DefenseStorm Named Sponsor at The Knowledge Group’s Event “FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool for Financial Institutions,” on 11/14/2016

New York, NY, November 09, 2016 --(PR.com)-- DefenseStorm teams up with The Knowledge Group for its upcoming webcast entitled “FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool for Financial Institutions: The Road Ahead.” This two-hour event will be held on November 14, 2016 @ 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET.

For further details about this event, please visit:
https://www.theknowledgegroup.org/all-events-list/live-webcasts/event-homepage/?event_id=1789

About DefenseStorm
DefenseStorm is a Security Data Platform that watches everything on your network and matches it to your policies, providing cybersecurity management that is safe, compliant and cost effective. Built from the ground up in the cloud, DefenseStorm unifies detection, investigation, reporting, and compliance into a single place to manage cybersecurity data. Formed by bankers and technology experts, DefenseStorm aggregates event data across all cybersecurity tools and links policies to real-time alerts, so that financial institutions can prove to regulators they are both secure and compliant with evolving FFIEC cybersecurity requirements.

KC Event Synopsis
On June 30, 2015 the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released its much awaited Cybersecurity Assessment Tool which is designed to help financial institutions and regulators identify cybersecurity attack risks and to measure security preparedness as well. The assessment may be able provide an adaptable approach for financial institutions and businesses, but, it also creates uncertainties about how regulators may view the Assessment output and how it may interact or differ from the present tools used by financial institutions.

In this two-hour live webcast, a panel of thought leaders and professionals assembled by The Knowledge Group will provide the audience with an in-depth discussion of the fundamentals as well as the recent developments surrounding the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool. They will help the audience understand all the important aspects of this remarkable topic. Speakers will also offer best practices on how to reduce potential attack, risks and costs.

Key topics include:
- Cyber Security Assessment Tool - A 2016 Perspective
- Assessment Tool - Implications and Legal Challenges
- Evaluating Inherent Risks & Cyber Security Maturity
- Impact of Cyber Threats to Financial Institutions
- Up-to-the-minute Regulatory Developments

About The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. For further details, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/