OWASP Switzerland Event - 25th Anniversary Edition
Details
Join OWASP Switzerland for our OWASP Foundation 25th Anniversary Celebration Meetup; marking 25 years of advancing application security worldwide. This time we meet at the Zurich Information Security and Privacy Center of ETH Zurich.
Three talks on cutting-edge security topics, followed by a festive apéro with finger food, drinks, and all the trimmings to celebrate OWASP's Anniversary!
Program:
15:30 - Doors open: Grab a drink, meet old and new friends from the OWASP Switzerland community
16:00 - Hello from OWASP Switzerland
16:20 - Talk 1, From Tool to Teammate: Making AI a Strategic Partner in Cybersecurity (Andra-Irina Vasile/Senior BISO, SIX)
17:10 - (5min break)
17:15 - Talk 2, Pitfalls in Phishing Prevention: Why well-intended advice may make things worse (Daniele Lain, ETH Zurich)
17:55 - (5min break)
18:00 - Talk 3, From APIs to Agents: OWASP as a Unified Prioritization Lens (Dante Hollingsworth/Cloud Solution Architect and Ibraimo Djalo/Solution Engineer, Microsoft)
19:00 - Networking, Apéro Riche🍷🎂🌮
Talk Details:
Talk 1 Abstract: Move past the hype with a practical blueprint for shifting your AI strategy from a tool you deploy to a teammate you onboard within your cybersecurity operations. This session focuses on eliminating the operational friction that stalls modern security, establishing a secure framework to transition safely from assistive to autonomous cyber defense. Ultimately, it provides a roadmap to maximize operational speed while firmly anchoring human accountability, ethical guardrails and regulatory standards.
***Key Points ***
• Real-Life Operational Examples: Practical use cases for incorporating AI directly into your security operations like SOC, Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting and Vulnerability Management.
• The "Teammate" Paradigm: Why the goal of AI integration is not to replace human talent, but to remove the repetitive manual workload so your team can focus on high-judgment defense tasks.
• Explainable AI, Ethics & Governance: Critical strategies for managing algorithmic bias, preventing overconfidence in automated alerts, and establishing clear lines of human accountability when a model makes an error.
• The 5-Rule Playbook: Practical framework for rolling out AI, measuring its true operational impact and managing its long-term integration within your security team.
Talk 1 Speaker Bio: I believe security is a modern civic virtue, not just a technical skill. By day, I build cybersecurity strategy in the Swiss financial sector, building resilient frameworks and secure innovation. By night, I’m on a mission to turn "scary hacking" into "digital manners" through my initiative, Netiquetteers. Whether I’m advising product teams on secure workflows, coaching the next generation of cyber talent, or empowering families to navigate the AI era, my goal is the same: translating complex tech into human empowerment.
Talk 2 Speaker, Bio, Abstract: More Info coming soon.
Talk 3 Speaker, Bio, Abstract: More Info coming soon.