Topic: Information Security

  Presented by Wayne Johnson, Chief Executive Officer • Stellar

Step into the attacker’s perspective in this live, unscripted demonstration of real-world hacking techniques. We’ll walk through every phase of a modern intrusion: crafting initial payloads to gain foothold, establishing resilient remote shells, and building robust command and control (C2) channels that blend into normal network traffic.

This session will showcase:

• Methods for delivering and executing payloads without triggering defenses.
• Techniques for spawning and managing reverse shells on Windows and Linux.
• Approaches to encrypting and obfuscating C2 communications.
• Tips for evading detection and maintaining persistence.

Whether you’re defending enterprise environments or learning to think like an adversary, you’ll leave with practical insights into how attackers operate—and how you can detect and disrupt them. Live Q&A will follow, so bring your questions and curiosity.

  Presented by Mac Avancena, Field CISO • Check Point Software

Cybersecurity isn’t failing because of technology. It’s failing because we’re talking about it the wrong way.

In today’s boardroom, cyber risk is financial risk. Yet most organizations still treat security as a cost center rather than a performance driver. The result? Overspend, complexity, and risk continue to compound.

In this session, Mac Avancena challenges that model, showing how leading enterprises are rewriting the narrative. By aligning security to business outcomes, simplifying fragmented environments, and leading with data, they’re transforming cybersecurity from overhead into a competitive advantage.

This isn’t about more tools or better alerts. It’s about changing the conversation—so security drives growth, resilience, and measurable ROI.

If you can’t tie security to business performance, you’re not securing the business—you’re slowing it down.

  Presented by FBI

Hijacked networks, cryptocurrency heists, and corporate espionage are but a few examples of the spiraling cyber threat. Every year, our adversaries become savvier and increasingly callous – attacking power grids, shutting down hospitals, and stoking geopolitical tensions. State-sponsored cyber actors wield every element of their national power to target the United States and its critical infrastructure. Skilled cybercriminals exploit new and longstanding vulnerabilities to steal our money and hold our data for ransom.

Combating these threats is the primary mission of the FBI’s cyber program. As the lead federal agency for investigating cyberattacks and intrusions, we engage with victims and work to unmask those committing malicious cyber activities, wherever they are.

Join us for a session from an FBI Special Agent to learn how you can improve your security approach.

  Presented by Tom Ruoff, Principal Consultant • ImageSource

Organizations face rapidly evolving cyber threats, yet many still view technology as a cost center rather than a strategic partner. This presentation reframes the conversation by translating technical risks into business and financial terms leaders understand. Attendees will learn how to identify Business Essential Functions (BEFs), quantify operational and financial impacts, and apply practical risk‑estimation methods. By establishing a common language of risk, leaders can align priorities, invest where it matters most, and meaningfully reduce enterprise exposure. The session equips both executives and IT teams with tools to build consensus and drive smarter, outcome‑based cybersecurity decisions.

Tom Ruoff serves as Principal Consultant for ImageSource, Inc. providing cybersecurity consulting services (risk assessments, threat hunting, pen testing, breach remediation, security architectures, policies, business impact assessment) to commercial clients including Native American Tribes and Tribal Casinos, he is also a founder and current CEO of Zorse Cyber. Tom retired from the Dept of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in June 2023, as Chief, Methodology Branch, supervising vulnerability assessments for elections, power generation/distribution, and pipelines, and Federal Government IT systems. Before DHS, Tom was the Director of Systems Division at Northrop Grumman, developing cross domain solutions (CDS) for National Security Agency (NSA) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Air Force veteran with tours at NSA, CIA element of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and Defense Intelligence Agency He is a Level III Federally Certified Program Manager, PMP, CISSP, CMMI Associate, MS/BS degrees in physics and electrical engineering.

  Presented by Brad Daniels, Systems Engineer • Fortinet

This session explores how cybercrime has evolved into a fully industrialized ecosystem, breaking down the modern threat lifecycle from initial exposure through weaponization, exploitation, and large-scale monetization—often operating at machine speed. Attendees will gain insight into the rise of cloud- and identity-driven attacks, along with practical strategies to increase defensive velocity, disrupt adversaries earlier, and improve visibility across the entire attack lifecycle.

  Presented by Nick McGillivray, Sr Sales Engineer  • Axonius

Tired of compliance that doesn’t translate into actual risk reduction? This session brings CIS Controls 1 & 2 to life with practical, actionable steps that strengthen your security foundation.

Learn how to improve asset visibility, enforce configuration discipline, and drive measurable security outcomes beyond simply checking compliance boxes. Today’s environments change faster than traditional tools can track —new servers, SaaS apps, AI software, IoT/OT, and NHIs constantly appear, creating blind spots where risk hides.

We’ll cover how to aggregate and correlate data from all your security and IT tools to deliver a single source of truth for your entire attack surface. The result: complete asset intelligence, clear ownership, and the ability to proactively remediate & spot exposures before they become incidents.