Presented by Andy Rezabek, Sales Engineer • Horizon3

Most security programs measure effort — not outcomes. Organizations patch thousands of vulnerabilities, deploy dozens of tools, and run annual tabletop exercises… but when an attacker shows up, none of that matters.

What matters is whether they can prove their defenses actually work.

In this talk, Horizon3 shares how leading organizations are using autonomous pentesting to see their environment through the attacker’s eyes — continuously, safely, and at scale. By shifting from assumptions to proof, they’ve learned to:

• Prioritize what’s exploitable. Focus limited resources on the weaknesses that truly put the business at risk that are known to be abused by threat actors.
• Quickly fix what matters. Close the loop from find → fix → verify and reduce your exploitable attack surface.
• Reduce attacker dwell time. Use pentest results to precisely deploy honeyTokens to detect compromise early, and to continuously prove your EDR and SIEM are tuned and working as intended.

Cyber resilience isn’t about being perfect — it’s about getting better over time. And the only perspective that truly matters is the attacker’s.

  Presented by Chad Spoden, Sr Information Security Consultant, Solution Architect Manager • FRSecure

The result of over 100 incident cases handled by the FRSecure response team in the last two years, Sr Information Security Consultant Chad Spoden will dive into the latest threats and response techniques you need to know—and what you can do to minimize the risk and impact of similar events. The breakdown will cover Business Email Compromise, Ransomware, and Internal Compromise. You can’t afford to miss it!

  Presented by Michael Lippman, Regional Channel Systems Engineer • Fortinet

AI, data sovereignty, and identity are reshaping how organizations think about security. This panel discussion explores how to protect emerging AI workloads, maintain control of sensitive data, and provide secure access from anywhere.

  Presented by INTERFACE Advisory Council

Many IT professionals will bounce around from different positions for salary increases that may not be as beneficial as they seem. With a robust IT industry in northern Utah, there is not a shortage of opportunities. This makes it a real challenge to maintain your current staff. Are there methods available to hold on to IT talent, even when a salary can’t be matched? How can the IT staffer make the right decisions and not create unforeseen career challenges?

Join the INTERFACE Advisory Council for an open discussion on IT staffing challenges. Hear from peers who have experience recruiting, retaining, and developing IT talent, as well as managing teams through staffing shortages and changing workforce expectations.

We’ll explore practical strategies for identifying and cultivating local tech talent, developing existing employees, and building stronger IT teams from within. Join us for an open and practical conversation about real solutions to Salt Lake City IT workforce challenges.

Panelists:

• James Duckett, Assistant Operations Director, Technology Division, City of St. George
• Dan Harmuth, Chief Information Officer, Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
• Greg Pugh, Manager, COMSEC, Space Dynamics Laboratory
• Dan Sitton, Chief Information Officer, CC Bank

  Presented by Peter Ingebrigtsen, Sr Technical Marketing Manager US • Arctic Wolf

Cybersecurity threats are shaped and stopped by the people on the front lines. This session explores how Arctic Wolf Labs research and SOC expertise uncover emerging threat patterns, contextualize real-world attacks, and turn raw telemetry into actionable defense –– showing how human-driven security operations deliver scalable protection in an evolving threat landscape.