Philadelphia Cybersecurity Conference

Every day, websites face a myriad of attacks. Traditionally, the instinct is to identify and block these threats with standard HTTP error codes. However, this often leads attackers to become more sophisticated in their evasion tactics. Studies show defenders spend 98% of their time identifying attackers and only 2% on response strategies. This talk will delve into the importance of alternative blocking strategies, with a focus on deception, and how it can be effectively used to slow down and frustrate attackers.

In many organizations, tabletop exercises are treated as annual compliance events… predictable scenarios, scripted discussions, and binders opened only when auditors are watching.  Rolling for Resilience challenges this approach, arguing that true incident readiness is not built through checklist theater but through intentional design, engagement, and cross-functional alignment.  Drawing from experience in security leadership, penetration testing, and incident response strategy, Giovanni Cofré explores how immersive, well-structured tabletop exercises can reveal communication gaps, decision bottlenecks, and leadership misalignment long before a real breach occurs.  Using a narrative framework inspired by campaign-based strategy and gamification, this session examines how engagement fosters psychological safety, how communication pathways shape incident outcomes, and how departmental playbooks must translate into actionable field guides when pressure rises.  Rather than focusing solely on preventing every possible attack, this talk emphasizes building disciplined response capability.  Ensuring that when the horn sounds, teams know who moves first, who decides, and how action unfolds in real time.  Attendees will gain practical insight into transforming tabletop exercises into measurable readiness programs that strengthen coordination, clarify executive roles, and build resilience before the first breach occurs.

This presentation dives into how AI’s transforming security operations today and shaping cybersecurity’s future. We’ll explore real-world roles like threat detection, automated responses, and predictive analytics, plus insights on booming AI stocks driving these innovations—like key players in the sector and their impact on the market.