Automation in Cyber-security

Automation in Cyber-security: Hype, Reality, or Skynet?

We all are familiar with the concept of a self-defending network; we have been promised them since the early 2000’s.  Some solutions showed promise, and some have been abandoned due to high overhead or turning out to being overly impactful on the organizations. Now it is 2018 and organization have started to move the goal posts for security yet again, with the adoption of Cloud and the exploration of new ways to do DevOps.

This talk will explore at a high level the history of automation in cyber-security, the self-defending network idea, and what can be done today. Will we finally be able to use automation in cyber-security to get us closer to the goal of a hands-off holistic solution that can defend against today’s increasingly organized and automated attacks?

About the speaker:

Trevor Richmond is a Senior Security Professional with for over 18 years in the industry. During this time, he held various roles in Solutions Architecture, Incident Response, Professional Services, Managed Services, Public Speaking, and Security Training.

Trevor has traveled much of his career doing consulting through Canada and USA, before making the move from Vancouver and once again calling Calgary home. In his personal time Trevor is an avid skier, enjoys Triathlons and backcountry camping with Wedge, his black lab.