Sessions on advanced data correlation, the latest from IARPA, cyber law, and cloud security have just been announced for Florida Cyber Conference 2018! Robert Rahmer from IARPA will report on their research into cyber event forecasting; Brian Murphy from ReliaQuest will be discussing how you can use big data analytics to improve security across your enterprise; two cyber law experts, Sue Friedberger and David Gurwin, will explore what happens when a data breach becomes a legal problem; and Joe Partlow from ReliaQuest will review what cloud security controls you should have in place. With this announcement, all twenty sessions are now available for review here. We’ll be announcing times and locations shortly as well as sharing a few bonus features to look forward to at this year’s event!
FLCyberCon 2018 Announces Crypto & GDPR Panels, Plus a New Special Guest!
Florida Cyber Conference 2018 is pleased to announce the latest additions to this year’s lineup! Roland Cloutier, Staff VP & Global Chief Security Officer at ADP, will join Vice Admiral Mike McConnell (USN, Ret.) and Cyxtera CEO Manny Medina for our Opening Discussion on October 10. We’ve also added two new panels for October 11: Current Issues in Cryptography, led by the only man to serve as U.S. Chief Codemaker and U.S. Chief Codebreaker, Ed Giorgio; and The Rise of Privacy: Complying with GDPR in the United States. Visit the links to learn more about each of these new additions!
FLCyberCon 2018 Adds Free Pre-Conference Workshop for SMBs
Florida Cyber Conference 2018 has partnered with the National Cyber Security Alliance to offer a pre-conference workshop for small and medium-sized businesses, included at no extra cost with your conference registration.
Hosted by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), CyberSecure My Business™ is a national program helping small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) learn to be safer and more secure online; it offers in-person, highly interactive and easy-to-understand workshops based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework to help businesses:
- Understand which business assets others want
- Protect those assets
- Detect when something has gone wrong
- React quickly with an action plan
- Learn how to recover after a breach
Additional program components include monthly webinars with experts, online portals resources and monthly newsletters.
What’s Included
This workshop includes hands-on exercises that let you tailor the experience to your business. You’ll leave armed with an action plan that you can apply immediately to improve your business’s cybersecurity. Learn more about the NCSA CyberSecure My Business Workshop 2018.
When & Where
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
2:00–4:00 PM
Tampa Convention Center
Who Should Attend
- Small & medium-sized business (SMB) owners
- Employees of any size business
- Not-for-profit leadership and staff
- Government employees
- Individuals working with the SMB community (SBDC, SCORE, BBB staff, etc.)
Cost to Attend
Registration to the Florida Cyber Conference 2018 is required to be eligible to attend this workshop.
To sign up for this workshop, select the ‘CyberSecure My Business Pre-Conference Workshop’ during the conference registration process to add it to your order and complete your registration.
Seating for this workshop is limited, so register and sign up soon.
Wondering if FLCyberCon 2018 is right for you?
Each year, the Florida Center for Cybersecurity (Cyber Florida) adds more content and new features to make our annual conference the can’t-miss event for Florida’s cybersecurity community, from the CISOs, hands-on practitioners, researchers, and defense and law enforcement personnel to students, educators, HR professionals, attorneys, purchasing agents, etc. There’s truly something for everyone, and, most importantly, the chance for all these people from across the community to come together and connect on the latest issues and trends. Watch the video to see what we’re talking about. P.S. We’ve added a fifth track in Emerging Technologies!
FLCyberCon 2018 Announces First Round of Speakers
With speakers from Raymond James Financial, University of South Florida, FBI, NICE, RSA, and EY covering topics like crisis management, GDPR, workforce development, IoT, and cybercrime syndicates, Florida Cyber Conference 2018 is shaping up to be another can’t-miss event! Check out our first round of confirmed speakers here.
Special Session with Vice Adm. McConnell and Tech Entrepreneur Manny Medina to Kick Off FLCyberCon 2018
Join us at 4:30 PM on October 10 for a Special Session to kick off Florida Cyber Conference 2018! Vice Admiral (Ret.) Mike McConnell will be joined by Manny Medina, CEO of Cyxtera, for an informal and enlightening discussion on the future of cybersecurity. Presented by USF and the SunTrust Foundation Lecture Series, The Future of Cybersecurity Special Session will explore key questions faced by the industry: How is cybersecurity predicted to evolve in the coming years? With so much funding going into cybersecurity, where would those dollars be best spent? How much funding is needed and why are people directing it to certain areas? These questions and more will be explored by these two cybersecurity luminaries!
After the discussion, join us for an opening Networking Reception in the Exhibitor Hall—all included with your conference registration!
About Vice Adm. (Ret.) Mike McConnell
Mike McConnell is a retired Vice Admiral, USN, and former Vice Chairman of Booz Allen Hamilton where he served on the firm’s Leadership Team and led the firm’s intelligence and cyber security business.
With a 50-year career focused on international and foreign intelligence, Mr. McConnell brings a depth of knowledge and experience acquired from service in both the public and private sectors. His 29-year career as a US Navy intelligence officer included significant assignments that impacted national security. During Operation Desert Storm and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, Mr. McConnell served as the Intelligence Officer for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, and the Secretary of Defense, Dick Cheney.
From 1992 to 1996 he served as the Director of the National Security Agency (DIRNSA) under Presidents George H.W. Bush and William J. Clinton. As DIRNSA, he led the agency during a critical period as it adapted to the multi-polar threats brought about by the end of the Cold War, providing global intelligence and information security services to the White House, Cabinet officials, Congress, and a broad array of military and civil intelligence agencies.
After retiring from the US Navy in 1996, Mr. McConnell joined Booz Allen Hamilton to lead development of the firm’s Information Assurance and Intelligence business focused on policy, operations, transformation, homeland security, intelligence analytics and counter-terrorism.
Upon being asked by President George W. Bush in 2007 to become the second US Director of National Intelligence (DNI), he left Booz Allen and served as the DNI, a position of cabinet rank, and a member of the White House National Security Council for two years under Presidents Bush and Obama. During this time, he successfully advocated for a multi-billion-dollar investment to substantially improve cyber security standards for the US—securing support from two U.S. Presidents and the U.S. Congress.
As the DNI, he managed the expansive national Intelligence Community—an organization of over 100,000 people, and an annual budget of over $50 billion—and he had extensive interactions with the White House, the President’s Cabinet, Congress, international leaders, and the US business community.
In 2009, Mr. McConnell returned to Booz Allen as an executive vice president to lead the firm’s Intelligence business, and in 2011, he was elevated to the position of Vice Chairman of the firm—serving in that capacity until his retirement in 2014. He continues to serve as a Senior Executive Advisor for Booz Allen.
Mr. McConnell’s interest since his service as Director of NSA in 1992-96 has been to improve the cyber security posture of businesses and government agencies around the globe to better protect them from hackers, criminals, terrorists and nation states focused on economic espionage or destruction of vital data.
He serves on the US-based Board of Directors of Nokia for US-based business operations as well as the boards of numerous start-up companies that are developing technologies and capabilities for improved cybersecurity posture.
Mr. McConnell also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the Florida Center for Cybersecurity, a statewide center formed by the Florida Legislature in 2014 to help position Florida as a national leader in cybersecurity with a focus on education, workforce development, research and community engagement.
In addition to having been awarded many of the nation’s highest military awards for meritorious service, Mr. McConnell has twice received the nation’s highest award for service in the US Intelligence Community—once from President Clinton and once from President George W. Bush. Mr. McConnell has also served as the Chairman and CEO of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), and he is the 2011 recipient of INSA’s William Oliver Baker Award, which is awarded annually for sustained and excellent service in intelligence and national security.
Mr. McConnell holds an M.P.A. degree from George Washington University, is a graduate of the National Defense University (Global Telecom), the National Defense Intelligence College (Strategic Intelligence), and he holds a B.A. degree in Economics from Furman University. A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Mr. McConnell has been awarded several Honorary Doctorate degrees—the most recent from the University of South Florida in 2016.
About Manny Medina
Mr. Medina is the Chief Executive Officer of Cyxtera Technologies, a global leader in data center infrastructure and cybersecurity solutions. Medina is an experienced and highly successful businessman and entrepreneur in the IT infrastructure and cybersecurity industries.
Medina was the Founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Terremark, a publicly traded company on NASDAQ until April of 2011, when Terremark was acquired by Verizon for an enterprise value of $2 billion. Under his leadership, Terremark distinguished itself as the leading global provider of managed IT infrastructure services for Fortune 500 enterprises and federal government agencies.
Following the sale of Terremark, Mr. Medina founded Medina Capital in 2012, a private equity firm investing in innovative companies in the cybersecurity, data analytics, cloud infrastructure and software-as-a-service markets. He currently serves as its Managing Partner.
Mr. Medina is also the founder and chairman of the board of eMerge Americas, the premier B2B technology event connecting the U.S., Latin America and Europe. He has been recognized with accolades from many business and community organizations for his leadership and community service.
Medina is a frequent speaker on topics ranging from technology trends and global business to entrepreneurship and has served as either a keynote speaker or panelist at large investor conferences and IT industry tradeshows. His leadership in the IT industry and insightful analysis of market trends have resulted in appearances on NBC News, CNBC, Bloomberg TV and Fox Business as well as interviews with global media outlets. Medina received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Florida Atlantic University and began his career as a certified public accountant at Price Waterhouse.
FLCyberCon Attendees Receive Discounted Rate at The Westin Tampa Waterside
The Westin Tampa Waterside is offering conference attendees a discounted rate of $199 per night. To take advantage of this special rate, you must use the following link: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1806045631&key=B080B44.
From The Westin Tampa Waterside website:
“Relax, refresh, and enhance your well-being with a visit to The Westin Tampa Waterside. Perched on the waterfront in the heart of downtown Tampa, FL, just steps from the convention center, our newly renovated hotel welcomes you with an effortless blend of modern elegance and first-rate service. This gorgeous hotel recently went through an $18 million transformation, bringing our guests a revitalized look and feel for an elite getaway experience.”
Duel Factor CTF Challenge Announced
Test your skills across a range of systems as you explore the virtual city of Sunnyville, traversing a series of challenges to find and capture flags hidden throughout the city’s network infrastructure. Compete as an individual or in teams of two, using penetration testing and digital forensic skills to gather clues and collect evidence, rising in the ranks with each flag captured. Set your own pace as you pursue threads of artifacts in a timed, scored environment. Each thread is built around a specific security skill set, such as web, SQL, and password security, and recovering artifacts gets harder as you progress through this interactive, adaptive challenge. Hosted by the Florida CyberHub, this event includes prizes for the top individual player and top team. More details to come!
Who can participate?
The Duel Factor CTF Challenge is open to any registered attendee of Florida Cyber Conference 2018 and designed for players who possess intermediate-to-advanced cybersecurity knowledge and skills. Players may participate as individuals or in teams of two.
What skills do I need to participate?
The following skills will be tested during the Duel Factor CTF Challenge:
- Linux command line knowledge
- Windows and Linux service exploitation
- Port scanning, network scanning, vulnerability scanning
- SQL injection
- PHP code exploitation
- PII discovery
- Privilege escalation
- Brute force attack
- Password hash cracking
- Forensics and reverse engineering
Where will the competition be held?
The competition will be held in The Arena at Florida Cyber Conference 2018 (Tampa Convention Center) on October 11, 2018, from 10:45 am to 3:30 pm. You must be present to compete and supply your own device.
How do I register?
Complete and submit the form below to register as a competitor in the Duel Factor CTF Challenge at Florida Cyber Conference 2018.
Early Bird Registration NOW OPEN!
Early Bird Registration for Florida Cyber Conference 2018 is now open! Watch the video to learn more and register today to reserve your spot at the early bird rate! Hurry—early bird spots are limited!
Keynote Speaker
John C. (Chris) Inglis
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Center for Cyber Security Studies
United States Naval Academy
John C. (Chris) Inglis is a former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency who currently serves as Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Naval Academy’s Center for Cyber Security Studies. He began his career at the NSA as a computer scientist within the National Computer Security Center and was promoted to the agency’s Senior Executive Service in 1997. While at the NSA, he served in a variety of senior leadership assignments, including eight years as its Chief Operating Officer, responsible for guiding strategy, operations and policy.
A 1976 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and retired Brigadier General in the US Air Force, Mr. Inglis holds advanced degrees in engineering and computer science from Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University and the George Washington University. He is also a graduate of the Kellogg Business School executive development program, the USAF Air War College, Air Command and Staff College, and Squadron Officers’ School. Mr. Inglis is a member of the Securonix Strategic Advisory Board, a Managing Director at Paladin Capital Group, and serves on the Board of Directors for FedEx, KeyW, and Huntington Bank.