ASHLEY ROSE
The Pioneer of Human Risk Management
Keynote
CEO and Co-Founder, Living Security
Raised over $20 million in funding since founding the company in 2017
Austin Technology Council First-Time Founder Award (2024)
Board Member and Chief Advisor, Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) Austin
Contributor, Forbes Technology Council
Friday
4:30 PM
Keynote | Start With the Why: A Decision Model for AI-Native Human Risk Management
Most security programs start with tools, training, and reporting. This session argues for a different starting point: the breach your organization refuses to accept.
Ashley Rose introduces a practical decision model for AI-native Human Risk Management built around four steps: name the risk, identify the small group driving it, take targeted action, and prove the outcome. Attendees will learn how to uncover early warning signals already present across identity, behavioral, and security data, build stronger internal buy-in, and shift the conversation from activity metrics to measurable risk reduction.
The session offers a new way to prioritize human risk across a workforce that now includes both people and AI agents.
As the CEO and Co-founder of Living Security, Ashley Rose is the driving force behind Living Security’s push to lead the Human Risk Management industry. She has successfully raised more than $25 million in funding to scale the business, pivoted the company from solely in-person training to a fully digital platform, and has led the company to be named an industry leader in the Forrester Wave. She is a serial entrepreneur with experience designing and managing product lines. She co-founded Living Security based on the philosophy that empowering people is the best approach to lasting security behavior changes and breach prevention. She is an industry thought leader, sharing her unique perspective on the evolution of cybersecurity with various publications including Forbes, TechRepublic, Darkreading, Security Magazine, CyberWire and Cybersecurity Ventures.