Jaya Baloo
Jaya Baloo is the CSO of Rapid7 and has been working in the field of information security with a focus on secure network architecture for over 20 years. She is the former CISO of Avast, and prior to that was CISO at KPN, the largest telecommunications carrier in the Netherlands. Jaya serves on boards of the NL’s National Cyber Security Centre, TIIN Capital, the NOS, and was the former Vice Chair of the EU Quantum flagship. She is also on the faculty at Singularity University.
Jaya is recognized as a top 100 global CISO and ranks among the top 100 security influencers worldwide. In 2019, she was selected as one of the 50 most inspiring women in the Netherlands by Inspiring Fifty. In 2022 she received an honorary doctorate from the University of Twente for her contributions to the field of Cybersecurity.
Session
Jaya Baloo, a preeminent cybersecurity authority, will guide the audience through the revolutionary world of Quantum Computing and its consequential impact on cybersecurity. "Spooky Action," a term coined by Albert Einstein, symbolizes quantum entanglement's mysterious interconnectedness, challenging our understanding of space and time. Jaya will explore how the emergence of quantum technologies threatens to dismantle current encryption standards, exposing the digital realm to unparalleled risks, while also highlighting the innovations in Quantum Cryptography and proactive strategies organizations can adopt to navigate the quantum evolution securely.