OWASP Los Angeles

TOPIC: Defending the New Perimeter: Identity Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response Hands-on Workshop
Join us for an action-packed hands-on workshop event led by James Rulison, Senior Solutions Engineer, SpyCloud.

ABSTRACT: Today’s attackers don’t need exploits – they need access. Using exposed identity data from malware-infected devices and phishing campaigns, adversaries impersonate legitimate users to bypass controls, exploit trust, and quietly persist.

This session explores identity as a critical, but often overlooked, attack surface.

We’ll show how SpyCloud leverages recaptured darknet data from the criminal underground to detect and disrupt identity-based threats like account takeover, session hijacking, and insider threats.

Learn how defenders can go beyond dark web monitoring with identity-centric investigations that uncover hidden exposures and compromised accounts. Through real-world examples, we’ll expose how fraudulent identities – whether DPRK operatives, malicious insiders, or fraudsters using synthetic personas – slip through traditional onboarding and IAM tools by exploiting identity blind spots.

This talk is for defenders who want to understand how identity threats unfold, and how to close the gap between exposure and response before attackers can act.

Vendors interested in sponsoring please send an email to sponsorship.la@owasp.org

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SCaLE23x – the 23rd Annual Southern California Linux Expo, will take place March 5-8, 2026 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA. **Register Now** using code WASP to receive a 50% discount off full registration!

SCaLE is the largest community-run open-source and free software conference in North America. It is held annually in the greater Los Angeles area.
Several co-located Events, including AstriCon, Cloud Native Days LA, DevOpsDay LA, Open Source Career Day, Open Source Higher Ed, PlanetNix, SCaLE Youth, and, SunSecCon will kickoff the conference on Thursday.
Expo is open Friday - Sunday (just $20 if you want to roam the Expo)
Talks and workshops are Thursday - Sunday.

Cindy Cohn, Executive Director / EFF will keynote on Saturday and Mark Russinovich, Chief Technology Officer and Technical Fellow for Microsoft Azure, delivers the closing keynote of the conference on Sunday.

In between, there are dozens of talks and workshops available spanning several tracks: Security, Developer, FOSS @ HOME, Open Source AI, Cloud Native, Kernel & Low Level Systems, Systems & Infrastructure, Observability, General, etc.

Worth noting that this is a family-friendly conference, offering free admission for attendees under the age of 18, including access to the TNG (The Next Generation) SCaLE Youth track.

Don't miss this amazing opportunity to attend this conference and expand your knowledge or brush up on what you already know. **Register Now** using code WASP to receive a 50% discount off registration!

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