It seems like it was only yesterday that security was focused almost exclusively on preventative mechanisms as though we’re still facing the same self-replicating viruses from 15 years ago. Overnight it seems, organizations recognize that modern threats like information stealers, botnets, and targeted attacks regularly bypass preventative measures. As a result, great investments are being […]
Read moreCredit card payment processing and point-of-sale (POS) systems are like a black box for most people without knowledge of its internal working. Recent data breaches of thousands of credit cards have shown that determined attackers have mastered ways to steal old fashioned magnetic stripe cards and are now targeting EMV card data (chip-and-PIN, chip-and-signature, chip-and-choice). […]
Read moreWe’re all aware that the cyber threat landscape continues to shift and evolve at a staggering pace. Attacks are becoming more sophisticated and let’s face it – the notion that signatures are dead is an exaggeration. Cyber security is continuing to shift too, as industry experts begin to prescribe continuous monitoring over incident response. Recognizing […]
Read moreAs security organizations have come to value the impact of programs designed to change employee behavior, we have continued to largely ignore the humanity of the attacker. In this presentation Aaron Higbee will examine how the attackers are obsessively focused on the technology involved in phishing attacks, but are lacking some of the human skills […]
Read moreThe web continues to be a constant threat for most users. The security industry has become very good at detecting Java, Flash, and PDF exploits over the last few years, now attackers are seeking new vectors. In this talk we will examine the growing trend in Silverlight exploitation Talos has observed over the last several […]
Read moreScalar Decisions was recently awarded the bid to become the Official Supplier of Information Security to the TO2015 Pan Am and Parapan American Games. Scalar is responsible for providing security services, data centre integration and managed storage services. This extensive project has taken place within a very limited time span, and for a very fluid […]
Read moreBusinesses have a long way to go in protecting their applications but even farther to go in securing those applications’ rear end—databases. While insecure applications provide a conduit for attack, the confidential data sought by thieves resides in the database. To illustrate why databases deserve the same security scrutiny as their more visible application front […]
Read moreNo one in the Security Industry wants to talk compliance and most of us think of it as a burden. Since almost all organizations today have to comply with some regulations, it has become important for us to discuss. The session will explore how compliance and network security are tied together and by simply improving […]
Read moreAdversaries today are technically advanced, structured around an underground governed by market forces, and using paradigm shifts in technology to compromise more victims. Through specialization and collaboration, attackers are becoming more effective and continue to cause widespread damage, even as systems become more secure. However, recent advances in technology provide the foundation for a new […]
Read moreDespite the continued success by attackers to brute-force accounts, phish credentials, and otherwise impact the online security of consumers, a large portion of the sites and services consumers utilize still don’t take authentication security seriously enough. This presentation will review recent research into the state of end-user-facing authentication security as it relates to strong authentication, […]
Read moreAccessData will talk about Today’s Cyber Threat Landscape – The traditional cyber security infrastructure is riddled with blind spots… open doorways for threats you can’t see, because the tools you’re relying on can’t see them We will discuss how to eliminate those blind spots, allowing you to catch the data leakage your DLP misses, detect […]
Read moreJackson Shaw will take the audience thru the state of Identity & Access Governance and why having an IAG strategy is key to security for corporations big and small. He will also highlight how, in today’s rapidly changing environment of APTs, foreign intrigue & hacking why even with a strong IAG strategy you will still […]
Read moreOften Vulnerability Management program managers are missing the mark by focusing on the wrong information, communicating poorly and not understanding the business criticality as it relates to the technical risk found in scanning. This creates a “bad data” scenario where all the data collected is seen to have little or no value – which increases […]
Read moreInformation security today has evolved into a big data arms race. As vendors create ever more elaborate and sophisticated systems to flag and investigate abnormal events, the huge amounts of log data is driving up costs for storage, processing, software and network transport. A more effective, less costly information security approach is to protect information […]
Read moreIn this seminar, Ajay K. Sood will: Discuss the motivation and nature of APT and Modern Malware Outline malware trends, and the Modern Malware lifecycle Reveal how Modern Malware defeats current countermeasures Give examples of Data Exfiltration and botnet control
Read moreThese silent attackers hit more than 1,000 victims annually. They shows no prejudice, have no compassion. They come like an unseen thief in the night to steal. They are, the Bad Boys of Cyber Crime. Point of Sale breaches continue to plague the business world. Credit card data is being stolen in ever increasing numbers […]
Read moreThere are many great things about the new world of mobile and cloud applications. They enable us to be more connected and productive in our daily lives, whether it be tracking our exercise with a mobile app, banking on our phones, or seamlessly accessing the same data – whether it be for business or personal […]
Read moreWhen CISOs are briefing their executive teams or boards on the organization’s security (usually only when there’s a security incident), this is usually the challenge. Distill the volumes of data, assets, silos, operations, threats, and remediations down to a couple of key points. And this is to an audience who typically get their security information […]
Read moreThe Rapid7 Labs team vigilantly scans the horizon to discover new tactics being used by attackers as well as wide-spread vulnerabilities that must be addressed. The team has uncovered a myriad of important issues including significant configuration issues with serial servers, Amazon S3 storage, UPnP and more. The team is consistently tracking and analyzing malware […]
Read moreIn this 30 minute session, we will look at tips and techniques that can help malware analysts and Incident Responders perform effective analysis and de-obfuscate/decode malicious exploit code. Primary focus will be on exploit delivery obfuscation and JAR exploit debugging.
Read moreWith the maturation of IPS and other threat prevention technologies, security vendors have significantly narrowed the patch gap, but is it enough? The rise in APTs has opened a threat gap that most likely cannot be solved without some collaboration among the good guys – even if they are the competition. Learn how organizations utilize […]
Read moreThe foundation of Canada’s economy is increasingly dependent of the digital infrastructure that supports all sectors of industry. Confidence in this infrastructure is essential if individuals and businesses are to harness the opportunities it presents. Maintaining this confidence is a complex challenge, especially in face of continually evolving threats. Staying ahead of the threats to […]
Read moreMany Security Analysts are tasked with assisting in Corporate Governance. This session explores the concept of network forensic investigations using a SIEM, and how security analysts can use it to assist in Governance, HR or law enforcement with network interception to gather evidence that must preserve chain-of-custody. With the challenges of cloud-based computing and mobile […]
Read moreEnterprise Mobility offers great challenges and great opportunities. There are a plethora of technologies that are constantly entering and evolving in the market (much of them overlapping) to address the security and manageability related to enterprise mobility (including BYOD). This discussion will focus on demystifying the landscape and to provide perspectives on leveraging Secure Enterprise […]
Read moreThis session will discuss conducing physical penetration tests in environments that have some level of security protections. A general framework of social engineering, physical intrusions and practical reviews will be proposed. We will explore how to bypass hard physical security controls, how to conduct comprehensive physical security assessments and how to implement more effective physical […]
Read moreThis session will highlight how Network Access Control is the ultimate patch checking system. By utilizing a set of key protocols NAC will define and implement a policy that will define the access requirement for devices attempting to access your network. Those policies are designed to look for among other things pre-admission endpoint security policy […]
Read moreThe benefits of CVE, CWE, MAEC, CWSS, CAPEC, STIX and TAXII can often be at work without the users knowledge. Learn how these standards are working behind the scenes, and how you can use them to support information sharing and gain an advantage from crowd-sourced security information. Prior to 1999, software vulnerabilities were not widely […]
Read moreInformation is the lifeblood of today’s connected world. It plays a critical role in our personal lives and drives our businesses. Each year, the amount of information we create – from digital photos to business critical data – increases exponentially. Securing and managing our information, and the identities to access that information, becomes even more […]
Read moreIn today’s increasing open and interconnected enterprise, traditional perimeters are quickly being extended to multi-perimeters to support secure adoption of mobile, cloud, social and information interactions. The traditional network, IT, and end-point security capabilities are being enhanced to support these interactions and similar demands are put on the Identity and Access Management systems too. In […]
Read moreToday’s threat landscape is evolving radically and BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is all the rage. In 2011 alone, Symantec detected and blocked 5.5 billion malicious attacks, an increase of more than 81 percent from the previous year. Social networks and mobile computing are opening up new security vulnerabilities and personal sites and blogs were […]
Read moreThis presentation will review some of the reasons that web application security is so important – citing data from the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report which identified web applications as one of the primary attack and data loss vectors. Next, an overview of a conventional scanning program will be outlined as well as how a […]
Read moreNo matter what anyone tells you, no investigation is complete or comprehensive if it only includes host-based forensic analysis. The fact is the host never has all of the relevant information, and there are way too many techniques for ensuring that no incriminating evidence is ever left on the disk. Because of this reality, it […]
Read moreIntrusion defense mechanisms have been around for approximately two decades. However, slippery assailants continue to evade even state-of-the-art mechanisms. We have more technology than ever but few approaches that work reliably, especially given with the explosion of attack vectors. The problem of accurate and consistent attack detection and defense amid a sea of noise appears […]
Read moreThis presentation was designed to provide a glimpse into the curious world of Social Engineering, and it’s serious impact being felt within businesses and homes around the world. Robert helps to shed light on many of the low tech techniques successfully being used defeat today’s highest-tech security solutions. With a focus on the human elements […]
Read moreMalware and targeted attacks are an extremely serious threat to the security of SMBs and large enterprises. Targeted attacks generally follow predefined strategies and one of the possible vectors is to attack via a mobile device. A successful targeted attack can seriously damage a company’s intellectual property, confidential information and reputation. Attendees will learn about […]
Read moreThe Digital Revolution is enabling business to provide their customers with new, innovative products and services, thus exposing corporate networks and data to greater risks from cyber threats. These threats are increasingly sophisticated. Existing firewall strategies combined with old fashioned mentality are no longer are able to offer business the security and protection they need. […]
Read moreThe kinds of web services developed and deployed to support Service Orientation over the first decade of the new millennium are not compatible with the applications being developed for mobile devices. In this talk, you will learn about the “Web APIs” favored by mobile developers, how they differ from the Web Services deployed in SOAs, […]
Read moreThe Microsoft Security Response Center has been responding to security vulnerabilities and incidents for more than 10 years, and we’ve learned a few things along the way. In this presentation, we’ll pull back the curtain and walk you through the formal processes and informal guidelines that we use to handle hundreds of vulnerability reports every […]
Read moreSIEM and feeds intelligence are common words found in the information security industry. We see them popping up in areas ranging from application, business, situation and threat intelligence. Whether the meaning is automated log analyses or manually generated reports of OSINT, threat intelligence is quickly becoming a must have item in any companies security arsenal. […]
Read moreAs the trusted security advisor to 65 of the Fortune 100, Accuvant is in a unique position to understand the current and emerging security challenges of these organizations. Many of these organizations over the past couple of years have been struggling with the challenges of “Modern Malware”, “Mobile Device Management and Security” and how to […]
Read moreMany organizations face common challenges of fully leveraging their Enterprise Monitoring tool to give a holistic and cross-sectional view of the health and performance of core infrastructure and distributed applications. This presentation provides its audience a greater understanding of how to operationalize Microsoft’s System Center Operations Manager (SCOM 2007 or 2012) based on the key […]
Read moreDave Millier from Sentry Metrics will discuss the challenges facing many organizations around “audit fatigue”, and talk about various methods of automating the collection, reporting and validation of overall compliance for organizations. The talk will focus not only on regulatory compliance, but also drill into more mundane testing and validation, and look at measuring against […]
Read moreThis session explores the concept of network forensic investigations using HP ArcSight ESM, and how security analysts can use it to assist HR or law enforcement with network interception to gather evidence that must preserve chain-of-custody. With the challenges of cloud-based computing and mobile devices, the need for well-defined workflow and the use of industry-accepted […]
Read moreIn this session, “Life’s a Breach! Lessons Learned from Recent High Profile Data Breaches,” Rapid7 will discuss what we can learn from recent high profile breaches including LinkedIn and Global Payments.
Read moreThe last decade has seen network security products become as standard as routing and switching. In an effort to differentiate themselves, vendors have pushed the “simplicity of deployment” marketing message, to sell more devices. In concert, the threat landscape has become more organized, more directed, and more sophisticated. So in this age of “do less […]
Read moreDave Millier will talk about gathering information from various sources (security and system logs, reports, processes, people, etc), and turning it into meaningful reports and dashboards that can be used to track compliance of various standards and regulations, including PCI, CobiT, SOX, NERC CIP, and others. Rather than focusing on any particular technology, Dave will […]
Read moreThe volume, variants and sophistication of security attacks is increasing exponentially. As Internet traffic volume increases, high-powered security devices such as unified threat management (UTM) platforms are needed to protect the data center from malware, denial of service attacks and loss of confidential data. This presentation will discuss security threats, countermeasures and security testing that […]
Read moreEarth vs. The Giant Spider: Amazingly True Stories of Real Penetration Tests brings the SecTor audience the most massive collection of weird, downright bizarre, freaky, and altogether unlikely hacks ever seen in the wild. This talk will focus on those complex hacks found in real environments – some in very high end and important systems, […]
Read moreNo matter what anyone tells you, no investigation is complete or comprehensive if it only includes host-based forensic analysis. The fact is the host never has all of the relevant information, and there are way too many techniques for ensuring that no incriminating evidence is ever left on the disk. Because of this reality, it […]
Read more2011 is the year that IPv6 really matters! Even if you do not need to deploy it immediately, you should begin planning for IPv6, including making sure your infrastructure and your ISP can support it. Join us as world IPv6 expert Cricket Liu, author of several books on DNS and IPv6 presents on a variety […]
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