WEBINAR· MAY 16, 2023· 11:00AM MST Measuring Your Offensive Security Maturity: Triumph with Technology REGISTER Registration is currently closed. DESCRIPTION The cybersecurity industry is full of blinking lights. The tools of the trade are constantly evolving to meet rising threats, but the sheer number of technology options can be overwhelming. The key to maturing your program’s technology maturity is building a tech stack to support your goals rather than allowing the capabilities of your tech determine your strategy. Echelon Risk + Cyber and PlexTrac are pleased to present the fourth and final part of our webinar series diving into the key areas of your offensive security strategy: people, process, and technology. This installment will focus on your technology — a vital but sometimes unwieldy component in building a mature program. We’ll discuss the most important considerations your security team must take into account around technology, including Curating an ideal tech stack for your organization Evolving your technology as your program grows Evaluating emerging technologies Driving the most value from your tooling investments Our experts in offensive security will share tips on how to create a strong foundation on which your program can build by taking control of your tech stack to ensure it serves the goals of your program now and into the future. Join us live on Zoom on Tuesday, May 16th at 10am PT / 1pm ET. See you there! DATE & TIME MAY 16, 2023 11:00AM in Mountain Standard Time (MST) SPEAKERS Nick Popovich Nick Popovich’s passion is learning and exploring technology ecosystems, and trying to find ways to utilize systems in unexpected ways. His career has focused on adversarial threat simulation, offensive and defensive security, and advanced technical security assessments. Nick’s mission is to help individuals and organizations involved with defensive security operations to have an opportunity to observe the mechanics and methods of the attackers they’re defending against, and to assist in realistically testing those defenses. He’s a lifelong learner and loves finding new ways to get under the hood of systems and networks. He is a father of three and a husband to one. Dan DeCloss Dan has over 15 years of experience in cybersecurity. Dan started his career in the Department of Defense and then moved on to consulting where he worked for various companies. Prior to PlexTrac, Dan was the Director of Cybersecurity for Scentsy where he and his team built the security program out of its infancy into a best-in-class program. Dan has a master’s degree in Computer Science from the Naval Postgraduate School with an emphasis in Information Security. Additionally, Dan holds the OSCP and CISSP certifications. Dan Desko With nearly 20 years of experience in IT, audit, risk and cybersecurity, Dan has led and built highly focused cybersecurity teams at top professional service firms before joining Echelon. Dan’s experience establishing and offering new and innovative lines of cybersecurity services not only provides leadership across the industry and organization; it’s the reason Echelon was built and serves as its vision for growth. Dahvid Schloss With over 12 years of cyber-attack and defense experience, Dahvid has previously worked as a Red Team Operator with a Big 4 consulting firm leading and conducting Adversarial Emulation exercises as well as served in the military, leading, conducting, and advising on special operations offensive cyber operations. He has a wide background in cyber security including logical, social, and physical exploitation as well as incident response and system/network device hardening. Dahvid is also a Malware Development Instructor, growing Adversarial Emulation knowledge to those looking to expand their knowledge in the highly specialized space.
Nick Popovich Nick Popovich’s passion is learning and exploring technology ecosystems, and trying to find ways to utilize systems in unexpected ways. His career has focused on adversarial threat simulation, offensive and defensive security, and advanced technical security assessments. Nick’s mission is to help individuals and organizations involved with defensive security operations to have an opportunity to observe the mechanics and methods of the attackers they’re defending against, and to assist in realistically testing those defenses. He’s a lifelong learner and loves finding new ways to get under the hood of systems and networks. He is a father of three and a husband to one.
Dan DeCloss Dan has over 15 years of experience in cybersecurity. Dan started his career in the Department of Defense and then moved on to consulting where he worked for various companies. Prior to PlexTrac, Dan was the Director of Cybersecurity for Scentsy where he and his team built the security program out of its infancy into a best-in-class program. Dan has a master’s degree in Computer Science from the Naval Postgraduate School with an emphasis in Information Security. Additionally, Dan holds the OSCP and CISSP certifications.
Dan Desko With nearly 20 years of experience in IT, audit, risk and cybersecurity, Dan has led and built highly focused cybersecurity teams at top professional service firms before joining Echelon. Dan’s experience establishing and offering new and innovative lines of cybersecurity services not only provides leadership across the industry and organization; it’s the reason Echelon was built and serves as its vision for growth.
Dahvid Schloss With over 12 years of cyber-attack and defense experience, Dahvid has previously worked as a Red Team Operator with a Big 4 consulting firm leading and conducting Adversarial Emulation exercises as well as served in the military, leading, conducting, and advising on special operations offensive cyber operations. He has a wide background in cyber security including logical, social, and physical exploitation as well as incident response and system/network device hardening. Dahvid is also a Malware Development Instructor, growing Adversarial Emulation knowledge to those looking to expand their knowledge in the highly specialized space.