Topic: Secure First, Lead Boldly: Women Leading Proactive Defense
Abstract: In today’s continuously evolving threat landscape, proactive security leadership is a strategic imperative. This webinar features a woman leader who is redefining cybersecurity by shifting from reactive responses to anticipatory, intelligence-driven defense. The session explores how women leaders at the forefront of security, risk, and technology are embedding a “secure-by-design” mindset into organizational strategy, governance, and operations. From threat modeling and red teaming to AI-enabled detection and risk-based decision-making, the speaker will share real-world insights on building resilient security postures that enable innovation rather than slow it. Attendees will also gain insights into leading proactive defense programs, influencing executive buy-in, and cultivating diverse, forward-thinking security teams.
Key Takeaways:
- Building a proactive defense and leadership mindset that reduces long-term risk
- Applying “secure-first” strategies to enable innovation
- Using threat intelligence and red teaming to shift from reactive to resilient security
- Championing the role of women leaders in redefining cybersecurity
- Implementing security-by-design across processes and technology
- Deploying AI-enabled defense with strong governance and oversight
- Securing executive buy-in to scale proactive security initiatives
- Strengthening cyber resilience through diverse leadership
Speaker:
Preity Gupta, Chief Enterprise AI Cybersecurity Advisor (GRC)
Bio: Preity Gupta serves as an Independent Director, Global Security Board Advisor at EC-Council, Executive Board Member at Bharatiya Vitta Salahkar Samiti and Enterprise AI Security Architect and Advisor at Wipro. With over two decades of expertise in multi-cloud security, AI governance, and risk optimization, she advises global boards and C-suites on cybersecurity strategy, compliance, and cost efficiency across Azure, AWS, Oracle, and GCP environments.
Formerly with Accenture, HCL, and other global technology leaders, Preity has led large-scale digital transformation initiatives. At Wipro, she has led high-impact security programs, delivering a 35% reduction in compliance costs and a 25% improvement in project success. Her deep domain expertise spans ISO 27001, GDPR, NIST, DORA, AI Governance, and Zero Trust Architecture.
As the founder of Preity Gupta SecureBiz, she leads the Secure First Business revolution, helping organizations to minimize risk and enhance operational excellence. She holds dual master’s degrees (MCA, MCom) and top-tier certifications, including CISM, AZ-500, SC-100, AWS SAA-C02, and architect credentials from both Accenture and Wipro. Preity is also a bestselling author (Cost Savvy Secure Cloud), TEDx Speaker, and a recipient of the International Icon, Powerful Women, and Aspiring CXO Awards.
