Priya
Mouli
CISO at University of Alberta
"CISOs on a Shoestring Budget : Doing More with Less"
"CISOs on a Shoestring Budget : Doing More with Less"
Tue May 12 - 9:30 AM EDT/New York (See in local time)
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"CISOs on a Shoestring Budget : Doing More with Less"
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"CISOs on a Shoestring Budget : Doing More with Less"
"CISOs on a Shoestring Budget : Doing More with Less"
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Session: CISOs on a Shoestring Budget : Doing More with Less
Cyber threats don’t shrink when budgets do. For many CISOs, especially in the post-secondary sector, the challenge is clear: how do you build and maintain a strong security posture with limited funding and resources?Here I will break down down how to lead security efforts with agility, creativity, and impact — even when budgets are tight.
This session will explore:
🔹 How to prioritize what really matters in security
🔹 Building strong partnerships across departments
🔹 Communicating risk without fear
🔹 Driving innovation without big spending
This isn’t about cutting costs. It’s about redefining what efficient, effective, and resilient cybersecurity leadership looks like today.
The Learning Objectives will be as follows:
1) Understand the Unique Cybersecurity Challenges in Higher Education
2) Develop a Resilient Cybersecurity strategy
3) Leverage Human Capital as a Cyber Defense Asset
4) Balance Technical and Cultural Dimensions of Cybersecurity
5) Maximize Impact Through Community Collaboration
6) Reframe Cybersecurity as a Strategic Business Enabler
Key Takeaways
- • Navigate the unique cybersecurity challenges of higher education.
- • Build and execute a cyber resiliency strategy tailored to their institution.
- • Leverage internal talent and community partnerships to amplify impact.
- • Reframe cybersecurity as a strate
Bio
Priya is an award winning and globally accomplished Cybersecurity and Risk Management Executive with over 20 years of demonstrated experience supporting organizations of varying sizes and risk profiles across industries. She is currently the Information Security Officer at Sheridan College where besides securing information and technology resources, she is responsible for privacy, compliance and enabling digital resiliency. She also has extensive experience advising and supporting global Financial Services including some of the largest and most prominent names in Toronto, New York and Technology companies in California. She has a commendable history of both collaborating with Senior Leadership and the Boards of large global companies to formulate robust and agile cyber / risk strategies, and working with the operational teams to implement them, and building trusted relationships with stakeholders internally and externally.As a recognized leader in the space, she has both published articles and is invited to share insights at global summits / conferences including ISACA, ISC2, BlackHat among others. Priya’s global exposure working in the US, UK, Canada, China, India for multinational organizations equips her with a global mindset and the ability to work and communicate effectively with people from different backgrounds and disciplines, being empathetic & adaptable.
