How to protect yourself from cyber attacks?

In recent years, we have witnessed an exponential growth in cyberattacks, which poses a serious threat to individuals and businesses around the world. According to Check Point Research, the number of cyberattacks in the first half of 2024 increased by 30% compared to the same period last year. How can you effectively protect yourself from hacker attacks?

You will find your answer in Information Sciences 2024the largest information security conference in Slovenia, September 4-6 in Nova Goricaat the Pera Hotel.

Why attend INFOSEK 2024 conference

The motto of this year’s conference INFOSEK 2024 is “Protect your digital treasures”, will be a veritable treasure trove of knowledge. She will host More than 800 participants from 11 countries and more than 100 top lecturers (UK, Belgium, Latvia, Poland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Turkey, Israel) who will share their experiences and insights on the latest trends and technologies in the field of information security.

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Lectures not to be missed

• Cloudflare In the lecture Zero Trust Strategy Journey Reveals the key to security in the cloud service and remote working fields.

• SIQ Ljubljana In the lecture Are you prepared for an incident? Provides comprehensive insights into security incident management and ensuring business continuity.

• Slovenia Telekom In the lecture Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) and Related Cyber ​​Operations Security measures for detecting and defending against long-term cyber attacks are proposed.

• A1 Slovenia In the lecture Today’s Security Operations Centers Do More Than Manage XDR Devices Explains what needs to be included in detection beyond XDR devices and how a modern security operations center can detect even the stealthiest attackers.

• Telemachus In the lecture 5-Minute Reaction Time: Insights from one of the largest SOCs on how to manage threat detection and response The solution of managed detection and response (Managed Detection and Response) is discussed.

• Sfera IT in Rubrik In the lecture Save your data, save your business Demonstrates how to reduce damage to your company by increasing resistance to ransomware attacks and recovering data quickly and efficiently with Rubrik’s Zero Trust Data Security solution.

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What each section provides

INFOSEK 2024 conference brings a diverse agenda, including the following sessions:

• information: It provides information security for security engineers, CISOs (Chief Information Security Officers), CTOs (Chief Technology Officers), system and network administrators, software and security solution developers, and other IT and cybersecurity professionals the opportunity to learn about the latest trends and solutions in the field.

Participants will learn how cybercriminals choose their targets and how to identify social engineering, ransomware, phishing, vishing (text message phishing), MFA (multi-factor authentication) attacks, APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) or advanced persistent threats. A simulation of a corporate cyber incident will be presented. Instructors will cover good practices in the detection, analysis and resolution of cyber incidents, the role of penetration testing and the operation of a security operation center. In addition to practical advice on how to ensure business continuity, attendees will receive useful information on document security, cloud data security, advanced password policies, digital identity management and electronic trust services. We will learn what DORA (Digital Operations Resilience Act) and NIS 2 (Network and Information Systems Security Directive) bring us.

• CIO Forum: For Chief Information Officers (CIOs), IT managers and executives who want to make their IT departments more efficient. The focus is on innovative approaches in the field of IT management and administration. For the exchange of experiences, up to four roundtables are organized:

– Round Table 1: How CIOs should prepare and respond when a security incident occurs

– Round Table 2: Risks and opportunities brought by artificial intelligence

– Round Table 3: IT Trends – Challenges, investments and best practices facing organizations and their CIOs

– Round Table 4: How CIOs and IT service providers can further improve collaboration

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• GDPR: The focus will be on challenges and good practices in ensuring compliance with GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and ZVOP-2 (Personal Data Protection Act). Participants will learn what most troubles DPOs (Data Protection Authorities) in practice, what new technologies (such as artificial intelligence) bring to the field of privacy protection, how dark persuasive technologies (Persuasive Technology) work and when automated decision-making is allowed. The conceptual model of built-in privacy will be introduced – a tool for more effective compliance with GDPR requirements and cookie management. We will also discuss the right to judicial protection and ZVOP-2.

• Planners Meeting: Held in conjunction with the INFOSEK conference is the Mastermind conference, which covers neuro-linguistic programming, hypnosis, coaching, and other areas of personal and business growth. This year he will be with us Philip HoltA modern master of hypnosis, he will help participants unlock their hidden potential and master the art of hypnosis. They will also join him Chris Cummins, A revolutionary business coach who helps companies achieve peak performance. Xavier PierlaA leading language expert reveals the secrets of hypnotic persuasion, and Elliot Connie, Renowned psychotherapist and founder of SFBT, focused on solutions and goal achievement.

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