Robin Kearon
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Robin Kearon shared thisBryan Singer - having you, Chris Raiter and Elizabeth Tatulis in the room was fantastic, bringing real world insights into what was already a realistic (and quite scary) simulation, especially in that amazing venue mid-way through preparations for the FIFA World Cup. It was also comforting to have many of the critical infrastructure players attend, showing their awareness and dedication. Thank you! Accenture ImmersiveRobin Kearon shared thisLast week, @Immersive Labs and Accenture ran a full-scale cyber drill at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles — one of the 2026 FIFA World Cup venues, already deep in pre-tournament prep. Running a nation-state OT attack scenario in that building, at this moment, was not subtle. Critical infrastructure and converged IT/OT environments aren't abstract risks. They're on a countdown clock. The scenario: APT33 targeting a smart grid company via contractor VPN credentials, living off the land, pivoting toward OT. Built on a real CISA advisory that dropped days before the event. What the room surfaced: 🔹 Most teams have never tested their hard sever dependencies. We walked through a tire manufacturer that could produce but couldn't ship — quality data lived on the IT side. Six weeks of stacked inventory. Self-inflicted. 🔹 The worst OT damage is usually what you do to yourself. Colonial Pipeline shut down not because OT was confirmed compromised, but because nobody was sure whether the gas nomination system could affect DCS operations. Know your IT/OT data flows before you need them. 🔹 A Golden Ticket is not a 'monitor and investigate' situation. The adversary already has your domain. 🔹 Assume your incident call infrastructure is compromised. Threat actors join Teams calls. AI meeting bots create discoverable transcripts. Plan out-of-band comms now. 🔹 Legal will drive your external narrative — not your CISO. Pre-establish regulator relationships before you're staring at a notification clock. The hardest decisions weren't technical. They were business decisions made under uncertainty. That's what good exercises expose. 📍 Next stop: Chicago, June 16 Register: https://bit.ly/4ut4P6K #OTSecurity #IncidentResponse #ICSecurity #CyberResilience #FIFA2026 #ControlPlane
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Robin Kearon shared thisI’m looking forward to this - thanks for our Partnership Accenture ! Bryan SingerRobin Kearon shared thisLos Angeles, we’re coming to SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park! 🏈 In partnership with Accenture, our Cyber Drill Roadshow is landing at SoFi Stadium on April 28th. Step into a live cyber attack and challenge your team to detect, respond, and make critical decisions under pressure. With tracks for everyone, from executives to cyber pros, this is your chance to see how your organization performs when it matters most. Stick around after the event for a behind-the-scenes stadium tour 👀 See you at SoFi - Seats are limited, register now: https://lnkd.in/eGR4fViU #CyberDrill #LosAngelesEvents
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Robin Kearon shared thisWhat a tremendous partnership between Elastic and Immersive - helping each other and our clients be better prepared (and have the evidence to prove it).Robin Kearon shared thisHow do you prove your global security team is ready for a real-world crisis? The team at Elastic is responsible for protecting global cloud environments, so effective incident response is critical. But traditional tabletop exercises lacked the technical depth and measurable data they needed to prove and report their capabilities. By partnering with Immersive, Elastic transformed their approach to cyber readiness. The results? ✅ Measurable performance data across global teams. ✅ Benchmarked decision-making under pressure. ✅ Stronger coordination between leadership and technical responders. ✅ Identifying (and closing) gaps in playbooks before a real incident occurs. As Darren LaCasse, Director of Threat Intelligence, Detection, and Response at Elastic, puts it: "It forced us to make real decisions - and that’s incredibly valuable." Read the full case study to see how they moved from thinking they were ready to knowing they were: https://lnkd.in/eEvCp37Y
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Robin Kearon shared thisAmazing recognition - I'm proud to be part of Immersive's mission to achieve #CyberResilienceRobin Kearon shared thisWe are thrilled to be named a Leader in the Q1 2026 Forrester Wave™ for Cybersecurity Skills and Training Platforms! Beyond the Leader designation, Immersive was recognized for our bold vision and standout innovation, which are all in service of moving the needle on your organizational resilience. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e7USexQp
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Robin Kearon reposted thisRobin Kearon reposted this⚡Turn Cyber Threats into a Competitive Advantage Join Immersive’s Dan Potter Potter and Mastercard’s Eda Boltürk, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof.ürk and Yonatan I. for an exclusive webinar uncovering insights from our joint research, Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Fail: Cyber Crisis Exercising for Operational Resilience. Learn how to turn cyber threats into a strategic advantage with data-backed approaches that: ✅ Save an average of $1.49M in financial impact ✅ Cut breach resolution times by 54 days ✅ Deliver up to 5x ROI from effective cyber crisis exercises Don’t wait for a crisis to test your team. Learn how to build measurable resilience. ➡️ Register here: https://lnkd.in/e3ebsgGu
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Robin Kearon reposted thisRobin Kearon reposted this🚀 Immersive Launches Dynamic Threat Range 🚀 Turn every exercise into measurable insights. By strengthening people, processes, and technology, Dynamic Threat Range sets a new industry benchmark for cyber readiness. Available only on Immersive One. See it in action 👇
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Robin Kearon shared thisI don't re-post often - if you know what CVE stands for, this one is worth a readRobin Kearon shared thisNovember 2025: Critical vulnerabilities you can’t afford to overlook. Immersive’s Container 7 Research Team breaks down what these CVEs mean, identifies which systems are most at risk, and outlines how teams should prioritize patching to stay protected. Read the full analysis here: https://lnkd.in/eHdWyv8r
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Robin Kearon reposted thisRobin Kearon reposted this🚀 Immersive is proud to be named the National Cyber Security Center Bahrain Bahrain’s Knowledge Partner for the 2025 Arab International Cybersecurity Conference & Exhibition- AICS We’re bringing two experiences designed to push skill, speed, and strategy to the limit: 🎮 Cyber Games: The Resilience Arena – a live, competitive challenge where cyber pros and students go head-to-head to prove their skills. 🔥 Crisis Simulation: The Boardroom Challenge – an executive-level simulation that puts leaders in the hot seat to make critical decisions under pressure. 📅 November 5–6, 2025 📍Exhibition World Bahrain 👉 Register for our sessions here: https://lnkd.in/eVqKfFqi #AICS2025 #CyberResilience
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Robin Kearon reposted thisRobin Kearon reposted this🏜️🌵Threats are growing in scale and sophistication. Is your cyber readiness real or is it just a mirage? Our Cyber Drill Roadshow is coming to Scottsdale! Join us at Hangar One and put your team’s cyber decision making to the test. 🚀 Don’t leave your team deserted - prove your cyber resilience with us. Register now: https://lnkd.in/edh4bB2s
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Robin Kearon liked thisThanks Robin Kearon! Always a pleasure working with you and your team. Stay tuned for an Accenture Houston event in September!Robin Kearon liked thisLast week, @Immersive Labs and Accenture ran a full-scale cyber drill at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles — one of the 2026 FIFA World Cup venues, already deep in pre-tournament prep. Running a nation-state OT attack scenario in that building, at this moment, was not subtle. Critical infrastructure and converged IT/OT environments aren't abstract risks. They're on a countdown clock. The scenario: APT33 targeting a smart grid company via contractor VPN credentials, living off the land, pivoting toward OT. Built on a real CISA advisory that dropped days before the event. What the room surfaced: 🔹 Most teams have never tested their hard sever dependencies. We walked through a tire manufacturer that could produce but couldn't ship — quality data lived on the IT side. Six weeks of stacked inventory. Self-inflicted. 🔹 The worst OT damage is usually what you do to yourself. Colonial Pipeline shut down not because OT was confirmed compromised, but because nobody was sure whether the gas nomination system could affect DCS operations. Know your IT/OT data flows before you need them. 🔹 A Golden Ticket is not a 'monitor and investigate' situation. The adversary already has your domain. 🔹 Assume your incident call infrastructure is compromised. Threat actors join Teams calls. AI meeting bots create discoverable transcripts. Plan out-of-band comms now. 🔹 Legal will drive your external narrative — not your CISO. Pre-establish regulator relationships before you're staring at a notification clock. The hardest decisions weren't technical. They were business decisions made under uncertainty. That's what good exercises expose. 📍 Next stop: Chicago, June 16 Register: https://bit.ly/4ut4P6K #OTSecurity #IncidentResponse #ICSecurity #CyberResilience #FIFA2026 #ControlPlane
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Robin Kearon reacted on thisRobin Kearon reacted on this2 Years ago I joined a company that had some technology integrations — but no formal partner ecosystem, no commercial framework around them, and no GTM motion to turn them into revenue. Last quarter, Forrester gave Immersive the highest possible score in the Partner Ecosystem category of their Wave for Cybersecurity Skills and Training Platforms. To be fair Robin Kearon needs a lot of kudos for this, it was a true one team effort, across Tech, GSI's and VAR's. Here's what actually made it happen — and what I'd do differently: 1. I stopped trying to be everything to everyone. The temptation in a greenfield build is to formalize every relationship that exists and sign every partner who'll talk to you. I made that mistake early. The reset was necessary: identify the 5–6 platforms your customers already live in, and go deep there first. For us, that meant Google, Microsoft, CrowdStrike, Elastic, Fortinet and Palo Alto— and deliberately not chasing the next 20 until those were producing. 2. CEO-to-CEO matters more than you think. Technical integrations can be built by anyone. Durable partnerships get sealed at the executive level. I spent real time getting our CEO in front of theirs — not for vanity, but because it changes the conversation from "vendor relationship" to "strategic bet." We converted relationships that started as competitive friction into deeply integrated alliances because of those conversations. 3. Revenue-first framing, always. I've seen ecosystem teams die because they measure themselves in logos and certifications. Every partner I formalized had to answer one question: how does this move ARR? Whether that was protecting renewals, unlocking net-new accounts, or removing integration friction that was killing deals — it had to connect to revenue. If it didn't, it wasn't a priority. 4. The hard part isn't building the ecosystem. It's internal alignment. Sales doesn't automatically trust partners. Product doesn't automatically prioritize integrations. Getting cross-functional buy-in — Finance, Product, Sales, Marketing — around a partner motion is harder than any external negotiation I've done. You have to speak every team's language and make the internal sell before the external one. The Forrester recognition means a lot. But what I'm most proud of is that this ecosystem generates real revenue — not just good-looking slide content. If you're a founder or executive building your first partner ecosystem — or trying to turn informal integrations into a real revenue driver — I'd genuinely enjoy the conversation. It's what I do. #Cybersecurity #PartnerEcosystem #GTM #StrategicAlliances #ForresterWave
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Robin Kearon liked thisRobin Kearon liked thisHonored to be included among the amazing women from GuidePoint Security recognized on the 2026 CRN Women of the Channel list! It’s incredibly motivating to be surrounded by such talented, hard working women who continue to make an impact across the industry. Huge thank you to my colleagues, partners, and mentors who continue to support, challenge, and inspire me. Congratulations to all of the women recognized this year! Kelly Burns | Michelle Caldwell | Rachel White Emily Doornbos | Caitlin Dye | Rachel Haag | Alex Iversen | Michelle Jones | Ana Lepacek (Samaniego) | Heather Majeski | Paulina Mandujano | Piper Mauro | Amanda McLaughlin | Hayley McRae | Madison Price | Amanda Rasmussen | Amanda Renshaw | Tristan Towne Tarpinian | Kristen Walker The Channel Company #CRNWOTC26
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Robin Kearon liked thisRobin Kearon liked thisLast week, @Immersive Labs and Accenture ran a full-scale cyber drill at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles — one of the 2026 FIFA World Cup venues, already deep in pre-tournament prep. Running a nation-state OT attack scenario in that building, at this moment, was not subtle. Critical infrastructure and converged IT/OT environments aren't abstract risks. They're on a countdown clock. The scenario: APT33 targeting a smart grid company via contractor VPN credentials, living off the land, pivoting toward OT. Built on a real CISA advisory that dropped days before the event. What the room surfaced: 🔹 Most teams have never tested their hard sever dependencies. We walked through a tire manufacturer that could produce but couldn't ship — quality data lived on the IT side. Six weeks of stacked inventory. Self-inflicted. 🔹 The worst OT damage is usually what you do to yourself. Colonial Pipeline shut down not because OT was confirmed compromised, but because nobody was sure whether the gas nomination system could affect DCS operations. Know your IT/OT data flows before you need them. 🔹 A Golden Ticket is not a 'monitor and investigate' situation. The adversary already has your domain. 🔹 Assume your incident call infrastructure is compromised. Threat actors join Teams calls. AI meeting bots create discoverable transcripts. Plan out-of-band comms now. 🔹 Legal will drive your external narrative — not your CISO. Pre-establish regulator relationships before you're staring at a notification clock. The hardest decisions weren't technical. They were business decisions made under uncertainty. That's what good exercises expose. 📍 Next stop: Chicago, June 16 Register: https://bit.ly/4ut4P6K #OTSecurity #IncidentResponse #ICSecurity #CyberResilience #FIFA2026 #ControlPlane
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Robin Kearon liked this🥰 Amazing Karen Clarke-Hoffmann keeping the audience engaged for an entire day is no mean feat. Love those gold pants!Robin Kearon liked thisStepping onto the stage as emcee for the first time at the Bay Area Connect Conference was an experience I won’t forget anytime soon. There was a powerful, uplifting vibe throughout the day. The speakers brought insight, authenticity, and serious value—truly phenomenal. Huge credit as well to the vendors and sponsors who helped make the entire event come together so seamlessly. And as for being on stage—I’ll be honest, I loved it, and it felt completely natural. There’s something about connecting with a live audience, guiding the room's energy, and shaping a shared experience in real time that just clicks for me. Grateful for the opportunity, the people I met, and the memories made. If you know me, you know I don’t think small—I dream big and set bold, ambitious goals. Now the question is… which stage awaits me next?
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Robin Kearon liked thisRobin Kearon liked this🚨 The Immersive Cyber Drill Roadshow is Back! 🚨 We’re hitting the road this spring to bring live, interactive Cyber Drills to teams across the globe! Experience realistic cyber attacks, from AI-enabled ransomware, to breaches, APTs, and more, and test your team’s detection, response, and decision-making under pressure. With dedicated tracks for executives and practitioners, this is your chance to identify gaps, validate response plans, and prove your team can perform when it counts. 2026 Cyber Drill Roadshow Cities & Dates: 📍 Los Angeles – April 28 📍 New York City – May 6 📍 Charlotte – May 12 📍 London – May 20 📍 Toronto – June 2 📍 Frankfurt – June 10 📍 Chicago – June 16 Don’t miss out! Register today for the city near you: https://lnkd.in/exaU9MXD See you on the road! #CyberDrill #CyberResilience #IncidentResponse
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