Rethinking Privileged Access: From Alerts to Actual Risk Reduction

Christopher L. Hills has more than 20 years’ experience in Identity Security as a Technical Director, Senior Solutions Architect, and Security Engineer operating in highly sensitive environments. Chris is a military veteran of the United States Navy and started with BeyondTrust after his most recent role leading a Privileged Access Management (PAM) team as a Technical Director within a Fortune 500 organization. In his current position, he has responsibilities as a global Chief Security Strategist working with Customers, Marketing, Executives, Thought Leadership, Market Trends, and Corporate Influencer. Chris has held the title of Sr. Solution’s Architect, Deputy CTO, and Deputy CISO roles since starting with BeyondTrust. Chris is also co-author in the Cloud Attack Vectors book, a contributor in the New Privileged Attack Vectors book, and editor in previous books. Chris has been featured and writes for CXO, Dark Reading, and Computer Weekly to name a few. In his free time, Chris enjoys spending time with his family on the water boating, supporting his son’s college football career, going to the sand dunes offroading.

Bill Venteicher is the Director of Public Sector marketing at BeyondTrust, where he helps federal, state and local, and education organizations strengthen identity security that is critical to securely completing their mission. As a 19-year product marketing leader and evangelist, Bill builds stories, marketing, and positioning that connect mission outcomes and needs to practical controls and measurable risk reduction. Before BeyondTrust, he has been a trusted source and public speaker. He led vertical product marketing in HR tech, CrowdStrike, and IBM Security, with specialization in SaaS, Security Services, and offensive and defensive cybersecurity. Bill lives in Austin and is a proud dad of three, bringing an educator’s clarity and a coaching mindset to every project.