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All 2025 Conference Sessions
Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2025 dove deep into key topics for cybersecurity leaders around AI, risk management, cloud security and more.
Session Takeaways
Day 1 Takeaways
Gartner Opening Keynote: Harness the Hype: Turning Disruption Into Cybersecurity Opportunity
Speakers:
- Patrick Hevesi, VP Analyst, Gartner
- Oscar Isaka, Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Key takeaways
- Hype drives disruption and confusion, but we can turn that into an opportunity for cybersecurity and organizations.
- Reframe executive conversations to emphasize critical exposures.
- With clear communication and strong decision making, exceptional leadership can guide your organization through complexity.
Day 2 Takeaways
Being Comfortable in the Hot Seat: Having Cybersecurity Conversations With Executives
Speaker:
- Paul Furtado, VP Analyst, Gartner
Key takeaways
Cyber risk management should be holistic and aligned with business objectives, using outcome-oriented metrics (such as Return on Risk and Protection Level Agreements) instead of focusing solely on traditional ROI.
Preparation and incident response are essential, including detailed response plans, regular business continuity testing, and rapid detection and containment capabilities to keep pace with the speed of cyberattacks.
Executive engagement and clear communication are fundamental: keep leadership informed, base security investments on business value, and prepare the board for realistic expectations by prioritizing proactive and measurable cybersecurity practices.
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Dozens of conference sessions were presented each day at the 2025 Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. While we work to develop next year’s agenda, filter to see sessions that align with your role and interests.
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Tuesday, 05 August, 2025
09:30 AM - 10:15 AM BRT
Gartner Opening Keynote: Harness the Hype: Turning Disruption Into Cybersecurity Opportunity
Patrick Hevesi,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Oscar Isaka,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
Our organizations understand they can’t ignore cybersecurity. In our turbulent environment, the extremes of unbridled technology optimism and excessive preoccupation with risk endanger us. Hype, whether driven by AI, emerging technologies, geopolitical changes or latest headline-grabbing cyber attack, threatens to derail strategic objectives and the partnership between cybersecurity and the rest of the business. This keynote will help exploit hype's power to drive your cybersecurity program and the resilience of your organization.
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BRT
Forget the Hype: 5 Key Things You Should Be Doing to Secure Your Endpoints
Eric Grenier,
Sr Director Analyst, Gartner
In a world full of hype and distractions, organizations need to focus on fundamentals and foundational security techniques before moving on to the latest and greatest hype. In this session, attendees will learn the 5 key things that every organization should be doing to secure their endpoints and reduce the attack surface.
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11:00 AM - 12:00 PM BRT
Contract Negotiation Clinic for Cybersecurity Leaders
Yolanda Harris,
Director Analyst, Gartner
Cybersecurity leaders are increasingly responsible for negotiating security services and subscriptions for their function or are called on by procurement and business leaders to opine over security-specific clauses in business-critical agreements. This session will cover top regulatory and legal trends in 2025 in negotiating agreements, their impacts on key security provisions, contracting secrets, key terms to negotiate and more.
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11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BRT
Roundtable: From Prevention to Resilience — How Do We Shift Cybersecurity’s Mindset?
Nandor Feher,
Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
Marcos Berlinsky,
Sr Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
Join your peers to discuss how CISOs can drive a new culture of resilience. How can we pivot the cybersecurity team away from a “hero culture” with a zero-tolerance-for-failure mindset? Since incidents cannot be entirely prevented, CISOs must measure success by achieving sustained of business outcomes, not just cyber incident prevention. This shift poses a significant challenge for cybersecurity professionals and leadership stakeholders.
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BRT
How to Maximize the Value of Workforce Password Management Tools
Nayara Sangiorgio,
Principal Analyst, Gartner
Learn the potential of workforce password management tools (WPMs) in driving an impactful identity-first strategy and empowering IAM leaders to equip users for success while ensuring cybersecurity compliance. This session will delve into the exciting possibilities of WPMs in enhancing security, elevating user experience, and enabling digital convenience.
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11:00 AM - 11:45 AM BRT
Ask the Expert: How Do I Mature My Data Loss Prevention Program?
Paulo Aresta,
Sr Principal Analyst, Gartner
This session will give you an opportunity to ask questions about overall data loss prevention (DLP) issues, including policy tuning, resource allocation, incident response and program maturity.
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11:00 AM - 12:30 PM BRT
Workshop: Imagine and Prepare for How the C-Suite Responds to a Personal Data Breach
Bart Willemsen,
VP Analyst, Gartner
Luciano Dominicis,
Sr Executive Partner, Domains, Gartner
It's our job to keep our company from security incidents and data breaches. But they will happen, and we have to prepare for when they do. In this workshop, you'll actively participate in a group posing as the C-suite of a fictive company suffering from a personal data breach in the collaboration or supply chain. Do you know what the immediate need is? You'll take away key insights to put in your response plan once you're back in the office.
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BRT
Executive Story: Petrobras: Challenges and Benefits in the Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) Journey
Samara Silva Braz,
Chief Information Security Officer, Petrobras
Learn in detail about Petrobras’ implementation of Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), highlighting the challenges faced and lessons learned throughout this project. Adopting CTEM requires a significant cultural shift and collaboration between threat intelligence teams, infrastructure, and business units. Understand how the organization structured this collaboration and integrated technologies to prioritize vulnerability treatment, improving security posture, and reducing the risk of cyber incidents. The experience also highlights the importance of balancing automation and human judgment in vulnerability management.
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11:00 AM - 11:20 AM BRT
Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms
Charlie Winckless,
VP Analyst, Gartner
The secure access service edge (SASE) market remains dynamic, with more viable vendors and offerings available now. Security and risk management leaders can attend this session to cut through the marketing hype and see which vendors and products are strong in the market.
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