Unmasking the Hidden Pathways to Privilege: Why Fragmented Security Fails

As Chief Technology Officer, Marc Maiffret is responsible for leading BeyondTrust’s product strategy and leading the global engineering organizations to address market needs in intelligent identity and access security. Maiffret is a well-known entrepreneur and executive with over 20 years of experience in security leadership at organizations such as eEye Digital Security, FireEye, SpaceX, and BeyondTrust. Maiffret founded his first company shortly after being raided by the FBI at the age of 17. As a security researcher, Marc was an early pioneer in Microsoft vulnerability research, including co-discovering and naming Code Red, the first Microsoft computer worm. Marc has presented at numerous security conferences and has testified before Congress on matters of national security. As an entrepreneur, Marc helped design and build some of the first products for Vulnerability Management, Web Application Firewalling, Endpoint Security, and Network-Based Malware Detection. Marc has written for numerous publications and is regularly sought after by media organizations to break down complex security topics.

Sam Elliott is the Senior Vice President of Products at BeyondTrust, where he oversees the company’s solution portfolio. Leading with an identity security first approach, he drives product innovation and integration strategies across the broader security ecosystem. A technology veteran of over 18 years, Elliott’s focus is in privileged access management, remote access security, and SaaS strategies. He has helped build successful, cloud-first, startups and held product leadership roles across core technology industries, including Cyber Security, IT Asset Management, and IT Service Management. Elliott earned his Bachelor of Science from Florida State University.