Category: Conference

Platinum Sponsor Feature: Focal Point

www.focal-point.com/

@FocalPointDR

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Our mission is to help leading companies build better and smarter cyber risk management programs. We understand that an effective risk management program is the best defense against increasingly complex regulations, stiffer penalties, and a sharp rise in cyber threats.

Come see us at RVAsec! Register now.


RVAsec 2018 Registration Is Now Open!

Tickets for RVAsec 2018 are now on sale!

Early registration price is only $150 for two days of great speakers, food and beverages, t-shirt, swag, parking and more!

RVAsec’s base ticket price for 2018 is $175 and will be in place on 3/1–so don’t wait! And if that’s not enough incentive to purchase your tickets early, late registrations (after 4/21) will be $250!

Don’t forget all the things you get with registration, including 2 full days of talks, meals, snacks, drinks, reception, after party, prizes, a capture the flag contest, t-shirt & swag!

Once we sell out there will be no more tickets available.

So, to recap the conference prices:

  • $150 discounted price until 2/29
  • $175 regular price until 4/20
  • $250 late registration until 5/26
  • $350 super late registration until 6/1

If you are unable to attend due to the price, please contact us to discuss as we do have stipends available for students and also we have volunteer opportunities that provide a great way to get in for free!

Once again there will be no tickets sold at the door, and don’t forget that RVAsec has sold out every year–so don’t wait!

Register now!


RVAsec 2017 Videos: Robert Wood and Greg Pepper

Robert Wood
Maintainability + Security = <3 

 

 

Greg Pepper
Best Practices for Securing the Hybrid Cloud (Slides)


RVAsec 6 Layout

 

Wondering where things are for RVAsec in the VCU University Student Commons? Look no further!

  • Registration is outside the Commonwealth Ballroom
  • Talks are in Commonwealth Ballroom & Richmond Salons
  • Vendors & food are in the Virginia Rooms, or outside Salons/Ballroom
  • Capture the Flag (CTF) is in the James River Terrace
  • Badges from HackRVA are in the James River Terrace

 

Click the map below for a larger version.

 

VCU Commons Floor Map

Talks:
Virginia Commonwealth University Campus
University Student Commons, 2nd floor
907 Floyd Avenue, Richmond, VA 23284

Parking:
Main Street Parking Deck
801 West Main Street, Richmond, VA 23284

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RVAsec 2017 Proof of Attendance

If you need proof of attendance for your certification CPEs, please use this PDF.

Instructions:

 

Proof of attendance:


Speaker Feature: Rick Lull and Shannon Yeaker

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rlull@verizon.net

Network bubba, health care IT survivor, now trying to play Horatio on the bridge via infosec for customers of my new company.

 

 

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Shannon Yeaker, PMP, CISA, CAHIMS is a Lead Consultant with Impact Makers in the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Practice. She is a dynamic IT professional with extensive experience in Information Security, control design, risk management, project and process management at a Fortune 200 company in the financial services industry. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Associate in Healthcare and Information Management Systems (CAHIMS) and holds additional certifications in Business Process Management, Agile, Lean and Scrum. Shannon is a member of the Virginia Chapter of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).Currently serving as a Project Manager assisting a $3.5 billon healthcare system with multi-year and multi-million dollar information security transformation program. She manages the delivery of secure network segmentation to over 30,000 endpoints in 7 states.  Shannon was previously with Capital One, for more than 20 years. She has a Master’s Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from James Madison University.

Adventures in (Dynamic) Network Segmentation or And that’s how I got this scar

Network segmentation is a great way to build a foundation for a thorough approach to defense in depth as part of your security program. The benefits can be great, but the path is not without some risk of its own. This talk with review some of the challenges and successful strategies to create a solid and sustainable practice on getting your arms around what is out there and on your network. The presenters, fresh from a large scale project to do this at a health system, will cover tips, tricks, pitfalls and the like to let you approach this very useful tool with your eyes wide open.

Come see us at RVAsec!

 

 


RVAsec Sold Out – Waiting List, Refunds, Ticket Transfers & Hotel Update!

RVAsec is officially sold out!

We have already had emails coming in from people hoping to get tickets to RVAsec.  While we are pleased that we are sold out, unfortunately we are at capacity at this point.

If you are still interested in attending please add your name to the wait list as soon as possible.

If tickets for some reason become available then you will be notified and provided an opportunity to purchase.  You should have a day from the time you are emailed to purchase, and if you do not, then the next person of the list will be provided the opportunity, and so on it goes.

Please note that you will NOT be able to get a bag/shirt or a hackable badge if any tickets do open up.

In fact, this is a good time to remind that for anyone that registered LATE (it is noted on your ticket) are not guaranteed a bag, shirt or hackable badge.

If for some reason you are not able to attend RVAsec last minute, please note that we can’t provide refunds this late but we might be able help someone else attend (email us!).  It is however possible to transfer your ticket.

Ticket Transfers
Log in to your Eventbrite account and go to My Tickets (you may need to create an account using the email address you registered).

You can then view your Current Orders (select RVAsec), and “Edit details” for the ticket. Changing the “Contact Information” will update the name of the person registered to check in at the conference. You can also change the questions asked at registration, which will help us plan for parking, catering and other items.

Refunds
No refunds for the conference will be issued after May 10th.

Hotel
The conference hotel is almost as capacity.  They have told us that they can’t help anyone with room past May 22nd.  If you still need a room you need to contact them ASAP or you will be on your own!


Silver Sponsor Feature: Palo Alto Networks

www.paloaltonetworks.com

@PaloAltoNtwks

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As the next-generation security company, we are leading a new era in cybersecurity by safely enabling all applications and preventing advanced threats from achieving their objectives for tens of thousands of organizations around the world. We are one of the fastest growing security companies in the market because of our deep expertise, commitment to innovation, and game-changing security platform focused on bringing an end to the era of breaches by uniquely integrating our Next-Generation Firewall, Advanced Endpoint Protection, and Threat Intelligence Cloud.

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Speaker Feature: Alon Arvatz

www.intsights.com

Alon Arvatz runs products at IntSights.  Prior to co-founding IntSights, Alon had was a cyber security professional in the military and private sector.  Alon started his career serving in an elite intelligence unit in the Israel Defense Forces.  Then, Alon joined Guy Nizan to establish Cyber School, a center providing teenagers with courses, seminars and summer camp workshops on cyber intelligence.  Hoping to help enterprises capitalize from his experience, he co-founded IntSights to make threat intelligence programs a reality for enterprises around the world. When not defending companies from hackers, Alon spends time with his very cute family.

OSINT: The Secret Weapon in Hunting Nation-State Campaigns

Discussing real use cases of state actors engaged in APT campaigns, explore what can be done with the available intelligence tools we have today, specifically from the Dark Web.

Come see me at RVAsec 2017. Register Now!


Silver Sponsor Feature: Checkpoint

www.checkpoint.com

@CheckpointSW

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Since 1993, Check Point has been dedicated to providing customers with uncompromised protection against all types of threats, reducing security complexity and lowering total cost of ownership. We are committed to staying focused on customer needs and developing solutions that redefine the security landscape today and in the future.

Come see us at RVAsec! Register now.