[1 CPE] Co-Managed IT: The Modern MSP Relationship

  Presented by Exbabylon

A pragmatic conversation about what the modern relationship should look like between internal IT teams and external consultants, MSPs, MSSPs and VARs. As organizations embark on digital transformation journeys that require a cloud forward approach, the skills, competencies, and experience of a strategic partner who can collaborate and build initiatives becomes more apparent and important. Navigating the shifting expectations of IT Leadership as business demands evolve and change from the team that just keeps the network up to their new role as a business influencer through data intelligence, business intelligence, automation, and big data/AI.

[1 CPE] Cloud is a Tool, Not a Destination

  Presented by GCSIT

So, you’re ready to move to the cloud. Where do you start? Moving business functions to the cloud is almost always a good idea, but there is no “one cloud fits all” solution. The cloud offers a great number of benefits to the intelligent and engaged IT decision-maker, but the cloud is a tool to be leveraged and utilized, not a destination to be achieved.

Cloud adoption is a realistic approach to embracing the benefits of cloud computing. Join this session to gain a full breadth understanding of requirements to help you decide when, how, and how much to move to the cloud. Learn how the cloud adoption approach evaluates and encourages the use of Cloud resources when and where they make sense.

[1 CPE] 2022 Threat Review

  Presented by Malwarebytes

The Malwarebytes 2022 Threat Review is an annual report on the latest threats, attack trends, and privacy breaches impacting individuals, organizations, and national security. Researchers detail threat intelligence across operating systems and examine how privacy has shifted and the ways that cybercriminals and crimes are evolving. With a stronger understanding of the threat landscape, organizations and individuals can make more informed security and cyber-protection decisions.

[1 CPE] Cyber Security: A National Threat

  Presented by Arctic Wolf

When searching for vulnerable targets, cyber hackers do not care how big or small your company is. As world events continue to unfold in China and Russia, cyber warfare has become a national threat to American companies.

Join Arctic Wolf’s session to learn how IT leaders can be proactive, rather than reactive to protect their companies from cyber hackers.

[1 CPE] The Top 10 List: Ransomware Preparation

  Presented by Tonaquint Data Center

Carl Wilkins, Director of Cloud Operations for Tonaquint Data Centers provides a Top 10 list of things you can do to mitigate the risk of Ransomware affecting you. Topics will include how to protect your data, how to protect your systems and infrastructure, and situations to be aware of that might indicate the presence of Ransomware in your environment.

[1 CPE] Who’s Attacking You?

  Presented by Critical Insight

One of the most common questions from IT Leaders and Executives is: Who would attack our organization and why?

In this panel discussion, we’ll examine the most common cyberattack perpetrators and their methods. From hostile Nation-States to teenagers to some threat actors you might not expect. We will discuss the methods these attackers are using to gain access to your networks, be it unpatched systems, newly found zero days, as well as other avenues into your network. Also covered will be the intent of these attacks, whether it is to steal your intellectual property, extort your cryptocurrency, or to disrupt your operation to meet strategic goals. Most importantly, we will discuss how to tell the difference, and how to protect yourself.

[1 CPE] Challenge the Threat of Ransomware: Best Practices to Prepare, Mitigate, and Recover

  Presented by Zerto

Ransomware attacks continue to rise in volume, severity, and costs to businesses attacked while cyber criminals continue inventing new and unexpected methods to spread malware and encrypt critical data. As attacks continue to specialize, no organization is immune to ransomware. So how do you avoid being forced to pay a ransom, disruptions to services and supply chains, and damage to your brand in the news? Join recovery and data protection experts from Zerto to discuss best practices for when – not if – ransomware strikes. Be prepared to minimize downtime, data loss, and mitigate the risks of ransomware. In this session, you’ll learn:

  • Ransomware 101: A breakdown of a ransomware attack and how it affects systems
  • Steps you can take to reduce the likelihood of attacks on your system
  • How to choose a best-in-class recovery solution for ransomware
  • How you can best harden your recovery systems against attacks
  • How to create a recovery plan to react and recover quickly
  • Real example of a company hit twice by ransomware and how they improved recovery time from weeks to minutes by planning ahead

[1 CPE] Breaking the Ransomware Attack Chain

  Presented by Akamai

Despite consistent increases in security spending, ransomware remains an ever-growing threat to businesses. Surprisingly, the ransomware itself, the malware that does the encryption, is only a part of a larger, equally dangerous, attack chain. Considering the entire chain offers defenders more opportunities to thwart the attack before mass encryption can occur.

In this session, we’ll provide details on how microsegmentation can prevent adversarial techniques that precede and follow the deployment of ransomware itself. By turning our attention to the entire kill chain, a path towards minimizing the likelihood, impact, and recovery time of ransomware becomes clear.

In this session you will learn:

  • Practical steps you can take to disrupt the kill chain before ransomware can be deployed
  • How to leverage AI to map complex environments and expedite the path towards policy enforcement that drastically reduces the impact of ransomware
  • How advancements in host-based segmentation are helping businesses achieve an infrastructure that enables rapid remediation of ransomware events without disrupting business operations

Join Speaker Chris McIntosh, GCSA/GCSE SE Akamai Segmentation

  • Sr Solutions Engineer, Pacific Northwest Akamai Segmentation
  • 19 years working in IT, last 4+ focused in Networking, Security
  • Positions include Support, Admin and Systems Engineer
  • Networking, Storage, Security, and Backup background

[1 CPE] Top 10 Myths and Misconceptions About Ransomware

  Presented by Bitdefender

2021 was “the year of ransomware.” But so were 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 – and so far, 2022 is not very different. Ransomware is no longer a problem discussed only in the cybersecurity and tech communities – it is now a regular topic in mainstream media headlines and executive board meetings.

So why is ransomware such a menace, and why can we not seem to get rid of it? One of the reasons is that we seem to miss the continued evolution of ransomware. We keep preparing for the last war. Ransomware in 2022 is very different than ransomware in 2017, yet we still treat it the same way.

Roy Correa, Enterprise Field Engineer will help you to learn more about:

  • Ransomware evolution and what we need to un-learn to effectively combat it
  • The most common myths, misunderstandings, and misconceptions about ransomware and the threat actors behind it
  • The most effective tips to become more cyber resilient and prevent security incidents from turning into catastrophic breaches

[1 CPE] Human Intelligence vs Automated Technologies in Penetration Testing

  Presented by Synack

Security testing can be done in several different ways. The challenge is in identifying the best approach for your organization, the one that aligns with your threat model and security concerns.

This presentation covers:

  • The roles of scanners, offensive penetration testing, bug bounty programs as well as attack and breach simulation (BAS) solutions
  • How different vulnerabilities map to different discovery methods
  • What automated technologies (scanners and BAS tools) really do
  • What penetration testers really do