Hyperskill Network Security Introduced

  Presented by Check Point Software

The IT industry has a new way to utilize current hardware investment and maximize appliance capacity in an easy-to-manage Hyperscale network security solution. Organizations can now simplify their workflow orchestration and scale up their existing security gateways on demand — the same way as they can spin up new servers and compute resources in public clouds. Join Check Point Software for an in-depth look.

Building A Security Culture in a Customer Service World

  Presented by Dan Hammerling • Chief Information Security Officer, Peppermill Casinos, Inc.

Whether we like it or not, all IT positions are involved with customer service. At the same time, the changing nature of cybersecurity and external regulations has necessitated that we consider business opportunities in light of the security and privacy risks. Through relationship building with key decisionmakers and providing continuous training to all members of an organizational team, we can work to make security a foundational element of our business operations.

H. Daniel Hammerling is an accomplished IT Security leader and US military veteran. He brings over 20 years of IT and IT Security experience to his current role with Peppermill Casinos Inc. Dan holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business management as well as a CISSP and CISM. Among his volunteer work and family life, Dan is a member of ISACA, (ISC)2, ASIS International, InfraGard, and the USSS-ECTF. In his most recent endeavor, Dan has become a content creator and twitch streamer.

What is HCI and How Does it Enable a Public Cloud On-Prem?

  Presented by Nutanix

Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) has been taking the IT industry by storm the past 5 years. As businesses are exploring what this means to them, they need to ask themselves should we consider changing our infrastructure? During this session we will cover the following discussions:

  • What is HCI exactly and why consider it?
  • Why are companies moving to the cloud and why are they now moving back?
  • How do I create the Public Cloud experience in my own On-Prem solution?
  • What hypervisors work with HCI solutions?

Gaining Network Visibility with Application Intelligence

  Presented by Gigamon

Come discuss how gaining visibility into your network has become more of a challenge than ever before. With the evolution from the Data Center to Virtual Environments, Public and Private Clouds, our exposure has never been greater.

In this session we will cover Span vs. TAP, Traffic Aggregation, Packet Brokers, Traffic Intelligence, Virtual Environments and how to get that one view of all your data.

Learn how to maximize the ROI on your existing tools while increasing your scope of visibility.

Who knows, you might even have fun?! Heckling Encouraged!

Offensive AI vs. Defensive AI: Battle of the Algorithms – Cyber AI & Geopolitics

  Presented by Darktrace

Against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical tensions and an ever-evolving threat landscape, the risk of cyber-attacks to governments and the private sector alike has never been higher. Join Darktrace’s Director of Strategic Threat, Marcus Fowler, and Americas CISO, JR Tietsort to discuss this new era of cyber-threat and how Cyber AI can help defenders regain the upper hand.

This speaking session will include a Q&A with our experts, and explore:

  • How nation-state attacks are changing
  • How organizations can respond to the classic balance of security and productivity
  • How organizational maturity in risk management is maintained whilst ensuring cyber defense

Vendor Management and Data Privacy

  Presented by AT&T

Among rapidly evolving technological advancements, the emergence of AI-enhanced malware is making cyber-attacks exponentially more dangerous and harder to identify. In the near future, we will begin to see supercharged, AI-powered cyber-attacks leveraged at scale. To protect against Offensive AI attacks, organizations are turning to defensive cyber AI, which can identify and neutralize emerging malicious activity, no matter when, or where, it strikes.

In this session, learn about:

  • Paradigm shifts in the cyber landscape
  • Advancements in offensive AI attack techniques
  • The Immune System Approach to cyber security and defensive, Autonomous Response capabilities
  • Real-world examples of emerging threats that were stopped with Cyber AI

What You Don’t Understand About Crypto Can Hurt You

  Presented by nCipher

For over 2000 years, governments, armies, businesses and lovers have been encrypting messages. For the same amount of time, the keys used to perform the encryption have been the weakest link in the chain. After 2000 years, technology has advanced such that the keys can be protected but many companies don’t understand how important it really is. Mr. Beutlich will explain in an entertaining (and sometimes graphic) fashion why protecting the encryption key is more important than the encryption itself.

Why Protecting Crypto Keys is More Important Than the Data They are Protecting

  Presented by nCipher

In Part 1 Mr. Beutlich talked about the history of cryptography. As Brad discussed, throughout history, the weakest link of every encryption solution (no matter how simple or complex) was exchanging and protecting the cryptographic key. In Part 2 of this series, Brad will discuss in detail why, in the 21st century, the creation and protection of a crypto key is even more important than it’s ever been. Join Brad for another lively presentation on how important it is to protect crypto keys.

Master the Edge: How to Achieve Context-Aware, Zero Trust Network Access

  Presented by Structured & Aruba

Have you been tasked with implementing Zero Trust Network Access but are unsure of how to go about it? Are you confused about how to achieve “minimum access”? Are you struggling with employing “continuous adaptive risk & trust assessment” on your network? If so, attend this session. Learn how to deploy an open, multi-vendor Enterprise security framework that gives security and IT teams an integrated way to gain visibility, control, and advanced threat defense. See how security prioritization and machine learning helps organizations leverage existing third-party solutions to better protect investments and implement proactive risk controls.

Identity Crisis: The Past, Present, and Future of Authentication

  Presented by Structured

This presentation reviews historical methods of verifying identity and integrity, as well as the current challenges we face around authentication and authorization. We will also examine lessons learned to see what the future might hold when it comes to Identity and Access Management (IAM).