Boston 2021

Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) has always been a powerful tool for security teams to sharpen their focus on specific threats to their industries. Now, Verizon is taking its security leadership one step further by mapping the DBIR’s underlying data-collection framework of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework. In this presentation, Verizon’s David Grady and Philippe Langlois share highlights from the 2021 DBIR and explain why the “VERIS-to-MITRE” mapping is so important.

• Construct a Best-Practice Cybersecurity Program
• React To Evolving Regulations and Standards
• Utilize Controls as the Foundation
• Empower The Team To Detect Failures
• Respond To High-Level Pressure

With the Passwordless Decade well underway, more and more organizations are asking the question: Why is now the right time to move beyond passwords?

George Avetisov, CEO of HYPR, will discuss the rise of organizations moving to the cloud, how the perimeter fades and the attack surface gets larger. Modern tools such as SNIPR and Modlishka make it easier for hackers to launch large-scale automated attacks, bringing credential re-use and two-factor-authentication attacks to record highs. 

How did we get here, and will mainstream adoption of passwordless security have an impact? We will explore how the rise of virtual desktop infrastructure and a remote workforce has affected workstation login and review how the evolution of authentication has impacted organizations’ identity and access management systems.

In this session, you’ll learn:

Over the past few years, the number of organizations that have adopted cloud-based systems has grown exponentially, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In turn, cloud security has become a critical issue for IT security executives and their teams. McAffee reported an increase of 630% in attacks by external actors targeting cloud services between January and April of 2020. This uptick in cloud security breaches is projected to persist even after the pandemic as many companies continue to utilize the cloud and leverage its benefits.

While migrating to the cloud offers numerous advantages, it also poses certain threats and challenges. In a recent report by Oracle & KPMG, over 90% of IT Professionals felt their organization had a cloud security readiness gap. A significant concern for many who are adapting to a cloud-based workforce is misconfigurations and gaps in cloud security programs. Additionally, cloud-based infrastructure requires adopting new security policies and processes. Many companies believe their existing security teams lack the necessary skillsets and knowledge that the cloud environment requires, especially as organizations turn to multi-cloud, hybrid cloud, and distributed cloud models.

This panel will highlight the areas where cloud systems can leave enterprises vulnerable, ways to minimize common misconfiguration errors, and other best practices to mitigate threats when migrating to the cloud. Our lineup of Industry Experts will provide their expertise on developing a robust cloud security strategy that addresses these issues and insight on how to stay secure in the future of cloud security.

The SolarWinds SUNBURST attack was a rude awakening for many security teams, and it won’t be the last time Security leaders face tough questions about how an adversary evaded defenses and stayed hidden. With threats persisting inside the network for months, security teams need a new plan. In this session, CISO Jeff Costlow discusses strategies, including revising existing mental models and incident response processes, to build resilience in the fight against advanced threats.

Secure access service edge has quickly emerged as a hot topic in cybersecurity, but what exactly does it mean and why should organizations care? As cloud migration, BYOD adoption, and remote work have skyrocketed in prevalence, it has become increasingly apparent that organizations need to think differently about security. While legacy tools like firewalls are no longer equipped to handle the modern IT ecosystem, SASE platforms like Bitglass are built for this exact moment. In this presentation, you will learn:

• The core components of a SASE platform like Bitglass.
• The functionality you need to secure cloud, web, and remote access use cases.
• Architectural considerations you should keep in mind when comparing SASE vendors. 

Insider Threat has become increasingly problematic to businesses as the frequency and cost of these threats have risen over the last several years. In a global study conducted by Ponemon Institute in September of 2019, there was a 31% increase in overall cost of Insider Threat and a 47% increase in the total number of Insider Incidents from 2018.

Today, Insider Threat poses an even greater risk to businesses in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Forrester Research, Inc. reported that in 2020, a quarter of all security breaches were caused by an insider and estimates that in 2021, Insider Threats will account for 33% of security breaches.

This panel will discuss the various factors that contribute to this increase in Insider breaches, how remote work has impacted the malicious & non-malicious Insider Threats facing businesses, and the implications this has on enterprises today. Our lineup of Industry Experts will offer their insight & provide best-practices on how businesses and their IT Security Teams should address these risks and adapt in order to defend against Insider Threats.

As each organization implements a layered security program, across a distributed infrastructure and shared responsibility with their service providers, how can they gain visibility into malicious activity and orchestrate effective, business-wide responses to attacks?

Implementing great tools for IAM, PAM, Network, Data and Application security address many of the layers of controls required. Deploying solutions such as SIEM, SOAR, EDR, NDR, MDR and XDR provide varying levels of visibility and detection and response, however these silos need to be far better connected for maximum effectiveness and return on your investment.

Join IBM Security to hear how we see this all coming together while keeping the solutions that are already working well for you.

When you hear “ransom attack” you probably think of ransomware – the malware that can encrypt or block files or entire systems until you pay the attacker to restore access. But there’s been a massive surge in a virulent new type of ransom attack. And the defenses you’ve established to fight ransomware won’t help defeat this new threat, because it doesn’t require malware. Instead, the extortionists simply threaten to shut down your network with a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack at a specified day and time – unless you pay. 

Attend this session to learn:

• Why these new attacks are so dangerous
• How a typical attack unfolds
• What to do if you’re threatened
• How to prepare to fight one off successfully

If you’re a growing modern business, you likely have an appetite for the secure access service edge (SASE). We hate to break it to you, but there’s no “secret sauce” when it comes to successfully implementing the SASE framework. Every organization is different, with variying priorities for protecting their employees, customers, data, devices, and applications. It’s best to look at SASE as a themed menu of converged technologies that allows you to choose ones that will deliver the maximum business impact. During this discussion featuring Menlo Security’s Senior Director of Cybersecurity Strategy, Mark Guntrip, he invites you to take a seat at the SASE table to learn about the deployment menu you can build for your organization. Attendees can expect to learn:

• Why Zero Trust and SASE are the perfect pairings
• How SASE enables organizations to taste productivity gains
• How organizations can create a mix of satisfying integrated controls

Join a security veteran who spent a year talking with a Russian ransomware crew who eventually spent months meeting and interviewing other hackers from Anonymous cells to everyday teenagers in their quest to hone their hacking skills. Learn how they manipulate social media platforms to hack companies like yours, how to stop them, and ultimately hire some of the most endeavoring hackers in history.

In 2020, there was an unprecedented growth in ransomware attacks and this trend shows no signs of slowing down. Rather, these attacks are evolving and becoming more harmful as cyber criminals become more organized and effective. It is predicted that in 2021, businesses will fall victim to a ransomware attack every 11 seconds with an estimated cost of over $20 billion – 57 times more than in 2015, making ransomware the fastest growing type of cybercrime.

As a result, companies are transitioning from the traditional “trust but verify” method and implementing a Zero Trust model, requiring all users to be authenticated and continually authorized in order to be granted access and maintain access to company data and applications. By leveraging various technologies & techniques such as multifactor authentication, IAM, least privilege access, and microsegmentation, the Zero Trust model reduces the risk of a ransomware attack and minimizes the potential damage from a breach.

This panel will highlight where enterprises are most vulnerable to becoming a victim of ransomware and how utilizing a Zero Trust model minimizes this risk. Industry experts will discuss best practices to avoid a ransomware attack including adapting the Zero Trust model, what to do if your company is being held for ransom, ways to mitigate the damage caused by an attack, and how to recover afterwards.

Prior to defending an organization against a determined attacker, their techniques must be understood. This presentation provides an adversarial viewpoint to inform network defense leaders how the attackers see their organizations and are able to be successful with their objectives, even when well defended. The presenter will draw upon over 17 years of personal experience as a Red Team operator and leader to illustrate how your organizations are viewed, through the eyes of an adversary.