The Information Security Officers Group (ISOG) held the second installment of the ISOG Colloquium 2024 at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) on September 5. Building on the success of the first event in June, ISOG organized this follow-up to meet the high demand for further learning opportunities within the cybersecurity community.
With hundreds of cybersecurity professionals in attendance, the event featured a keynote address by Col. Francel Margareth Padilla-Taborlupa, spokesperson for the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Cybersecurity Woman Leader of the Year 2023. Her speech: “Preparing for the New Battle: Defending Against AI -Driven Cyberattacks’ emphasized the importance of working together to counter emerging threats in the digital landscape.
“Everyone has an interest when it comes to cybersecurity. We all have our own efforts to secure our cyber domain. We want to have an umbrella unit that will unify all our cyber efforts because there are no barriers to cyber. If every Filipino will be highly aware of cybersecurity, it will be like holding hands to form a barrier in cybersecurity,” said Colonel Taborlupa.
Guest speaker Jovelyn Hao, deputy director of the Fintech Innovation and Policy Research Group (FIPRG) and Technology Risk and Innovation Supervision Department (TRISD) at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, shared her expertise through a presentation on Machine Learning Applications Using Generative AI in Philippine Banks.
“The use of AI should aim to augment human capabilities rather than replace them. As we continue to promote innovation in financial services, we are the ones who must ensure that there is a good combination of the human and machine elements,” said Ms. Hao.
The event also served as a valuable networking platform, offering participants the opportunity to connect and exchange insights through a dynamic networking session. This activity facilitated rapid, purposeful interactions among cybersecurity professionals, allowing them to share expertise, discuss emerging trends and explore potential collaborations.
Following the networking session, participants attended a series of insightful colloquium presentations led by representatives from event sponsors. Each session showcased the latest developments in AI-driven cybersecurity, delivered by industry experts from top companies.
Featured Speakers (Titanium Sponsors)
- Andres Capellan, Cybersecurity Sales Specialist, Cisco, “Smart segmentation and patching with AI”
- Wes Dobry, VP Sales Engineering, Eclypsium, “Securing Tomorrow: AI Innovations in Digital Supply Chain Cybersecurity”
- Jessica Bernardo, Senior Pre-Sales Consultant, Trend Micro, “Trend Vision One: AI-powered, next-generation cyber risk management”
- Alex Hudelot, Chief Executive Officer, Theos Cyber, “AI in Action: A Case Study of Rapid Response to a Ransomware Attack”
- Victor Bides, Security Engineer, Checkpoint, “Generative AI in Cyber Security: Automating and Streamlining Security Management”
Featured speakers (platinum sponsors)
- Richard Azusano, systems engineer, Palo Alto, “Cybersecurity in the Age of AI”
- Derek Lok, Director Southeast Asia, Yubico, “GenAI – Zero Trust with Modern MFA”
- Roxan Micah Mandapat, Presales Manager, NEXTGEN Group, “De-mystifying AI for threat detection and response”
- Patrick Reyes, Solutions Engineer, Netskope, “AI on the Front Lines: Defense in Depth against Modern Threats”
Following their presentations, Titanium sponsors participated in a panel discussion titled “Applied AI in Cybersecurity: Does it Work?” Meanwhile, the Platinum speakers held a panel discussion on “Cybersecurity Challenges and Risks at the Inception of AI.” Both discussions were moderated by Philip Kwa, Academic Program Director for the Master in Cybersecurity at AIM.
Featured Speakers (Gold Sponsors)
- Duc Toan Le, Technical Director of Bizsecure, “The Battlefield of Industry 4.0: Why Operational Technology (OT) Needs Privileged Access Management (PAM) to Defend Against Cyber Threats”
- Adrian Go, Senior Solutions Engineer for Southeast Asia, Cyble, “Protecting critical infrastructure and ensuring business continuity”
- Edwin Koh, Regional Sales Director for Southeast Asia, Eggio, “AI in Threat Detection and Mitigation”
Featured speakers (silver sponsors)
- Eugene Han, Systems Engineering Manager for ASEAN, Arista, “Strengthening Networks with NDR”
- Jennifer J. Tan, Country Manager and Regional Sales Director for the Philippines, Gigamon,”Perception vs. Observation: Seeing Beyond the Surface”
- Joel Tian, APAC Sales Engineer, XM Cyber, “Continuous Risk Reduction for Your OT Environment”
Invited guest speakers (ISOG 2022 Awardees & Industry Experts)
- Jonathan Paz, VP, EISO and DPO, Bank of the Philippine Islands, ISOG I Am Secure Cybersecurity Excellence Awardee 2022, Cybersecurity Consumer Protection Initiatives
- Jan Martin Encina, Director, Head of Information Security Governance and Operations, MAYA and ISOG I Am Secure Cybersecurity Excellence Awardee 2022, “Transforming Fintech Processes and Performance with Explainable AI”
- Paul Prantilla, COO, Red Rock Security, “The ICS 5 Critical Controls: Protecting our ICS/OT Activities”
- Rei Nikolai Magnaye, CISO, Equicom Savings Bank “Improving human cybersecurity behavioral intentions with applied AI”
- John Paul Alarcon, CISO, The Nitsula Group of Companies, “Securing Artificial Intelligence and its Attack Surface in the Enterprise.”
The realization of the ISOG Colloquium was made possible by the invaluable support of its sponsors, whose contributions are essential to progress in cybersecurity. Notable sponsors included: Titanium Sponsors — Theos, Cisco with Trends, Eclypsium with Netsec & MDI Novare, Trend Micro with CTLink and VST-ECS, Check Point, Huawei, NMI, F5 with Westcon, Rapid7, Sophos with WSI, Fortinet with Netsec & VST-ECS, Sangfor with WSI , Netskope with NEXTGEN; Platinum sponsors — Palo Alto with Trends & Westcon, Yubico with WSI, Vectra with NEXTGEN, Forcepoint, Tehtris, Pentera, KnowBe4, SecurityScorecard with WSI, Zscaler with Westcon; Gold Sponsors — Cyble with NEXTGEN, Eggio with WSI, Gatewatcher with Wallix and Bizsecure, Tenable with Westcon, Gytpol with Netsec; Silver sponsors — Gigamon with Westcon, Arista with NEXTGEN, XM Cyber and Blancco. Their collective efforts played a crucial role in ensuring the success of the event.
The ISOG Colloquium 2, organized by XMS, received media attention from Business worldDigi PH and Back End News.
Colloquium 2 overview:
Look out for ISOG’s largest and most renowned cybersecurity conference in the country: ISOGx I AM SECURE 2024, happening on October 2, Wednesday, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, SMX Convention Center – AURA, SM Aura Premier, Taguig City. Registration is now open to the public (terms and conditions apply) https://forms.gle/MzEAomuCT2YAvRwX7.
For more information about ISOG’s events and activities, please visit ISOG’s official website at www.isog.orgor follow them on social media: Facebook (ISOGPH), YouTube (ISOG SUMMIT) and LinkedIn (Information Security Officers Group).
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