June InfoSec Seminar
Virtual
June 12, 2024 12:00 pm - June 12, 2024 1:00 pm
The Information Systems Security and Assurance Management (ISSAM) department in Mihalcheon School of Management proudly invites you to the monthly InfoSec Seminar. The seminar series is open to anyone who is interested in security research and technologies, not only to Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE) members.
Event Details
Wednesday, June 12┃ Noon to 1 p.m. MDT (Edmonton, Alta. time)
Government Access to Data Examined
2023 marked the 10-year anniversary of Edward Snowden leaking those classified documents about U.S. national security intelligence and surveillance. Are the French, Germans, and other nations in the European Economic Area still concerned about the potential for overreach by U.S. intelligence operations? The answer is yes, very concerned.
Some have suggested that the U.S. has weaponized the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and the CLOUD Act to wage economic espionage against Western European nations among others. Can this be true – what does the available data reveal? Why are Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and cybersecurity teams in the European Union so concerned about U.S. government access to data? What do European-based CISOs, and other executives know that you don’t? Why does the European Union continue to levy larger and larger privacy related fines on US-based high-tech companies? What is the source of this tension?
Join Concordia alumni, high-tech industry insider, and author, Tim Rains, for a deep dive into these questions.
About the Speaker: Tim Rains
Tim Rains is an internationally recognized cybersecurity executive, advisor, and author.
Currently, Tim is Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at ADT – the largest security and automation company in the United States, protecting 6.5 million households. In this role, Tim leads enterprise cybersecurity and product security.
Previously, Tim was Vice President Trust & Cyber Risk at T-Mobile where he led cybersecurity strategy, architecture, assurance, risk management, compliance, and the Business Information Security Officer function. T-Mobile has the largest 5G network in the world.
Prior to T-Mobile, Tim held cybersecurity leadership positions at both Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft. At AWS, Tim was the Global Security and Compliance Leader for Worldwide Public Sector, where he spent 3 years living in London, England helping to start AWS’s worldwide public sector business in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
In the 17 years Tim spent at Microsoft, he held numerous roles including Global Chief Security Advisor, Director of Security, Identity, and Enterprise Mobility, Director of Trustworthy Computing, and founding Technical Lead of Microsoft’s customer facing Cybersecurity Incident Response Team.
Tim is the author of the popular book, “Cybersecurity Threats, Malware Trends, and Strategies” published by Packt Publishing.
Contact
If you have any questions regarding the seminar series, please contact Shawn Thompson or Eslam G. AbdAllah, MISSM, Mihalcheon School of Management.