Agenda

Generative AI (GenAI) is a rapidly evolving field with the potential to revolutionize many aspects of our lives. However, as with any new technology, there are potential risks associated with GenAI, particularly in the realm of enterprise security. This presentation explores the implications of GenAI on enterprise security, highlighting both the potential benefits and risks when enabling this technology within an organization.

Change is the only constant.

Back in the 1970s all computing data was predominantly held on mainframes, which were located in highly secure data centers. They were only accessed over private networks utilizing propriety communications protocols and hard-wired devices.

Today that model has changed dramatically; both company confidential and customer data is available anywhere via a myriad of devices and often accessed remotely from the company’s offices as the data is stored in the cloud. Understanding exactly where that data is located and protecting it, is critical to all businesses, both from revenue protection and avoiding loss of credibility from high profile breaches and the regulatory fines that often accompany those breaches. Just because a company moves its data to the cloud does not absolve it of the responsibility and ownership of the required cybersecurity and data protection controls, and often this is regulated by governments or their agencies.

Threats are evolving daily, and your cybersecurity team must stay on top of the controls that are required. They also need to be able to constantly monitor what is happening to the company’s sensitive data. Are you ready for those challenges? Let’s explain that journey.

No man steps in the same river twice

After two decades of rapid cloud adoption by organizations, 2024 could be considered a turning point for cloud security.   The popularity and complexity of cloud technology is expanding the attack surface with vulnerabilities and misconfigurations for cybercriminals to exploit. This session will provide examples of recent cloud attacks and provide a wide angle view of the status of common misalignments leaving the door open to malicious activity.  This session will provide observations from our  recently released Unit 42 Cloud Threat Report, Volume 7 that provides analysis of data collected over the past 12 months from Unit 42 Incident Response engagements in addition to analyzing  cloud security at over 1,000 organizations, 210,000 cloud environments and over 70,000 code repositories.   We will wrap up by providing details on how most attacks work and what organizations can do to protect themselves from cyberattacks.

Even the most well-protected organizations fall victim to ransomware – what do you do when this happens?

Most organizations have already invested and implemented strong layers of security but are still vulnerable to ransomware. Cybercriminals are constantly outsmarting even the most robust security solutions; evolving methods and behaviors make it impossible for traditional security vendors to prevent them. Endpoint protection is no longer enough. This session is essential if you wish to stay ahead of the ransomware threat. It will provide you with the following knowledge:

• What is ransomware containment and how will it change my approach to stopping attacks?
• How does a containment solution complement and enhance the investment I’ve already made in my security infrastructure?
• How will containment make ransomware attacks an inconvenience rather than a major security operation?