Laureen Smith
Vice President, Global Strategic Alliances, Accellion
Laureen Smith joined Accellion in 2017 and is responsible for the Company’s channel sales and strategic partnerships. She brings many years of experience in enterprise software sales and marketing, and strategic partnership development with expertise in Enterprise File Sync and Sharing, Collaboration, and Content Management. Prior to Accellion, Laureen was Vice President of North America & Asia Pacific at Workshare, where she was responsible for expanding the Company’s business in the legal vertical. Prior to Workshare, Laureen was instrumental in growing the business development and sales efforts at Planitax, a SaaS solution provider enabling corporate tax departments to efficiently and effectively manage their data. Read Laureen’s profile in Women in Business Q&A to learn more about her experiences at Accellion and her perspectives on women in executive leadership.
Laureen holds a bachelor degree in Environmental Studies from University of California, Berkeley.
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The One Healthcare Technology That Makes a CISO’s Blood Boil
On one hand, smart devices are a blessing to healthcare, producing valuable data that fuels healthy lifestyles and improves patient care. On the other hand, these devices are a nightmare, overwhelming healthcare providers’ ability to protect the data and the source of the data – patients.
Serve And Protect (In That Order)
Can you blame the CISO who wants to quash any tool, system, or process that invites risk into the organization? CISOs face embarrassing data breaches and unceremonious terminations when employees connect unauthorized devices and applications to the network, leave unlocked computers unattended, or engage in other risky behavior.
There’s No Tech Like Old Tech
Compliance checklists and attestations only go so far in mitigating cyber risk. They demonstrate a partner’s commitment to cybersecurity awareness however they only capture a snapshot in time. A vendor, contractor or supplier is just one connected device or phishing email away from a security incident. That vulnerability puts your partners, and ultimately you, at risk.
Modern CISOs Don’t Say This Word Anymore
When it’s your job to limit risk, it’s understandable to be wary of anything new. It’s much easier to stick to the formula because it’s safe and predictable. In a competitive business environment, however, the company that avoids innovation falls behind. Nevertheless if a company adopts a new technology solution with no consideration given to protecting customer information or intellectual property, a data breach is inevitable.