RiskSense CEO to Discuss Emerging Trends in Cyber Security and Risk Management at (ISC)² Silicon Valley

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Dr. Srinivas Mukkamala will Explain Role of Big Data, Threat Intelligence in Assessing Cyber Risk and Human-Interactive Machine Learning for Remediation

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- RiskSense®, Inc., the pioneer and market leader in pro-active cyber risk management, today announced that Dr. Srinivas Mukkamala, co-Founder and CEO of RiskSense will present at the upcoming (ISC)² Silicon Valley meeting on emerging trends in cyber security and risk management.

WHO:	Dr. Srinivas Mukkamala is co-founder and CEO at RiskSense. Dr. Mukkamala was part of a think tank that collaborated with the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Intelligence Community on cyber security best practices. He is an expert on malware analytics, breach exposure management, Web application security, and enterprise risk reduction. He has been published in over 120 peer-reviewed publications in the areas of information assurance, malware analytics, digital forensics, data mining, and bioinformatics. He was a lead researcher for CACTUS (Computational Analysis of Cyber Terrorism against the U.S.) and holds a patent on Intelligent Agents for Distributed Intrusion Detection System and Method of Practicing.

WHAT:	In 2016, despite best of breed IT security tools, organizations have continued to be overwhelmed by daily cyber threats and new vulnerabilities. This trend is expected to accelerate in 2017 with the continued expansion of the enterprise attack surface across cloud, mobile, and Internet of Things (IoT) environments. With hundreds of thousands of vulnerabilities across thousands of machines, how can organizations address cyber security and lower risk from cyber-attacks? In this talk, Dr. Mukkamala will discuss new developments that will enable businesses to manage cyber risk more effectively. He will explain new approaches to cyber security, including harnessing big data, threat and business intelligence to determine risk exposure, and the role of human-interactive machine learning in orchestrating remediation actions.

WHEN:	Tuesday, December 13, 2016 from 5:30 - 8:00 PM PST

WHERE:	(ISC)² Silicon Valley Chapter Meeting
	HP Gigabyte Café
	1140 Enterprise Way
	Sunnyvale, CA

HOW:	To schedule a conversation with Dr. Srinivas Mukkamala, contact Marc Gendron at [email protected] or +1 781.237.0341.

About (ISC)²

(ISC)² is based out of Palm Harbor, Florida and consists of over 80,000 members worldwide. Our chapter program provides members a forum to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and ideas, development of leadership and professional skills, and advancement of information systems security. We also provide our members with access to a variety of industry resource and educational programs to keep our members informed of the latest advances in technology and techniques. For more information visit http://www.isc2-siliconvalley-chapter.org/.

About RiskSense

RiskSense®, Inc., is the pioneer and market leader in pro-active cyber risk management. The company enables enterprises and governments to reveal cyber risk, quickly orchestrate remediation, and monitor the results. This is done by unifying and contextualizing internal security intelligence, external threat data, and business criticality across a growing attack surface.

The company’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform transforms cyber risk management into a more pro-active, collaborative, and real-time discipline. The RiskSense Platform™ embodies the expertise and intimate knowledge gained from real world experience in defending critical networks from the world’s most dangerous cyber adversaries.

By leveraging RiskSense cyber risk management solutions, organizations can significantly shorten time-to-remediation, increase operational efficiency, strengthen their security programs, heighten response readiness, reduce costs, and ultimately minimize cyber risks. For more information, please visit www.risksense.com or follow us on Twitter at @RiskSense.