Cybersecurity symposium

Wednesday, November 4 [1:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.] [Room G.T.129] – for SOC analysts, security engineers, and IT specialists

• Information Security Operations in Modern Banking: From Threat Intelligence to SOC Detection Engineering
  
  • Rutger Heyvaert, Ethan De Bois - Delen Private Bank
  • How does a bank organize its information security? You’ll gain insight into red, blue, and purple teaming, the challenges faced by a Security Operations Center (such as alert fatigue), and how automation and AI accelerate incident response. You’ll wrap up with an interactive exercise in detection engineering using Sigma rules.
• Penetration Testing Insights from NVISO
  
  • Olivier Rommens - NVISO
  • A practical introduction to penetration testing: objectives, methodology, and how to detect web vulnerabilities using Burp Suite. Using real-world examples from the OWASP Top 10, you’ll see the impact of such vulnerabilities.

Wednesday, November 18 [1:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.] [Room G.T.129] – for CISOs, compliance officers, DPOs, and business managers (NIS2)

• Negotiating in the Dark
  
  • Geert Baudewijns - Secutec
  • What traces do cybercriminals leave behind, and how do negotiations unfold after an attack? A look at what actually happens before a ransom is paid.
• Cybersecurity regulations put into practice—together, we can do it!
  
  • Johan Klykens - Center for Cybersecurity Belgium
  • What does NIS2 require of your organization, and how has Belgium implemented the directive? You’ll learn how to translate the legal requirements into practice using the CyberFundamentals Framework.

Wednesday, November 25 [1:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.] [room g.T.129] + [4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.] [room g.T.103] – for security architects, IT managers, and professionals in forensics, fraud, and legal affairs

• How Does AI Automation Lay the Foundation for a Resilient, Unified Security Architecture?
  
  • Steven De Pauw - Palo Alto Networks
  • AI-powered attacks are faster, and the attack surface is growing due to SaaS applications and the software supply chain. You’ll discover how organizations are defending themselves through AI automation, strong identity security, and preparation for quantum computing—all based on a single integrated platform.
• Cybercrime & Digital Forensics
  
  • Michiel Aernouts, Christophe Van Bortel - Federal Judicial Police
  • Ransomware, tech support scams, phishing: The Regional Computer Crime Unit of the Federal Police in Antwerp explains how these attacks work and offers practical tips on how to avoid becoming a victim.

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