Erich is a veteran information security professional with over 25 years’ experience in the medical, aerospace manufacturing and defense fields. He is the former security manager for the US Army's 2nd Regional Cyber Center-Western Hemisphere and holds CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP, MCITP and ITIL v3 certifications, among others. Erich has worked with information security professionals around the world to provide the tools, training and educational opportunities to succeed in Information Security.
Title of Talk: Cyber Defense In The Modern Org: 7 Low-Cost Tips To Secure Your Organization
Description of Talk:
Cybercrime is not going away any time soon, and no organization or entity is immune. This makes it more important than ever to ensure our organization is protected as well as possible given budget limitations and staffing restraints. Many organizations find themselves stacking tools and products on top of a weak foundation, causing the whole house of cards to tumble.
In this session, we will look at the modern threat landscape and discuss 7 things that organizations can do to significantly reduce risk, using tools that are most likely already available or are available at a very low cost. By improving the foundation that the rest of the security program is built on, attacks can be avoided, or the damage greatly controlled if attackers are successful.
This session will discuss:
- Ransomware and other cyber attacks
- Methods of attack
- Defending your org without breaking the bank