Name: Unified Defense: The Power of Cisco & Splunk in Data Security and Observability
Start: 2024-10-09T22:00:00Z
End: 2024-10-09T22:00:25.000Z
Location: BrightTALK

Our webinar series features experts and leaders sharing opportunities and innovations that transform how organizations connect, grow, and succeed globally. From security solutions to workplace design and independent analysis, we have curated a collection of forward-thinking discussions that cover a wide range of topics impacting technology today.

As AI adoption surges, more data is generated and consumed at the network edge. To keep pace, infrastructure must be deployed closer to data sources and edge architectures must evolve with flexibility and scale. In this interactive fireside chat, join leaders from Cisco, Nutanix, and GigaOm to explore the fast-changing landscape of edge technology.  

 We'll dive into the expansion of AI-driven workloads and discuss why unified, hyperconverged edge architectures are essential for supporting them. You'll discover how Cisco Unified Edge and Cisco Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) with Nutanix deliver secure, scalable, and simplified edge deployments. Plus, we'll examine full-stack use cases across key industries and discuss why an AI-ready edge is crucial for enterprise growth. 

In this session, you'll learn about: 

- Key benefits and features of unified, full-stack, and unified edge solutions   
- Critical business criteria for evaluating and deploying modern edge architectures   
- Edge computing and AI use cases in retail, manufacturing, healthcare, and more   
- Why Cisco Unified Edge and Cisco HCI with Nutanix are the right choice for scalable, secure enterprise edge deployments

The Evolving Role of Edge Computing in an AI World: Fireside Chat with GigaOm

Dive into the world of AI observability where every millisecond truly counts. This webinar unveils how comprehensive observability is not just a luxury, but a necessity for empowering your AI workloads.

We will explore the innovative architecture and tangible advantages of Cisco AI PODs combined with Splunk Observability, showcasing their seamless integration. Discover how this powerful duo transforms the ""black box"" of AI systems into a transparent, manageable environment, enabling you to master the complexities of AI infrastructure and ensure peak performance. 

During this webinar, you will:

- Learn how to unify observability across your entire AI stack, from LLMs to network fabric. 
- Discover strategies to accelerate troubleshooting and pinpoint AI performance bottlenecks with precision. 
 Understand how to deploy AI with confidence using scalable Cisco AI PODs and Splunk integration. 
- Gain insights to transform your IT operations into a high-performance AI ""pit crew,"" reducing costly downtime.

Every Millisecond Matters: Observability for AI Workloads

Today's threats don't wait—and neither can your defenses. As attacks grow more sophisticated and vulnerabilities emerge across every corner of your network, visibility and rapid response are essential.

Harnessing Threat Intelligence in Hybrid Mesh Firewall

In this webinar, hosted by Cisco & Qumulo, you will learn how organizations like yours can simplify data management, reduce costs, and meet performance, security, and compliance requirements with Qumulo and Cisco.

Come see this partnership in action:

- Unify your data: Create a seamless and affordable data experience that spans your entire operation–from your core systems to the cloud and even the edge.
- Power the future of AI: Build a data solution that delivers incredible speed and massive scale, ready to fuel your most ambitious Enterprise AI initiatives.
- Modernize your infrastructure: Replace old, clunky storage with the latest in flexible, powerful infrastructure that grows with you.
- Integrate with ease: Discover how to effortlessly integrate your existing backup solutions like Commvault, Veeam, or Rubrik with the combined strength of Cisco UCS + Qumulo.
- Optimize your Splunk: Get the most out of your Splunk SmartStore solution with expert insights.

Cisco UCS with Qumulo: Bridging the Enterprise Data Gap from Edge to Core to Cloud

AI projects stall without the right foundation. This webinar shows how Cisco AI PODs deliver an integrated, tested solution for AI at any scale.

See how unified infrastructure powered by NVIDIA AI Enterprise cuts project risk and speeds up time-to-value. Explore actionable steps to future-proof your AI operations:

- Deploy AI workloads 50% faster with plug-and-play bundles. 
- Eliminate integration complexity with pre-validated systems. 
- Ensure compliance and robust security across your AI stack.
- Scale infrastructure for evolving AI and business needs.

Register now to discover a smarter, simpler approach to enterprise AI.

Cisco AI PODs: Accelerating AI Adoption from Inferencing to Large-Scale Training

As the AI era accelerates, network complexity is intensifying—straining NetOps teams and enterprise IT leaders. This “new normal” demands ultra-fast, intelligent management from teams facing silos and skill gaps.

In this on-demand video, ESG spotlights agentic AI, the next evolution of GenAI, and how Cisco is driving this transformation with AgenticOps. Powered by our Deep Network Model, AgenticOps fuses decades of networking expertise with advanced automation and seamless cross-domain collaboration.

Join Cisco and ESG experts to discover why 90% of enterprises view networking as more critical than ever in the AI era. Learn how Cisco AgenticOps helps close IT team skill gaps, eliminate silos, and accelerate issue resolution.

Here's what you'll take away from the session: 

- A deeper understanding of how agentic AI capabilities are an evolutionary leap from rule-based and ML-driven GenAI 
- Insights into the non-negotiables of agentic AI, including architecture, specialized models, and operator interfaces 
- A primer for how Cisco Deep Network Model, AI Assistant, and AI Canvas meet these requirements right now 
- Real-world use cases to leverage Cisco AgenticOps and transform the efficiency and productivity of your NetOps teams

Beyond GenAI: Put an End to Network Complexity with AgenticOps

The demands of cloud and AI are shattering the limits of traditional, fragmented branch networks, creating a bottleneck to performance and growth. Watch our conversation with guest Brandon Butler from IDC to learn how to simplify, automate, and secure your branch infrastructure, delivering flawless digital experiences and airtight security—with a unified branch network architecture. 

You will learn:

- Why siloed branch infrastructure falls short for modern digital and AI workloads 
- How a unified branch architecture improves both performance and security 
- Ways to automate branch deployments and troubleshooting and empower lean IT teams 
- Strategies to future-proof your branch network operations

From Fragmented to Future-Ready: Unified Branch IT for the AI Era

A recent survey shows only 13 percent of organisations feel prepared for AI. This session explores practical approaches to simplify AI deployment, improve security, and manage costs. 
 
Key topics include: 
 - Streamlining AI infrastructure and automation 
- Strengthening security from model to network 
- Scaling and optimising resources for better efficiency 
 
What you’ll walk away with: 
- Practical ways to simplify and automate AI infrastructure deployment 
- Best practices for securing your models and data at every layer 
- Tips to optimize resource utilization for cost and energy savings 
- Methods to future-proof your compute stack for next-gen AI workloads

Strategic Compute for the AI Era: Unlocking Performance and Simplicity with Cisco UCS

AI is transforming every industry, but it also brings new challenges in scale, efficiency, and security. Enterprises are asking: how do we train larger models, accelerate generative AI, and ensure data security while controlling costs?
Cisco is addressing these critical challenges with the launch of the Cisco UCS C880A M8. This new server redefines enterprise AI infrastructure by featuring the NVIDIA HGX B300 air-cooled platform and 6th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors.
Join us to explore key AI challenges today, from compute density to sustainable cooling and enterprise data security. We will dive into technical innovations including Intel Xeon 6th Gen's Priority Core Turbo (PCT) technology for optimized performance, and NVIDIA HGX B300's breakthrough GPU interconnect bandwidth for large-scale AI training. Discover Cisco’s design advantages, from integrated management with Intersight to deployment-ready scalability.

Reshaping the Future of AI with Cisco, Intel, and NVIDIA: Introducing the UCS C880A M8 with NVIDIA HGX B300

Can you keep up with segmentation in today’s fast-paced IT landscape? Is it possible to make segmentation simple, scalable, and secure as new applications, devices, and users emerge every day? We think so.

Stay ahead of the curve with Cisco Hybrid Mesh Firewall. Join our webinar and learn how leading organizations overcome complexity, ensure compliance, and protect what matters most. Get expert insights and see how to transform your security strategy, no matter where you are in your segmentation journey. 

Learn how: 

- AI and machine learning deliver unmatched insights into apps, dependencies, users, and devices 
- Agent and agentless methods enable tailored segmentation, from macro to micro, for your environment 
- You can simplify policy controls within Kubernetes environments

Simplify End-to-End Segmentation with Cisco

How many firewall policies do you have? How many are redundant? How many overlap? 

Automatic policy optimization is just one of the benefits of migrating to intelligent cloud management—and you can take advantage of it for free. 

During this webinar you'll learn about the AI-driven benefits of migrating and your options, including keeping your existing on-premises firewall management center (FMC) appliance or going fully cloud.

Benefits of Intelligent Cloud Management for Cisco Secure Firewall

With today’s distributed application environments and remote teams, attack surfaces are bigger, more varied, and more exposed than ever—while AI-powered apps bring new security risks that old-school firewalls can’t handle. That’s why organizations like yours need flexible, built-in hybrid mesh firewalls to stay ahead of modern threats. 

In this session, experts from Cisco—a recognized leader in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Enterprise Hybrid Firewall—will show you how to map your firewall plan. Learn how to implement a hybrid mesh firewall solution, the critical capabilities for a successful hybrid mesh firewall strategy, and why Cisco is uniquely positioned to meet you where you are on your hybrid mesh firewall journey. 

We’ll review: 

- All the benefits of intelligent cloud management—go from Cisco AI Assistant to 99.99% uptime SLA without a dedicated HA setup  
- A cost comparison of the migration options including licensing and operating costs 
- An overview of the migration steps to intelligent cloud management for each option

Hybrid Mesh Firewall: Getting Started and Critical Capabilities

AI-driven workloads, dynamic applications, and an expanding threat landscape are redefining the expectations placed on enterprise networks. Meeting these demands requires rethinking how infrastructure is designed—and how NetOps and NetSecOps teams approach scale, performance, and risk. 

Join Cisco presenters, Sanjay Kapoor, Senior Director of Solutions Marketing, and Grant Shirk, Senior Director of Product Marketing, for a conversation exploring the long-term implications of AI on enterprise networking. We'll share a perspective on where the industry is headed, what organizations should be doing to prepare, and how concepts like AgenticOps and AI-driven operations are starting to change the model. 

You'll also get a first look at AI Canvas and AI Assistant—powered by the Cisco Deep Network Model—to see how teams can troubleshoot and resolve issues faster than ever, with shared context across networking, security, and operations. 

Plus get a taste of how Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage manufacturer, transformed global network infrastructure and operations with Cisco SD-WAN and AI.

The AI-Ready Blueprint: Future-Proofing Networks for the Agentic Era

Campus networks are under pressure—increased AI workloads, hybrid work, and a rising tide of IoT devices are reshaping traffic patterns and overwhelming legacy infrastructure.Traditional bolt-on security can't keep up with new risks or scale. Operations are stretched thin, policies are inconsistent, and performance gaps disrupt productivity.

Join this session and learn how to streamline operations, power high-speed connectivity, and truly protect the AI-ready campus with security fused into the network fabric. 

You'll walk away knowing exactly how to:  
- Protect hybrid, remote, and on-campus users with zero-trust enforcement everywhere they connect 
- Detect and stop threats faster at the edge with smart switches featuring onboard telemetry and security 
- Extend campus security and segmentation seamlessly to branches, WAN, and beyond 
- Safeguard sensitive data and AI workloads at scale without sacrificing performance 
- Secure and segment unmanaged IoT and OT devices automatically at scale, reducing operational complexity

Campus Chaos? Simplify Secure Networking for the AI Era

In the rapidly evolving AI era, your organization's most valuable asset—its data—often remains locked away in legacy systems, out of reach for modern AI applications. Many enterprises struggle with data fragmentation, complexity, and the high costs associated with AI initiatives, leading to a significant percentage of projects failing to reach production.

Join Cisco and VAST Data, powered by NVIDIA, for an insightful webinar that will transform your approach to AI. Discover how our joint solution is changing the game by simplifying the path from decades of accumulated data to powerful AI-driven insights.

In this webinar, you will learn:
The Untapped Opportunity: Understand why your existing data is the biggest untapped opportunity in the AI era and how to turn it from a cost center into a strategic value driver.
Overcoming Hurdles: Gain insights into common challenges like data fragmentation, locality, unstructured data, and skills gaps, and how our integrated solution addresses them.
Simplified Deployment with AI Pods: Explore how Cisco's pre-tested, pre-configured AI Pods, combined with VAST Data's scalable storage and NVIDIA's AI Enterprise software, provide a turnkey, high-performance infrastructure for your AI workloads.
Real-World Use Cases: Hear practical examples and success stories from the media and entertainment world, demonstrating what's possible when you start with your data, not just your infrastructure.
Scalability & Efficiency: Discover how our architecture ensures linear scalability for both performance and cost, making your AI journey predictable and affordable.
The Secure AI Factory: Learn how Cisco's broader portfolio integrates security and observability to provide a comprehensive and robust AI environment.

This session is essential for business leaders, IT decision-makers, and AI/ML practitioners looking to accelerate their AI initiatives and unlock the full strategic value of their enterprise data.

Unleashing the Future of AI Infrastructure with Cisco and VAST Data

Are you ready to modernize your WAN and design a future-ready network so you can achieve greater resiliency? If yes, you're in the right place. Watch this webinar to discover the power of Cisco SD-WAN and how customers like Nestlé have embraced it to build a future-ready network that is simpler, smarter, safer, and has delivered 99.97% availability for global operations. 

We'll explore how Cisco SD-WAN:

- Enables simplified network operations and WAN management with flexible connectivity, centralized control, and zero-touch provisioning 
- Enhances performance and user experiences with AI-driven automation, predictive path optimization, and end-to-end visibility 
- Delivers secure built-in next-gen firewall, SASE-ready architecture, and identity-based micro-segmentation 
- Empowered global leader Nestlé to design a future-ready network and achieve 99.97% availability

The recipe to avoid downtime: Cisco SD-WAN, with special guest Nestlé

The global landscape of artificial intelligence is increasingly shaped by nations' pursuit of AI sovereignty, reflecting a critical intersection of technological advancement and national interests. As countries compete to develop AI capabilities, organizations—particularly multinational corporations—face complex challenges in navigating diverse regulatory frameworks and competing national interests. In this session, Cisco provides practical insights into implementing AI sovereignty solutions while maintaining operational effectiveness across international borders. The discussion offers valuable perspectives on balancing technological innovation with regulatory compliance and national security requirements in the evolving landscape of sovereign AI.

Mastering Sovereign AI: Across Global Businesses and Government Landscapes

In this webinar, manufacturers will understand best practices in adopting a robust, scalable and Secure AI Factory within their organizations.  Our session will include how to organize for adopting AI capabilities and then how to successfully deploy new AI capabilities such as GenAI, RAG, Inferencing and Digital Twin across all aspects of their value chain, from R&D through operations and supply chains and including customer satisfaction.  Throughout our webinar, we will share trends in AI, real world examples and the eco-systems needed to build and sustain AI as a business function and not just as a tech project.

AI in Manufacturing – how manufacturers can benefit from a comprehensive AI strategy

Despite the advent of so much emerging technology like AI in cybersecurity, the continuing success of data breaches and cyber crime through social engineering and tech complacency is a sobering reminder that so called “low tech” IT security basics still matter. 

In this presentation, Hilton's IT Security and Compliance Analyst Ralph Villanueva will discuss recent cyber security threats and incidents that made the headlines. Attendees will learn what they can do to mitigate these threats in their companies as well as what tools and techniques they can use - without breaking the bank or summoning the AI gods

AI-Enabled Cybersecurity is Overrated: Why Low Tech IT Security Basics Still Matter in 2025

Artificial intelligence continues to reach new heights. But this technology can and frequently is misused for fraudulent activities. New attacks and modifications occur daily. For some, AI is a perceived boon. Others strongly argue that AI is a menace. Either way, AI is here to stay. By embracing this technology responsibly, we can effect a constructive change and enhance more efficient outcomes.
 
Powerful AI can analyze, detect, and react against fraudulent activities. A holistic cybersecurity approach to build ethical AI can help mitigate various risks via a high quality, well-trained multimodal AI model, that includes threat detection and user and entity behaviors analytics that can respond efficiently, effectively and ethically against bad actors.
 
In this talk, industry thought leader Mayra Paredes will describe three of the most repetitive challenges presented by AI and how the cybersecurity industry can embrace them to build a proactive response against the threat landscape.
-              AI Ethics: Morality Bias, weaponization, liability stereotypes. Integrate diverse contributors to build this technology.
-              AAA Systems: Authentication, Authorization and Accounting. Build an Ethical core system.
-              Lack of expertise in the workforce: Embrace AI to foster diverse talent.
 
Readers will come away from this talk with the different nuances surrounding AI and its potential application in cybersecurity. They will also be able to create clear management policies to restore trust in digital environment by building ethical AI.

Tackle 3 Common AI Challenges to Build Effective Security Programs

Join us for an exciting webinar as we unpack the 2024 SonicWall Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report! Discover a revolutionary new way of measuring cyber threats, delve into the rise of costly Business Email Compromise (BEC), and uncover the most common network attacks causing chaos globally. Don’t miss this exciting session—cybersecurity has never been more fascinating!

2024 SonicWall Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report

AI is here to stay and will increasingly become a standard component in the workplace. As part of the 'The 2025 Threatscape' Summit, Enterprise Strategy Group and SentinelOne are hosting this fireside chat on the benefits and challenges AI will bring to cybersecurity and will explore strategies on how you can navigate the evolving AI security landscape.

The session will cover:
• AI’s Evolution in Cybersecurity: How AI has rapidly advanced from early machine learning use cases to powerful deep learning, LLMs, and generative AI, creating a new arms race in threat detection
• AI-SIEM: How you can leverage cloud-native data lakes and generative AI to enhance detection speed, reduce remediation times, and bridge the cybersecurity skills gap
• AI in Threat Hunting: How AI is revolutionizing threat hunting through advanced pattern recognition and hyperautomation, enabling security teams to detect even the most evasive threat tactics
• AI-Powered Security in Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments: AI technologies provide a unified security approach across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, supporting a shared responsibility model between providers and users

Don’t miss your chance to learn how to navigate AI challenges in cybersecurity.

Navigating AI in Cybersecurity: The 2025 Threatscape

AI holds great potential for enhancing cybersecurity, offering advanced threat detection, rapid response capabilities, and predictive analytics. However, recent PhD research reveals unique challenges and risks associated with integrating AI into cybersecurity strategies. When attackers have spent 40 years fooling our automated systems, and there is a great risk that AI adoption will greatly widen the threat landscape.

This webinar from industry thought leader will explore both the promises and perils of AI-driven cybersecurity solutions, highlighting key findings from cutting-edge research. Attendees will gain insights into the effectiveness of using AI safely in combating cyber threats, the vulnerabilities AI systems themselves introduce, and the ethical considerations that come with widespread AI deployment in cybersecurity.

The Promises and Perils of Using AI for Cybersecurity

Join us for a frank, expert discussion between Alex Stamos, Adriana Corona, and Ely Kahn as they:

Discuss the practical implications of emerging AI technologies on cybersecurity;
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Purple AI GA: Detect Earlier, Respond Faster, & Stay Ahead of Attacks

AI could contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy by 2030, according to PwC. However, your organization needs to figure out how to secure this technology in order to reap its benefits.
 
In this webinar, Ravi Ithal, Co-Founder and CTO of Normalyze will provide a step-by-step guide to securing Large Language Models (LLMs). 

Key topics covered:
A brief introduction to LLM apps
How LLM security is different and what makes LLMs hard to secure
A framework for securing LLMs
How to implement LLM security measures

A Step-by-Step Guide to Securing Large Language Models (LLMs)

In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, where AI dominates the headlines, enterprises face the critical challenge of safeguarding sensitive data, networks and applications from AI-driven attacks. Whether you’re in financial services, healthcare, government, or a SaaS provider, join our session to explore the practical strategies employed by attackers. We’ll equip you with actionable best practices to defend against these threats and provide insights into protective measures. The following topics will be discussed:
 
 - GenAI Attack Tools: Understand how attackers leverage AI tools to create new attack vectors.
 - Adaptive Attacks: Discover how AI shortens the time-to-attack by tailoring assaults to specific target characteristics. Stay ahead of adaptive threats with proactive defenses.
 - Sophisticated Threats: Explore real-world examples of attacks that bypass existing defenses. Gain insights into the evolving threat landscape and stay prepared.
 - Best Practices: Learn practical steps to defend against AI-driven attacks.

Fortifying Enterprise Defenses Against AI-Powered Threats

As AI systems based on large language models become more powerful and widespread, more cybersecurity challenges emerge. From jailbreaks to indirect prompt injections, they are vulnerable to a wide array of LLM-specific threats. However, all these problems can be boiled down to one single issue: LLMs are probabilistic algorithms that are inherently unreliable, just like any other ML system. Does it mean they cannot be useful? Absolutely not! In this talk, we will discuss the challenges of secure and reliable LLM-based applications and the way to make them safer and more aligned with your business goals.

Unreliable AI: Addressing the Cybersecurity Risks of LLM-Based System

Over the past decade, attribution has become both harder and less relevant. Tools and tactics are shared and stolen across attackers, blurring the lines between one adversary and the next. At the same time, the speed of attacks has increased, allowing defenders less and less time to use knowledge of the attackers to their advantage. And when planning their defenses, defenders can’t afford to tailor their approach according to what yesterday’s adversaries did last week.

Attribution matters, but to the average organization, it doesn’t matter nearly as much as resiliency.

Based on over two decades of cyber experience spent at places like Mandiant, CISA, and the White House, Rex will explain when the threat matters and when you’re better off focusing elsewhere.

By attending this live broadcast, you'll learn:

· The potential and limitations of threat-based intelligence to shape your defensive strategy

· Select use cases for the operationalization of threat intelligence

· Why focusing on foundational security elements is a better spend of your limited resources

The Primacy of Resiliency: Why (Most) Orgs Shouldn’t Focus on Threats

Adlumin’s Security Operations Center (SOC) is on the frontlines of cybersecurity, defending our customers against thousands of attacks daily. In August 2024, our SOC team encountered "Fog," a new variant of the STOP/DJVU ransomware family, which infiltrated a compromised VPN at a financial institution—the first attack of its kind in the sector. Thanks to Adlumin’s technology, the threat was swiftly contained, and the attackers were locked out before any damage could be done.

 Join Adlumin’s expert Mark Sangster, DPO and Chief of Strategy, as he walks you through some of our SOC’s most significant threat interceptions, including the Fog ransomware attack and how Adlumin’s Security Operations Center as a Service (SOCaaS) solution thwarted these attacks in their early stages.

Key Takeaways:
- An overview of the most notable threat actors Adlumin’s SOC team encountered
- A step-by-step breakdown of the Fog data breach attempt and how Adlumin’s Ransomware Prevention stopped the attack
- Best practices for strengthening your organization's defense against similar threats from cross-border cyber attacks

Register today to gain expert insights and actionable strategies to keep your organization from the ever-present threat of global bad threat actors. Plus, all webinar attendees will have the chance to assess their current ransomware defenses and one lucky participant will win a $200 Visa gift card!

Ransomware Stopped: Defending Against Fog and Other Threat Actors Now and in 2025

In today’s rapidly shifting cybersecurity landscape, the rise of open-source software (OSS) tools has dramatically altered cyber adversaries' tactics. Understanding how attackers leverage these tools and how you can use them to improve your organization’s security posture is crucial for building effective defense strategies.

Join Sysdig's Cybersecurity Strategist, Crystal Morin, and Alessandro Rizzo from the Sysdig Threat Research team for an insightful fireside chat. We will explore the sophisticated use of OSS tools in modern cyberattacks and gain a deeper understanding of how threat actors are reshaping their strategies and increasing the scale of their operations through OSS technologies.

Key topics include:
The Evolution of Cyber Threats: Discover how cybercriminals are shifting from traditional attack methods to more advanced, scalable tactics with OSS tools.
Inside the Attacker’s Toolkit: Explore the most popular OSS tools used by cyber adversaries today and how they exploit vulnerabilities in their targets.
Case Studies and Real-World Examples: Analyze incidents like the CRYSTALRAY and PURPLEURCHIN attacks to understand how OSS tools are critical in high-profile cyberattacks.

Defensive Strategies: Learn about cutting-edge OSS tools and techniques for detecting, preventing, and responding to threats in an environment where attackers increasingly rely on OSS tools.

This fireside chat is ideal for cybersecurity professionals seeking to understand the evolving threat landscape or those curious about the role of OSS in modern cyberattacks. Don’t miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the game and enhance your defense strategies against ever-evolving threats.

The Evolution of Cyber Threats: How Open Source Tools Are Changing the Game for Better and Worse

The future is uncertain, but many cyber threats are largely predictable. In the cybersecurity arena, our victories make a difference and cause some threats to fade into history. However, our ability to stay ahead of cyber threats has its ups and downs, influenced by numerous factors. Meanwhile, threat actors continually evolve their techniques and approaches.

Drawing on more than a quarter century of experience in cybersecurity, industry thought leader Alex Holden invites you to join him on a journey through the evolving threat landscape. We'll examine the latest trends in threat intelligence and advancements in AI, and we'll focus on building the most effective cyber defense strategies as we approach 2025.

Victories, Challenges, and Unknowns: Threat Landscape 2025

With the CrowdStrike incident impacting so many organizations, it is imperative to understand your organizations’ cyber incident response framework especially when you screen goes “blue”!

According to a snap poll conducted by Aon, 83% of risk professionals said their organisation had an incident response plan in place. But when CrowdStrike occurred, 24% said these plans underperformed. The entire poll of 500 risk professionals from across the UK and Europe revealed that 62% were directly or indirectly impacted by the global outage.

This presentation will focus on the 2025 to 2030 threatscape and considerations for an “joined-up” incident response framework that your organization should consider if it hasn’t already. 

Tune into this session presented by business continuity, disaster recovery, cyber resilience and major incident expert Steve Yates, as he shares tips to prepare for the 2025 threatscape. Yates will explore current operational cyber incident response areas, identified from more recent events such as dependency mapping, scenario planning and testing, and the core structure that your organization should have in place.  

By the end of the session, you will be able to:
- Know the importance of dependency mapping, specifically for the “before”, and the challenges that will happen if not established for the “after.”
- Form an understanding of how scenario planning and testing can be become critical in the preparation for significant cyber disruptions and provide the need for resources and capacity capabilities. 
-  Understand the core organizational components needed for a cyber incident response framework.

What Do You Need to Consider for Your Cyber Incident Response Framework?

Cyber threats may have names that sound imaginative—like Slippy Spider, Ember Bear, or Ethereal Panda—but their impact on today’s IT and OT systems is very much real. Join us on a journey to discover the hidden creatures lurking in the digital realm, exploring the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, defenses, and the critical role of threat intelligence in this age of digital monsters.

Fantastic Cyber Beasts and Where to Find Them: From Current Threats to Future Defenses

APIs are fundamental to the digital economy, serving as the bridge to modernise legacy apps. While APIs are subject to the same attacks that target web apps, API-based architectures introduce unforeseen risk from an ever-expanding ecosystem of third-party integrations.
 
Join us for an insightful session on the critical components of API security. We'll cover the risks associated with deploying APIs and explore how you can safeguard your APIs against potential threats and vulnerabilities.

Whether you're managing a single cloud or a complex multicloud architecture, this webinar will equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to stay ahead of the curve in API security.

Navigating API Security Challenges

In this exclusive fireside chat tailored for MSPs, MSSPs, and industry partners, we’ll dive into the key cyber security trends from 2024 and explore the emerging threats that will define 2025. Learn how to anticipate client needs by understanding whether crypto-jacking is truly on the decline or if it's time to reinforce anti-phishing defenses yet again. Explore the impact of AI on encrypted threats and discover new opportunities to enhance your service offerings. This session will equip you with the insights needed to stay ahead of the curve, drive business growth, and protect your clients in the rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape of 2025.

Cyber Security 2025: Emerging Threats & Strategic Opportunities for MSPs and MSSPs

In the ever-evolving landscape of DevOps, the paradigm is now shifting - where security is taking the central stage. With vast surface areas including containers, cloud, repositories and third party components, cyber threats became prominent then ever before in DevOps. 

Our presentation delves into the evolution from traditional DevSecOps to the advanced elimination of threats in each possible way in every stage of DevOps: Build, Test, Deploy and Operate. Lets see how we can prevent cyber threats with secure cloud architecture, continuous logging and monitoring, required approval processes in place, code scanning along with manual reviews as well ensuring heightened security at every step.

In this session, join Jyotirmayee Pradeep Kumar (Vice President - Cloud DevOps at a well-known global bank) as she unravels the stages of elimination of cyber security threats at each phase of DevOps. Topics for discussion include:
- DevOps landscape and different stages associated with it.
- Surface area of cyber threats in DevOps.
- Security breaches within the DevOps framework.
- Practical strategies for eliminating cyber threats with shift-left security implementations. 
- Diverse approaches to automate security integration into DevOps practices.

Eliminating Cybersecurity Threats: Inspection of DevSecOps

The 2025 Threatscape

Join us for an enlightening webinar where we delve into the strategic merger of Cisco and Splunk, and how it revolutionizes the landscape of cybersecurity and data analytics.
Learn about the power of data at the network layer, now enhanced and secured by Splunk, and how the convergence of data and observability provides a comprehensive view for more resilient outcomes.
In this session, we will explore how aggregated instances can be correlated to gain deeper insights into performance metrics, and how the combination of XDR (Extended Detection and Response), data telemetry, and analytics is paving the way for the Security Operations Center (SOC) of the future. We will also discuss the role of integrated AI in data security, and how it assists, augments, and automates tasks to enable quicker response times and more effective outcomes.
Understand how the right security approach, empowered by AI, can help security analysts and incident response teams respond faster and more efficiently to threats.

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