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SUMMARY:Tampa Bay Wave CyberTech|X Accelerator
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SUMMARY:Join Forward Security during October for cybersecurity month
DESCRIPTION:October is cybersecurity month and our A-Team will be travelling across North America to spread the word of AppSec! \n\nFarshad Abasi is talking about how to use Security Knowledge Framework and ASVS to build secure apps at SecTor\, Bsides Calgary and LASCON\nFarshad will also be making his way to San Jose with a presentation on securing APIs and microservices-based apps at API World\nJared Meit is presenting at BSides Calgary and BSides Toronto on a plugin he created for security scanning of GraphQL APIs\nIman Sharafaldin will be talking about Blockchain DevSecOps and CI/CD at BSides Calgary\n\nWe’re excited that we can do these things in person again. Let us know if you’re going to be there and we can catch up in person!
URL:https://forwardsecurity.com/event/join-forward-security-during-october-for-cybersecurity-month/
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SUMMARY:Canada 360 Economic Summit: Panel 1 - Future of the Digital Economy
DESCRIPTION:Alongside the economic disruptions caused by the global pandemic\, Canada still faces several long-standing challenges that may hold back our economy’s potential growth. The country desperately needs a bold strategy rather than reverting to the status quo if we are serious about raising economic growth in the future.
URL:https://forwardsecurity.com/event/canada-360-economic-summit-panel-1-future-of-the-digital-economy/
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SUMMARY:Preparing for the Next Zero-Day Vulnerability
DESCRIPTION:Watch Event Now\n \nContrast Security | On-Demand Preparing for the Next Zero-Day Vulnerability \nNow that dust is settling from Log4Shell\, how can you prepare for and prevent the next zero-day vulnerability from impacting your organization?Join Larry Maccherone\, DevSecOps Transformation lead at Contrast Security\, and Farshad Abasi\, Chief Security Officer at Forward Security for an interactive discussion about how to future-proof against emerging threats on the horizon so your organization is prepared to respond instantly to zero-day vulnerabilities like Log4Shell.Topics for discussion include: \n\nWhat lessons should we draw from our experiences since Log4Shell?\nHave you seen changes in behavior as a result of Log4Shell?\nHave other vulnerabilities been discovered due to increased scrutiny of open source libraries?\nHow would you respond to the FTC alert regarding Log4Shell\nHow has this changed your thinking on use of open source libraries\, and budget allocation to secure them?\nWhat could have been done to protect against the perils of Log4Shell\, and how can you prevent the next threat?\n\nSPEAKERS\n \nLarry Maccherone\, DevSecOps Transformation at Contrast Security\nLarry is a thought leader on DevSecOps. At Comcast\, he launched and scaled the DevSecOps Transformation program over five years\, and is now at Contrast helping organizations empower development teams to take ownership of security. Larry was a founding Director at Carnegie Mellon’s CyLab and co-led the launch of Build-Security-In initiative. \n  \n \nFarshad Abasi\, Chief Security Officer at Forward Security\nFarshad Abasi is an innovative technologist with over twenty four years of experience in software design and development\, network and system architecture\, cybersecurity\, management\, and technical instruction. With a keen interest in security from the start\, he has become an expert in that aspect of computing and communication over the last eighteen years. He started Forward Security in 2018\, with a mission to provide world class information security services\, particularly in the Application and Cloud security domains. Prior to creating Forward\, he was a senior member of HSBC Group’s IT Security team with the most recent positions being the Principal Global Security Architect\, and Head of IT Security of the Canadian division. Farshad is continuing an eighteen year stint as an instructor at BCIT where he shares his passion for information and network security\, helping others build a career in this exciting field. He is also the security correspondent for CFAX radio\, BSides Vancouver/MARS board member\, Vancouver OWASP chapter lead\, a CISSP designate\, and a UBC CS alumnus.
URL:https://forwardsecurity.com/event/preparing-for-the-next-zero-day-vulnerability/
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SUMMARY:Cyber Security Challenge for Startups
DESCRIPTION:WHAT’S THE AGENDA?  \nThroughout the week\, you’ll be learning how to use the Security 4 Startups tool to assess the security risks of your organization. Our hosts will walk you through various security controls on the checklist that fall into three categories: organization\, IT infrastructure\, and applications. You’ll learn what these controls mean and how to incorporate them into your company’s security. You can learn more about S4S here. \n\nMonday\, July 19: ‘Security for Your Organization’ live tutorial session with Dominic Vogel (instructor led)\nTuesday\, July 20: Homework Day 1 (completed individually)\nWednesday\, July 21: ‘Security for Your IT Infrastructure’ live tutorial session with Dominic Vogel & Farshad Abasi (instructor led)\nThursday\, July 22: Homework Day 2 (completed individually)\nFriday\, July 23: ‘Security for Your Application’ live tutorial session with Farshad Abasi (instructor led)\n\n\n\nBONUS OUTCOMES:  \n\n\n\n\n\nUnderstand how cyber security can help you attracting and retain clients/customers\nUnderstand the role of cyber security in M&A on both the buy side and the sell side (startups included)
URL:https://forwardsecurity.com/event/cyber-security-challenge-for-startups/
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SUMMARY:Executive Round Table: Building Security in a Software Factory
DESCRIPTION:Application security is changing.  It’s not enough to just secure your custom code anymore.  We also need to secure the supply chain of open source and other third-party software.  And recently\, attackers have discovered that by attacking the software factory itself\, they can insert malicious code or trojans into applications and APIs before they are even deployed.\n\nJoin us to hear two battle-tested application security experts discuss real-world application security trends and metrics. Jeff and Farhad will use the software factory metaphor to explore a series of challenges in designing and running a software factory that can BOTH build great software AND ensure security.
URL:https://forwardsecurity.com/event/executive-round-table-building-security-in-a-software-factory/
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SUMMARY:Technology Due Diligence Process and Cyber Security Risks
DESCRIPTION:Tune in on Friday\, May 21st\, 2021 for an insightful conversation regarding the Technology Due Diligence process and risks that are crucial for investors\, M&As\, and preparing your company for acquisition. \nHear from Daniel Lee (Managing Director of Technology & Innovation in Mid-Market Investment Banking at CIBC)\, Michael Castro (Founder & Risk Executive at RiskAware Group)\, and Farshad Abasi (Founder & CSO at Forward Security) in an open discussion about the role cyber security plays in the Due Diligence process. \nTo visit the landing page for this event\, please see https://forwardsecurity.com/duediligencefiresidechat/
URL:https://forwardsecurity.com/event/technology-due-diligence-process-and-cyber-security-risks/
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SUMMARY:FFCON21 Breaking Barriers: Building blocks of a security program for companies with applications in the Cloud.
DESCRIPTION:According to *Verizon\, web applications were involved in 43% of breaches in 2020. **IBM also reported that 52% of breaches were caused by malicious attacks against applications last year.  \nThese statistics highlight the importance for modern technology companies building web and mobile cloud-hosted apps to have a comprehensive information security program that covers application and cloud security as well as corporate governance and risk management.  \n*Source: Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report 2020  \n**Source: IBM Security Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020
URL:https://forwardsecurity.com/event/ffcon21-breaking-barriers-building-blocks-of-a-security-program-for-companies-with-applications-in-the-cloud/
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