[1 CPE] Should I Stay, or Should I Go?

  Presented by INTERFACE Advisory Council • Panel Discussion

Over the past year, the professional workforce has dealt with extensive turnover. In what is being labeled “The Great Resignation,” employees are vacating roles en masse, sometimes with no future employment lined up. There are many reasons why this is happening. Employees report their priorities changed following the pandemic of 2020 and the coinciding lockdown. All of this has brought challenges for Managers and Directors across industries.

In the IT industry, shops are struggling to maintain needed levels of staffing. With so many IT jobs capable of remote working, IT staffers are taking positions at out-of-market companies with higher salaries. Across the country, there are examples of employees moving to a preferred destination while working a remote job. For IT leaders in New Mexico, there is an ongoing challenge to maintain needed staffing levels and provide proper service.

Join a group of distinguished local IT leaders for an open discussion on the challenges of staffing and supporting current employees.

Panelists:

  • Jose Diaz, Director, Information Services, Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center
  • Steve Cox, Director, Information Technology, The Downs Casino and Racetrack
  • Aaron Frankel, Information Security Officer, TriCore Reference Laboratories
  • Mike Kelley, Chief Information Officer, Mesilla Valley Transportation
  • Dee Skinner, Director, IT Services, Haverland Carter LifeStyle Group

[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] Pure SOC Fury: The Cybersecurity Book of Bad Decisions

  Presented by Arctic Wolf

Join this presentation for insights taken from the frontlines of security operations. The session will draw on experiences and observations from real-world incidents and interesting SOC data points and trends. There are four broad bad decisions that we see being played out, time and again, across cybersecurity and from which everyone can and should learn. Arctic Wolf will show how a focus on Security Operations aligned with outcomes that matter to you will position you to start your journey toward ending your cyber risk.

[1 CPE] How to Affect Tech Policy through Collective Action

  Presented by New Mexico Technology Council

When companies or individual professionals join forces for a common cause, they demonstrate the impact of collection actions. The session will explore the ability of associations, like the New Mexico Technology Council, to mobilize the exceptional talent and wide reach of their members to build a stronger New Mexico. Participants will learn how associations identify the principles and challenges their members have in common and then guide them to solutions. The session demonstrates the essential role collective action plays in improving society and maintaining a thriving tech economy.

[1 CPE] Navigating Today’s Threat Landscape: A Current State of Cybersecurity

  Presented by Fortinet

Join this session for a comprehensive look at the current state of cybersecurity. Today’s ever-evolving threat landscape requires an integrated, automated approach to security. Learn how you can mitigate risk in your organization, optimize your security team’s operations, and gain best practices to integrate and consolidate your security tools; whether you’ve taken a multi-vendor or single-vendor approach.

[1 CPE] Active Defense: Be the Hunter, not the Prey

  Presented by AQUILA

In this session, we’ll discuss Active Defense and why it’s a critical part of any mature security program. Active Defense requires continuous monitoring, threat hunting, and incident response. We will focus specifically on internal threat hunting and monitoring of the dark web. Join to gain an understanding of what active defense is, what threat hunting is, and the wealth of intelligence that can be found on the dark web.

[1 CPE] Stopping Attacks, Not Your Business: AI & Autonomous Response

  Presented by Darktrace

With cyber-attackers continuously searching for new ways to outpace security teams, it can lead to a struggle to fight back without disrupting business operations. Join this session to explore the benefits of Autonomous Response as a must-have that goes beyond ‘defense,’ including real-world threat finds and attack scenarios.

[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] Immutable Storage: Level-Up Ransomware Readiness

  Presented by Arcserve

Data is expected to grow to 200 ZB by the end of 2025. More data to manage, more data to protect. IDC recommends a 3-2-1-1 best practice as a mid-market data protection strategy. The addition of the new “1” is a copy of the data on immutable storage. Backup data is a key tool in business continuity & disaster recovery planning. Securing this backup data and maintaining multiple copies of it allow for a resilient recovery plan. Your cyber security plan is incomplete without a reliable recovery plan. In the event of any disaster, natural or man-made, like a ransomware attack, getting your IT systems and workloads back on their feet as fast as possible is essential. Join us as we share best practices to help keep your data protected and secure with multiple layers of defenses. We will share our perspective on how organizations can simplify the approach of incorporating guidance from NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework into their own environments.

[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