of cybersecurity roles.

Download this ransomware defense strategy checklist designed to help organizations more effectively prepare for and respond to ransomware events.

Third-party risks are expected to increase in 2025, as more organizations look to third parties to handle critical tasks, and hackers double down on disrupting supply chains.

This report details the main third-party risks to be aware of in 2025, as well as key areas security teams should invest in to improve their defenses and resilience to third-party compromise.

Alexis is a Principal at AG Partner, a cybersecurity solutions firm specializing in security architecture, evaluating and implementing cybersecurity programs, and advising organizations of all sizes across security domains. Previously, she was the Chief Security Architect and Merchant Technology Change Executive at Bank of America; she has also spent considerable time with the federal civilian cybersecurity organizations on policy and technical programs. 

We invite you to continue your IANS Chicago Information Security Forum experience by attending a vendor session.