April 2020 Monthly Meeting (in Virtual Reality CyberSpace!)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Since we cannot post the actual link on this public Meetup site, you have to register at the link located on our website here: https://www.sfissa.org/sfissa-april-2020-meeting-sponsored-by-semperis/ Once you register, you will be emailed the actual meeting link.

Please join us virtually on GoToMeeting for our April 2020 Meeting. Due to concerns related to COVID-19, we will be holding the April meeting virtually. Please look for the GoToMeeting invite link in your email... Networking after the meeting will also be virtual...please indulge in beer or wine and wings from the comfort and safety of wherever you're joining in from.

Talk One
Speaker: Sean Deuby, Director of Services at www.semperis.com
Title: Ransomware, Risk, and Recovery: Is Your DR Strategy Ready for Today's Threats?

Abstract: Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies have traditionally focused on natural disasters, then expanded into other physical events such as terrorism. Today, cyber weaponization is everywhere, and the "extinction event" is a genuine threat with no respect for geographic boundaries.

In 2017 the NotPetya ransomware attack impacted Maersk worldwide in under 10 minutes and cost the company over $300M. The 2018 Winter Olympics were hit by a targeted cyber attack. Ransomware attacks have become commonplace. Cyber risk directly correlates to business risk. And cyber disasters strike more frequently with broader impact than their physical counterparts. Thus, modern DR strategies must prioritize cyber scenarios.

Takeaways
•Denial-of-availability malware is now the #1 risk to business operations
•Cyber insurance policies are not the magic bullet they position themselves to be
•New “cyber-first” DR technologies automate recovery of complex systems, facilitate recovery to the cloud, and eliminate the risk of reinfection from system state and bare-metal backups

Speaker's Bio: Sean Deuby brings 30 years’ experience in Enterprise IT and Hybrid Identity to his role as Director of Services at Semperis [ https://www.semperis.com/identity-expert-portal/ ]. An original architect and technical leader of Intel's Active Directory, Texas Instrument’s Windows NT network, and 15-time MVP alumnus, Sean has been involved with Microsoft identity technology since its inception. His experience as an identity strategy consultant for many Fortune 500 companies gives him a broad perspective on the challenges of today's identity-centered security.
Sean is also an industry journalism veteran; as former technical director for Windows IT Pro, he has over 400 published articles on Active Directory, Azure Active Directory and related security, and Windows Server. He has presented sessions at multiple CIS / Identiverse conferences. You can contact him via his LinkedIn page [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/seandeuby/ ].

Talk Two
Virtual Round Table "Coffee Shop" discussion
The meeting will be opened to the attendees to discuss any current event such as experience working from home or other InfoSec questions, quips, quarantines, querulousness, quirkiness, and tilting at windmills.