ISSA-LA Security Summit 2024

Whether you are an SMB, Enterprise, or MSSP, you need to know what your endpoints are running. You need to know your endpoints are secured and have not drifted from running approved software. You need to know your endpoints have the proper patches for the OS, software, and even device drivers. This is only possible with solutions that are dedicated for such tasks. Let 20X Microsoft MVP Derek Melber describe the ideal scenario that every organization can create to help them establish endpoints that can withstand some of the most brutal attacks.

The panel will discuss question such as:

•  How did you achieve your current position, and who has been the most influential in helping you get here?
• What has been the biggest obstacle you've faced in reaching your current role?
• In what ways have men contributed to your journey to where you are today?
• What is the best and worst advice you could give to another woman aspiring to enter the field of cybersecurity?

The cybersecurity landscape is filled with illusions.

Traditional defenses focus on building ever-higher walls, but attackers are constantly innovating ways to bypass them. This talk explores the concept of the "Cybersecurity Mirage," where seemingly robust defenses offer a false sense of security; moreover, companies continue to spend billions of dollars chasing something that is not attainable. So many worry about the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), but they need to start with the Basic Persistent Threat. We need a paradigm shift and accept that the way we have been doing security is flawed and broken and to continue this way is the true definition of insanity.

Join me as I show empirical evidence of simple ways to confuse and frustrate attackers once they have broken through the existing flawed security solutions and embark on the path of Proactive Resilience. We will accomplish this with simple and easy to do network tricks that for some reason have been forgotten! It is time to remember them again!

Join us as we hear from our Law Enforcement agencies on the latest cyber threats and some of the strategies we can use to counter them. They will also share some fascinating war stories to keep us all enthralled.

Live recording of CISO Series Podcast
We're back! David Spark and his CISO guests return to the ISSA LA Summit for a third year to record an episode of their popular show; the show that launched the CISO Series media network. We'll have insightful discussion about security leadership, hiring, dealing with cyber threats, and we'll answer your cyber questions. Plus, we'll play games such as "What's Worse?!" and "What Is Dave's Mom Talking About?" Guaranteed fun!

Guests, Sasha Pereira, Head of Infrastructure, Security and Operations, WASH
Cyrus Tibbs, CISO, PennyMac

You could leave with prizes and gift cards, so stick around.