This is an in-person session followed by lunch/networking reception

TALK ABSTRACT

Mapping the Digital Attack Surface

There’s a simple but powerful dynamic driving cyber risk for most organizations today. The more they invest in digital infrastructure and tooling to drive sustainable growth, the more they may expose themselves to attack. According to experts, digital transformation during the pandemic pushed many organizations over a technology “tipping point” from which they will never return. In short, the future of business is digital—from hybrid working to cloud-powered customer experiences. That creates a challenge for CISOs. This challenge is often articulated in terms of the digital attack surface—that is, the collection of applications, websites, cloud infrastructure, on-premises servers, operational technology (OT) and other elements which are often exposed to remote threat actors. The risks associated with attack can be mitigated if organizations have visibility into all of these assets, calculate their risk exposure accurately and then take steps to secure the attack surface. Yet many struggle to do so. This presentation will provide insights (from a Trend Micro commissioned survey of 6,297 IT security decision makers in 29 countries) into why organizations are struggling to manage cyber risk and how to build a more risk-aware organization.

The Dark Side of Open source: The Growing Threat of Malware Based on Open-source projects

 Summary:

•         This presentation will examine the growing trend of malware authors using open source projects as a base for their malicious code.
•         The rise of "The Dark Side of Open source" is a concerning development in the cybersecurity landscape, as it allows attackers to easily build new and more sophisticated threats.
•         The use of open source components makes it easier for malware to evade detection, as it often resembles legitimate software.However, this also provides opportunities for researchers to learn and understand these threats.
•         By employing techniques such as binary similarity analysis and code reuse detection, it is possible to trace the origin of the malware and implement measures to defend against it.
•         This presentation will explore the pros and cons of the use of open source in malware development, and what security professionals need to know to stay ahead of the curve.
•         The importance of binary similarity analysis and code reuse analysis will also be discussed, as well as the potential implications for the future of cybersecurity.

Speaker Bios:

With an ethical hacking background, Antoine Saikaley has over 20 years of diverse IT experience covering many complex implementations of security solutions for enterprise customers across Canada. Presently, Antoine serves as Technical Director for Trend Micro Canada. Antoine oversees the enablement of Trend Micro community members, and leads a team of sales engineers. He is a program advisory committee member at Seneca College. In collaboration with higher education institutions, Antoine also organizes educational curriculums, teaching cloud security to the future generation of cybersecurity leaders.

Aliakbar Zahravi is a Malware reverse engineer and team leader at Trend Micro Research whose work includes malware analysis, writing network detection signatures, and tools/plugin development. He contributes to numerous research blogs on APTs and various malware campaigns such as DarkRadiation, EnigmaStealer, NetDooka, Earth Bogle, Operation Earth Kitsune, Water Basilisk, and more.

CPE: 4.0 Hrs

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