Halifax Area Security Klatch

Meeting: 2018.03.28 Written by thehask on March 20, 2018

March Madness!

Surprise! We are back this month, many thanks to ESET for graciously stepping up to sponsor.

That pretty much sums up the month before AtlSecCon, the board and I are very busy handling all the details associated with putting on the best conference experience that we possibly can. Speakers have now been selected and notified, sponsors are being assigned tables and ticket sales are starting to come in. If you have not purchased your ticket yet, be sure to head over to https://atlseccon.com/registration to participate in workshops, talks and everything Infosec, you definitely do not want to miss the first year in the new venue.

This is a great opportunity to meet the ESET team and take in their presentation on attacker Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP). Definitely a great talk leading up to the conference for next month.

HASK is community oriented and community driven, if you would like to contribute a talk feel free to contact myself or any of the members of the board for submission. Looking forward to seeing you all and having another great meeting.

Thank you,
Travis and the AtlSecCon Board.

March Meeting Sponsor:


ESET began as a pioneer of antivirus protection, creating award-winning threat detection software. Now, ESET’s goal is to make sure that everybody can enjoy the breathtaking opportunities that technology offers. Today, our security solutions allow businesses and consumers in more than 200 countries to make the most of the digital world.

Venue:

Historic Properties
1887 Upper Water St
3rd Floor (Above Lower Deck)
Halifax, NS

Agenda:

6:00 – 7:00 pm  Complimentary apps and drinks from our meeting sponsor ESET
7:15 – 8:15 pm  ESET Talk -No such Thing as “One Technique to Infect Them all”
8:30 – 9:00 pm  Community Talk – AtlSecCon updates

Sponsored Presentation:


No such thing as “One Technique to Infect Them all”
Attackers renew their tools and tactics constantly in an attempt to bypass the ever-improving security mechanisms deployed on their target’s environment. In this presentation, you will hear about the technical details of recent attacks analyzed by ESET researchers and how each of them leveraged different methods to infect their targets.

Speakers Bio

Alexis Dorais-Joncas, Director, ESET Cybersecurity Research and Development
Hired by ESET in 2010, Alexis Dorais-Joncas worked as a Malware Researcher, then as Security Intelligence Team Lead. In 2015, Alexis Dorais-Joncas was appointed head of ESET’s R&D branch office located in Montreal. He and his team focus on cutting edge malware research, network security and targeted attacks tracking in order to shed light on the latest trends and developments in the malware ecosystem and implement efficient countermeasures to allow ESET customers to be safer online. Alexis’s team is also present at various international events to share ESET’s latest research with the InfoSec community.

 Lyne Deshaies, Regional Manager, Quebec and Eastern Canada
With ESET since December 2017, Lyne Deshaies has been a Partner Business Manager in the IT industry for most of her career, with manufacturers such as HP and IBM. Prior to ESET, Lyne was in charge of the Canadian office and to develop the Partner network of ECM ISV NeoLedge. Today, her role at ESET is to develop long term relationships with actual and new partners, support partners with growth objectives, while working towards her goals to identify new Enterprise players by the end of 2018.

 Pierre Roy, Technical Sales Engineer, Quebec and Eastern Canada
With ESET since December 2017, Pierre Roy has gained much of his experience and expertise in the field, working at Ricoh Canada, Attachmate, Vitria Technology and Software AG. Pierre is very passionate about customers and helping organizations leverage technology to address their business objectives in cloud technologies and cybersecurity best practices. His role at ESET is to provide technical pre-sales and post-sales support required for partner to attain or exceed their objectives, while developing long term relationships with ESET’s partner community.

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