This presentation forms part of the CTA's Threat Intelligence Practitioners' Summit
Thursday 15 October 12:00 - 12:30, Small Talks room
Selena Larson (Proofpoint), Jeannette Jarvis (Cyber Threat Alliance), Kathi Whitbey (Palo Alto Networks) & Jeanette Miller-Osborn (Dataminr)
Step into the world of Led Zeppelin as we turn classic tracks into modern cybersecurity insights.
In today's threat landscape, cybersecurity teams are living through Good Times, Bad Times – moments of extraordinary innovation fuelled by AI, paired with unprecedented pressure as adversaries weaponize the same technologies. As automation accelerates both defence and attack, organizations must rethink how they build, train, and empower their workforce to keep pace.
Critical infrastructure operators know all too well what happens When the Levee Breaks. From water systems to hospitals to energy grids, the consequences of a single breach can cascade across communities. This panel will explore how secure‑by‑design and secure‑by‑default principles can reinforce the digital levees we all depend on, and why resilience must be engineered, not hoped for.
Yet the industry continues to wrestle with What Is and What Should Never Be – persistent gaps in diversity, equity, and inclusion that limit who gets to participate in cybersecurity and whose perspectives shape our defences. We'll examine how the lack of representation impacts everything from AI model bias to incident response culture, and what it will take to build teams that reflect the communities they protect.
To meet the moment, we need a whole‑of‑industry call to action: C'mon Everybody. From upskilling the existing workforce to reimagining cyber training pathways, from expanding sponsorship to operationalizing inclusion, the future of defence depends on broad participation and shared responsibility.
Ultimately, the goal is a Stairway to Heaven – a more secure, more resilient, more equitable cybersecurity ecosystem where innovation lifts everyone, not just a few. This panel brings together leaders across sectors to explore how we get there, what stands in the way, and how partnerships can turn aspiration into action.
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Selena Larson Selena Larson is a staff threat researcher on Proofpoint's threat research team. Her work focuses on uncovering emerging attacker techniques, profiling threat actors, and delivering high impact intelligence to strengthen organizational defences. Selena's analyses span fraud and cybercrime ecosystems, and rapidly evolving threat trends. She collaborates closely with cross functional teams to advance threat detection and response. Selena hosts two podcasts for cyber defenders: DISCARDED and Only Malware in the Building. Previously she worked for ICS security firm Dragos, and before joining vendor land, was a cybersecurity and privacy journalist.
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Jeannette Jarvis Jeannette Jarvis is the Chief Business Officer at the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA), where she leads the organization's membership growth, strategic partnerships, marketing and communications, and overall business operations. With over 30 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, Jeannette has held senior leadership roles at prominent technology companies, including Director of Product Marketing at Fortinet and Director of Product Management at McAfee and Intel Security. Her career also includes key leadership positions at Microsoft and Boeing. Jeannette actively contributes to the global cybersecurity community through her service on the Board of Directors for the Association of Anti-Virus Asia Researchers (AVAR) and as a member of the advisory board for Virus Bulletin.
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Kathi Whitbey Kathi Whitbey is the Principal Threat Analyst, Healthcare for Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks, where she combines deep threat intelligence expertise with a passion for securing the healthcare sector and a commitment to advancing cybersecurity collaboration. She played a pivotal role in the formation of the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA), helping establish trusted intelligence-sharing capabilities that transformed how the industry works together to defend against cyber threats. |
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Jeanette (Jen) Miller-Osborn Jeanette (Jen) Miller-Osborn is Field Cyber Intelligence Officer at Dataminr, where she tracks emerging threats and translates real-time intelligence into actionable defence strategies. A co-founder of Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 threat intelligence team and co-creator of the MITRE ATT&CK framework, she brings more than 25 years of cyber threat intelligence experience spanning the private sector, government, and the U.S. Air Force. |
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