The enterprise security news, more secure by removing credentials, & RSAC interviews – Marty Momdjian, Amit Saha, Dr. Tina Srivastava – ESW #410

As General Manager for Ready1 and EVP of Services, Marty Momdjian brings more than 15 years’ strategic and tactical leadership in cyber resilience and incident response (IR) to Semperis. His expertise in identity security, particularly in applied controls and ease of use, was forged while leading IR and recovery teams during some of the most well-known cyber breaches in the healthcare industry.

At Semperis, Marty’s focus is on breach preparedness and mitigating the impact to clinical and business operations during cyber events.

As Chief Growth Officer, Amit is focused on developing and executing on the investment and growth strategies that build and grow the company’s strategic initiatives and its core customer and partner relationships.

Amit brings over two decades of identity and cybersecurity industry expertise, where he has helped organizations address and solve some of their most critical identity, security, and compliance challenges. As a Co-Founder and the previous CEO of Saviynt, Amit was responsible for the first phase of the company’s evolution and growth, providing the strategic leadership and execution that has positioned Saviynt as a leader in the identity management market. Prior to his tenure as CEO in 2018, Amit was COO of Saviynt, where from 2014 to 2018 he led sales, business development, alliances, and go-to-market strategy. Prior to joining Saviynt, Amit held leadership positions at Infosys and HCL, including as Identity Practice Engagement Manager and Senior Architect. With his long and distinguished tenure, Amit is widely considered a leading expert in identity and access management, information security, and risk and compliance management.

Dr. Tina P. Srivastava is an MIT-trained rocket scientist, entrepreneur, technology expert, author and the inventor of more than 30 patents. Her book, Innovating in a Secret World, has received many accolades since its release, and Dr. Srivastava also regularly takes the stage at major industry conferences like Identiverse, Authenticate, the Harvard Social Enterprise Conference and Advanced Cyber Security Center (ACSC) Conference. She is also an FAA-certified pilot and Lecturer at MIT in the areas of flying, meteorology, and technology roadmapping. Her lecture on the fundamental knowledge and basic principles of airplane aerodynamics has garnered over 3 million views.

Dr. Srivastava is experienced in designing security technologies and bringing them to market, both in defense and commercial sectors. Dr. Srivastava served as Chief Engineer of electronic warfare programs at Raytheon, where she successfully led a $40 million advanced radio frequency program. She also founded a cybersecurity startup that was acquired by a public company and the global leader in network assurance and security, and is co-founder of Badge Inc., an identity and security company. She is also actively involved with INCOSE, where she served on the Board of Directors for two terms. She now serves on the Board of Directors of IDPro. Dr. Srivastava earned her PhD, SM, and SB, all from MIT.