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October 1, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

ECIA Adds Conference Breakfast Session:
‘Cybersecurity and Cyberdebt’ - Cristian Rodriquez, CrowdStrike.

Atlanta — The ECIA Executive Conference Committee is pleased to announce the latest confirmed session is a breakfast meeting focused on cybersecurity.

“Cybersecurity has become a top priority in today's digital landscape, ranking high on the Executive Conference committee’s survey of what members want to learn about at this year’s conference,” explained ECIA Director of Member Engagement Stephanie Tierney.

Cristian Rodriguez is Field CTO for the Americas at CrowdStrike. He has prepared a breakfast presentation focusing on strategies for addressing 'cyber debt' during company acquisitions. CrowdStrike hosts what they call the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform that protects and enables the people, processes and technologies that drive modern enterprise. CrowdStrike secures the most critical areas of risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity, and data – to keep customers ahead of today’s adversaries and stop breaches.

Cristian Rodriguez, Field CTO for the Americas at CrowdStrike, has been a trusted advisor to cybersecurity leaders across a range of industries including financial services, academic, and federal, state and local governments for 20 years. He has provided expertise and assistance to address the technical and business challenges executives face when investing in new cyber technologies, but more importantly, when implementing new policies around their technology investments.

"The GIPC working group on Cybersecurity will be publishing an update to its 2023 paper, Managing Cyber Security for International Operations, and has found CrowdStrike’s expertise very helpful," added ECIA's VP of Industry Practices Don Elario. "We are looking forward to seeing what information and guidance Cristian has to share on the challenges with merging cyber security programs following an acquisition."

Registrations for the 2024 ECIA Executive Conference are filling up for this year’s program theme, ‘Navigating the Tides of Change,’ reflecting the forward-thinking and innovative content attendees have come to expect from this highly rated conference. This must-attend event will take place at the Loews Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont on October 20-22.

The ECIA Executive Conference is the PREMIER Event for Industry Executives. The conference is specifically tailored for senior management and executives in the industry's leading companies, enabling attendees to network with peers in the electronic component supply chain. The industry is facing unprecedented challenges and growth opportunities, making this conference the industry’s must-attend event for thought leadership, market forecast data and much more.

Learn more about the conference and register. 

About ECIA

The Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA) is made up of the leading electronic component manufacturers, their independent manufacturer representatives and authorized distributors. ECIA members share a common goal of promoting and improving the business environment for the authorized sale of electronic components. Comprised of a broad array of leaders and professionals representing all phases of the electronics components supply chain, ECIA is where business optimization, product authentication and industry advocacy come together. ECIA members develop industry guidelines and technical standards, as well as generate critical business intelligence. For more information, visit www.ecianow.org or call 678-393-9990.