Privacy and Legal Dimensions in Increasingly Connected Digital World
- Muzamil Riffat, Master's Degree Candidate
- Thursday, September 14th, 8:15pm - 8:55pm
The benefits of the reliance on the Internet and Digital Communication for our day-to-day activities are accompanied by complex privacy and legal related challenges. In the realm of privacy, there are subjective interpretations of the concept that are not universally accepted. Therefore, what privacy really means or entails is influenced by auxiliary factors such as culture, location, use of technology and perceived benefits from information sharing. The legal apparatus is inherently slow and not able to keep up with the rapid changes in the technology landscape. As technology is becoming more and more integral to our daily life, it was always feared that legal apparatus will sooner or later be tested with the cases involving information technology and privacy considerations. The presentation will explain the definition of privacy in the light of US constitution as well as what does it really mean to have a "reasonable" expectation of privacy. A case-study about the recent high-profile legal cases will be used to illustrate the complexities involved in such cases from information security and privacy perspectives.
Speaker Bio: Muzamil Riffat has more than 15 years of professional work experience. After obtaining a Bachelor of Computer Engineering degree, he began his career in software development, and gradually transitioned into audit and assurance line of services. He has worked for consultancy, private, government and semi-government organizations in different parts of the world. He holds several general and vendor-specific professional certifications and accreditations. Muzamil is currently responsible for managing the internal audit function in a large government organization in the Middle East.
Muzamil is a candidate for the Master of Science degree in Information Security Management from the SANS Technology Institute.
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Sunday, September 10
Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
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General Session - Welcome to SANS | Bryan Simon | Sunday, September 10th, 8:00am - 8:30am | Special Events |
Actionable Detects: Blue Team Cyber Defense Tactics | Seth Misenar | Sunday, September 10th, 7:15pm - 9:15pm | Keynote |
Monday, September 11
Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
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Does your current firewall rise above the Evasion Gap? | Michael Knapp, Director, Network Security Architects for the Americas | Monday, September 11th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
How ForeScout Supports the Critical Security Controls | Peter Underwood, Systems Engineer, ForeScout Technologies | Monday, September 11th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
Data Breaches on the Dark Web: Between Defense and Response | Alex Viana, VP of Engineering, Terbium Labs | Monday, September 11th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
The Next Evolution of Protection: Introduction to Deep Learning | Cameron Byers, Enterprise Sales Engineer | Monday, September 11th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
How to Beat Evasive Malware at Its Own Game | Lenny Zeltser, VP Products | Monday, September 11th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
Smartphone and Network Forensics Goes Together Like Peas and Carrots | Heather Mahalik and Phil Hagen | Monday, September 11th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
The 14 Absolute Truths of Security | Keith Palmgren | Monday, September 11th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
Industrial Control System Active Defense and Threat Intelligence | Robert M. Lee | Monday, September 11th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
Introduction to Reversing with IDA | Stephen Sims | Monday, September 11th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
Stuck in the Box, a SIEM's Tale | Justin Henderson | Monday, September 11th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Be the Cheat Sheet. Know Memory. | Alissa Torres | Monday, September 11th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Increase Network Visibility: Methods to Feed IDS Sensors | Brandon Peterson, Master's Degree Candidate | Monday, September 11th, 8:15pm - 8:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
Tuesday, September 12
Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
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Solutions Expo | — | Tuesday, September 12th, 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Vendor Event |
Solutions Expo | — | Tuesday, September 12th, 5:30pm - 7:30pm | Vendor Event |
Women's CONNECT Event | Hosted by SANS COINS program and ISSA WIS SIG | Tuesday, September 12th, 6:00pm - 9:15pm | Special Events |
GIAC Program Presentation | Jeff Frisk | Tuesday, September 12th, 6:15pm - 7:15pm | Special Events |
Introducing DeepBlueCLI, a PowerShell Module for Hunt Teaming via Windows Event Logs | Eric Conrad | Tuesday, September 12th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
The Seven Deadly Sins of Incident Response | Jake Williams | Tuesday, September 12th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
You've Got Ransomware! Managing the Legal Risk of Cyber Fraud | Benjamin Wright | Tuesday, September 12th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
Lets Go Hunting Bad Guys. | John Strand | Tuesday, September 12th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Ten Tenets of CISO Success | Frank Kim | Tuesday, September 12th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Control Things Platform | Justin Searle | Tuesday, September 12th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Wednesday, September 13
Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
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How to Become a SANS Instructor | Eric Conrad | Wednesday, September 13th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
Looking Beyond Your Four Walls: Periphery Threat intelligence | Josh Fu, Sr. Sales Engineer | Wednesday, September 13th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
Why a Holistic Approach is Crucial in Cyber Security | Keith Buswell, Sales Engineer | Wednesday, September 13th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
ICS Down...It's Go Time! | Jason Dely, Professional Services Technical Director, ICS and Critical Infrastructure | Wednesday, September 13th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
Visibility and Security in the age of Digital Transformation | Gill Langston, Director of Product Management, Qualys | Wednesday, September 13th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
Response Policy Zones (RPZ):Using DNS to Choke Malware, Botnets, and Ransomware | Matt Stith, Product Manager, Spamhaus Technology; Arnie Bjorklund, SecurityZones | Wednesday, September 13th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
Using In-Memory Techniques to Battle Linux Malware | Nolan Karpinski, Product Lead. | Wednesday, September 13th, 12:30pm - 1:15pm | Lunch and Learn |
So, You Wanna be a Pentester? | Adrien de Beaupre | Wednesday, September 13th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
Three Keys to Mobile Security: Are You Doing Everything You Can to Protect Your Apps? | Gregory Leonard | Wednesday, September 13th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
Malware Analysis for Incident Responders: Getting Started | Lenny Zeltser | Wednesday, September 13th, 7:15pm - 8:45pm | SANS@Night |
Anti-Ransomware | G. Mark Hardy | Wednesday, September 13th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Secure DevOps: Static Analysis & the Pumaâs Tail | Eric Johnson | Wednesday, September 13th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Don't Always Judge a Packet by Its Cover | Gabriel Sanchez, Master's Degree Candidate | Wednesday, September 13th, 8:15pm - 8:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
Thursday, September 14
Session | Speaker | Time | Type |
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The Three Cs to Building a Mature Awareness Program | Lance Spitzner | Thursday, September 14th, 7:15pm - 8:15pm | SANS@Night |
Selling Your Information Security Strategy | David Todd, Master's Degree Candidate | Thursday, September 14th, 7:15pm - 7:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |
Securing Your Kids | Lance Spitzner | Thursday, September 14th, 8:15pm - 9:15pm | SANS@Night |
Privacy and Legal Dimensions in Increasingly Connected Digital World | Muzamil Riffat, Master's Degree Candidate | Thursday, September 14th, 8:15pm - 8:55pm | Master's Degree Presentation |