| Organization | Event | Date | Note |
| CloudWorld | CloudWorld | Feb 18-19 | Free for developers & engineers |
| ASIS Canada Pacific Chapter | Women in Security | Feb 18 | Free |
| Oktane21 | Okatane21 | April 6-8 | Free |
| ISACA Vancouver Chapter & Reboot Communications LTD | Vancouver International Privacy & Security Summit | May 5-7 | Commercial |
| SecureWorld | SecureWorld Central Virtual Conference | May 6 | Commercial |
| BSides Vancouver | BSides Vancouver | May 9-14 | Call for participation open |
| BC Government | BC Security Day | May 12 | Free |
| VanTUG | VanTUG | 1st and 3rd Tues of each month | Next event Feb 16, Free |
| OWASP Vancouver | OWASP Vancouver | 4th Thursday of each month | Next event Feb 23, Free |
| VanCitySec | VanCitySec | May not have regular meetings anymore | Free |
February 12th, 2021 meeting
| DATE: | February 12th, 2021 |
| TIME: | 2:00pm to 4:00pm (PST) |
| VENUE: | Zoom Online meeting (Please note Zoom link was updated) RSVP Required – register at Zoom |
| TOPIC(S): | Ransomware, Risk, and Recovery: Is Your DR Strategy Ready for Today’s Threats? |
| PRESENTER(S): | Sean Deuby (Director of Services, Semperis) |
ABSTRACT
Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies have traditionally focused on natural disasters, then expanded into other physical events such as terrorism. Today, cyber weaponization is everywhere, and the “Extinction Event” is a genuine threat with no respect for geographic boundaries.
In 2017 the NotPetya ransomware attack impacted Maersk worldwide in under 10 minutes and cost the company over $300M. The 2018 Winter Olympics were hit by a targeted cyber attack. Ransomware attacks have become commonplace. Cyber risk directly correlates to business risk and cyber disasters strike more frequently with broader impact than their physical counterparts. Thus, modern DR strategies must prioritize cyber scenarios.
Takeaways:
Denial-of-availability malware is now the #1 risk to business operations
Cyber insurance policies are not the magic bullet they position themselves to be
New “cyber-first” DR technologies automate recovery of complex systems, facilitate recovery to the cloud, and eliminate the risk of reinfection from system state and bare-metal backups
BIOGRAPHY
Sean Deuby brings 30 years’ experience in Enterprise IT and Hybrid Identity to his role as Director of Services at Semperis. An original architect and technical leader of Intel Active Directory, Texas Instrument’s Windows NT network, and 15-time MVP alumnus, Sean has been involved with Microsoft identity technology since its inception. His experience as an identity strategy consultant for many Fortune 500 companies gives him a broad perspective on the challenges of today’s identity-centered security. Sean is also an industry journalism veteran; as former technical director for Windows IT Pro, he has over 400 published articles on Active Directory, Azure Active Directory and related security, and Windows Server. He has presented sessions at multiple CIS / Identiverse conferences.