Managing Cybersecurity Threats in 2024 Episode 3

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In this episode of the PLUS podcast, “Managing Cybersecurity Threats in 2024,” host David Shannon speaks with Heath Renfrow, a prominent privacy consultant from Fenix24, about data restoration and remediation following a data breach. They discuss the critical elements of restoring data, the importance of having professional restoration teams, and the misconceptions companies often have when dealing with ransomware attacks. Heath shares his extensive experience in cybersecurity, including his tenure as a CISO for the U.S. Army, and emphasizes the cost-saving benefits of early professional intervention in data restoration. This episode is essential for understanding the intricacies of cybersecurity threat management and the evolving landscape of data recovery efforts.

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Featured on This Episode
Host
David J. Shannon, Esq.
Chair, Privacy & Data Security Practice Group; Chair, IP, Technology & Media Litigation Practice Group, Marshall Dennehey
David J. Shannon is a shareholder at Marshall Dennehey, where he leads both the Privacy and Data Security, and the Intellectual Property Practice Groups. David concentrates a substantial portion of his practice on privacy law, data breaches, ransomware attacks, intellectual property and copyright and trademark infringement. He is experienced in defending privacy and intellectual property cases throughout the United States. David is an international speaker at privacy and data security conferences and seminars, where he discusses legal issues and emerging trends in the privacy arena. djshannon@mdwcg.com; www.marshalldennehey.com
Guest
Heath Renfrow
Co-Founder, Fenix24
Heath Renfrow, co-founder of Fenix24, has more than two decades of experience as a high-level information security specialist, much of it as a chief information security officer (CISO) in the United States Department of Defense, where he addressed some of the nation’s most significant cyber challenges. In 2017 he was named Global CISO of the Year by EC-Council, the largest cyber-training organization in the world. Prior to joining Fenix24, Heath was the vCISO at The Crypsis Group, one of the leading incident response firms in the country, which was acquired by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42. He also served as the first CISO for U.S. Army Healthcare (the largest Healthcare organization within the Department of Defense and one of the largest providers globally), as CISO at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CISO at the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, and as chief joint security officer at the Defense Information Systems Agency. A frequent public speaker on cybersecurity matters, Heath serves on a number of boards, including the National CyberWatch Center Foundation, the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Security, the University of Indiana Cyber Advisory Council, and the Cyber Patriot Program Advisory Council.
Episode #

3

Month

December

Year

2024

Business Line

Cyber Liability

Topic

Professional Liability (PL) Insurance

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