WICCA Holidays Edition

Great news! To conclude this challenging year, we're hosting our first WICCA Holidays Edition! For this occasion, we will do something special and ask our own members to do awesome presentations.

The event is open to everyone.

Presentations:

Tactical SIEM 101 by Jaq Morrison
101 on tactical SIEM, the SOC's swiss army knife. SIEM can be and is a complex topic with a lot of acronyms and buzz words. This presentation breaks down the consistent fundamentals that exist across different tactical SIEM deployments in a fun, digestable format.

Cybersecurity Careers in the World of AI, Bigdata, Mobility and Social Media by Sarba Roy
The threat landscape is constantly evolving along with the rapidly changing technical and business innovations. The rise of AI, BigData, Mobility and Social Media has given way to the need for the rise of the next generation of digital defenders who will be equipped to battle the on-going global Security pandemic and protect individuals and businesses. I will present the Cybersecurity career options, skills and pathway for anyone who wants to shine as a digital defender of the future.

The Shallow End of Threat Hunting by Faith Opiyo
This introductory talk explores the Why, What and How of Threat Hunting. It also covers some of the frameworks used and possible hunting tools.

Speakers:

Jaq Morrison
Senior Cyber Defence Specialist at KPMG with 10+ years of experience in Cyber Defence.

Sarba Roy
Sarba Roy is an infosec professional, a passionate advocate for women’s empowerment, writer and mentor dedicated to helping individuals and organizations become more compassionate, curious and cybersmart.

Faith Opiyo
Faith Opiyo is a Threat Hunter at IBM. Previously, she held a couple of roles in Networking and Network Security.
Her current role involves developing analytics to drive hunts and proactively searching for possible advanced or persistent threats that may have evaded automated security controls. She aims to raise the defensive posture of an organization by detering or stopping cyber threats before they can cause irrevocable damage.
In her personal time, Faith is an active participant in the InfoSec Community by volunteering her time as an organizer for various security events and conferences, participating in CTFs or teaching Network Security.
To unwind, Faith appreciates a good board game or puzzle, enjoys running, immersing herself in books, traveling and just doing nothing.