Whether in our personal or our professional lives, the protection of exploitable data has gained increasing importance and visibility. As a plethora of technical solutions, offering varying degrees of security, have flooded consumer and commercial markets, discerning the most suitable products requires greater levels of topic-specific education and awareness. Based upon the experiential knowledge of two members of the IT security community, this talk intends to:

- Define "exploitable data," from personal and enterprise perspectives
- Discuss current methods of securing this data, from the extreme to the mundane
- Provide ideas for scaling security solutions to suit individual and corporate purposes

The goal of the presentations is to update meeting attendees with tools and perspectives that can be employed when engaging in personal and enterprise security dialogues.

About Our Speaker(s)

Nila DiDonna

Nila is the IT Security and Risk Management Director for Norwegian Cruise Line. She has been with Norwegian for almost twelve years and has held many responsibilities within I.T. across the infrastructure discipline. She got her start in IT (Data Processing (DP), back then) in 1986 as a Junior Computer Operator where she was nearly a lone female in a very male dominated environment. When you meet Nila, ask her what the hiring Director said about why she was chosen for this job as opposed to the other candidates. Nila worked for companies such as AutoNation, Alamo Rent A Car, and Certified Vacations and attributes her success to hard work, studying (especially with hard copy manuals, remember those?), inspirational mentors, motivated teams, and supportive business partners. Nila has had many professional achievements, but she feels the most important achievement is opening the door to those unfamiliar with IT and guiding them towards a new professional career path. Nila states that their successes are due to their own initiatives and dedication, but it is very rewarding to have had a part in opening the door and giving them an opportunity like her own.


Franklin Tallah

Franklin is a senior security and privacy consultant with 11 years of experience helping companies tailor their compliance programs to the risk temperament of business stakeholders. Since 2007, Franklin has focused on the Payment Cards Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS). As a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), he has provided consulting services to large, global merchants enabling them to meet compliance goals in a ways that suit their unique circumstances. Franklin's expertise and consultative approach has earned him the trust of his clients and he has a reputation for building alliances across IT and Business units to solve security and compliance challenges in a pragmatic, cost-efficient manner. Franklin maintains multiple certifications (including PCI-QSA, CISSP, CISM, CISA; CRISC) and is an active member of multiple information security organizations (ISSA, (ISC)2 and ISACA).

Event Date and Venue

This event will be held from 6:00 pm on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at:

Cherry Bekaert LLP
200 East Broward Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
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Networking 6 - 6:30
Presentation 6:30 - 8:15

Pre-registration for this event is closed and on-site registrations will not be accepted.

About Our Sponsor(s)

Solutions start with understanding. TekPartners has been an industry trailblazer since the day it opened its doors a decade ago. The executives brought their years of experience together and a belief that it could be done better. Today, as we approach $70 million with multiple offices and divisions, the simple truths that got us here are stronger than ever. TekPartners knows its business and wants to help yours. As a premier provider for workforce staffing and solutions, TekPartners clearly understands that technology needs require the most qualified consultants, contract staff and recruitment solutions. We are thankful for our elite commercial and government clients nationwide and are always looking for smart-fit clients to be a part of our extended family.

Contact Us

For more info regarding registration or event details, please contact Amy Serwinowski ([email protected]).

For more details about pre-registration, contact Tech Support.