San Diego Cybersecurity Conference

Current security models are failing to keep up with the speed, complexity, and scale of modern software. Security professionals are doing their jobs—and yet, attacks still get through. In this session, hear the story of four people caught in the aftermath of a breach: a developer, a SecOps lead, an AppSec engineer, and a compliance officer. All working in good faith. All stuck in a broken system. This talk will introduce a new blueprint for modern software defense, modeled on the smartest of cities that have instrumented infrastructure to see, adapt, and respond in real time. Walk away with a prescriptive framework – based on context, coordination, and culture – that teams can use to stop guessing and start defending.

In a world where ransomware evolves by the minute, the speed of detection is the difference between minor disruption and major loss. Learn how cutting-edge AI models integrated with intelligent storage systems can identify ransomware the moment it strikes, analyzing data in real time as it’s written. Reduce recovery times from days to minutes and gain visibility across your entire IT environment. See how advanced threat detection, automated alerts, and seamless integrations with your existing security tools empower your organization to stay one step ahead of cyber threats.

Tired of the gap between security compliance and applicability? This session explores how to turn CIS Controls 1& 2, Asset Inventory and Secure Configuration, into actionable steps that strengthen your organization’s security foundation. We’ll discuss why these controls are essential for measuring and reducing risk, and how to apply them in ways that drive real outcomes rather than just checking compliance boxes. You will gain practical guidance to improve efficiency, reduce risk, and translate security requirements into meaningful results.

We often talk about threats in terms of dollars lost, data stolen, or headlines made. But the real threat lives deeper—in the structure, the strategy, and the growing ambition of the actors behind the screen. Today’s cybercriminals don’t just encrypt files; they build economies, launder, influence, and forge alliances that stretch across borders and industries. In this talk, we’ll peel back the layers of modern cybercrime and explore how loosely affiliated hackers have evolved into organized syndicates. These groups operate more like multinational corporations than rogue disruptors—complete with HR departments, recruitment pipelines, insider relationships, and state protections.

Email is the top communication tool—and the top attack vector. This session explores how a Zero Trust approach strengthens email security against phishing, BEC, and account takeovers. We’ll compare traditional and modern security methods, highlighting strategies like link isolation and post-delivery retraction to reduce risk