Many financial services organizations are struggling to balance the challenges of an increasingly distributed workforce, the accelerated move to the cloud, and the emergence of Zero Trust security. In this sector, there is a significant increase in attacks that use a method known as “island hopping”—exploiting indirect threat vectors such as the supply chain.
Join John Checco, Resident CISO, Financial Services at Proofpoint and special guest Tom Kellermann, Head of Cybersecurity Strategy at VMware Inc. for an informative and interactive conversation on trending threats in financial services, including:
John C. Checco is an information security professional providing expertise across various industries. He is currently a leader for the CISO Advisory Board on Financial Services for Proofpoint and President Emeritus of the New York Metro InfraGard Members Alliance (an FBI public/private partnership program). Checco has been an active contributor to the Strategic Advisory and Content Committee of the Wall Street Technology Association since 1997 and has participated in InfraGard's New York Metro Chapter since 2003. He is also a member of several other security organizations (ASIS, ISSA, IASCP, ISC2 and OWASP) and co-founder and co-chair for the New York Metro Joint Cyber Security Conference and Workshop series since 2014. Prior to his current role, Checco served in an executive capacity with Bank of America’s Global Information Security Innovation Group and as Senior Information Security and Risk Advisor for Bloomberg L.P. He is founder of Checco Services Inc., an information security consulting firm that patented the award-winning bioChec™️ keystroke and gesture biometric technologies.
Tom Kellermann is Head of Cybersecurity Strategy at VMware Inc. Previously, Kellermann held the position of Chief Cybersecurity Officer for Carbon Black Inc. Prior to joining Carbon Black, he was the CEO and founder of Strategic Cyber Ventures. In 2020, Kellermann was appointed to the Cyber Investigations Advisory Board for the U.S. Secret Service. On January 19, 2017, he was appointed the Wilson Center’s Global Fellow for Cyber Policy. He previously held the positions of Chief Cybersecurity Officer at Trend Micro, Vice President of Security for Core Security, and Deputy CISO for the World Bank Treasury. In 2008 Tom was appointed a commissioner on the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th President of the United States. In 2003, he co-authored the Book “Electronic Safety and Soundness: Securing Finance in a New Age.”
