https://www.cyberseceurope.com
Cybersec Europe 2024 was a major cybersecurity event held in Brussels Belgium on May 29th and 30th, 2024. The event was a platform for cybersecurity professionals to exchange information, foster collaboration, and address the growing challenges of cyber threats.
The event is focused on fostering innovation in the field of cybersecurity. It’s meant for cybersecurity experts, policymakers, tech enthusiasts, and professionals from various sectors all across Europe. The entire event is composed of keynotes by industry leaders, workshops, exhibitions showcasing cutting-edge solutions, and networking opportunities.
While the event itself has already concluded, you might find resources from the conference organizers or participants online, which could include presentations, reports, or news articles.
I went to Cybersec Europe 2024 in Brussels with my friend Omer Mokhamed Makhmud.
Microsoft Copilot
The entire venue was packed with booths and full of people, showcasing innovative solutions to combat today’s ever-evolving threats.
Microsoft was showcasing their security copilot software. It is an AI-powered assistant that integrates with existing security tools. It helps to streamline threat detection and response, but also in drafting up reports for incident response. It was genuinely impressive to see in action.
Kaspersky Threat Intelligence
Kaspersky showed off their new threat intelligence portal. We didn’t stay for long, but it’s always interesting to see what an industry titan is working on these days.
THALES
THALES was working on a new threat intelligence system, using open-source threat intelligence feeds to aggregate information for security professionals.
They are also working on a new system called “Cyber Range”. Essentially it lets you clone a real-world environment into a completely new system/network in order to give pentesters and security staff a target to test real-world attack scenarios without destroying or risking harm to the original system.
Veeam
Veeam was showcasing a physical backup solution, their ‘Silent Brick Drive’. It is a novel backup system with an airgap.
Veeam explained to us their ‘3 2 1 backup system’:
- 3 backups
- on 2 technologies
- with 1 airgap
Their new backup system works by making clones of the data on each rack, so you can swap racks easily with no fuss.
They also showcased their separate data archiving solution: A giant machine that can hold 12 drives and is able to support 3 different storage brands simultaneously.
Cyber3Lab
This is the company I did my internship at recently, and it was a surprise to see them there. They were selling projects for cybersecurity and defense, and are looking to invest more resources into red teaming projects.
Out Of Use
Out Of Use is a company that deals in data destruction and handling of obsolete IT materials. NATO is one of their bigger clients, and thus they are able to handle strict data destruction requirements. Otherwise, companies usually hire them to simply wipe data off their drives and then they resell the old storage media.
SANS Training & GIAC Certifications
We found the SANS booth and spent a bit of time talking to the gentleman there about SANS’s training programs. They’ve built a strong reputation for offering in-depth, hands-on cybersecurity education. These programs are part of what they call “learning pathways”, which are steps you can take from beginner level, to more specialized material. SANS works with GIAC to handle certifications.
‘Exclusive’ talk
One of the sessions we attended was from a company named Exclusive Networks. They held a talk on the MITRE ATT&CK framework, and its use in red teaming activities. They talked about Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), how sophisticated their attacks can be, how they can remain persistent and stealthy, discussed their motivations, their methods, and how red teamers can leverage the MITRE framework to fight back against these persistent threats.
Conclusion
This conference showed off quite a lot of new developments and gave us plenty of insight into the new areas of focus in the security industry. However, just like the Proximus event I already wrote a previous blog post about, it seemed more like constant sales pitches being thrown at us instead of actual discussions on cybersecurity. Overall, an experience that is definitely worth attending at least once.