Navigating the Shadows! Unveiling the Dark Web's Risks and Secrets
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Breakout Session 8
Monday, January 13, 2025 |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Driftwood 1 |
Overview
Driftwood 1
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Join us to hear experts’ perspectives on what to expect when your agency has experienced a cyber breach or ransom attack, with insight into what the dark web looks like. Learn lessons from prior incidents and how you should expect cyber forensics experts, cyber breach coaches, and your insurance broker/consultant to work in a concerted effort to minimize damages.
Speaker
Leslie Decato
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer
Navigating the Shadows! Unveiling the Dark Web's Risks and Secrets
Biography
Leslie is the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (Deputy CISO) at CSU Chancellor's Office where she is instrumental in developing and implementing CSU's information security strategy.
With over 20 years at CSU, Leslie is dedicated to safeguarding the company's digital assets and ensuring robust protection against evolving cyber threats. She spearheads system-wide initiatives that prioritize academic excellence, compliance, resilience, innovation, and sustainability to advance the university's mission.
Thomas Joyce
Assistant Vice President
Navigating the Shadows! Unveiling the Dark Web's Risks and Secrets
Biography
Thomas has been with Alliant for seven years and is a broker on the Public Entity Cyber team. As such, he has a wealth of experience working with cyber insurance underwriters, wholesale brokers, consultants, and vendors. He services public entity clients of all kinds, including hospitals, cities, counties, universities, schools, transit districts, and airports. Thomas is a licensed Property and Casualty retail broker and has obtained Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Risk Management (ARM) designations and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Sam Mayers
Security Researcher
Beazley Security
Navigating the Shadows! Unveiling the Dark Web's Risks and Secrets
Biography
Sam is a Security Researcher at Beazley Security with a focus on threat intelligence and cybercrime. In her spare time she works on her non profit clearsear.ch which equip CTI experts and law enforcement with a comprehensive threat intel data lake to level the playing field against adversaries. She also organizes the Physical Security Village at Defcon.
Bobby Venal
Principal Security Researcher
Beazley Security
Navigating the Shadows! Unveiling the Dark Web's Risks and Secrets
Biography
Bobby is a Principal Security Researcher at Beazley Security Labs, and has experience in malware analysis, security engineering, and SOC analysis.