Topic: Information Security

Seminar Topics

[1 CPE] Taking Control of Enterprise IoT Security

  Presented by Hillary Baron • Director of Research, Analytics, Cloud Security Alliance

Organizations rely on IoT devices to improve productivity, manage operations more efficiently, boost business opportunities, etc. To perform these functions IoT devices collect large amounts of sensitive data on the organizations, necessitating secure implementations of the entire IoT ecosystem. In this presentation, Hillary Baron, Director of Research – Analytics at CSA will cover:

  • The history and current state of IoT security
  • Leveraging and tailoring CSA’s IoT Controls Matrix
  • Future areas of research to improve IoT security

Hillary Baron is a Director of Research, Analytics for Cloud Security Alliance – a non-profit dedicated to defining and raising awareness about cloud security best practices. As a part of her role, she manages research projects on topics like blockchain/DLT, quantum-safe security, and the Internet of Things. Hillary also leads the ad-hoc survey research, including creating questionnaires, analyzing data, and reporting the findings. Formerly as a program manager, she spearheaded the creation of CSA’s webinar program, CSACloudBytes, and developed it into an award-winning series. Hillary earned a CCSK v4 and a Master’s of Science at the University of Wisconsin – Stout.

[1 CPE] Ransomware Protection Redefined: Protect, Alert, and Recover

  Presented by Veeam

Ransomware is malicious software that infects a computer and restricts access to crucial user data until a ransom is paid to unlock it. Ransomware is designed to spread through your network, exploiting technical and human vulnerabilities and leading to a significant impact on your business. Ransomware attacks were up 93% in 2021 and are no longer a question of if but when. Costs have skyrocketed to nearly two million dollars (US) per incident and have a global economic impact of over 20 billion dollars (US).

Join this session to learn how to ensure your backups are immutable, that you’ll be alerted of any possible ransomware attacks in your virtual environment, and that you’re able to recover those workloads free of any malware.

[1 CPE] Ransomware: Why Does This Keep Happening?

  Presented by Arctic Wolf

Join Coy Thorp, Systems Engineer for Arctic Wolf, as he discusses the history and evolution of ransomware and why it has become so difficult to detect and mitigate. The basic premise is this: organizations spend more today than ever before to address cybersecurity risk, yet breaches are on the rise and there is no end in sight. What can your company do to prepare itself for the attack that is imminently on the horizon?

[1 CPE] How to Successfully Manage Technology Challenges for a Remote Workforce

  Presented by INTERFACE Advisory Council

Your workforce will be dispersed permanently following the pandemic. Companies will no longer have their staff under one roof. Employees are working remotely in your city and throughout the country. This certainly has brought many challenges for IT departments everywhere. This is however the new business reality and adjustments have been made over the last year and a half to deal with the permanent remote workforce.

What are the best programs for basic monitoring of work? Can a VPN be trusted to securely handle your security needs? Is there really any difference between Zoom and Teams? Join the INTERFACE Advisory Council for a discussion about these questions and more. These challenges are nothing new but have quickly become more complex and common. Also, we will address the mix of workers coming back into your office and how that affects physical workspace changes.

Panelists:

Michael Agtunong • Manager, Information Technology, Gather Federal Credit Union
Jeromy Giacosa • Vice President, Information Services, Exagen
Matthew Linzer • Manager, Information Technology, University of California Office of The President

[1 CPE] Breaking Down the 5 Most Disruptive Vulnerability Types

  Presented by Arctic Wolf

A vulnerability is a weakness in your infrastructure, networks, or applications that can potentially expose you to threats, such as data theft, denial-of-service attacks, or ransomware attacks. Join us as we discuss what makes vulnerabilities truly dangerous and take a deep dive into five types of vulnerabilities that risk management programs should focus on to most effectively eliminate risks.

We will cover:

  • The five riskiest types of vulnerabilities
  • Why they are dangerous and how bad actors exploit them
  • The key to identifying and protecting against them

[1 CPE] Changes in Ransomware, Why Companies Still Fail to Respond, & What You Can Do Now

  Presented by Trey Blalock • Chief Security Advisor, Verification Labs

In this fast-paced must-see talk, Trey Blalock will walk participants through a wide variety of new threats and attack techniques impacting organizations and discuss the tools, technologies, and tips you can implement to protect your organization. This talk will be a fun information-rich talk accessible to anyone who wants to learn more about security, ransomware, or defense techniques.

Trey Blalock is a highly respected security specialist who has performed extensive work in almost every security domain for some of the world’s largest corporations and governments. Trey has trained thousands of people on advanced security topics. He has managed all aspects of security for one of the world’s largest financial transaction hubs, performed hundreds of penetration tests for Fortune 500 companies, and has performed forensics for several high-profile cases such as “Donald Vance vs. Donald Rumsfeld.” He also specializes in defending large-scale systems from advanced threat actors. Trey currently serves on several forensic, red teaming, and penetration testing advisory boards, is a frequent guest on television, recently served as the CISO for Coinstar, and is currently the CISO of Cognira.

[1 CPE] Thinking Upstream: Avoid the Fallout of the next Log4Shell

  Presented by Tidelift

News of a zero-day vulnerability in the popular open-source project Log4j broke in December, leading many organizations scrambling to figure out the impact on their applications. Nearly every organization developing applications was impacted, and the fallout was so broad that the FTC issued guidance.

Log4Shell comes on the heels of the U.S. White House cybersecurity executive order 14028, an attempt by the United States government to use its purchasing power to create positive changes to the way cybersecurity is addressed around the world.

Recent high-profile breaches like Log4Shell, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, or the SolarWinds software supply chain attack have shown that our cybersecurity defenses are woefully inadequate. This executive order forces a higher standard of cybersecurity for any organization selling software to the federal government, which in turn makes it the de facto global standard for all software in the future.

Tidelift CEO and co-founder Donald Fischer shares his perspective on how the Log4Shell vulnerability and the cybersecurity executive order impact software supply chain security. He’ll brief attendees on the key issues addressed by the executive order, including software bill of materials (SBOM), supply chain security, and provenance requirements. He’ll outline the gaps that most organizations will need to close to stay in compliance. And he’ll share a proactive approach to addressing open-source software supply chain health and security upstream.

If you want to ensure your organization is fully prepared for the coming changes, you won’t want to miss this session.

[1 CPE] Leveraging Assessment Findings to Harden Your Security Perimeter

  Presented by Fortinet

Are you regularly evaluating your network security?

Performing assessments is a tried-and-true method for improving your security posture, but they can be a daunting task for network security staff who are often short on manpower, expertise, and/or time. Regardless, the benefits of running assessments almost always outweigh any potential drawbacks. Having a security assessment in hand will increase your security situational awareness and significantly impact your organization’s risk preparedness and mitigation.

Join us as we discuss the importance of periodically validating your existing security controls and provide learnings and best practices from our experts.

[1 CPE] Zero-Trust Architectures

  Presented by Rubrik

Organizations have invested heavily in IT security, attempting to fortify their perimeter, network, endpoint, and application protections. Despite these investments, hackers are successfully penetrating these defenses and targeting enterprise data, including backup data. Ransomware is starting to specifically target online backups by encrypting or deleting them. If your organization was the target of an attack today, how do you know what data was impacted and where? Manually sifting through millions of files and comparing each snapshot consumes FTE time and prolongs recovery exponentially. Mass restores of the entire environment could mean high data loss and weeks’ worth of work down the drain. In this session, we will discuss how to protect your last line of defense, the backups. We will walk through the anatomy of a recovery, the best practices, and advanced tools to ensure you will not have to pay a ransom, and how to quickly recover your data to continue business operations.

[1 CPE] Ransomware – Who, What, Why & How…

  Presented by Check Point

Over the last 12 months, ransomware attacks surged by 93% with a devastating impact on businesses and industries worldwide. In today’s hybrid IT environment, preventing ransomware attacks seems like an impossible feat. But is it?

In this session, we will cover the latest ransomware trends and how you can protect your organization from falling victim to sophisticated ransomware attacks.