#IMOS18 - Here Come the Robots: What and When to Automate Your Security

Cybercrime and data breaches receive enormous amount of our attention, but the fact still remains that physical access control is a critical front-line defense in a comprehensive digital security posture. As the security landscape continues to change and become more complex, it brings with it opportunities to look at new technologies that respond to escalating security threats.

Card credential and other form factor technologies are common place in many office environments. Now that mobile devices are ubiquitous as well, employees are beginning to expect Mobile Access – the use of a mobile device such as a smartphone, tablet or wearable, to gain access to secured doors, gates, networks and more – as a choice.

However, the challenge for organizations is how to derive the greatest value from the infrastructure in place while integrating new solutions.

In this webinar, we will explore:

• Key insights into why mobile access drives a higher level of security
• The challenges that exist in implementing a mobile access program
• The best practices that create a path to mobile access today

Despite claims that ransomware attacks were in decline, in 2019 we have seen new variants including Grandcrab, Shade, Ryuk and Megacortex. What has caused this revival in ransomware? What tactics are they using to be successful, and what can you do differently and better to defend against them?

On this webinar we will look at the latest threats, latest research and understand the state of the global ransomware assault.

Key takeaways:

How these differ from other variants we have seen in the past
What defensive tactics work, and what has failed in the past
What the state of ransomware looks like

Enterprises are facing a growing complexity crisis over identity: it can be difficult to manage them through traditional means, the number of access relationships are overwhelming, privileges are excessive and strategies have failed to prevent breaches occurring.

Against this backdrop of negativity, this webinar will look at the problems and solutions around IAM, and how you can better strategize and manage access to your network.

Key takeaways:

Why access management should not be daunting
How IAM can proactively help you prevent identity related breaches and alert you of abnormal activity
How to define security group management
Where IAM can give users access to the right things, at the right time

Phishing comes in many different forms, but spear-phishing is arguably the most dangerous type of phishing attack and the most difficult to detect.
Attackers will carefully research their victims and use sophisticated social engineering techniques to gain their trust and add credibility to their correspondence.
Traditional phishing attacks will often impersonate a trusted company and typically target masses of people at the same time. In contrast, spear-phishing is highly personalized and targeted.
With 91% of all cyber-attacks starting with a spear-phishing email, it’s vital that organizations are armed with all the knowledge they need to defend against attack. A

In this webinar, we will explore the various spear-phishing methods used by cyber-attackers and discuss how organizations can protect themselves from this growing threat.

Key Takeaways
•The danger of spear-phishing attacks and how they can impact your business
•The spear-phishing process: how attacks are crafted and what methods are used to target victims
•How to protect your organization from spear-phishing

The Digital Transformation Journey: Why Security is Key
A key element of modern-day business success is harnessing digital transformation to accelerate a company’s activities, processes and competencies.

That journey of digitization allows for various, forward-thinking opportunities, but for any business looking to make a success of digital transformation, security is paramount.

This session will discuss why the security function is crucial in supporting the business through a process of digital transformation, and provide strategies for ensuring it does so effectively.

Key takeaways:
•Why the security function must support the business through a process of digital transformation
•How to ensure business digitization is done securely, from the ground up
•How relationship between security and the wider business can flourish through digital transformation

For organizations seeking to do the ‘security basics’ well, the challenge can be gauging what state of security they are in to begin with.

Therefore, new concepts are emerging to provide companies with a means to rate their security strategies, and provide a way to determine where they need to focus more effort.

In this ‘How To’ session, an industry expert will explore how to benchmark your security posture, and assess strategies for improvement to reduce risk levels.

Key takeaways:
•Learn what to protect, and how to protect it
•Get an understanding of how secure you are, and how to improve
•How to get the best return from your security investment

In January 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will come into effect, bringing with it stricter guidelines around the collection and processing of personal information in the US state.

Under the new law, residents of California will have new privacy rights regarding their data, which organizations will need to adhere to in order to avoid monetary penalties.

This session will explore what the CCPA will mean for businesses, assess what the challenges of compliance will be and discuss how organizations can plan ahead to be on the right side of the regulation.

Key takeaways:
•What CCPA is and what it will mean for businesses in the US from January 2020
•The challenges of CCPA compliance
•How to plan ahead for CCPA

Infosecurity invites its diamond sponsor to deliver a presentation on the latest issues and challenges affecting them and their customers in the information security sector.

In a candid and personal interview, Infosecurity will talk to a leading name in the industry about their career and achievements.

The Benefits of a Diverse Security Workforce
It’s widely agreed that a diverse workforce is a superior workforce, with varied opinions and different ways of thinking often leading to better decisions that can result in improved business outcomes.

However, the information security industry is often criticized for lacking the diversity present in other sectors, and it can suffer as a result.

In this session, a panel of experts will discuss why there is a need for more diversity across the security industry and outline the benefits of a diverse security team.

Key takeaways:
•Why a diverse security team is a better security team
•How to get diversity right, for the right reasons

As cyber-threats continue to push businesses to their defensive limits, more and more enterprises are turning to automation and ‘cognitive computing’ to improve the proficiency of their security efforts hoping for quicker response times, better threat detection, the ability to process and analyze large amounts of data and to free up vital staff time.

However, how much hype is there around the true effectiveness of AI in security? Is it really the panacea that it is so often referred to, or should more caution be taken when considering how much reliance should be put into AI technologies?

This session will explore:
•The true effectiveness of AI technology in information security
•How to get the most out of automation, and when to look elsewhere
•The role of AI in the future of cybersecurity

The cybersecurity industry continues to suffer from a significant workforce shortage, with recent figures suggesting there are three million unfilled security jobs globally.

Despite greater awareness of the cyber-skills gap issue, organizations of all sizes still struggle in their efforts to find and keep the security talent they need.

In this special ‘How To’ session, an industry expert will share advice on the best strategies for hiring for security roles, and discuss how to make sure you don’t lose your valuable employees once you have them.

Key takeaways:
•Learn what mistakes to avoid when looking to fill security job roles
•How best to interview, hire and retain the right security staff for your organization