Registration required: April 9, 2026, 7:00pm – 9:00pm Pacific Time | 2 CPEs
Session One: AI-Adapted SOC Blueprint – A Practical & Strategic Framework, Intezer
From Reactive to Resilient: AI-Adapted Security Operations Framework:
Most organizations face a unique paradox: as defenses strengthen, the attack surface expands, while regulatory and operational pressures demand greater efficiency and accountability. Attendees will see a practical roadmap for evolving from legacy operations to AI-adapted, outcome-driven security programs built for operational resilience and strengthening trust within and outside of your organization.
This framework also shows how to unify people, process, and technology to reduce mean time to respond from hours to minutes, achieve >95% alert coverage, and quantify risk reduction in business terms.
Mitchem Boles is an executive and strategic Field CISO for Intezer. His experience includes leading Information Security for a large healthcare network, directing Security Operations for a major U.S. electric utility, and roles in security leadership for energy & critical infrastructure, MSSP Services, and consulting. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University; certified CISSP, CCSP, and AWS; and his background of expertise includes: security strategy, SOC deployment, AI strategic implementation, security operations and staff development, tools differentiation, and risk management.
Intezer: Leverages proprietary AI and genetic analysis to automate and streamline core Security Operations Center (SOC) tasks. Its platform automatically triages and investigates security alerts, accurately identifies malicious code by comparing it to known code families, and automates initial response actions. Intezer helps security teams reduce alert fatigue, enhance threat detection accuracy, and accelerate incident response by enabling human analysts to focus their expertise on the most critical and complex threats, improving overall SOC efficiency and effectiveness.
Session Two: Decoding Cyber Risk Governance: A Blueprint for Sustainable Business Resilience, ePlus Inc.
Cyber risk is no longer confined to IT departments; it has emerged as a core strategic issue demanding board-level attention. This presentation, delivered by Anand Thangaraju, Field CISO at ePlus Security, explores the evolving landscape of cyber risk governance and the pivotal role boards play in safeguarding organizational resilience.
Key Highlights:
Cyber Threat Landscape: A detailed overview of global trends, including the $8 trillion annual cost of cybercrime and rising ransomware attacks, illustrates the escalating risks.
The Board’s Role in Cybersecurity: Essential responsibilities include aligning cybersecurity with enterprise strategy, ensuring compliance with evolving regulations, and fostering a culture of accountability.
Anand Thangataju is a seasoned technology evangelist and servant leader, renowned for his expertise across AI, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Risk Management, Fintech and Business Development. He served as a Head of GRC at SVB, Product Security Leader at Zelle and CISO of Lumeus.ai.
The way he has architected his transition into a Field CISO and finding his niche within the Cybersecurity ecosystem is very impressive. He is currently serving as a Field CISO and Cybersecurity Advocate/Evangelist at ePlus Inc., a NASDAQ listed Value Added Reseller carrying $3B+ in revenues. He gets to collaborate effectively with Buyer CISOs, OEM Vendors, Service/Advisory Providers ad a Channel partner and influences lead generation, thought leadership and buying decisions maintaining a vendor agnostic approach and maintaining an authoritative voice in the community.
His impactful presence as an industry thought leader is underscored by his active presence in LinkedIn as an Influencer (10K+ followers) and contributions as a speaker and panelist at leading industry events. Anand’s engagement with key security bodies like NIST, SANS, CSA, ISACA, ISC2, OWASP AI Exchange, Cyber Future Foundation significantly shapes security policies and promotes better cybersecurity practices.
ePlus is a customer-first, services-led, results-driven and trusted industry leader that helps organizations secure, modernize, optimize, and scale every aspect of their IT infrastructure. For more than 30 years, we have stood side by side with more than 4,300 global customers, helping navigate an increasingly complex and dynamic IT, regulatory and workforce environment. Backed by an unparalleled bench of technical experts, more than 5,000 certifications and accreditations, top industry recognition, and a relentless commitment to innovation on behalf of everyone we serve, ePlus drives truly transformational results. We achieve these outcomes via excellence across security, cloud, and managed services – including data migration, hosting and management, along with data center, collaboration, and networking expertise. It’s equal parts strategy, execution, and results, always with our customers at the core. Each day. Every day. Follow ePlus on our other social channels!
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