Andrew Vezina is the CISO of Equitable Bank based in Toronto, Canada. He spent the last decade working in security leadership roles at BMO and CIBC, and the prior decade working in various security roles in the healthcare, retail and government sectors. Prior to moving into the security space, Andrew had a brief and unremarkable career as a software developer. Andrew’s current areas of research include the structure and organizational dynamics of high performance teams, quantification of cyber security risk, and optimization of DevSecOps activities for modern development practices
They are three CISOs from dramatically different organizations across Canada, but are facing similar challenges when it comes to calculating risk and developing security resiliency for a post pandemic world. This includes threats of ransomware and how zero trust is driving the hybrid work model for later this year....
With 2022 around the corner, what's your cybersecurity strategy? Themes which will certainly be shaping the year ahead are application security and cloud security, as well as cyber insurance.
This expert panel will share insights and strategies, including:
Key trends impacting application security in 2022;...
CISO and Director of Security Services, Pacific Blue Cross
Rob Davidson brings more than 25 years of experience to his current role as Director of Information Security Services and Chief Information Security Officer at Pacific Blue Cross. His career started with Dell Canada and has progressed though several senior strategic and leadership positions at industry-defining organizations such as Microsoft and Hootsuite. Prior to his recent return to Vancouver, Rob spent two decades at Microsoft and worked with the networking, security and Azure teams.
Rob holds an Executive MBA and maintains his CISSP certification, he enjoys the opportunity to share and learn from others who are likeminded in his passion for Security of People, Information and Technology
Mike Melo is an experienced cybersecurity leader and technology advisor who is the current CISO of LifeLabs Medical Laboratory Services. Melo is well respected for his security thought leadership, risk analysis/management abilities, technical knowledge, problem-solving skills, and sound decision-making capabilities. Melo enjoys mentoring CISOs, CIOs, and senior executives to further develop the alignment of security programs and business outcomes. Melo is part of the Toronto Evanta CISO governing body and contributes in a leadership capacity at quarterly gatherings including; talking panels and individual presentations. Melo presents talks and participates at other various security industry meetups and conferences such as C3X, Sheridan College Information Security forum, TASK, Various CISO advisory boards, SecureCISO, SecTor, Blackhat, and RSAC. Melo will also be published in 2 cybersecurity magazines in (2020) recognizing his leadership and capabilities in the cybersecurity industry.
Andrew Vezina is the CISO of Equitable Bank based in Toronto, Canada. He spent the last decade working in security leadership roles at BMO and CIBC, and the prior decade working in various security roles in the healthcare, retail and government sectors. Prior to moving into the security space, Andrew had a brief and unremarkable career as a software developer. Andrew’s current areas of research include the structure and organizational dynamics of high performance teams, quantification of cyber security risk, and optimization of DevSecOps activities for modern development practices
Marco is an executive leader with various technology, project and process optimization certifications and earned his EMBA from UQAM. Marco currently serves as the Vice President, Chief Information & Chief Technology Officer at Lallemand. Marco’s primary focus is to enable a complete digital transformation, enabling IT to become a true partner and business enabler. Prior to joining Lallemand, he was an Associate Partner at IBM leading a Business Transformation Team leveraging Cloud technologies focused on the Canadian market. Previously, Marco was Vice President, Cloud Business Transformation for McKesson Corporation focused on their businesses within North America & Europe.
Frank is a security and technology executive with 30 years of global experience in commercial, telecommunications, managed services and public service sectors. Frank is responsible for the security program at OPB.
Andrew Vezina is the CISO of Equitable Bank based in Toronto, Canada. He spent the last decade working in security leadership roles at BMO and CIBC, and the prior decade working in various security roles in the healthcare, retail and government sectors. Prior to moving into the security space, Andrew had a brief and unremarkable career as a software developer. Andrew’s current areas of research include the structure and organizational dynamics of high performance teams, quantification of cyber security risk, and optimization of DevSecOps activities for modern development practices
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