Meet the experts: The past, present and future on cyber security

Join us for this interactive technical cybersecurity session in Amsterdam. Led by cybersecurity experts Chad Skipper, Chris Kruegel and Srini Nimmagadda we will talk about the past, present and future on security, how to think in new ways and mitigate ransomware attacks, and have insights on the network security layer nowadays.

In today's fast-paced digital landscape, the rise of (ransomware) attacks poses an increasingly severe threat to organizations worldwide. As businesses and individuals navigate an ever-evolving cyber threat landscape, it is vital to understand the nature of these attacks, the actors behind them, and the crucial countermeasures necessary to safeguard sensitive data and mitigate potential damage.

Agenda:
18:00 - 19:00 food / Introductions / Agenda

19:00 Subjects:
- The past, present and future on security
- The MO of ransomware with mitigations
- Network security in-depth
approx 21:30 Closing/ Wrap up

What to expect?
Interactive discussions (also QA) quided by some presentions: we will make it a success by having questions :-)

Location: Hilton Double Tree
Transport: there is a parking garage (on own costs), Amsterdam central trainstation is on walking distance.

Bio’s:
Christopher Kruegel is VP Security Services at the Network and Security Business Unit (NSBU) at VMware. Before that, Christopher was a co-founder at Lastline, where he served in various positions (CEO, Chief Product Office, and Chief Scientist) until the acquisition by VMware. In addition, Christopher is Professor of Computer Science at UC Santa Barbara (currently on leave). He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed papers in top computer security conferences.

Srini Nimmagadda is Sr. Director of Product Management, leading the Product Management team focused on NSX Security and NSX SaaS transformation at VMware. He has roughly 25 years of industry experience delivering ground-breaking innovative security solutions.

Chad R. Skipper serves as a security technologist in the Network and Security Business Unit at VMware. With more than 25 years in Information Security, Chad has served in many executive security technologist and strategist roles of endpoint, network, cloud, and hosted security services at Lastline, acquired by VMware, Cyclone, acquired by Blackberry, Dell, Cisco, Symantec and is a USAF veteran.