Presented by Damien Weiss, National Security Defense Strategist • Splunk & Cisco
Damien Weiss is an insider threat specialist at Splunk, where he has been for the past seven years. He works to find ways for analysts to use a constellation of software tools to help find insiders faster. Over the past year, he has focused on using ML and LLMs to help identify those who are looking to harm others or themselves.
Presented by Bharath Nagaraj, Sr Technical Field Director • Cohesity
In an era where data is both a prime asset and a target, the global cybercrime cost is expected to soar to $10.5 trillion USD by 2025, with ransomware attacks becoming more frequent. Despite this, 80% of organizations doubt their cyber resilience strategies. The importance of being prepared for “black swan” cyber events, which exploit new vulnerabilities and can cause overwhelming damage, is highlighted. Cohesity emphasizes the role of Generative AI in bolstering a company’s security by automating threat detection, ensuring compliance, and promoting collaboration across departments. This approach not only mitigates risks but also aligns with strategic IT resilience planning. In an upcoming discussion led by Cohesity’s Senior Technical Field Director, Bharath Nagaraj, insights into overcoming large organizational challenges, effective response strategies, stakeholder roles, and steps for integrating cyber resilience into IT strategies will be explored, aiming to instill confidence in recovery without succumbing to ransoms.
Presented by Jason Proctor, Field CTO, Cyber Recovery & Compliance, and Andy Scherzinger, Advisory Systems Engineer • Dell
In today’s digital landscape, protecting unstructured data is paramount, especially with the increasing threat of ransomware attacks. Implementing robust defenses involves a multi-layered approach, including encryption, access controls, regular backups, and comprehensive monitoring systems. Furthermore, understanding how storage solutions operate is crucial, particularly for modern regenerative AI workloads. By leveraging innovative storage technologies such as distributed file systems and object storage, organizations can efficiently manage vast amounts of data while ensuring its integrity and accessibility for AI-driven applications. This holistic approach not only safeguards against potential threats but also enables seamless data management and utilization in the era of advanced analytics and artificial intelligence.
Presented by Matt Senechal, Regional Sales Manager • Netskope
This session will provide a technical overview of Security Service Edge (SSE), focused on the following topics:
You will walk away understanding the fundamentals of SSE and how it will benefit your business.
Presented by Juniper Networks & Structured
Every connection counts. Nearly every vital experience in modern-day life requires a strong network connection. At Juniper, we believe that connectivity is not the same as experiencing a great connection. When you shift from simply measuring connectivity to focusing on the experience of the end-to-end connection – everything changes. Join us to learn how Juniper is revolutionizing networking with an experience-first approach driven by the industry’s only AI-Native Platform.
Presented by Rubrik & Structured
How to prepare for a Ransomware attack! Here are 6 steps to prepare you for the Superbowl of disasters. Why stop there? Let’s also add a checklist of what to do when a Ransomware attack hits. Not if anymore but when!
Presented by Palo Alto Networks & Structured
Black Basta is ransomware as a service (RaaS) that first emerged in April 2022 and further evidence suggests even earlier development. The Black Basta operator(s) use speed, exfiltration, and extortion techniques to capture their victims. Join us for an insightful session on Black Basta ransomware and how you can defend like the experts!
Presented by Rob Wayt, Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance • Structured
The cybersecurity regulatory compliance landscape has never been more complicated, and this presentation will provide information and updates to CMMC, GLBA, PCI, TSA, generative AI and security best practices. This discussion will focus on security solutions to these challenges, including penetration testing and zero trust implementations. Rob Wayt, Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Structured will be the presenter.
Presented by HPE Aruba Networking & Structured
As the traditional security perimeter continues to dissolve, traditional networking and security architectures are now insufficient.
Over the last year, many IT leaders have embraced a Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) framework to enable faster and more secure connectivity across their global organizations. SASE converges the functions of network and security solutions into a single, cloud-native service that delivers consistent connectivity and security from everywhere.
Presented by INTERFACE Advisory Council
Is your network secure? Have you tested your backups? Are there any third-party risk issues? These are all basic questions thrown at IT leaders every day. The challenges continue to grow as you need to keep a staff intact, remain on operating budget, and keep your company secure.
Join the INTERFACE Advisory Council for an open discussion on all the challenges that IT Directors and Managers face. This peer-to-peer session is designed to share ideas on how to be a better leader while managing your own work-life balance properly. We will host an open discussion to try and share success stories, and maybe some failures as well. Come network with others that face the same challenges you do.
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