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Arista Networks, Palo Alto Networks & Anthropic - Lunch & Learn
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 (12:00 PM - 2:00 PM) (EDT)
Description
Arista Networks
On September 9th, join Arista Networks, Palo Alto Networks and Anthropic for an exclusive Lunch & Learn "Watch-Party" at Buffalo Niagara Partnership!
Speakers include:
Ken Duda - President, Chief Technology Officer and Founder, Arista Networks
Jason Bevis - AVP and Chief Information Security Officer, Arista Networks
Lee Klarich - Chief Product and Technology Officer, Palo Alto Networks
Marc Benoit - Chief Information Security Officer, Palo Alto Networks
Jason Clinton - dCISO, Anthropic
Details:
An exclusive briefing where we will challenge the legacy "patch-and-pray" mindset and bridge the gap between architectural resilience and real-world defense.
We begin by analyzing the foundational blueprint to understand why software architecture is key to gaining visibility into your attack surface, limiting the blast radius, and improving patching efficiency.
The conversation then details how security programs must evolve to use AI to amplify your threat modeling, proactive security assessments, and operational security efforts, focusing on fewer fire drills and rapid risk mitigation.
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79 Perry Street
Buffalo, NY 14203 United States
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