Fight through the Attack!
Midday Keynote at Code Freeze 2023

Ensuring that Your Business Can Operate in the Midst of a Cyberattack

No company's security is perfect. While preventative measures can make systems and services attack resistant, there's not a technology in the world which is attack-proof. This talk is focused on the key steps that service owners, system architects, operators and business leaders need to take or consider in the midst of a cyber attack to continue to operate effectively and emerge with confidence

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Yolonda Smith

Yolonda Smith is the Head of Cybersecurity at Grubhub, where she is responsible for protecting the Grubhub brand from the edge of the network to the end of the fork and everywhere in between. She leads a team of security professionals in the development and delivery of tailored solutions to manage & mitigate risk, enable Grubhub to achieve its business objectives and establish a healthy security culture. Prior to Grubhub, Yolonda was the Head of Cybersecurity for sweetgreen and also served as a Business Information Security Officer (BISO) for Target's Digital properties. She served in the United States Air Force as a Cyberspace Operations Officer for 8 years, with duties and assignments ranging from Advanced Network Operations to Cyber Defense Capabilities Development. Yolonda earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science from the University of Notre Dame and her Master of Science Degree in Information Assurance from the University of Maryland. She is based out of Atlanta, Georgia (USA) and enjoys partnering with organizations and foundations to expose more women and girls of color to careers in cybersecurity.