"Hardening your digital fortress : Unveiling the Art of Privacy Engineering "
"Hardening your digital fortress : Unveiling the Art of Privacy Engineering "
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05/24/2025 2:10 PM
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"Hardening your digital fortress : Unveiling the Art of Privacy Engineering "
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"Hardening your digital fortress : Unveiling the Art of Privacy Engineering "
"Hardening your digital fortress : Unveiling the Art of Privacy Engineering "
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Session: Hardening your digital fortress : Unveiling the Art of Privacy Engineering
In this digital era, Data is an invaluable asset for businesses. Proliferation of data comes with serious risk. With rampant security attacks and data breaches, undiscovered and unprotected data is a ticking time bomb, waiting to wreak havoc on an organization. Data Security and Data Privacy are table stakes, along with Application/Cloud security. Join us as we discuss how to build an effective Privacy Engineering program from the ground up.It is no secret that Privacy is a shared responsibility between Legal, Product and Engineering. We will dive deep on establishing a Privacy Engineering council of technology and process leaders, which fosters cohesive interdisciplinary collaboration, establishment of Privacy Engineering Frameworks adhering to industry standards and best practices. In tandem with the Privacy Engineering council, we will also discuss a successful Data Stewards program which emerges as a satellite team of privacy champions embedded in critical engineering teams committed to upholding the highest standards of data privacy and security.
We will weave in real-world use case scenarios in our discussions shedding light on the pivotal role played by Privacy Engineering in shaping a trustworthy digital future, and illuminating how to make a business case for a more private product.
Key Takeaways
- Audience will leave with techniques to build a scalable privacy engineering program with
- 1) Privacy Engineering Council
- 2) Adaptable framework
- 3) Data Stewards, a satellite team of Privacy Champions
Bio
Chitra Dharmarajan is a senior technology executive with experience in Security Engineering & Data Privacy encompassing securing solutions architecture, applications & data security posture management, cloud infrastructure and containerized services security. Over the past 20 years she has donned different hats in Silicon Valley technology companies such as Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, General Electric, Argo AI & Box. At present, she is working for Okta | Auth0 and heading the Security & Privacy Engineering initiatives for Okta Customer Identity Cloud. Chitra frequently connects with senior executives of Okta’s global customer base, to build deep trust by delivering highly secure products serving billions of login per month. As an innovative technical leader, she has efficiently scaled global teams to successfully deliver Secure By Design & Privacy By Design initiatives.With her forward-thinking vision, she strives for a continuous validation framework, which allows to detect and reduce security issues. She’s also created a community of white-hat security researchers and accredited security validation partners who have become an extension of Security Engineering initiatives. Finally, the accountability she has established with product owners to have transparency and visibility on their security posture, through metrics, has helped to reduce post-production vulnerabilities and total cost in remediation.
As a technology leader, she has contributed as Adjunct Faculty in Bay Area community colleges, which improved the participation of women in Cyber Security courses. She contributes as a micro-mentor in startup accelerator programs, focusing exclusively on scaling organizations with the best technology to achieve sustainable business models. She is actively engaged with security community with active participation in NDISAC, Global Purple Book Club and Gartner Evanta SFO CISO community. Chitra’s deep expertise in the area of high-growth, enterprise SaaS, and cybersecurity is frequently published in the press and podcasts.
Victoria Tersigni is an Identity and Access Management (IAM) professional with over 8 years of experience in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) and technical program management. Her interest in Privacy Engineering stems from the consistent challenges customers and internal stakeholders alike face when solving modern data privacy problems in an ever-changing business and regulatory environment.
