SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Centrify, the leader in securing enterprise identities against cyberthreats, and the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT), America’s Cybersecurity Think Tank™, today announced that General Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA and NSA, will keynote at the ICIT Winter Summit 2017. The summit will take place on Jan. 23 at the Ritz Carlton-Pentagon in Arlington, VA, and is co-chaired by Centrify.

The ICIT Winter Summit 2017 will bring cybersecurity leaders together to develop strategies that demonstrate how available tools and technologies can be implemented to reduce risk and significantly improve security. Federal executives and cybersecurity practitioners will reassess current approaches and develop actionable strategies to prevent successful breaches and build long-term sustainable defenses against a hyper-evolving adversary.

General Hayden will deliver the closing keynote at 2:40 p.m. ET. He will share his perspectives as a national security expert on the top threats facing the federal government and what priorities the new administration and agencies should have for 2017. As director of the CIA and the NSA, General Hayden was on the frontline of the war on terrorism and the growing cyber challenge, and a participant in some of the most telling events in American national security history. He understands the dangers, risks, and potential rewards of the political, economic and security situations facing the nation.

Joining General Hayden will be cybersecurity leaders from U.S. Federal Agencies including the Air Force, FBI, DHS, NASA Ames Research Center, Commerce, EPA, Social Security Administration, Health and Human Services, NIST, GAO, USDA, SBA, FCC and more.

“It is vital to the cybersecurity of our Nation’s critical infrastructure that the federal government demonstrate continuity on cyber initiatives during this period of transition,” said Parham Eftekhari, co-founder and Sr. Fellow at ICIT. “The decision to host our Winter Summit during the first week of the new administration sends a clear message to threat actors that U.S. public and private sector leaders are laser-focused on defending our most valuable assets. We are grateful to our Co-Chair & Fellow-Program member Centrify, and distinguished experts like General Hayden, for supporting ICIT on this important day.”

“We are honored to co-chair the ICIT Winter Summit 2017,” said Tom Kemp, CEO and co-founder of Centrify. “We are committed to effectively combating cybercrime and thwarting the top attack vector used in data breaches — compromised credentials. In the modern age, cyber safety is just as important as physical safety. We’re excited to hear from General Hayden and discuss new cybersecurity strategies and approaches for the new year.”

For more information on the ICIT Winter Summit 2017, visit http://www.icitwintersummit.org/.

About ICIT

America’s Cybersecurity Think Tank™

The Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT) is a 501c(3) cybersecurity Think Tank cultivating a cybersecurity renaissance for our Nation’s critical infrastructure community. As a conduit between the legislative community, federal agencies, critical infrastructure owners and the solution providers who protect them, ICIT is bridging the gap between true cybersecurity experts, policy makers, and critical infrastructure stakeholders. www.icitech.org

About Centrify

Centrify is the leader in securing enterprise identities against cyberthreats that target today’s hybrid IT environment of cloud, mobile and on-premises. The Centrify Identity Platform protects against the leading point of attack used in data breaches ― compromised credentials — by securing an enterprise’s internal and external users as well as its privileged accounts. Centrify delivers stronger security, continuous compliance and enhanced user productivity through single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, mobile and Mac management, privileged access security and session monitoring. Centrify is trusted by over 5000 customers, including more than half of the Fortune 50.

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