If you're unable to attend an event but are interested in what TASK covered, as well as any resources that we introduced, provided or discussed, this is a great page to visit. Presentations (or partial presentations) are linked below where possible. Some TASK meetings are heavily demo focused, or information that can not be distributed is presented. For maximum value, be sure to join us every month! Thanks to all who attend our monthly meetings and make them such success!
May TASK: Reverse Engineering Automotive Diagnostics / Cyber Insurance in Canada – What You Need to Know
Wednesday 30-May-2018 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Meeting Location: Michener Auditorium at UHN, 222 Patrick Street, Toronto May TASK This month we welcome Eric Evenchick as he takes you under the hood with a talk on reverse engineering automotive diagnostics and Ms. Ruby Rai discussing cyber insurance in Canada. Please note our meeting location is […]
April TASK Cancelled
The April TASK meeting is cancelled. Stay tuned for details on our May event! TASK Steering Committee
March TASK: The Journey to Malware Analyst / Blue Meets Red
Wednesday 28-March-2018 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Meeting Location: Michener Auditorium at UHN, 222 Patrick Street, Toronto March TASK This month we welcome Yevgeniy Kulakov as he walks you through what to expect when you transition into the field of Malware Research, and Milos Stojadinovic and Jamie Gamble discuss how effectively using red and blue […]
February TASK: Compendium of Creative Campaigns / Securing outbound browsing traffic in the era of mobile workspace and SaaS applications
Wednesday 28-February-2018 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Meeting Location: 88 Queens Quay West, Toronto Room: 29th Floor February TASK This month we welcome Julian Pileggi as he shares insights into the more creative campaigns and techniques used in recent attackers, and Evgeniy Kharam discussing browsing security in the era of the mobile workspace. Don’t forget […]
January TASK: Dark Caracal / Command and Conquer: Red Alert – C2 tradecraft and design
Wednesday 31-January-2018 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Meeting Location: 88 Queens Quay West, Toronto Room: 29th Floor January TASK This month we welcome Apurva Kumar and Jeremy Richards as they discuss the Dark Caracal espionage investigation, announced on January 18 at https://blog.lookout.com/dark-caracal-mobile-apt. Lee Kagan will also join us with a tech talk on C2 tradecraft […]
No November TASK
Don’t miss SecTor and BsidesTO! Four days of InfoSec awesomeness spanning November 12 to 15, find out more at https://sector.ca/ & www.bsidesto.ca/ The next TASK will be January 31, 2018 from 6pm. Location will be made available closer to the time. TASK Steering Committee
October TASK: Life After Breach: Ashley Madison in 2017 / Beyond OWASP Top 10
Wednesday 25-October-2017 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Meeting Location: 55 John Street, Toronto Room: #308/309 (up the escalators) October TASK This month Matthew Maglieri talks life after the Ashley Madison breach and Aaron Hnatiw discussing common web application vulnerabilities that fall outside the OWASP Top 10 but are just as dangerous. As always, TASK is […]
September TASK: Growing Up and Out of the Sandbox: Examining information security beyond the micro-technical lens / Building machine-learning pipelines at scale
Wednesday 27-September-2017 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Meeting Location: 55 John Street, Toronto Room: #308/309 (up the escalators) September TASK This month we have Alana Staszczyszyn examining information security beyond the micro-technical lens and Roy Firestein discussing building machine-learning pipelines at scale. As always, TASK is free, registration is not required to attend, and we […]
August TASK – BlackHat, Defcon, BSidesLV Review
Wednesday 30-August-2017 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Meeting Location: 55 John Street, Toronto Room: 308/309 (Go up escalator, door is just as you step off) August TASK This month we have our popular BlackHat and Defcon review meeting. Below is a list of talks we hope to cover with something for everyone. A huge thanks […]
July TASK: How to roll your own document tracker using macros and tracking pixels / Threat Intelligence, Debunking Advanced Persistent Threats, and Dealing with Attribution Challenges
Wednesday 26-July-2017 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Meeting Location: 55 John Street, Toronto Room: Rotunda (Main floor past the elevators) July TASK This month we have Roy Firestein hosting a session on how you can track users in phishing campaigns using Word and Excel attachments—using macro-based and pixel-based solutions. As always, TASK is free, registration […]
