Navigating Cybersecurity Challenges

Defensive cybersecurity is a bit like driving on Rainbow Road: you must be on high alert for any obstacles — otherwise you risk falling off course.

Start your engines and get ready for a Mario Kart-themed adventure, where you’ll learn how to harden your environment against every hurdle that you may encounter — from red shells and banana peels to “bob-ombs.”

Dive into the Mario Kart universe with Amanda Berlin, Lead Incident Detection Engineer, and Larry Pesce, Principal Managing Consultant and Director of Research and Development, InGuardians, and learn about defensive techniques against many types of attack techniques. You’ll learn:

• Common attack methods in both Mario Kart and in cybersecurity — and how to dodge them
• Power-ups and speed boosts to quickly and easily boost your cybersecurity posture
• Defensive techniques to cross the finish line as a winner

This interactive, conversational-style session encourages questions and engagement with viewers – so sign up today for access to our security experts.

Participants

Amanda Berlin, Lead Incident Detection Engineer, Blumira

Based in Ohio, Amanda is a highly accomplished network defender well-regarded throughout the Midwest infosec community. As a Lead Incident Detection Engineer at Blumira, she specializes in threat detection research as well as SecOps. Amanda serves as the founder and CEO of Mental Health Hackers, a nonprofit dedicated to providing education and guidance to tech workers around mental health topics. Amanda is also the co-host of the Brakeing Down Security podcast. She is the author of a Blue Team best practices book called "Defensive Security Handbook: Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure” with Lee Brotherston through O'Reilly Media.

Larry Pesce, Principal Managing Consultant and Director of Research and Development, InGuardians

Larry is a Principal Managing Consultant and Director of Research and Development with InGuardians, performing all manners of penetration testing, wireless assessments, and hardware hacking. He also diverts a significant portion of his attention co-hosting the international award winning security podcast, Paul's Security Weekly, as well as teaching Wireless and IoT hacking courses for the SANS Institute. Larry likes to tinker with all things electronic and wireless, much to the disappointment of his family, friends, warranties, and his second Leatherman Multi-tool. Larry enjoys long walks on the beach weighed down by his ham radio, (DE KB1TNF), and thinking of ways to survive the impending zombie apocalypse.