Topic1: 2Fast2Curious: How not to waste a stack of cash on threat intelligence.

Threat Intelligence has been the "next big thing of the year" for a few years now and most organisations (in our experience) think everyone else is way ahead of them.
This talk will try to get attendees up to speed with the current state of the art and answer such leading questions as:

• What really is intelligence?
• What problems can threat intelligence actually solve (and how)?
• Why did you say the intel feed I'm buying probably isn't intel?
• We just took the shrinkwrap off our SIEM and plugged in our IDS, should we be buying 3 feeds and hiring for a hunting role right now?
• How do I know if we're ready for an intel function?
• How do I collect more intelligence?
• Oh no, what have I done, how can I get rid of some of this intelligence?
• Is emailing around PDF reports and copying domains out of them a good use of my time or should I be sharing with a structured intelligence format like STIX?

Speaker: Kayne Naughton,  Managing Director at Cosive.
Kayne Naughton is a technologist and security researcher with over 15 years experience across the education, government and finance industries.

His accomplishments include founding the Security Intelligence team at National Australia Bank, volunteering with the Shadowserver Foundation (since retired), and leading the Australian Internet Security Initiative - an ACMA program aimed at battling malware infections among the Australian public.

In his last few years as Managing Director at Cosive he has delivered an intelligence platform or provided intelligence services, security testing, consulting, or training to many of Australia’s largest companies. Kayne is a regular speaker at security events, covering both the offensive and defensive perspectives.

Topic 2: Microsegmentation for the Masses

Microsegmentation & Flow Visibility is one of Gartner’s top 5 hot security technologies, but what is it and why should you care?
In this presentation you will learn what it is, what it isn’t, and how it can reduce risk and costs in your organisation.

Speaker : Leon Manson,  Senior Security architect at Unisys
Leon has over 20 years’ experience in IT security, starting as a consultant with IBM United Kingdom, including roles as owner of a consulting & software distribution firm and in business development with Symantec.  Most recently he was presales manager with SoftGen Australia, supporting software solutions for Vulnerability and Incident Management; Mobile, Email, Social Media & UC Security and Unified Threat Management.  He also architected and delivered a cloud-based Vulnerability Assessment Managed Service. Leon has an Honours degree in Computer Science from Manchester University.

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