Introducing DevSecOps

DevSecOps, or SecDevOps has the ambitious goal of integrating development, security and operations teams together, encouraging faster decision making and reducing issue resolution times. This session will cover the current state of DevOps, how DevSecOps can help, integration pathways between teams and how to reduce fear, uncertainty and doubt. We will look at how to move to security as code, and integrating security into our infrastructure and software deployment processes.

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Level Up to DevSecOps

DevSecOps, or SecDevOps has the ambitious goal of integrating development, security and operations teams together, encouraging faster decision making and reducing issue resolution times. This session will cover the current state of DevOps, how DevSecOps can help, integration pathways between teams and how to reduce fear, uncertainty and doubt. We will look at how to move to security as code, and integrating security into our infrastructure and software deployment processes.

Evolving your Automation with Hybrid Workers

Azure Automation wants you to automate everything, everywhere. Hybrid Workers allow Azure Automation to reach new places within your infrastructure, allowing for more automation and less complexity. This session covers the basics of Hybrid Workers before looking at balancing workloads, managing resource dependencies, integrating with web hooks and monitoring job execution. The is a great session for anyone who is automating infrastructure or cloud resources.

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PowerShell 101

Topics covered included, PowerShell basics, operators, getting and writing help, working with the pipeline, loops, filtering, sorting, CMDLets, modules, manifests, parameters, recommended structures, guidelines and gotchas.

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Lateral Movement with PowerShell

PowerShell, the must have tool for administrators, and the long overlooked security challenge. See Kieran Jacobsen present how PowerShell, with its deep Microsoft platform integration can be utilized by an attack to become a powerful attack tool. Learn how an attacker can move from a compromised workstation to a domain controller using PowerShell and WinRM whilst learning how to defend against these attacks.

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PowerShell Shenanigans

PowerShell is something that is becoming the must-have tool for system administrators in the Microsoft world. However, those in the field, including security staff, have long overlooked it. In this talk, Kieran will introduce PowerShell, discuss Microsoft’s aim and rationale for its existence, and show how Microsoft’s best intentions can be turned against them by demonstrating how this automation platform can become an attack automation platform.

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Achieving Enterprise Mobility

Learn about the advances in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012R2 that allow your users to work from anywhere in the world. Kieran Jacobsen will cover topics client seamless corporate connectivity with DirectAccess, managing BitLocker with MBAM, user document synchronization with Work Folders, addressing the needs of enterprise security and any performance requirements you might have.

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Malware What!

Malware like Flame, Stuxnet, and Zeus have grabbed International headlines; but what do they mean to us, the average IT Professional? Are we at risk? During this presentation, we will see how an intruder gains access to our networks, escalates their access, and finally causes complete destruction. This presentation will include a botnet written in PowerShell and malicious HID devices.

Advanced PowerShell Automation

CMDLets, scripts, functions, methods and modules all make PowerShell sound very complicated however with some simple guidelines you too can become a PowerShell automation Pro!

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Understanding PKI and Certificate Services

In every organization, there is a growing need for a strong well-designed public key infrastructure solution and in many of these; Active Directory Certificate Services will be used. This session will guide you through a solution based on best practice, shed some light on common issues encountered and some shortcuts to assist in management with PowerShell.

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