Data Security Mistakes You Can Avoid

Serious business disruptions become a growing threat as mistakes in storing important data and attacks on data, computers, programs, and networks become ever more common. Thomas Dillig, a computer scientist, and Aurelie Beaumel, a business IT expert, will explain how putting data on connected computers creates potential business risks and share the ways in which systems and data can be compromised. They will present the principles and concrete steps that every business can apply to mitigate different types of risks, as well as their relative effectiveness and costs. Using real-world examples, they will discuss both the seriousness of careless handling of data and cyber threats to businesses as well as examples of effective security methods. They plan to offer an exercise that will help you to understand the risks.

Speakers: Tom Dillig & Aurelie Beaumel

Tom is a SCORE client and holds PhD/MS/BS degrees from Stanford University in Computer Science specializing in Software Security. He has been on the faculty of Computer Science at UT Austin and other universities and has over 10 years of experience in academic research in software security.

Aurelie is a SCORE client and holds a MS/BS/BA degrees from Stanford in Cognitive Science and Economics. She has over 10 years of experience working with leading large and small companies as a consultant. She specializes in helping companies leverage technology effectively for better business outcomes.

Thomas W. Dillig, PhD
Email: tom@bi-games.com

Aurelie Beaumel
Email: aurelie@big-experts.com