TECHCON 2023

The CSIT Tech Conference 2023 is an annual by-invitation only technical conference organised by CSIT. The conference gathers Whole-of-Government (WOG) cyber practitioners, industry experts, and thought leaders from around the globe. This event serves as a platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and collaboration in the field of Cybersecurity.

Held on 13 October, this year marks the 3rd iteration of the conference. Thank you to our esteemed guest speakers for the interesting insights, and the enthusiastic audience many of whom stayed till the end.  Follow us on LinkedIn for the latest updates on CSIT.

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Programme

Time

Event

8.30am  

Registration & Welcome Coffee

9.00am

Welcome Speech

Darren Teo, Chief Executive, CSIT

9.10am

Opening Remarks by Guest-of-Honour

Ng Chad-Son, Deputy Secretary (Technology), MINDEF

9.20am

Keynote Speech

Confronting Reality: Perspectives on Cyber Threat Activity and Implications for Indo-Pacific Regional Security

Sandra Joyce, VP Mandiant Intelligence, Google Cloud

10.00am

Threat Informed Defense vs. the Emerging Threat Landscape

Derek Manky, Global VP Threat Intelligence, Fortiguard Labs

10.30am

Morning Break

11.00am

Lessons Learned from Defending at World Scale – Enduring and Emerging Trends That Matter Most

Justin Warner, Principal Threat Intelligence Lead, Microsoft

11.30am

Panel Discussion
• Sandra Joyce, VP Mandiant Intelligence, Google Cloud

• Derek Manky, Global VP Threat Intelligence, Fortiguard Labs

• Justin Warner, Principal Threat Intelligence Lead, Microsoft

Moderator: Dr Adrian Tang, Director, Enterprise Security, CSIT

12.30pm

Lunch

2.00pm

Guarding the Gateways: Navigating Modern Supply Chain Threats
Dr Yuriy Bulygin, CEO & Founder, Eclypsium

2.30pm

The View from Google Safe Browsing: Insights from Protecting 5 billion Devices
Kelly Hope Harrington, Senior Staff Engineer, Safe Browsing, Google

3.00pm

A Technical Perspective on Android Scam Malware
Ng Chang Yue, Principal Technical Specialist, CSIT

3.30pm

Afternoon Break

3.45pm

Security Assessments for Generative AI
Dr Christopher W. Perr, Director, Offensive Security, Oracle

4.15pm

Titan Code Analysis: Vulnerability Discovery with Large Code Models
AP Shar Lwin Khin, Associate Professor in Computer Science (Practice), SMU
Frank Liauw, Lead Cybersecurity Engineer, GovTech