Category: Conference

Speaker Feature: Michael Marriott

www.digitalshadows.com/blog-and-research

@digitalshadows

Michael Marriott is a Senior Strategy and Research Analyst at Digital Shadows, which he joined in late 2014. Michael has a passion for security analysis and the trends they indicate, in order to better protect clients. He has written several articles and papers, and his research is regularly features in the press. He holds a BA in History and a Masters in Applied Security and Strategy, both from the University of Exeter.

Seize and Desist? Criminal Evolution One Year After AlphaBay’s Demise

As we’re approaching the one year anniversary of AlphaBay’s seizure, the talk will demonstrate the impact this has had on the criminal ecosystem. This includes new, alternative mechanisms and technologies for discussing and trading criminal goods and services. The talk will also outline the drivers that will determine the future of the criminal ecosystem and outline what this means for all organizations.

Come and see Michael at RVAsec! Register Now.


Badge Sponsor: Okta

www.okta.com

@Okta

We are very pleased to announce that Okta is the 2018 sponsor for our very cool badges! Please stop by and say hi to their representatives in the Capture the Flag room.

RVAsec 2018 Register now!


RVAsec 7 After Party at The Circuit — Register Now!

The RVAsec 7 after party sponsored by Risk Based Security and GuidePoint Security, will be at The Circuit on Thursday, June 7th, after the conference!

Thu, June 7, 2018
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM

The Circuit is located at:

3121 W. Leigh St
Richmond, Virginia 23230

The Circuit is an arcade bar in the Scott’s Addition Beverage District of Richmond, VA. We have a growing family of 70 arcade games, pinball machines, and skeeball lanes, as well as a forever rotating 50-tap beer wall boasting both local and national favorites.

This is an exclusive event with limited availability, so you must be registered to attend and bring your RVAsec badge or you will not be allowed entrance–no exceptions!

Even if you have a ticket for RVAsec and said that you wanted to attend during the signup process, you MUST now registered for the party!

Register Now!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rvasec-7-after-party-tickets-45987727531


Speaker Feature: Derek Banks and Beau Bullock

www.blackhillsinfosec.com

@0xderuke

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Derek Banks: Derek is a Senior Security Analyst at Black Hills Information Security and has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry as a systems administrator for multiple operating system platforms, and monitoring and defending those systems from potential intruders. He has worked in the aerospace, defense, banking, manufacturing, and software development industries. Derek has experience with creating custom host and network based monitoring solutions.

 

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Beau Bullock: Beau is a Senior Security Analyst at Black Hills Information Security where he performs penetration tests and red team assessments. He is the author of various red team/pentest tools such as MailSniper, PowerMeta, HostRecon, and DomainPasswordSpray. Beau is a host of the web shows Tradecraft Security Weekly & Hack Naked TV, and is a frequent speaker at industry events including Black Hat, DerbyCon, Wild West Hackin’ Fest, SANS, and various BSides events.

 

Red Team Apocalypse

TABLETOP SCENARIO: Your organization regularly patches, uses application whitelisting, has NextGen-NG™ firewalls/IDS’s, and has the latest Cyber-APT-Trapping-Blinky-Box™. You were just made aware that your entire customer database was found being sold on the dark web. Go.

Come see Derek and Beau at RVAsec! Register Now.


Speaker Feature: Bob Siegel

www.privacyref.com

@PrivacyRef

Image result for bob siegel privacyrefBob Siegel is the president and founder of Privacy Ref. Starting Privacy Ref in 2012, Bob took his experience as the Senior Manager of Worldwide Privacy and Compliance at Staples, Inc. and applied that to assisting companies implement and maintain strong privacy programs. Bob has worked with many different organizations, dealing with programs of all sizes and regulatory needs. Seeking to always improve his own understanding of all things privacy, Bob has earned certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals. These include certifications in US private sector, European, and Canadian privacy laws. Bob has also earned certifications in Information Technology privacy and privacy program management. Bob Siegel has also been recognized as a Fellow of Information Privacy by the IAPP for his outstanding dedication to the privacy community. He has also served on the IAPP’s Certification Advisory Board for the CIPM program and the IAPP’s Publication Advisory Board. Bob Siegel currently maintains his blog at Privacy Ref, but is also a writer at CISO.com. You can find his blog, Operational Privacy on CISO.com

GDPR and you

The General Data Protection Regulation is the new law of the land for protecting personal information from the EU. The law has placed many US-based businesses in scope requiring compliance. In this talk we will review some of the challenges for compliance that you may encounter.

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Speaker Feature: Crane Hassold

@CraneHassold / PhishLabs

Crane Hassold is the Threat IImage result for crane hassold phishlabsntelligence Manager at PhishLabs based out of Charleston, SC, where he has overseen Threat Research team since 2015. Prior to joining PhishLabs, Crane served as an Analyst at the FBI for more than 11 years, providing strategic and tactical analytical support to cyber, financial crime, and violent crime cases.  For most of his career with the FBI, Crane worked in the Behavioral Analysis Units in Quantico, Virginia, where he provided analytical and behavioral support to intelligence community and law enforcement partners against national security adversaries and serial criminals.  In 2012, Crane helped create the FBI’s Cyber Behavioral Analysis Center, which takes an asymmetric approach to examining cyber threats by combining the traditional behavioral concepts used for decades in the violent crime world with technical expertise to gain a holistic understanding of adversary TTPs.

Doxing Phishers: Analyzing Phishing Attacks from Lure to Attribution

This presentation will cover the various pieces of intelligence that can be collected from each stage of a phishing attack (lure, phishing site, phish kit) and discuss how each piece allows us to progress an investigation. We will look at various analytical techniques that can be performed to track phishing campaigns and enhance detection. The second half of the presentation will cover an in-depth, real-world case study of the practical application of these techniques, starting with a single phishing lure and ending with the identification of a primary phishing threat actor.

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Speaker Feature: Leigh-Anne Galloway and Timur Yunusov

www.ptsecurity.com

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@a66at

Leigh-Anne Galloway is the Cyber Security Resilience Lead at Positive Technologies where she advises organizations on how best to secure their applications and infrastructure against modern threats. She is an expert in the Application Security Unit, specializing in ATM and POS Security and is the author of security research in account recovery processes on social media websites. She has spoken at many conferences including DevSecCon, BSides, InfoSec Europe, Hacktivity, 8dot8, Blackhat EU and Troopers.

 

 

Timur Yunusov – Senior Expert of Banking systems security and author of multiple researches in field of application security including “Apple Pay replay attacks” showed at the BlackHat USA 2017, “Bruteforce of PHPSESSID”, rated in Top Ten Web Hacking Techniques by WhiteHat Security and “XML Out-Of-Band” showed at the BlackHat EU. Professional application security researcher.
Timur has previously spoken at CanSecWest, BlackHat USA, BlackHat EU, HackInTheBox, Nullcon, NoSuchCon, Hack In Paris, ZeroNights and Positive Hack Days.

Demystifying Payments: Payment Technologies and Security Risks

Have you ever wanted to learn how payment technologies work? What happens when you pay for something on a website or using a cell phone? Payment technologies are a transparent part of our lives. They enable us pay for everything from a coffee to a car. In this talk we take a look at payment technologies past, present and future, and look at the security risks associated with them. Learn how payments have evolved and what transactions look like today.

Come see Leigh-Anne and Timur at RVAsec! Register Now.



Speaker Feature: Elissa Shevinsky

@ElissaBeth

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Elissa Shevinsky is a serial entrepreneur. She helped launch Geekcorps (acquired), Everyday Health (IPO) and Brave ($35M ICO.) Shevinsky is currently consulting for crypto startups, and doing research on container security

 

Container Security: Vulnerabilities, Exploits and Defense

Whether it’s an unsecured Kubernetes configuration or the Meltdown/Spectre exploits, there is always a way into your company’s seemingly secure container infrastructure. We’ll take a tour of the most surprising container exploits – and how to use tools like SSL and VPNs to create a strong defense for your own environment.

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Josh Corman (@joshcorman) To Keynote RVAsec 2018!

 

Joshua Corman is a Founder of I am The Cavalry (dot org) and CSO for PTC. Corman previously served as Director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative for the Atlantic Council, CTO for Sonatype, Director of Security Intelligence for Akamai, and in senior research & strategy roles for The 451 Group and IBM Internet Security Systems. He co-founded RuggedSoftware and IamTheCavalry to encourage new security approaches in response to the world’s increasing dependence on digital infrastructure. Josh’s unique approach to security in the context of human factors, adversary motivations and social impact has helped position him as one of the most trusted names in security. He also serves as an adjunct faculty for Carnegie Mellon’s Heinz College and on the Congressional Task Force for Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity.