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Security Theater vs. Security Outcomes — former FBI Cyber Division
4th Annual · October 14, 2025
2025
Practical defense. The Tech Valley Cybersecurity Symposium.
Held October 14, 2025 at Rivers Casino Event Center in Schenectady, NY. The 4th Annual Symposium expanded to a full slate of AI-era topics — security theater vs. outcomes, data privacy in the social media age, AI-driven attacks, identity beyond authentication — with the deepest sponsor showcase and panel program to date.
4th
Annual
11
Sessions
19
Sponsors
500+
Attendees
Session Archive · 11 Videos
Watch the 2025 sessions on demand.
Every keynote, presentation, and panel — captured on film and free to stream. Hosted on the LogicalNet YouTube channel.
Speakers & Panelists
Who took the stage in 2025.
A working roster of practitioners — CISOs, federal agents, attorneys, and engineers — sharing what they were seeing on the ground.
Anna Mercado Clark
Partner & CISO, Phillips Lytle LLP
Data Privacy in the Social Media Age
Chant Vartanian
Founder & CEO, M-Theory Group
AI Innovation vs. Compliance Roundtable
Paul Mazzucco
CISO, TierPoint
Stopping AI-Driven Attacks Isn't Science Fiction
Dexter Caffey
CEO, Smart Eye Technology
The Real Threat Starts After Login — How AI Security Closes the Gap
Sean Atkinson
CISO, Center for Internet Security
Leadership in Cybersecurity Beyond IT
Mike O'Mara
CIO, LogicalNet
Simplify the Security Stack and Understand the Risk
Brendan Hall
Vice President, Alliant Insurance
Leadership in Cybersecurity Beyond IT
Eric Stern
Director, UAlbany CREST Lab
Leadership in Cybersecurity Beyond IT
Dr. Erdal Ozkaya
CISO, Xcitium
AI Innovation vs. Compliance Roundtable
Tush Nikollaj
CEO, LogicalNet
Welcoming Remarks
Schedule
The October 14, 2025 program.
A working day — packed with practical content, deliberately spaced for networking between sessions.
8:00 – 9:00
Registration, breakfast & networking
Sponsor showcase open
9:00 – 9:10
Welcoming Remarks
Tush Nikollaj, CEO · LogicalNet
9:10 – 10:00
Keynote: Security Theater vs. Security Outcomes
Allyn Lynd, Sr. Manager GRC · Kaseya
10:00 – 10:40
Data Privacy in the Social Media Age
Anna Mercado Clark, CISO · Phillips Lytle
10:40 – 11:00
Break
Sponsor showcase
11:00 – 11:40
Stopping AI-Driven Attacks Isn't Science Fiction
Paul Mazzucco, CISO · TierPoint
11:40 – 12:20
The Real Threat Starts After Login
Dexter Caffey, CEO · Smart Eye Technology
12:20 – 1:20
Lunch
Complimentary for all attendees
1:20 – 2:00
Simplify the Security Stack and Understand the Risk
Mike O'Mara, CIO · LogicalNet
2:00 – 2:45
Roundtable: Balancing AI Innovation with Compliance
Vartanian · Ozkaya · Pingatore · Herring
2:45 – 3:30
Panel: Leadership in Cybersecurity Beyond the IT Department
Atkinson · O'Mara · Hall · Stern · Caffey
3:30
Closing & networking reception
Sponsors
2025 partners.
A symposium happens because sponsors decide it should. Thank you to every organization that put resources behind the 2025 program.
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The 2026 Symposium is in motion.
Registration for the next Tech Valley Cybersecurity Symposium is open. Free to attend, limited seating, same Capital Region energy.