N‑able Cyber Resilience Summit
A virtual summit for IT and Security professionals seeking end-to-end cyber resilience against today’s biggest digital threats.
Session 1 October 16, 9am AEDT (October 15, 4pm PDT)
Session 2 October 16, 9am EDT / 2pm BST
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October 15, 7pm ET &
October 16, 9am ET
Why you’ll want to join us
SMBs are being hunted—Let’s fight back
Cyber resilience isn’t optional—It’s critical
Unfiltered insights from elite cyber-experts
Distinguished Speakers
Keynote
Sarah Armstrong-Smith,Chief Security Advisor for EMEA, Microsoft
With two decades of experience securing critical infrastructure and guiding enterprises through crises, Sarah Armstrong-Smith delivers an expert—and human—perspective on cybersecurity. As a bestselling author and revered resilience strategist, she empowers SMEs to understand attacker psychology, fortify their defenses, and build adaptive crisis response ready for the evolving threat landscape of 2025.
Panelists
Francis Odum,Cybersecurity Instructor, Maven
Founder of Software Analyst Cybersecurity Research and a widely respected cybersecurity researcher and independent analyst, Francis Odum has a readership exceeding 60,000 security and technology professionals. With a foundation in AI and machine learning, he specializes in Identity, Cloud and Application Security, Network Security, and SOC operations. He also imparts his expertise as a cybersecurity instructor at Maven.
Vinod Paul,President, Managed Services, Align
With over 20 years of extensive experience in financial services and technology, Vinod Paul serves in the role of President, Align Managed Services. As President, Vinod is responsible for spearheading the strategic development of Align’s Managed Services offerings, including overseeing Align Cybersecurity™, a comprehensive solution for cybersecurity risk management. Additionally, Vinod plays a pivotal role in nurturing senior client relationships within the alternative asset management community, offering ongoing guidance on industry best practices and emerging trends in Managed Services.
Agenda
5 minutesWelcome
Featured speakers:
Chris Massey
Senior Partner Growth Manager, N‑able
10 minutesOpening Thoughts
Featured speakers:
John Pagliuca
CEO, N‑able
30 minutes-KEYNOTEPreparing for Tomorrow’s Threats Today
The critical need for end-to-end cyber resilience
Discover how the rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape is reshaping the way organizations think about security. In this session, Sarah Armstrong-Smith will explore why building end-to-end cyber resilience has become mission critical—and how businesses can prepare for the challenges ahead.
Featured speakers:
Sarah Armstrong-Smith,
Chief Security Advisor for EMEA, Microsoft
45 minutes-PANELSecurity Roundtable:
Discussing 5 key findings from our Annual Threat Report
Cyber resilience is crucial in today’s dynamic threat landscape. Our panel of leading cyber security voices will explore how organizations can rise to the challenge of these rapidly evolving risks. Topics will include the latest threat intelligence, the necessity of end-to-end cyber resilience, and lessons from research findings and real-world insights.
Featured speakers:
Francis Odum,
Cybersecurity Instructor, Maven
Kevin O’Connor,
Senior Security Manager, N‑able
Vinod Paul,
President, Managed Services, Align
15 minutes-VISIONEcoverse:
N‑able’s Vision for End-to-End Cyber Resilience
Once overlooked by threat actors, small and mid-market businesses today face the same sophisticated attacks as large enterprises.
N‑able CTO Mike Adler will explore what it takes to build true end-to-end resilience, outlining a holistic approach spanning the full attack lifecycle: minimizing the attack surface before an incident, reducing operational impact during an attack, and ensuring business continuity after.
Featured speakers:
Mike Adler,
EVP, Chief Technology and Product Officer, N‑able
45 minutes-BreakoutBeyond Defense:
Unifying IT and Security Ops for Continuous Endpoint Resilience
IT and SecOps are converging in a critical shift for modern endpoint protection. We’ll explore key drivers of this shift, why proactive and continuous endpoint hardening is vital, as well as practical strategies and an expert-led demo.
Featured speakers:
Lewis Pope
Head Nerd, Sec Ops
Jason Murphy
Head Nerd, IT Ops
45 minutes-BreakoutIn the Crosshairs:
Why cyber-criminals are now targeting backups
Backups have been the last line of defense against cyberthreats—but today, they’re increasingly becoming the first target. We’ll cover how the cyberthreat landscape is evolving, three primary attack vectors used by modern threat actors, and ways to proactively defend.
Featured speakers:
Keith Young
Principle Solutions Architect
Stefan Voss
VP of Product Management
45 minutes-BreakoutFrom Alert Overload to Action:
The Evolving Role of MDR
AI-powered MDR makes security teams nimbler and more effective. In this session we’ll unpack ways AI helps highlight what really matters, how modern MDR has become an extension of your team, getting practical support from generative AI, and hear real stories from the field.
Featured speakers:
Robert Johnston
VP, GM Adlumin
