Utilizing Software Bill of Materials for security and compliance

Hello all,

We are very excited to announce our first speaker for the Brisbane Cybersecurity Meetup. The event will be held next week, Thursday, July 24th at IBM Brisbane at 5PM (4:30PM arrival for 5PM presentation)

Topic: Utilizing Software Bill of Materials for security and compliance

"Software Bill of Materials" (SBOMs) support improvements in software transparency, cybersecurity, and also licencing and provenance compliance.

By providing a detailed inventory of software components, SBOMs enable organizations to rapidly and inexpensively identify software vulnerabilities, streamline incident response, and manage their software supply chains more effectively.

This presentation will introduce the SBOM concept and recent US & EU government SBOM mandates. It will also describe how SBOMs, paired with “Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange" (VEX) artefacts, enable software manufacturers and service providers, and their customers, to gain visibility into their software supply chain to better manage third-party risks. The presentation content will be accessible to both new and experienced cyber professionals.

Speaker

John Harrison is an enterprise cyber security professional with over two decades of experience in both public and private sectors in Australia and the U.S. Most recently, John led the IT risk management, cyber security, and compliance functions at Brisbane City Council, where he held overall cyber responsibility for the organisation's large IT and OT infrastructure and data centres. He also oversaw the development and implementation of cyber defence strategies for events such as the Brisbane G20 and Commonwealth Games.

He now works as an independent cybersecurity consultant. John is internationally recognised for his early work in pioneering application allowlisting - now an ASD Essential 8 strategy. He is also a former university researcher, founding mentor of CoderDojo Brisbane, and is a convening speaker of the Brisbane Cyber Security Meetup.

Venue

• IBM offices
• Level 21, 345 Queen St, Brisbane 4000
• Time: 4:30PM arrival for 5PM presentation
• Duration: 90 minutes

Registration:
Registration is required for attendance. Please kindly RSVP if you plan to attend and contact our organisers for any questions.