With the growing trend in adopting cloud-based services to accelerate business opportunities, third-party relationships must be true partnerships to mitigate risk and reduce vulnerabilities. The high-profile breaches of the last several years have proved to CISOs that a vendor’s security is just as important as their own, so building true partnerships means understanding third-party security posture and aligning your security to theirs for long-term success. In this session, CISOs explore this challenging, evolving landscape and share best practices for vetting potential vendors, navigating negotiations and contract language, and building a foundation of accountability in complex — but essential — vendor relationships. Executive boardrooms are intimate and interactive sessions designed to foster dynamic dialogue around a specific, strategic topic. These private, closed-door discussions encourage attendee participation and are limited to 15 attendees (seating priority is given to CISOs). To reserve your seat, please contact: Doug Goodrum at 971-717-6662 or doug.goodrum@evanta.com; Warren Weaver at 503-808-9815 or warren.weaver@evanta.com.