Today was the day of the 2024 TasICT-AISA Cyber Conference – the “big” day of the year for the Tasmanian information/cyber security industry.
This year had a fantastic lineup of presenters and expo hall vendors, though for some reason CrowdStrike had to pull out š
The keynote kicked things off with Dr Deanna Caputo, chief scientist for MITRE who gave a fascinating presentation on how IT teams need to start preparing for insider threats, giving examples of how insider threats may occur and certainly is making me think differently about many of the spam emails I see each day.
I got to attend a a few other sessions throughout the day, including panels on emerging threats, mitigating endpoint attack chains and a panel on insider threats.
Equally important was the ability to speak to vendors and organisations manning to stalls in the expo hall, with over 30 different organisations represented. I was particularly excited to speak with AISA, ACS and the TasGov Digital workforce staff to express how impressed I have been with the modernising of workspace skills by using the SFIA Framework.
Finally it was great to reconnect with some familiar faces and take some time to sit down and see what everyone is up to. Networking is just as an important part of this conference as the presentations as it’s that one time a yea the local cybersecurity industry can get together.
Anyway, it was a fantastic event and I am already looking forward to next years. I’m hoping I might even be able to get to the Melbourne conference in a couple of months too, but that requires finding funds!