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!
December TASK – Cancelled
December TASK is cancelled. Enjoy the holidays with friends and family! Source: task
November TASK
Wednesday 25-November-2015 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Building : Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Toronto, ON Room : Room 308/309 (Go up escalator, door is just as you step off) Speaker: Cheryl Biswas, Assistant Chief Security Office and InfoSec Analyst, JIG Technologies Topic: What Lurks in the Shadow: The Growing Risks of Shadow Data/Shadow IT […]
October TASK Cancelled – Join us at SecTor
Just a reminder that while there is no TASK meeting this month, there are lots of learning and networking opportunities for you to experience with your fellow TASK members at SecTor. Be sure to join us Oct for the 20-21 for the annual Security Education Conference Toronto. If you cannot attend the full conference, register […]
September TASK
Wednesday 30-September-2015 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM Building: Metro Hall Room: Rotunda (On main floor, just past elevators) 55 John Street, Toronto, ON Speaker: Ritesh Kotak, Research and Innovation Strategist, Toronto Police Topic: Policing in the age of Social/Cyber/Digital Transformation With the rise in the use of technology, law enforcement is attempting to bridge the […]
BlackHat/Defcon 2015 Review
Wednesday 26-August 2015 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM BUILDING: Metro Hall, Rotunda (On main floor, just past the elevators) 55 John Street, Toronto SE corner of King St. & John St. TOPIC: BlackHat/Defcon 2015 Review Speakers: – Brian Bourne – Allan Stojanovic – Keri Potipcoe – Jamie Gamble – Robert Beggs – Dave Millier – […]
July TASK – Cyber Security Economics and Cognitive Bias
Wednesday 29-Jujy-2015 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM BUILDING: Telus Building 25 York Street, 3rd Floor (Room 003-031 Spirited Teamwork) TOPIC: The Economics of Cyber Security SPEAKER: Fernando Montenegro When we take a step back and look at the world of Information/Computer/Network/Cyber Security with a broader lens, we find a ton of examples where we’re trying […]
June TASK – Realtime Network Threat Intelligence and Visualization
Wednesday 24-June-2015 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM BUILDING: Telus Building 25 York Street, 3rd Floor (Room 003-031 Spirited Teamwork) TOPIC: Roll Your Own SIEM with ElasticSearch and Python Machine Learning SPEAKER: Todd Howe Your NOC/SOC requires visibility into network conditions in real time to provide a rapid response to a wide range of threat actors, […]
May TASK – CANCELLED
Wednesday 27-May-2015 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM BUILDING: Telus Building 25 York Street, 3rd Floor (Room 003-031 Spirited Teamwork) May TASK CANCELLED There will be no TASK meeting for the month of May. Source: task
April TASK – Cyber Monitoring and ?aaS
Wednesday 29-April-2015 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM BUILDING: Telus Building 25 York Street, 3rd Floor (Room 003-031 Spirited Teamwork) TOPIC: Cymon: New Cyber Monitoring Tool SPEAKER: Roy Firestein In this talk Roy Firestein will debut his new Cyber Monitor tool, Cymon. It is the largest tracker of open-source security reports on malware, botnets, phishing and […]
MARCH TASK & 10yr Celebration
Wednesday 25-March-2015 // 6:00 – 9:00 PM BUILDING: Telus Building 25 York Street, 3rd Floor (Room 003-031 Spirited Teamwork) Talk #1: “Rene Hamel presents: A Decades Worth of Changes in Cyber Forensics” Over the past decade the advancement of a myriad of tools, techniques and technology to eliminate and hide digital evidence have increased at […]