Cybersecurity Governance and Board Requirements: What Attorneys and Their Clients Need to Know [Part 1]

Rachel V. Rose | Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, PLLC

Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA is a Principal with Rachel V. Rose – Attorney
at Law, P.L.L.C. (Houston, TX)

Ms. Rose has a unique background, having worked in many different facets of healthcare, securities, cybersecurity, as well as international law and business throughout her career. For nearly a decade, her practice has focused transactional, compliance, and litigation matters related to cybersecurity, health care, securities, and Dodd-Frank/False Claims Act whistleblower claims. Ms. Rose worked on Capitol Hill when HIPAA passed in 1996 and worked at HHS in 2009 when the HITECH Act was being implemented.

In addition to being extensively published and a sought-after presenter and quoted expert, Ms. Rose holds an MBA with minors in healthcare an entrepreneurship from Vanderbilt University, and a law degree from Stetson University College of Law, where she graduated with various honors, including the National Scribes Award and The William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award.

Ms. Rose is licensed in Texas and is a Fellow of the Federal Bar Association. Currently, she is the Chair of the Federal Bar Association’s Government Relations Committee, a board member of the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section, the co-editor of the American Health Lawyers Association’s Enterprise Risk Management Handbook for Healthcare Entities (2nd Edition), as well as a co-author of the ABA’s books The ABCs of ACOs and What Are International HIPAA Considerations?

She has been named consecutively to the Texas Bar College, the National Women Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 25, Houstonia Magazine’s Top Lawyers (healthcare), the National Trial Lawyers Association’s Top 100, as well as 1st Healthcare Compliance’s 2019 Top Presenter. Ms. Rose is also an Affiliated Member with the Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, where she teaches bioethics.

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Andy Watkin-Child, CSyP, CEng, MSyI, MIMechE, AMAE | Parava
Security Solutions

Andy is a global leader in cybersecurity risk management. He has held leadership positions as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Global VP of cyber risk for organisations with Balance sheets of $1trn. He was a founding member of the U.S DoD CMMC program and his work has been reviewed by members of the White House Office of the National Cyber Director, DoD, Cyberspace Solarium Commission and numerous UK and U.S Trade Associations. He holds Royal Charters in Security (CSyP) and Engineering (CEng).

I. Notable cases, enforcement actions and legal developments in the U.S. and abroad | 12:00pm – 12:15pm

II. SEC’s Final Cyber Rule – 15 months later key items to focus on | 12:15pm – 12:30pm

III. Board Governance and its Role in Cybersecurity | 12:30pm – 12:45pm

IV. Words matter. Disclosures to the market both from the compliance side of the equation and post-incident scenario need to be crafted carefully for a reasonable investor | 12:45pm – 12:55pm

V. Conclusion | 12:55pm – 1:00pm