Parham Eftekhari

CyberRisk Alliance
Executive Vice President, CISO Communities

Parham Eftekhari is a business executive specializing in cyber and national security. He currently serves as Executive Vice President, CISO Communities at CyberRisk Alliance, leading its CISO services platform which consists of the Cybersecurity Collaborative and Cybersecurity Collaboration Forum. Parham also serves as the chairman of the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT), the nation’s leading cybersecurity think tank, which he founded in 2014. Other leadership roles during his more than 15 years in this sector include co-founder and Vice President of research at the Government Technology Research Alliance, founder of the world’s first webcam cover manufacturer CamPatch, and Advisory Board member at the Ready Rock Institute. Parham has developed and authored multiple research publications, regularly engages with the media, and has addressed forums ranging from Congress, TED, RSA, and C-SPAN. In 2017, Parham was recognized by (ISC)2 for his contributions to the field of cybersecurity with the Most Valuable Industry Partner – Government Information Security Leadership Award.

CISO Boardroom
Archived: CISO Exchange: Jen Easterly, Director, CISA
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Virtual Briefing
Archived: How to Reduce Third Party Cybersecurity Risk
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Archived: Whole of Nation Response to Ransomware
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Archived: NACo Cybersecurity Guidance for Local Government
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Cybercast
Ransomware: Designing a Strategic Detection and Response Plan
The increased complexity of malicious actors’ techniques demand CISOs stay one step ahead of the threat landscape while still preparing for potential worst-case scenarios. Join this panel discussion to learn the steps CISOs can take to minimize the impact of a ransomware attack. The discussion explores: The latest adversarial trends a...
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Cybercast
Cyber Resilience in the Ransomware and Wiper Era New Strategies for CISOs to Protect
Threat actors never stop working and employing new tools to hold your data hostage and take your business down. Attack vectors are often multifaceted and evasive. And the risk of reinjecting vulnerabilities, compromised accounts, and other attack artifacts back into your environment is a pervasive threat. Compared to previous data exfiltration att...
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