The recent Black Hat Europe conference in London touched on topics ranging from combating "deep fake" videos and information security career challenges to hands-on lock-picking tutorials and the dearth of research proposals centered on deception technology.
GDPR. NIST CSF. NY DFS. These acronym laws and standards can be maddening to navigate clearly for legal and compliance teams. Particularly when the threat landscape is ever evolving, and the threat actors - from outside and within - are unrelenting. This is why we have designed these sessions as an opportunity for...
In the modern cybersecurity regime, it is no longer about whether or even if an entity will suffer a breach, but rather how it will respond. This session will focus on the roles and responsibilities of the Board of Directors and senior management in the prevention of and response to data security and privacy...
As malware, business email compromises, phishing and vishing scams, etc. continue to evolve and proliferate, the same is true with cyber insurance.
In the past two years, the cyber insurance market has matured, as growing numbers of insurers, brokers and policyholders have gained a greater understanding of the...
There is no shortage of security tools in any large government IT environment that are targeting specific cyber threats for a specific outcome. Yet, most agencies lack an always-on, in-line capability that allows them to operationalize their cyber threat intelligence programs. Blocking suspicious connections to...
Nation States have unlimited resources to build cyberweapons. Coordinated Crime Syndicates steal those cyberweapons & use them or sell them, causing massive destruction. We need a cyber "red phone" dialogue available with other nations, but the internet is a nefarious nation's best friend.
Come & hear how just a few...
Snowden proved you can't trust on the inside. OPM proved you can't trust the outside. Who should you trust when it comes to your data? No one! In this provocative and informative presentation, retired Brigadier General Greg Touhill, the first Chief Information Security Officer of the U.S. government and current...
As we push computers to "the edge," building an increasingly complex world of interconnected information systems and devices, security and privacy continue to dominate the national dialogue. The Defense Science Board in its 2017 report, Task Force on Cyber Defense, provides a sobering assessment of the current...
Enterprises are challenged to move the process of accounting for data in a structured, systematic way higher on the list of priorities. One option to accomplish this challenge is by applying application threat modeling principles to data (data threat modeling). Application threat modeling provides value by allowing...
Despite the proliferation of social networks and messaging apps, email remains the primary means of communication today. Unfortunately, it also remains a persistent threat vector for cybersecurity abuse. We see these evil emails everywhere: at work, at home and in the news, attempting to sell something, or steal...
Financial fraud can be notoriously hard to detect and easy to cover up. But does blockchain technology with its distributed digital ledger now offer a new tool to help organizations reduce risk and prevent fraud? Which key business and technical factors will help blockchain scale for the large enterprise? Attend this...
Open source and third-party components help developers build and deploy applications faster. But with increased speed comes greater risk. Vulnerabilities in components are a hidden cost of free software. And their widespread use creates opportunities for attackers looking to exploit the most possible victims by...
In October of this year, the banking industry unveiled its new Cybersecurity Profile to help financial institutions develop and maintain cyber risk management programs. This groundbreaking document - the culmination of two years' work - marries the NIST Cybersecurity Framework with the finance sector's highly complex...
Brett Johnson, referred to by the United States Secret Service as "The Original Internet Godfather" has been a central figure in the cybercrime world for almost 20 years. He founded and was the leader of Counterfeitlibrary.com and Shadowcrew.com. Working alongside the top cyber criminals of our time, he helped design,...
Security hygiene can be poor, and criminals know it. Fraudulent activity costs are in the billions worldwide across industries, and over 16 million consumers in the US were victims of identity theft or fraud in the past year. Learning to onboard new data at the speed of the business will ensure your fraud team can...
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