Brett Williams

Most audiences today are well-aware of the cyber-threat. What they need is clear, practical steps they can take to proactively stop the attack. Every experience Brett delivers is customized for the audience and the message and he prepares them take action. Key themes include the nature of the threat--from criminals to nation-states, and how they will attack your company. Current data on the costs of a breach from data recovery to reputation damage and liability exposure. A clear explanation of current defenses and why they fail. The role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in helping to defeat today's sophisticated attacker. And every presentation includes a checklist of action items, so the audience walks away with a clear plan of attack.

The U.S. is under attack from a variety of nation-state actors and this has implications for business professionals as well as Americans in their private lives. General Williams provides his perspective on the current cyber threat landscape, discusses challenges that we have as a nation in addressing this threat and provides his perspective on how business leaders and technical professionals can work better together to counter the increasingly sophisticated cyber threat.

Brett is the perfect speaker for your next customer conference. By bringing in an expert at his level, you demonstrate that your company takes protecting customer data in cyberspace seriously. He is the perfect lead in for your company expert to describe the cybersecurity steps you take to protect them.

Brett has significant experience working with a variety of service providers and technology integrators. He can customize his presentation to tee up follow-on discussions between your key vendors/partners and existing or prospective customers.

Sales Meetings
Today's cyber market is packed with "magic" solutions. Your sales team needs to come across as highly aware of the threat and able to clearly articulate how your product helps counter that threat. Brett's presentation will raise the cyber IQ of any team and position them to be more successful with a wide variety of prospective clients.

Business Leader Action Plans
One of the biggest challenges with cybersecurity is the gap that exists in language, perception and understanding between the senior business leaders and the technical experts. Brett has a unique ability to translate technical jargon into business speak, so that leaders can make cyber-informed business decisions.

Employee Training and Awareness
Brett has been asked several times to follow up a senior business leader presentation with a presentation to employees. Employees pose the biggest cyber risk to any company. Brett's message shows them how important their actions are in protecting the company.

Technical Leader Preparation
Technical leaders such as Chief Information Officers (CIO) and Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) are increasingly required to present to the C-Suite and the Board. Brett's extensive experience conducting board cyber-risk seminars allows him to share best practices for making technical presentations effective to senior business leaders.