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Business & Leadership Development Conference Highlight: Peter Adams
Post-Pandemic Cybersecurity: Addressing Risks and Fortifying Gains
staff. To support this sudden and unanticipated pivot, IT departments everywhere did whatever had to be done in order to keep business technology running. In many companies, IT departments compromised security out of necessity in order to get their employees up and running and enable the workforce and business. Productivity was priority number one, security was 1.1—and everything else was secondary. Those security compromises must now be addressed in order to enable people to effectively Work-from-Anywhere going forward. A leader in the cybersecurity industry, Peter Adams,
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Aldrich Technology VP of Business Strategy, specializes in enabling remote workforces, and continues to address new risks while helping create business value in the “next normal.” “Taking smart security
steps today requires business
leaders to invest in an enduring and strategic approach ahead of a quick fix. The number, sophistication, and complexity of threats is changing and increasing every year,” explains Adams. ”To turn this around, you need to be proactive—to look at how threats are attacking—and mitigate the fundamental weaknesses. It’s not enough to just put our fingers in the dike, we must address the root weakness.” In his presentation, Adams will offer insights on effective
cybersecurity measures and tactics that won’t break your budget. From employee education programs and trainings to password policies and multi-factor authentication, you will walk away with tools to take action and make steps toward implementing cybersecurity measures which support the new working normal. “The pandemic response has underscored the vital role
that cybersecurity plays in enabling remote operations, both during and after a crisis. Companies of all sizes will need to prepare for a new office landscape, reimagining their processes, and redesign architecture accordingly.” Join Peter Adams at this year’s Business and Leadership
Development Conference on Monday, April 19 at 1:30 p.m. for an engaging 45-minute session on Post-Pandemic Cybersecurity: Addressing Risks and Fortifying Gains.
March 2021 ❘ 17 ®
ore than a full year since the first COVID-19 cases arrived in the U.S., we’ve seen a nearly instant shift from Work-from-Office to Work-from-Home
About Peter Adams Peter Adams leads business strategy for Aldrich Technology. Prior to Aldrich, Peter founded and ran Lighthouse Information Systems, a West Coast technology consultancy focused on leading clients through technological and operational challenges in order to promote growth and facilitate successful systems. While running Lighthouse for more than 35 years, Peter served clients across countless industries, including agriculture, construction, manufacturing, medical device production, and technology. Before Lighthouse, he worked as a deployment specialist in the healthcare information systems arena. His approach to IT work lies in consulting clients through complex projects to achieve their ultimate business objectives. Peter is a graduate of UC Santa Cruz, with a degree in Biology and Chemistry, and of Oxford University’s Advanced Management Program (AMP). Outside of work, he is a sailor, a Coxswain in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and a Black Belt martial arts instructor. Peter’s expertise includes: • Enterprise software selection and implementation • Operations and process analysis • Technology as a strategic asset
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