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2022 talks

The Great Email Cyber-Heist(s) of 2021 : How stolen emails changed the world of ransomware

In this talk Michael will show you how one of the great cyber-heists went under-reported, how ransomware and phishing gangs use stolen emails in unexpected ways, and how you can identify "the new face of phishing emails". 
In mid-2020 nation-state spies pulled off one of the greatest cyber-heists of the year. In a matter of days they stole a secret "exploit" program from security researchers and used it to hack over 100,000 companies. Months later, cybercriminal gangs copied their technique revictimizing thousands of companies. What did the criminals want? Ransom? Passwords? Fraud? No... instead of the usual immediate impact, they silently stole millions of emails. Victims remained unaware that they were robbed, and this massive email heist later changed the face of ransomware in 2022. Its impact is still being felt now. 

 

October 5, 2022 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
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Speaker: Michael McDonnell,CISM, CTIA, GCIA, GCWN, MLIS
Michael McDonnell, "The Cybersecurity Librarian", is a cybersecurity architect (and professional librarian). Today he works for one of Canada's largest mutual insurance companies as part of a Security Operations team focused on advanced cyber-threat detection and intelligence analysis.
 
Michael has over 25 years of diverse IT experience working for a wide variety of clients in Alberta. His past work includes pioneering work in Virtual Schools in the 1990s, province wide digital library projects in the 2000s, and extensive cybersecurity work in the 2010s. 

Michael also hosts several cybersecurity related livestreams available at https://cyberlibrarian.ca/

 

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 A More Cyber-Secure Campus - What's in it for Me?

Why should we care about cybersecurity? How can protecting ourselves and each other make a difference? Are there key behaviors that will keep ourselves and our campus safer? What can we model for our students? What can they teach us? Effective cybersecurity depends on and benefits us all. Join us to learn effective practices that will help protect your workplace, your campus, and your home.

October 19, 2022 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm 
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Speaker: Ben Woelk, CISSP, CPTC, ITLv3

Ben Woelk is the Governance, Awareness, and Training Manager for the Information Security Office at the Rochester Institute of Technology where he's developed a leading information security awareness program. Ben is a member and former co-chair of the EDUCAUSE Security Awareness and Training Group of the Higher Education Information Security Council. Ben is also a Fellow and past president of the Society for Technical Communication.

Ben holds degrees from the University of Florida, Trinity International University, and the University of Rochester, and an Advanced Certificate in Technical Information Design from RIT. Ben is adjunct faculty at RIT, teaching classroom and online courses in Cyber Security Policy and Law, Technical Communication, and Introverts and Leadership.

Prior to joining RIT, Ben provided technical communications and change management consulting to a number of area Fortune 500 companies. His current interests include working with other security awareness practitioners to develop effective security awareness programs, providing mentoring and coaching to new and aspiring introverted leaders, and speaking and presenting workshops on introverted leadership, creating security awareness programs, and technical communication.

 

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2021 talks

10 Biggest and Boldest Insider Threats Incidents of 2021

Over the last two years alone, insider security incidents have jumped 47%, with the average cost per incident up 31%. That risk is only increasing in an era of remote working and distributed teams. Today, anyone with insider access—outside contractors, consultants and vendors—can pose an insider threat. Many organisations are learning that the hard way.

Join us for this webinar to explore some of the biggest insider attacks of 2021 – and what you can do to avoid similar threats. You’ll learn:

  • The unexpected ways insiders can steal money, disrupt business and tarnish your organizations brand
  • How third-party vendors can pose as big of an insider threat as your employees
  • Tricks that outside attackers use to gain insider access 
  • Tips for managing insider threats and risks in your organization
October 19, 2021 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 
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Speaker: Brian Reed

Brian Reed has 20+ years of information technology experience. In his current role, he supports Cybersecurity Strategy at Proofpoint. Before Proofpoint, Brian was a senior director at Gartner. Since 2015, he published over 50 research notes at Gartner, covering a wide range of cybersecurity and risk management topics.

Before Gartner, he spent many years in a variety of business development, product management, sales and system engineering roles, at companies including Sourcefire (acquired by Cisco Systems), HP, McAfee and Internet Security Systems (acquired by IBM). He is well known in the information security industry and has spoken at numerous global security conferences. Brian also serves as an advisory board member and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from The University of Georgia and a Master’s in Business Administration from Kennesaw State University. 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianreed 

Twitter: @breed0

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Industrial Controls Systems in the 21st Century

The number of cyber-attacks on industrial control systems (ICS) has been increasing and growing in complexity since the early 2000’s. These attacks have typically gone unreported, yet the impact is substantial. In this session,delegates will learn about some of the history of these events, different types of threats, and some of the tools and techniques used in designing secure industrial control systems. Delegates will leave this session with a well-rounded understanding of the threat landscape and the importance of physical and human
aspects to the security of ICS.

October 21, 2021 11:00 am to 12:00 pm 
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Speaker: Jason Kell

Jason is the President of Teknologi One, a completely remote IT company based in Calgary, AB focused on providing small and medium size businesses with enterprise level IT support and consulting. Jason has worked in various sectors throughout his 20+ years in IT and uses that to provide innovative technical solutions for customers in all industries. 

Prior to starting Teknologi One, Jason spent a large portion of his career working with IT in industrial settings that included managing data transfer between scheduling, control, finance, and reporting systems. Outside of Teknologi One, Jason enjoys spending time camping, skiing, biking and simply being outdoors with his family. Jason grew up in small town Saskatchewan and moved to Chestermere to be able to enjoy the Rocky Mountains.

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Information Security Career Opportunities

If you are interested in the careers available in information security, then this presentation is for you. If you are not sure if you should attend, come anyway and ask some questions.  Everyone is welcome even when your background is not in technology or security. Dr. Chiew is happy to share with you his experience in this field, and the career opportunities he has seen in the past years and potential opportunities in the future. The focus of his presentation will be on the types of opportunities rather than on specific opportunities, where these opportunities would be found, and some of their role characteristics.

October 28, 2021 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm 
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Speaker: Dr. Vincent Chiew, Ph.D. MACM, SMIEEE, ITIL, CISSP, CSSLP, I.S.P., ITCP/IP3P, PMP, P.Eng., FEC, FGC (Hon.)

Vincent is the founder of Axis Cogni-Solve Ltd. a permitted professional licensed, certified, and registered consulting and training company. His practice includes the areas of security, IT, and engineering. His formal education was in engineering and science. He welcomes anyone to network with him professionally, via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentchiew/

Currently, he is working with the provincial government and (ISC)2 Alberta trying to establish the licensing of the information and cyber security profession. This effort involves the harmonization of the security body of knowledge with various security professionals and education institutions.

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2020 talks

Cybersecurity: Are our graduates ready for the new economy?

October 6, 2020 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm 
Speaker: Angela M. McAllister
RECORDING OF THE SESSION

Angela is a cyber security professional who has been working in the field of cyber security for 14 years. She is the Supervisor of the Academic Outreach and Engagement team at the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security. The Cyber Centre is the single unified source of expert advice, guidance, services and support on cyber security for government, critical infrastructure owners and operations, the private sector and the Canadian public. 

Prior to her current role, Angela held the positions of Communications Security Technologist, Information Technology Security Analyst, and Information Technology Technical Writer. Angela is also a professor of communications, electronics, and computer applications at two Ontario colleges. Angela holds a Bachelor of Technology, a Diploma in Electronics Engineering Technology, and a C.E.T designation. She is currently studying to obtain a Master of Technology Management.

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The Cybersecurity Monster Manual: Stopping things that go "hack" in the night

In this talk The Cybersecurity Librarian will catalogue some of today's scariest cyber threats. Who is the Big Bad and how do we defeat them? Throughout the presentation there will be live demonstrations of actual hacker techniques and discussion of what we can do to protect ourselves from an unrelenting army of darkness.
October 21, 2020 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Speaker: Michael McDonnell
RECORDING OF THE SESSION

Michael McDonnell, "The Cybersecurity Librarian", is a cybersecurity consultant (and professional librarian). He helps clients improve their ability to detect and respond to cyber-threats by cataloguing threats, classifying risk, and promoting cyber-literacy. 

Michael has over 25 years of experiencing working on diverse IT projects for educational organizations in Alberta. His past work includes pioneering work in Virtual Schools in the 1990s, province wide digital library projects in the 2000s, and extensive cybersecurity work in the 2010s. He holds many certifications including CISM, CTIA, GCIA, GCWN, and an MLIS.

Michael also hosts several cybersecurity related livestreams available at https://cyberlibrarian.ca/

 

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