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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY January 16 - 31, 2019
ABS-CBN Global Head of Anti-Piracy & Content Security
Elisha Lawrence speaks at secureCISO San Francisco
ABS-CBN AVP and Global Head of Anti-Piracy & Content Security Elisha Lawrence was a speaker at secureCISO San
Francisco - where the who’s who of Enterprise IT Security convene
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – “It’s no
longer an IF, but WHEN,” claims
secureCISO, the premier event
series of Enterprise IT Security.
That “it” refers to the clear and
present dangers of enterprise
vulnerability: the world of hackers,
cybercriminals and data breaches.
On January 24, secureCISO
gathered 100 InfoSec leaders to
a by-invitation only collaboration
in historic Fairmont Hotel in San
Francisco, marking its first in a
series of 15 events in 2019. ABS-
CBN AVP and Global Head of Anti-
Piracy and Content Security Elisha
Lawrence was invited to speak on
The Predictions Panel. According
to secureCISO, the panelists
were tasked to predict unknown
future vulnerabilities. Here, the
event gave its prediction panel
an opportunity to look into their
crystal ball and advance insight
into what they believe this year’s
threats are homing in on; whether
it’s mobile, cloud, application or
social hacking.
Joining Lawrence in the panel
were: Steve Zalewski, Deputy
CISO, Levi Strauss & Co.; Patrick
Wilson, CISO & CIO, Contra
Costa County Health Services;
BG Badriprasad, Chief Security
Architect, Ross Stores, Inc.; Vijay
Bolina, CISO, Global VP Corporate
IT & Production Infrastructure,
Blackhawk Networks; and Edward
Jaramillo, IT Cyber Security
Director, Franklin Templeton.
Other panels included were:
• The CISO Panel – a
discussion that went beyond the
textbook and revealed the real
paths, strategies and directions
to defend against the unknown.
Speakers came from [24]7.ai,
Atlassian, Equinix, Splunk, Gilead
Sciences and OpenTable.
• The WIT Panel – a
discussion that focused on women
in technology’s stories of leadership
and diversity. Speakers came from
Salesforce, Gap, Institute on Aging,
Autodesk and San Francisco State
University.
The following were also in the
program:
• Keynote – Given by
Hector Monsegur, internationally-
recognized expert on global cyber
security issues and a leading voice
on cyberattacks and cyber warfare.
Formerly known by his online
alias, “Sabu,” Monsegur was
once the technical expert behind
the
Anonymous/LulzSechacker
collectives. As a “black hat hacker”,
he highlighted critical vulnerabilities
in
numerous
organizations,
including governments, military
organizations, and cyber security
firms.
• A Fireside of Insight by
enSilo that provided knowledge
to help shape trending maneuver
from within the CISOs office.
• Threat Defense in the
Modern Era – Integrating Visibility,
Threat Intel & Perimeter Protection
for Enhanced Security – Perimeter
security is a very useful and
effective tool but the modern
threat landscape presents a more
complex environment than ever
before. This session explained
why current strategies are failing
and how to plan for the future.
• Retreat to the CISOlounge –
Conversations with colleagues and
peers under the umbrella of the
latest technologies and visionaries
behind them.
• Third-party
Security
Management: Challenges and
Solutions – Third-party data
breaches are all over the news.
This tackled how companies
can manage and scale their third
parties while guarding against
cyber threats.
Lawrence has over 25 years of
in-house experience specializing in
designing and managing the global
brand protection and enforcement
programs for Levi’s, Twentieth
Century Fox, Adobe Systems and
currently ABS-CBN International.
Her experience includes all aspects
of company operations, including
managing trademarks, copyrights
& patents, global anti-piracy/
anti-counterfeiting enforcement,
litigation,
compliance,
employment, and contracts.
In 2017, Lawrence achieved
what no other studio in the world
has been able to do before: the
arrest and imprisonment in China
of two owners and operators of a
global piracy operation.
Lawrence has spoken at several
conferences in California and
around the U.S.secureCISO goes
to Chicago on February 7, 2019.
Drew Barrymore all praises for TNT Boys
Hollywood A-lister Drew Barrymore
raved about the performance of the
TNT Boys in an exclusive teaser of The
World’s Best, which she posted to her
Instagram account to promote the
airing of the global talent competition
that will air in February on US TV
network CBS.
“You know, I have a soft spot for
kids. I was a kid performer, but I have
kids now. This is a whole other thing.
You possess a gift, you’re just that
good,” said Drew in the clip, which
also showed judges Grammy-winning
artist Faith Hill and drag queen
superstar RuPaul beaming after the
trio’s performance of “Listen.”
The act, composed of Mackie
Empuerto, Keifer Sanchez, and Francis
Concepcion, also earned a standing
ovation from the three superstar
judges, as well as the show’s “wall of
the world,” which features 50 of the
world’s most accomplished experts
from every field of entertainment.
In the post on her Instagram page,
which has 10.4 million followers, she
said, “I’m thrilled to be a judge on
@theworldsbestcbs alongside @
faithhill @rupaulofficial and our
fearless leader @j_corden! This
show is overflowing with talent
from around the world. Here’s a
sneak peek exclusive clip of what’s
to come - I can’t wait for you all to
see it!”
“This performance from @
thetntboys was so incredible
#WorldsBest,” she added.
The World’s Best will air on
Feb. 9 in the US after the Super
Bowl and will be hosted by Tony
Award-winning actor and host
James Corden.
Before becoming a group, Mackie,
Kiefer, and Francis first impressed
viewers as grand finalists in “Tawag
ng Tanghalan Kids” on ABS-CBN.
They were officially launched as a
trio in 2017, and have since sung for
international audiences in Little Big
Shots US, UK, and Australia and have
performed for several head of states,
including Pres. Rodrigo Duterte,
The TNT Boys with English actor-comedian James Corden (leftmost),
host of the upcoming TV show ‘The World’s Best’
Singaporean
president
Halimah
Yacob, and Papua New Guinea prime
minister Peter O’ Neill. They were also
hailed as the grand champion of Your
Face Sounds Familiar Kids.
Last November, they successfully
staged their first major solo concert
at the Araneta Coliseum, which made
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them the youngest artists to headline
a sold-out concert, not only at the
Araneta Coliseum but in the whole
country. The ASAP Natin ‘To regulars
also released a Christmas album titled
TNT Boys Christmastime under TNT
Records. (MS)