Joseph Carson je profesionál v oblasti kybernetickej bezpečnosti a etický hacker s viac ako 25-ročnými skúsenosťami v podnikovej bezpečnosti, ktorý sa špecializuje na blockchain, bezpečnosť koncových bodov, sieťovú bezpečnosť, bezpečnosť a virtualizáciu aplikácií, riadenie prístupu a privilegovanú správu účtov.
Joseph je certifikovaný odborník na bezpečnosť informačných systémov (CISSP), aktívny člen komunity kybernetickej bezpečnosti, často vystupuje na konferenciách o kybernetickej bezpečnosti po celom svete a prispieva do publikácií o globálnej kybernetickej bezpečnosti. Je poradcom pre kybernetickú bezpečnosť niekoľkých vlád, kritickej infraštruktúry, finančného, dopravného a námorného priemyslu.
Joseph sa pravidelne delí o svoje znalosti a skúsenosti na workshopoch o hodnotení zraniteľnosti, osvedčených postupoch správy záplat, vyvíjajúcom sa perimetre kybernetickej bezpečnosti a všeobecnom nariadení EÚ o ochrane údajov. Je autorom kníh Cybersecurity for Dummies a Privileged Account Management for Dummies.
Security Researcher | Cato Networks | Izrael
Board Member | COO | KCCKB | Slovensko
CISO | Hold Security | USA
Head of Marketing and Communication | KCCKB | Slovensko
CEO v ELLIO | Prezident v AMTSO | Česká Republika
Threat Intelligence Researcher | Cato Networks | Izrael
Etický hacker a spolumajiteľ Cyber Rangers | Česká republika
Ján Marek je etický hacker – red teamer, forenzný analytik a architekt s viac ako 15-timi rokmi praxe. Jeho profesijná kariéra zahŕňa aj aktivity spojené so školeniami a prednáškami na popredných konferenciách. Zameriava sa predovšetkým na zabezpečenie Windows OS, Active Directory, Hyper-V a EDR všeobecne. Je tiež špecialistom na Microsoft Sentinel a bezpečnosť spojenú s PowerShellom.
Boris je autorom mnohých článkov a odborných publikácií k danej oblasti. Po mnohých rokoch na cestách za kybernetickou bezpečnosťou je teraz Boris šťastný cybersec analytik v spoločnosti Excello. Boris je audítorom a výskumným pracovníkom. Ako freelancer v oblasti bezpečnosti IT spolupracuje s mnohými spoločnosťami v celej Európe.
Trojnásobný rečník na TEDx, spoluautor knihy “It’s Your Digital Life” a vedúci výskumu bezpečnosti v GE Health Care. Odborník na malvér a pamäťovú forenznú analýzu s viac ako 16-ročnými skúsenosťami v oblasti kybernetickej bezpečnosti. Shyam uskutočnil viac ako 300 prednášok o kybernetickej bezpečnosti a viedol vyše 150 praktických workshopov o malvéri a pamäťovej forenznej analýze. Shyam má magisterský titul v digitálnej forenznej analýze. Učil predmety týkajúce sa útokov a obrany v programe kybernetickej bezpečnosti na Stanford University, ktorý realizuje Great Lakes, a na viacerých univerzitách po celom svete, vrátane Symbiosis Pune a KL University.
Security Research Engineering Technical Leader | Cisco (Talos) | USA
Josh Pyorre je technický líder bezpečnostného výskumu v spoločnosti Cisco Talos a okrem toho sám vykonáva výskum na pyosec.com. V oblasti bezpečnosti sa pohybuje od roku 2000, pracuje ako lovec hrozieb, výskumník a analytik v spoločnostiach Cisco, NASA a Mandiant a ako hlavný produktový manažér pre pokročilú ochranu pred hrozbami v spoločnosti ZScaler.
Josh vystupoval na konferenciách ako DEFCON, RSA, DragonCon, B-Sides, Source, Derbycon, InfoSecurity, DeepSec, Qubit a v rôznych spoločnostiach a vládnych organizáciách. Bol tiež hostiteľom a producentom bezpečnostného podcastu „Root Access“. Medzi jeho profesionálne záujmy patrí sieťová, počítačová a dátová bezpečnosť s cieľom udržiavať a zlepšovať bezpečnosť čo najväčšieho počtu systémov a sietí.
Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity professional | USA
Chief Security Officer | Tatra banka | Slovensko
Senior Research Initiatives Director | 1Password | USA
Principal Engineer and Founder | HackiHub | Česká Republika
Mojím hlavným cieľom je vytvárať, propagovať a predávať alternatívne technológie. Najlepší čas je ten, ktorý strávite medzi zákazníkmi – keď plne ocenia to, čo robíte. Čo vytvárate každý deň. Naozaj vítam každú príležitosť byť súčasťou niečoho nového. Rád premýšľam o nových výzvach a problémoch. Vytváranie produktov z úplne iného uhla pohľadu.
Executive Director | ČSOB | Česká Republika
Cyber Security Consultant | Nettles Consulting | Česká Republika
CISO | Tatra banka, Chairman | CISO Club | Slovensko
Director Responsible for Research Projects | APWG.EU | Španielsko
VP, Product Security | Progress Software | Česká Republika
CISO | SYSCO | USA
Charles is the Chief Information Security Officer at Sysco, a Fortune 60 global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food and non-food products to customers around the world.
Charles is a Venture Partner at Bloccelerate, one of the largest blockchain focused VC funds, and holds advisory board positions with several companies including OptimEyes, an AI risk management platform and Lytical Ventures, a cybersecurity / AI VC. Additionally, he is a member of IBM Security’s Advisory Board. He has previously held board and advisory board positions which have led startup growth through profitability. Charles also does public speaking several times a year, including a recent Keynote panel at RSA and is a seed investor in early-stage startups.
Prior to his role at Sysco, Charles held the Chief Information Security Officer position at Altria as well as senior level Information Security positions with financial institutions in the NY metro area, including Chief Information Security & Risk Officer for Sterling National Bank and Senior Vice President, IT & Operational Risk at Citigroup. During his time in NY he was also a charter founding member of the NY ISC2 Chapter.
Regional CTO | DXC Technology | Slovakia
Chief Security Scientist (CSS) Advisory CISO
Wiretrap | Estonia
Joseph Carson is a cybersecurity professional and ethical hacker with over 25 years of experience in enterprise security specializing in blockchain, endpoint security, network security, application security virtualization, access controls, and privileged account management.
Joseph is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and an active member of the cybersecurity community, frequently speaking at global cybersecurity conferences, and contributing to international cybersecurity publications. He is a cybersecurity advisor to several governments, and critical infrastructure, financial, transportation, and maritime industries.
Joseph regularly shares his knowledge and experience giving workshops on vulnerability assessments, patch management best practices, the evolving cybersecurity perimeter, and the EU General Data Protection Regulation. He is the author of Cybersecurity for Dummies and Privileged Account Management for Dummies.
Security Researcher | Cato Networks | Israel
Board Member | COO | KCCKB | Slovakia
CISO | Hold Security | USA
Alex Holden is the founder and CISO of Hold Security, LLC. Under his leadership, Hold Security played a pivotal role in information security and threat intelligence, becoming one of the most recognizable names in its field. Mr. Holden researches the minds and techniques of cyber criminals and helps our society build better defenses against cyber-attacks.
Head of Marketing and Communication | KCCKB | Slovakia
Alexandra Huskova is the Director of Marketing and Communications at the Competence and Certification Centre for Cybersecurity. Previously, she worked as an Account Manager at Binary Confidence. It is involved in the project activities of the National Coordination Centre (NCC-SK) and international cooperation. She founded and has been leading a national team of young cybersecurity students representing Slovakia in the European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC) for three years.
CEO at ELLIO | President at AMTSO | Czech Republic
Threat Intelligence Researcher | Cato Networks | Israel
Vitaly Simonovich is a Threat Intelligence Researcher at Cato Networks and a member of Cato Ctrl, based in Israel. With over nine years of experience in cybersecurity, he specializes in application and data security. His previous roles include SOC Engineer and Security Researcher at Incapsula and Imperva, where he led teams of security analysts and researchers. An active contributor to the cybersecurity community, Vitaly regularly publishes research blogs and webinars and has presented at conferences such as Botconf 2022. He has developed Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges for events including the RSA Conference – AppSec Village in San Francisco (May 2024), DEF CON 32 AppSec Village, and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Passionate about education, Vitaly teaches cybersecurity at local colleges. In his free time, he enjoys solving CTF challenges to further hone his skills.
Ethical hacker and co-owner of Cyber Rangers | Czech Republic
Jan Marek is an ethical hacker – red teamer, forensic analyst, and architect with over 15 years of experience. His professional career also includes activities related to training and lecturing at leading conferences. He primarily focuses on securing Windows OS, Active Directory, Hyper-V, and EDR. He is also a specialist in Microsoft Sentinel and PowerShell-related security.
Security analyst
Excello a Virusfree.cz | Czech Republic
Boris is the author of many articles and professional publications in the field. After many years traveling in pursuit of cybersecurity, Boris is now a happy cybersec analyst at Excello. He serves as an auditor and researcher. As a freelance IT security specialist, he collaborates with numerous companies across Europe.
Three-time TEDx speaker, co-author of “It’s Your Digital Life” and head of security research at GE Health Care. Malware and Memory forensics professional with over 16 years of experience in cyber security. Shyam has done over 300 cyber security talks and delivered over 150 hands-on workshops on malware and memory forensics. Shyam holds a Master’s degree in Digital forensics. He has taught attacks and defenses in Stanford University’s Cyber Security Program powered by Great Lakes, Symbiosis Pune, KL University, and several locations across the globe.
Security Research Engineering Technical Leader | Cisco (Talos) | USA
Josh Pyorre is the technical lead for security research at Cisco Talos, in addition to conducting research himself at pyosec.com. He has been in the security industry since 2000, working as a threat hunter, researcher, and analyst at Cisco, NASA, and Mandiant, and as a senior product manager for advanced threat protection at ZScaler.
Josh has spoken at conferences such as DEFCON, RSA, DragonCon, B-Sides, Source, Derbycon, InfoSecurity, DeepSec, Qubit, and at various companies and government organizations. He was also the host and producer of the security podcast “Root Access”. His professional interests include network, computer and data security with the goal of maintaining and improving the security of as many systems and networks as possible.
Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity professional | USA
Senior Research Initiatives Director | 1Password | USA
Principal Engineer and Founder | HackiHub | Czech Republic
My principal goal is to create, promote and sell alternative technologies. The best time is that spent among customers – when they fully appreciate what you do. What you create every day. I truly welcome any opportunity to be a part of something new. I just love to think about new challenges and problems. Creating products from totally different point of view.
Executive Director | ČSOB | Czech Republic
Cyber Security Consultant | Nettles Consulting | Czech Republic
CISO | Tatrabanka, Chairman | CISO Club | Slovakia
Director Responsible for Research Projects | APWG.EU | Spain
VP, Product Security | Progress Software | Czech Republic
Area Manager | GREYCORTEX | Slovensko
Partner and Lawyer | Advokáti Chlipala | Slovakia
Head of National Cyber Security Center (SK-CERT) | NBU | Slovakia
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HR manager | Slovakia
Director, Enterprise Sales Eastern Europe
SentinelOne | Slovakia
Peter Lechman has more than 20 years of experience in information technology, working for multinational vendors where he focused on developing large customers, introducing new products to the market, and building sales teams and partner networks in the region of Eastern Europe, Turkey, and Central Asia. In the past, he worked for Cisco and spent the following eight years building the sales network at Palo Alto Networks. Since September 2023, he has joined SentinelOne as the Sales Director for Eastern Europe. He graduated from the University of Economics in Prague.
Security Director
ZSE | Slovakia
Cybersecurity Team Leader
Siemens Healthineers | Slovakia
Terezia has worked in Siemens Healthineers as a cybersecurity expert and leader. During her time she had been exposed to various cybersecurity topics. During her time she had been expoHer longest experience is in the secure development lifecycle, she supported R&D teams with vulnerability assessments, threat modeling, and secure coding. She’s currently expanding her scope towards broader product lifecycle, and incident management. She’s leading an international distributed team.
Senior Security Officer
Trenkwalder IT Services | Slovakia
In two decades spent in the IT world, I had the opportunity to gain experience from almost every corner of this vast profession. The majority of my professional career, however, has been dedicated to security, particularly risk management and compliance. Currently, I work as a Senior Security Officer, responsible for overseeing information security across the entire organization from awareness to backups.
Cybersecurity Manager
PwC | Slovakia
Adrian is a cybersecurity specialist with over 18 years of experience, from technical implementation to establishing process-organizational security measures, primarily for large corporations. He has also worked as a consultant, auditor, and manager throughout his career. He currently holds the senior manager position, leading a team of consultants and auditors in cybersecurity, aiming to provide comprehensive consulting and auditing services for clients across various sectors.
CEO
Soitron Group | Slovakia
Ondrej Smolár was involved in the founding of the company in 1991 and has been present at all key moments in the development of this Slovak integrator operating in the European market. Whether it was building Soitron’s technical division, establishing the very first IT delivery center in Slovakia, or handling international acquisitions. Today, he strategically manages the entire group, which operates in 7 European countries and is a long-standing leader in IT security, IT infrastructure and networks, communication solutions, IT services and outsourcing, the Internet of Things, robotics and automation, cloud solutions, and has its own cybersecurity monitoring center. He collaborates with non-profit organizations such as Via Iuris as a board member and is also a member of the board of the Pontis Foundation. As an investor, he supports IT startups.
Sr. Cloud Solution Architect
Microsoft | Slovakia
Roman has been dedicated to Microsoft technologies for a long time, since 2007. Throughout his time at the company, he has held various technical roles focused on application development, cloud technologies, development processes, and smart technologies. He currently works as a Senior He participates in complex commercial projects in Central and Eastern Europe, which have high demands for scalability, hybrid nature, or long-term sustainability and a high level of security, in sectors such as manufacturing, finance, energy, and more. He participates in complex commercial projects in Central and Eastern Europe, which have high demands for scalability, hybrid nature, or long-term sustainability and a high level of security, in sectors such as manufacturing, finance, energy, and more.
CISO
ESET| Slovakia
Student and part-time worker
TUKE | part-time worker at LYNX | Slovakia
Renata is a student at the Technical University of Košice, specializing in cybersecurity. Before starting her university studies, she graduated from the Secondary Industrial School of Electrical Engineering in Košice, where she focused on information and network technologies. In her free time, she actively participates in various volunteer initiatives aimed at raising awareness about internet security, such as the AjTyvIT SecurityGirls program and CSIRT UPJŠ’s “Learn the Basics of Information Security and Educate Your Community” initiative. She has also enhanced her professional skills by attending a summer school on cybercrime. Currently, she works part-time at LYNX s.r.o. as an assistant in the Security Monitoring and Proactive Protection Department. She aims to contribute her knowledge while primarily focusing on learning and gaining new experience in cybersecurity.
Siemens Healthineers | Slovakia
Senior Technical Pre-Sales Representative
ESET | Slovakia
Július Selecký has been working in the field of information and cyber security for more than 15 years. After successfully completing his doctoral studies at the Comenius University (FMUK), where he specialized in information systems, he put his knowledge into practice. Not only at ESET, but he also works at his alma mater as an assistant professor. Since 2018, he has been working at ESET as a Senior Technical Pre-Sales Representative. He actively works with clients and partners primarily in the enterprise segment to educate them and help them integrate the latest trends and practices in cyber security. In addition to consultations, testing, and presentations, he conducts practical workshops so that customers understand the products and effectively implement the solutions in their daily operations.
CISO
Slovak Telekom T-Mobile CZ | Slovensko
Tomas Masny currently holds the position of CISO at Slovak Telekom and T-Mobile CZ, which are part of the Deutsche Telekom Group. He has been working in security since 2005 and has been working in ICT/telco for 17 years. During his career, he has worked in consulting in Europe for customers in the energy, gas, banking, and government sectors as an expert. In the telco environment, he has held positions from expert, to program manager to manager. He has implemented and continues to implement many innovative, strategic, and transformational changes whether in telco mergers or as part of strategic developments in the in-depth defense of company assets, with the main mission being, is and will be to ensure the security of customer services and assets of the enterprise environment. Family, garden, bees, and nature are his relaxation when he is not on the defensive line.
Head of IT
Regional Card Processing Centre | Slovakia
Miroslav Jaššo has over 24 years of experience in ICT in areas such as security, development, testing, IT and software architecture, and IT operations. Since 2009, he has worked in multinational corporations across sectors such as automotive, retail, and banking. For the past 2 years, he has served as Head of IT in the banking sector, managing an international team of over 100 ICT specialists.
SOC manager
Axenta | Czech Republic
He has long-term experience in implementing and managing SOC (staffing, center operations, collaboration with entities, customer onboarding) across various market segments (banking, industry, public sector, utilities). He is the leader of a team of 22 people (SOC+CSIRT).
Chief Information Security Officer
Orange| Slovakia
Henrich has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry in the area of telecommunication and IT infrastructure and services. For the last 5 years, he held the position of Information Security Manager at Orange Slovensko a.s. Henrich leads important security projects, such as the implementation of a Security Operations Center, IT and telecommunication infrastructure security monitoring, and automation in incident response.
CISO
DÔVERA zdravotná poisťovňa | Slovakia
At Dôvera, he oversees the area of cybersecurity. He presents proposals to the company’s management for improvements in cybersecurity. He protects the organization’s information assets by implementing and managing cybersecurity processes. He conceptually manages the organization’s cybersecurity strategy. He oversees the response to security incidents and proposes corrective measures. He plans to develop cyber education and test employees on current security threats. He plans and supervises testing vulnerabilities and the resilience of the organization’s IS and IT services. He audits key IS suppliers and intermediaries in terms of cybersecurity, AI risks, and GDPR. He collaborates on improving the sectoral level of cybersecurity.
Security Department Manager
Soitron| Slovakia
Stanislav Smolar leads the security department at Soitron. His entire professional career has been in IT, where he has held various service delivery and implementation roles in networking and security environments. Under his leadership, the security department has become one of the key pillars of Soitron. His favorite topics include industrial security, multi-factor authentication, and privileged access management.
Chief Advisory Officer and partner
EMARK| Slovakia
Over 22 years of combined experience in IT and business process advisory, audit, internal controls, IT security, IT governance and IT assurance areas
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Slovakia
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CSO
Slovenska sporitelna | Slovakia
Jan Adamovsky has been working for Slovenská sporiteľňa since 2007. Throughout his career, he has held several positions in security directly within the bank, its subsidiary IT company, and the foreign affiliate Erste Serbia. Within his professional career, he focuses on various aspects of security, including defining requirements for large banking projects, leading teams of security specialists, defining security strategies, and crisis management. Currently, he heads the security department at Slovenská sporiteľňa, overseeing cyber security, physical security, business continuity management, crisis management, and fraud prevention in the digital space. He enjoys challenging standard approaches and doing things that make sense.
Senior Principal Consultant
Progress Software | CSO | IstroSec
Roman Cupka has over 15 years of experience in the ICT market specializing in computer networks, IT infrastructure, information, and cyber security. In recent years, he has been working as a consultant focusing on modern technologies for monitoring infrastructure and computer networks, data analysis, incident detection and response, automation, and applying fundamental principles of cyber security in organizations.
Executive Leadership Coach & Consultant
Slovakia
Zuzana is a leadership and well-being coach who has been active in the business for over 20 years. She has experience in developing organizational and leadership competencies across various industries, regions, and management levels. She has worked for major corporations such as IBM, Dell, and Korn Ferry. Currently, in addition to providing individual coaching and consulting, she organizes the Well-being Conference for leaders, the first of its kind in Slovakia. Since 2018, she has collaborated with Forbes Slovakia on the “Unburnt” project and contributed to topics related to mental health and the personal development of leaders.
Network Analyst
ESET | Slovakia
Ladislav Baco has 15 years of experience as a security consultant and malware analyst in computer security, IT, and education. Ladislav collaborated on addressing security incidents targeting critical infrastructure domestically and abroad and analyzed several advanced cyber threats, such as APTs. Currently, he works at ESET as a network infiltration analyst.
Ladislav holds professional certifications such as GCTI, CHFI, and ECES.
Security Analyst
ESET | Slovakia
Miroslav is a security analyst with over 8 years of experience in cybersecurity. Currently, he works as a security analyst at ESET. In the past, he worked for the government unit CSIRT.SK as an analyst and later as the head of the Cyber Threat Analysis department. He has practical experience in dealing with ransomware incidents. He holds various professional certifications such as BTL1, CHFI, and GCFA.
Mária Krahulecová is the co-founder of QuBit Security, which has been providing education in information and cybersecurity for more than 10 years under the brands QuBit Conference® and QuBit Academy. Maria leads a fantastic team that collaborates with top experts in Slovakia and worldwide to organize high-quality professional events in various formats and sizes. It also perceives its mission as supporting the community by connecting its members to share experiences, best practices, and creating an atmosphere of cooperation.
ICT & Security risk manager
Tatrabanka | Slovakia
Jozef has been professionally active in information security for several years. He has held roles such as Identity and Access Management System Administrator and Security Officer. Later, he focused more on the methodological aspects of information security, eventually moving on to risk management in the same area.
He is currently the head of the ICT Risk and Resilience Department. Among his responsibilities in the organization are ownership of the ICT Risk framework, responsibility for business continuity management, support for GDPR, and security training.
Among the outcomes of his work at the bank is the implementation of ICT Risk Management by the new standards published by the EBA, as well as the developing of educational concept for both employees and clients. Building awareness about security from the client’s perspective is known under the brand #predigitalnubezpecnost.
