A Conversation on Key Cybersecurity Practices to Adopt During a Geopolitical Crisis

As the Chief Product Officer for SecurID, Jim Taylor is responsible for the organization’s overall product strategy, delivery and development. In this role, Jim will deliver the solutions and innovations that will ensure that SecurID achieves its vision to be the trusted identity platform for the world’s most security-sensitive organizations by supporting hybrid workers, deploying modern authentication and accelerating businesses’ cloud strategies.

Jim brings more than two decades of identity product strategy, cloud security, SaaS and enterprise software development to the role. Prior to joining SecurID, Jim served as the Head of Product, Symantec/Broadcom. Previously, he ran product organizations at CA, Oracle, NetIQ and Novell.

Jim also has experience leading startups in the identity and access management space: he founded Fortefi and served as its CEO and was a senior executive at PassGo Technologies. Throughout his career, Jim has helped organizations successfully secure and adapt to digital transformations and cultivated long-term relationships with leading global businesses.

Ben Smith is Field CTO with NetWitness, an RSA business. He brings more than 25 years’ experience in the information security, risk management, networking, and telecommunications industries. Prior employers include UUNET, CSC, and the U.S. Government, along with several technology startups. Smith holds industry certifications in information security (CCISO, CISSP), risk management (CRISC), and privacy (CIPT); he is an acknowledged contributor to NIST SP 1800-1, -3, and -7; and he is an appointed member of the Cybersecurity Canon Committee. He is a patent holder, authored four of the 97 Things Every Information Security Professional Should Know (O'Reilly, 2021) and previously served as a corporate representative to the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE).