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Wednesday, June 5
 

10:30am EDT

Quickstart To Building Your Own Private AI Chat

Join our quick start guide to building your very own Private AI! In this presentation, we'll explore the key differences between Public and Private AI and the components needed for success. You'll get hands-on experience setting up your development environment, preparing data for training, and using popular libraries to train a simple AI model. We'll also discuss best practices in AI development and provide guidance on evaluating and fine-tuning performance. Don't miss this opportunity to take control of your very own AI and build a system tailored to your unique needs and goals. Join us for an engaging and informative session that will empower you to start building your Private AI today!

Speakers
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Samuel Panicker

Chief Information Security Officer, Networking Technologies and Support
Samuel S. Panicker specializes in cyber security and data protection. He is currently the CISO for NTS with over twenty-six years of experience in the field. Sam has authored several security awareness programs for SANS and Black Hat including “A healthy level of paranoia”.


Wednesday June 5, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am EDT
Downstairs, Madison / Jefferson / Monroe

11:30am EDT

Mindfulness, Meditation, and Cybersecurity

We are meant to enjoy our lives; both personal, and professional. As human beings, and as professionals, we all have to learn how to cultivate even-mindedness, balance, and fortitude to meet life/work challenges. Cybersecurity is fascinating because it requires us to constantly learn, and find ways to optimize our process. Burnout is a huge problem many fields, but especially in Cybersecurity. Cultivating a mindfulness or meditation practice is one of the most efficient ways we can support our process, and manage the stress and anxiety that comes with our professional and personal lives.

The focus of this talk is not specifically on work, because it addresses thoughtful ways to approach every aspect of our lives from our mental and physical health, to our relationships both personally and professionally. Whether new to the industry or a seasoned veteran, this talk with give you some insights, guidance, and the opportunity to practice.

Speakers
avatar for Aqeel Yaseen

Aqeel Yaseen

Associate Security Consultant, Blue Bastion / Ideal Integrations
Aqeel Yaseen transitioned into Offensive Security from over a decade of teaching yoga professionally, and is currently working with Blue Bastion Security. That might seem like a curious combination, but Pentesting and teaching yoga both help people cultivate awareness of blind spots... Read More →


Wednesday June 5, 2024 11:30am - 12:20pm EDT
Downstairs, Madison / Jefferson / Monroe

1:00pm EDT

Social Engineering the Social Engineers: How To Not Suck at Buying Software

There is a huge gap in security and that gap is understanding the process for acquiring security tools. After buying security tools as an architect and selling as a sales engineer I know the process, pitfalls and gaps in the process. We will dive into the process for both sides. You will learn how you should be architecting your program and winning budget for those tools. We will also explore what happens on the sales side of deal. I will explain what to look out for and what you can take advantage of and the common mistakes we make.

Sales people are top tier social engineers we will explore how to hack them.

Speakers
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David Girvin

Senior solutions engineer, sumo logic
Hacker, BJJ enthusiast, world traveler and surfer. I am a giant weirdo who somehow found my niche in offensive security. I have been blessed getting to build AppSec programs for companies like 1Password and Red Canary. I have an extremely diverse background and hope I can relate and... Read More →


Wednesday June 5, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm EDT
Downstairs, Madison / Jefferson / Monroe

2:00pm EDT

API-ocalypse

Get ready for a wild ride as Jennifer Shannon, a Senior Security Consultant at Secure Ideas, takes the stage to present "API-ocalypse" In this thrilling and entertaining session, Jennifer will showcase the vulnerabilities lurking within APIs and the havoc they can wreak if left unaddressed. Through live pentesting demos, she will demonstrate jaw-dropping exploits, mind-bending injection attacks, and authentication bypass techniques that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Join Jennifer as she navigates the dark side of API’s to help you understand and fortify your attack surface in order to prevent the impending API-ocalypse.

Speakers
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Jennifer Shannon

Senior Security Consultant, Secure Ideas, LLC
Jennifer Shannon is a Senior Security Consultant at Secure Ideas with a background in malware analysis, penetration testing, and training. An avid computer geek for most of her life, she began her journey in cybersecurity as a SOC Analyst where she showed an aptitude for both penetration... Read More →


Wednesday June 5, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm EDT
Downstairs, Madison / Jefferson / Monroe
 
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