A hall-of-fame cryptographer renowned for his work developing the SSL protocol when he was chief scientist at Netscape in the 1990s, Taher Elgamal now serves as CTO, Security, at Salesforce. With that being said, he has some strong feelings about our continued dependency on passwords to access sensitive systems....
Ransomware, supply chain attacks, heightened insider risk – these have been among the toughest CISO challenges of 2021. But what lies ahead in 2022? This panel of Canadian CISOs comes together to blaze the trail forward, opening up on:
Why data protection is more challenging than ever
What maturity looks like in...
As organizations strive for agility, reliance on third and fourth-parties grows. Unchecked, these dependencies can create substantial cyber risk exposure, as evidenced by the Solar Winds breach. Because of this, security and risk professionals need to strengthen the weakest link in cyber security, third-party risks....
Love them or loathe them, passwords are still relied upon for security. Although widespread MFA adoption may have improved the authentication process, as most MFA methods are built on top of passwords, password problems remain at an all-time high. Weak passwords, credential stuffing, account takeovers and phishing are...
Central to the National Health Service's latest digital transformation initiatives is a revitalized look at identity and access management. In this exclusive session, Carlos Trigoso-Sanchez, the lead architect on identity at NHS, discusses
What is the main problem confronting organizations nowadays in Identity and...
From its origins as the Interbank Card 55 years ago, Mastercard has been at the forefront of global payment cards. Which is to say it also has been at the forefront of detecting, receiving and fighting payment card fraud. And like every member of the digital payments community, Mastercard feels the strains of the past...
When we talk about cybersecurity risk management, we often focus on technology. But what about our people and the more the silent, dangerous risk to them - that being "burnout" - something we may not always be able to see, but left unmanaged, can create serious problems for our workforce. How are mental health...
When it comes to responding to the global ransomware surge, it is not just a matter of "to pay or not to pay?" but also, "Who should pay?" and how might my cyber insurers be able to help?
In this session, Mark Singer of cyber insurance provider Beazley Group, tackles the ransomware conundrum, including:
Ransomware...
According to recent research released by the Ponemon Institute, 60 percent of those hit by a breach attributed the root cause to an unpatched known vulnerability. So why do so many systems remain unpatched and how can we close the vulnerability gap efficiently?
This expert panel will share insights and strategies,...
The recently formed U.K. Cybersecurity Council is tasked by the U.K. government to execute its vision for the U.K. to be one of the safest places to work and do business online.
In this exclusive session, Dr Claudia Natanson, Chair of Trustees, U.K. Cyber Security Council, discusses:
The 3 main focus areas of...
Public cloud service providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP enable you to deliver new products and capabilities at breakneck speeds, but how do you balance speed to market against compliance mandates and security risk? Learn more about how Orca offers a single integrated platform to detect security risks at every layer of...
As CISO of NHS Digital - the national information and technology partner for England's health and care system - Bennett has helped the service rapidly respond to the pandemic via a variety of essential initiatives rolled out at breakneck pace. In this exclusive session, Bennett details:
How the pandemic has altered...
Andrzej Kawalec's perspective on security, privacy and human behavior is honed in part by Vodafone serving 625 million customers globally, and having to treat security not just as a series of technical controls, but something much more holistic.
As the pandemic continues, concepts such as ""Zero Trust"" have now...
What's the current state of the ransomware threat, and how can organizations best position themselves to defend against it, and when necessary to respond? In this one-on-one session, Gould, who heads Britain's National Police Chiefs' Council's cybercrime program, details:
The latest ransomware attack...
Account takeover increased 15% last year, according to Forrester Research, and is expected to grow as the increased reliance on digital services offer criminals more potential victims to target. Several modes of operation are used to commit account takeover fraud, from credential abuse and the use of malware and...
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