Keynote Highlights

Senior US Federal Counterintelligence Expert at LegalSEC!


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he general session at the 2019 LegalSEC Summit kicked off with keynote speaker, William R. Evanina, Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. Mr. Evanina provided a standing-room-only audience with insights on recent global events in the areas of cyber-security and the emerging threats facing the legal technology, IT, and legal operations domains. They were motivating and thought-provoking.

“The keynote presentation given by William R. Evanina set the stage for LegalSEC,” said Jim McKenna, Chief Information Officer at Fenwick & West LLP and ILTA Board Member. “It was a gut punch and a wakeup call at the same time.”

The biggest takeaways from the speech were “95% of data breaches are the result of email phishing attacks” and “make security a part of the mission, make security a part of your business and apparatus. Make it a part of your overall strategy.”

Mr. Evanina concluded his eye-opening presentation with a dynamic Q&A session with audience participation. Listen to the full recording with Q&A

To read more about William R. Evanina’s speech, find his prepared speech notes here.