Event Schedule

Times for this Event are in Pacific Time (PDT/PST).

The Conference will be open from 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM Thursday, October 6th.

• Welcome to the Vancouver Cybersecurity Conference
• The Safety Net: Ransomware and Disaster Recovery for Hybrid IT Environments 9:00 am

  Presented by Storagepipe

  Ransomware and other cyber threats are changing business’s needs for data protection across their on-premise, private cloud, and public cloud environments. 

  If your organization is attacked, are you ready? 

  Join our session on October 6 at the Vancouver Cybersecurity Conference to get key insights from Storagepipe Vice President Kevin May on the benefits of a multi-layered data protection strategy for your Hybrid IT environments.

  Discover:
  • The rapidly evolving ransomware landscape along with common attack vectors and new malicious tactics
  • How to reduce vulnerabilities and data loss caused by user error, insider threats, and external attacks
  • Key considerations around Disaster Recovery such as staged recovery, cloud portability and workload mobility
  • How Veeam Cloud Backups outsmart ransomware with Insider Protection and Local Immutability
  • How Veeam Cloud Connect Replication delivers complete and rapid virtual machine Disaster Recovery
  • Data protection options for Azure and AWS and how they work to protect your multi-cloud future

  Storagepipe and Veeam Software® look forward to sharing the latest complete hybrid IT data protection insights and trends with you.

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  Speaker:

  Kevin May

  Kevin May

  Vice President at Storagepipe

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• The Battle of the Algorithms: How AI is Beating AI at Its Own Game 9:20 am

  Presented by Darktrace

  Among rapidly evolving technological advancements, the emergence of AI-enhanced malware is making cyber-attacks exponentially more dangerous, and harder to identify. As AI-driven attacks evolve, they will be almost indistinguishable from genuine activity, and conducted at an unprecedented speed and scale. In the face of offensive AI, only defensive AI can fight back, detecting even the most subtle indicators of attack in real time, and respond with surgical actions to neutralize threats – wherever they strike.

  In this session, discover:

  • How cyber-criminals are leveraging AI tools to create sophisticated cyber weapons
  • What an AI-powered spoofing threat may look like, and why humans will not be able to spot them
  • Why defensive AI technologies are uniquely positioned to fight back

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  Speaker:

  Maria Fung

  Maria Fung

  Technical Manager at Darktrace

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• What XDR Is and Isn't 9:40 am

  Presented by Palo Alto Networks

  Since Nir Zuk, Palo Alto Networks CTO, coined XDR in 2018, XDR has captured and shifted the collective imagination of security teams and analysts alike. It has also led to confusion on what XDR is and isn’t.

  Many see extended detection and response, or XDR, as the key to breaking down data silos, reducing security blind spots and improving SOC efficiency. However, not all users know the use cases for XDR and which vendors are offering true XDR.

  Gain a deeper understanding of:
  • The top features and benefits of XDR solutions
  • How organizations are using XDR for security operations today
  • Tips to identify XDR imposters
  • How to choose the right XDR product for your environment

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  Speaker:

  Chris Harris

  Chris Harris

  Systems Engineering Specialist at Palo Alto Networks

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• Using Endpoint Security To Build a Resilient Hybrid Workforce 10:25 am

  Presented by ManageEngine

  Organizations cannot thrive in today’s world if their key assets are not protected round the clock. Lackluster cybersecurity measures not only inhibit business growth but can also lead to companies losing their customer trust. In this session, we’ll learn to break down cyber threats into their basic components and figure out a way to simplify endpoint security practices that can pave the way for a secure and safer tomorrow.

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  Speaker:

  Romanus Prabhu Raymond

  Romanus Prabhu Raymond

  Global Head - Technical Support, Unified Endpoint Management & Security at ManageEngine

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• Windows 10, 11, or 12 – The Windows Journey Continues… 10:45 am

  Presented by baramundi

  Almost one year into the release of Windows 11, many IT departments are still considering whether to make the transition to Microsoft’s latest operating system. And with Microsoft’s new development cycle, there is already talk about yet another Windows version. 

  Axel Peters from baramundi software will tackle the big questions, such as: Should I start planning deployment of Windows 11, or sit tight for a while?  What effect will Microsoft’s latest OS have on our endpoint management approach? And how does it affect endpoint security?

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  Speaker:

  Axel Peters

  Axel Peters

  VP West Operations, baramundi

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• 2022 Trends & Directions 11:05 am

  If 2022 has taught us anything so far, it’s that cybercriminals are still coming up with new ways to cash in. But with nearly half the year behind us, what can we anticipate for the rest of the year? Following a Shields Up warning from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in February, organizations and individuals have been encouraged to be more vigilant than ever. 

  Get insights on the latest in security from experts who live on the leading edge of cybersecurity technology. You’ll hear from industry luminaries on some of the newest tactics for defending against unprecedented attacks. Get a better sense of how your organization can spend the rest of 2022 with a security strategy that will set you up for success during this insightful discussion. 

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  Panel Participants:

  Kevin May

  Kevin May

  Vice President at Storagepipe

  Josh Snow

  Josh Snow

  Principal Engineer at ExtraHop Networks

  Chris Harris

  Chris Harris

  Systems Engineering Specialist at Palo Alto Networks

  Joe Bollman

  Joe Bollman

  Senior Solution Architect Leader at SecurityScorecard

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• Conference Lunch Break
• Project Zero Trust 12:15 pm

  The most effective means we have available to protect ourselves when it comes to cybersecurity is prevention. And the most effective strategy for prevention is Zero Trust. Many organizations struggle with success when it comes to cybersecurity—not because they are doing nothing but because they don’t have a consistent strategy for protecting their data. Zero Trust is a strategy for protecting your organization’s most important assets. This strategy focuses on preventing breaches by eliminating one of your biggest blind spots when it comes to computers and computer networks—trust. Since Zero Trust focuses on a strategy of prevention, attendees will find opportunities to realize improvements in efficiency and reduced costs, in addition to increased security.

  Attendees will learn:

  •     John Kindervag’s’ five-step methodology for implementing Zero Trust  
  •     How to limit the blast radius of a breach
  •     Common myths and pitfalls when implementing Zero Trust
  •     Actionable tactics for implementing Zero Trust for multiple protect surfaces

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  Speaker:

  George Finney

  George Finney

  CISO at Southern Methodist University

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• Signed Books From Keynote Speaker George Finney 1:00 pm

  About the book:

  Project Zero Trust

  Project Zero Trust

  A Story about a Strategy for Aligning Security and the Business by George Finney

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• Managing Cloud Risk Without Slowing App Delivery 1:25 pm

  Presented by Sysdig

  As organizations move workloads to the cloud they realize their software development approach needs to radically change. Securing the cloud requires a total re-think as well. Although security teams still need to manage access rights, fix vulnerabilities, and detect runtime threats, the techniques have evolved. Learn how the largest financial services, media and software companies address cloud security. You will gain insight into the top security challenges and pragmatic techniques to manage cloud risk without slowing down application delivery. Principal Security Engineer Jonathon Cerda will share our customers’ best practices for securing containers, Kubernetes and cloud services.

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  Speaker:

  Jonathon Cerda

  Jonathon Cerda

  Principal Security Engineer at Sysdig

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• Recalibrating Your Zero Trust 1:45 pm

  Presented by BeyondTrust

  Over the past two years, organizations worldwide have increased the velocity with which they are moving operations into the cloud and adopting and maturing DevOps, edge computing, edge security, IoT technologies, and a multitude of other digital transformation initiatives. The long-time mindset of perimeter-focused security is clearly no longer tenable in this environment. Fortunately, the understanding that IT environments must evolve to embrace and embody zero trust principles is now almost universal.

  Dan Deganutti will provide insight into how you can start your Zero Trust journey, and enable the business for transformation, compliance and risk reduction.

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  Speaker:

  Dan Deganutti

  Dan Deganutti

  SVP, Canada at Beyond Trust

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• FBI IC3: US Cybercrime Reporting (a.k.a. Follow the Money) 2:25 pm

  Since 2000, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has received complaints crossing a wide array of cybercrime matters. Cybercrime data collection and analysis not only identifies trends, but enables efforts to control, reduce, mitigate, and prevent cybercrime.  In this discussion, Donna Gregory, Unit Chief for the FBI Cyber Division, IC3 will explain more about their mission to provide the public with a reliable and convenient reporting mechanism to submit information to the FBI, the categories of cybercrime, types of cybercrime data collected, criteria used to measure cybercrime, and how these crimes interoperate with other cybercrime activities.

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  Speaker:

  Donna Gregory

  Donna Gregory

  Unit Chief at FBI Cyber Division, IC3

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• Cyber Inter-Agency Collaboration Panel 3:10 pm

  An adversary who attacks an organization from within can prove fatal to the business and is generally impervious to conventional defenses. Social science research has been used to explain why traditional methods fail against these trusted betrayers.  Every company must identify and utilize new management techniques, increase security, and revise workplace strategies for categorizing and defeating insider threats.

  There are key players in positions to either effectively support or undermine the insider threats.  Leadership style can make a difference in the way an institution recognizes and identifies these threats from rethinking background investigations to recognizing deception and using lawful disruption. Join this session to learn about how organizations must circumvent these predators before they jeopardize the workplace and sabotage business operations.

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  Panel Participants:

  Skigh Murray

  Skigh Murray

  Cybercrime Sergeant at VPD

  Corey Volk

  Corey Volk

  Detective Sergeant at Saanich Police

  Donna Gregory

  Donna Gregory

  Unit Chief at FBI Cyber Division, IC3

  Clint Baker

  Clint Baker

  S/Sgt. NCO i/c, BC RCMP Digital Forensics Services

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• Cyber Executive Panel 4:05 pm

  Submit your bio for consideration to participate in one of our Cyber Executive Panels

  to [email protected] or fill out our Call for Speakers form here.

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  Panel Participants:

  Michael Leung

  Michael Leung

  Founder and Management Consultant at CANADIAN CYBERSECURITY

  Brian Kuhn

  Brian Kuhn

  vCIO at Softlanding Solutions

  Andrey Chernousov

  Andrey Chernousov

  Director, Information Security at Vancouver Community College

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• Conference Closing Session 4:50 pm

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• Vancouver Cybersecurity Conference Happy Hour & Networking Reception 5:00 pm

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