Saša Zdjelar

We hear the phrase "the world runs on open source" often and while it's true that most software contains a lot of open source, enterprises run on commercial software. Business processes and value chains depend on commercial software due to the need for support, patching, continued investments for enterprise use cases, etc., meanwhile software supply chain attacks have risen 1300% in the past few years. In this talk we're going to discuss the current capabilities available to CISOs to manage software supply chain risks, evolving regulatory and personal liability expectations and what security leaders can do to protect their company.

Saša is an Operating Partner at Crosspoint Capital and the Chief Trust Officer (CTrO) at ReversingLabs with ~20 years of Fortune 10 global executive leadership experience. His CTrO scope includes leadership, oversight and governance of the CISO/CSO function, including product security, as well as partnering with other leaders on corporate and product strategy, strategic partnerships and research, and customer and technology advisory boards, including sponsoring the ReversingLabs CISO Council.

Prior to ReversingLabs and Crosspoint Capital, Saša served as the Senior Vice President of Security at Salesforce, where he led a global organization encompassing enterprise security, product security, offensive security, security engineering/automation, bug bounty programs, technical product/program/project management, and mergers & acquisitions. He was also the executive sponsor for strategic corporate security initiatives, such as Zero Trust.

Prior to his tenure at Salesforce, Saša spent nearly two decades at ExxonMobil, holding various positions focusing on strategy, enterprise security & architecture, software engineering, ERP systems design/integration, program and product management, planning & stewardship, compute and hosting platforms, and digital/cyber resilience.

Saša is an active participant and founding member of several CISO leadership communities. He is also a member of the Forbes Technology Council, Member of the Board at the National Technology Security Coalition (NTSC), a Fellow at the Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI), a Fellow at the Center for Global Enterprise (CGE), a member of the BlackHat CISO Summit Advisory Board and BlackHat Content Review Board, and engages in organizations such as Infragard, ISACA, and ISSA. His insights have been published in various industry publications, and he has spoken at numerous industry conferences and universities.

Saša holds a Bachelor's degree in Management and a Master's degree in Decision Science from the University of Florida.

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