Presented by Palo Alto Networks
Modern attack surfaces are dynamic. Without clear visibility that is constantly updated, it is all too easy to have persistent exposures and unmanaged assets. Security practitioners can only be as good as the data they have, so having a strong foundation of continuous discovery and monitoring ensures you can keep up with modern, dynamic attack surfaces to find, prioritize, and mitigate exposures as they arise.
Presented by Kevin Heide, Director of Enterprise Networking • Cerium Networks
Spend the morning with us while we explore the world of Zero Trust Architecture—but with a twist. Instead of a high-level overview of this strategic cybersecurity approach, we’ll get hands-on and show you practical examples using tools and environments that most of us are already familiar with.
Buckle up and join us on this exciting journey as we learn how to integrate different elements and policies across our organizations. We’ll also focus on optimizing our policies and enhancing threat protection.
Presented by CompuNet
If you follow the news, it is easy to see – disruptive events affecting critical business operations are becoming more prevalent. In this presentation, our guests from CompuNet will step through a comprehensive framework for Business Continuity & IT Disaster Recovery Program development, highlighting methodology that integrates with cybersecurity risk management and builds upon the capabilities of an organization’s backup strategy. For context, CompuNet’s presenters will examine the technical and non-technical challenges organizations may face during cybersecurity events and how resiliency planning can help mitigate those challenges..
Presented by Travis Light • Cybersecurity Advisor, CISA
You have heard the buzz phrase “zero trust”, but what exactly is it? Join Travis Light for a breakdown of zero trust using a case study that highlights the pitfalls of the traditional “castle-and-moat” perimeter approach to network design. He’ll also discuss CISA’s zero-trust Maturity Model (ZTMM) 2.0. The ZTMM is a roadmap that organizations can follow as they transition towards a zero-trust architecture.
Travis Light serves as a Cybersecurity Advisor (CSA) in Montana for the Integrated Operations Division (IOD) of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). He supports the CISA mission of strengthening the security and resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure in Region VIII. His daily responsibilities include coordinating cyber preparedness information sharing and collaboration, developing risk mitigation strategies, responding to cyber incidents, and providing cyber security resources including conducting strategic and technical assessments.
Before joining CISA in January 2023, Travis spent nine years as a federal employee with the Montana Army National Guard (MTARNG) in a variety of technical positions covering network administration, enterprise architecture, telecommunications infrastructure, database administration, and information systems security for classified and unclassified enclaves in the Regional Network Enterprise Center and the state’s Data Processing Center.
Travis holds numerous professional industry certifications including GIAC Security Leadership Certification (GSLC), GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GCFE), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA), ITIL 4 Foundation, CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist, and CompTIA Project+. He has earned a Bachelor of Science in Network Operations and Security from Western Governors University.
Presented by Rubrik
The Rubrik team will provide an overview of what they are seeing in the market. What questions data protection teams and IT leaders are being asked concerning the uptick in cyber events. We will pull back the curtain to explain how Rubrik detects ransomware, identifies sensitive data, and searches for indicators of compromise with threat hunting. If time allows, we will dive into the Rubrik interface and show you how we accomplish this in a single secure interface.
Presented by Lynn Soeth, Service Manager, Security Services • High Point Networks
You have a company-wide security culture. Is it a positive one? A safe security culture includes practices, policies, and attitude that prioritize the protection of sensitive information and the well-being of team members. It involves creating a positive environment where everyone feels empowered to ask questions and report potential security incidents. Using real world situations, let’s look at how you can actively participate in and grow a safe security culture at work and home.
Presented by 11:11 Systems & Zerto
Ransomware attacks are affecting every industry and every size organization with the threats of downtime, data loss, reputation damage, and more. You can protect your organization from these threats by building ransomware resilience into your IT infrastructure. As ransomware threats evolve, so do the available technologies to protect your organization, and having a ransomware resilience strategy is more important than ever. In this session, we will discuss how:
Presented by Randy Lariar, Practice Director, Big Data & Analytics • Optiv
AI is accelerating the risk of fraud, but it can also be used to prevent and detect fraud. Companies need to be aware of both the risks and the benefits of AI and develop an offensive and defensive strategy to protect themselves from fraud. During the talk, we’ll touch on:
Presented by John Bryant • Cybersecurity Advisor, CISA
Join John Bryant, CISA Cybersecurity Advisor, for a discussion of the evolution of Ransomware, beginning with the first reported incident to the present. Bryant will provide a high-level overview of one incident followed by a look at the lessons learned. Learn about the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) youngest agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and resources available at “no cost” to State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial governments and organizations with critical infrastructure.
John Bryant serves as a Cybersecurity Advisor for Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, and NE) for CISA in the Integrated Operations Division. Based in Kansas City, Missouri he supports the Department of Homeland Security’s mission of partnering with industry and government to understand and manage risk, strengthening the security and resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure. He is the lead in Region 7 for DHS/CISA’s K12 cybersecurity working group. Mr. Bryant provides Cybersecurity resource briefings, Cybersecurity assessments, and Incident Response planning to the nation’s sixteen critical infrastructure sectors and state, local, tribal, and territorial government entities.
Bryant holds a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Organizational Development and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Technology from Upper Iowa University. He is a member of (ISC)2 and is a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) in good standing for the past 10 years.
Presented by Rob Bennett, Security Expert • InfraGard Kansas City
The recent advisories from multiple cyber agencies of threat actors utilizing “Living off the Land” techniques present a different challenge in cyber defense for organizations. We will cover techniques covered by Volt Typhoon and other threat actors with organization response on how to verify detected activity, logging that will need to be in place to monitor the activity, and how to respond when your organization has evidence that they may be infiltrated.
Rob Bennett has served in a variety of leadership positions in multiple industries focusing on Security and Business Continuity over 3 decades while also assisting organizations with compliance initiatives and strategic direction. Rob currently resides at the Lake of the Ozarks with his retired racing greyhound Otis.