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Security and privacy are often misunderstood. For years both topics have been misrepresented and communicated in ways that simply don’t align with our interests.

I deliver talks that help the audience understand the impact of technology on our communities and why it matters to them. Delivered through a security and privacy lens, these messages have resonated with thousands of people around the world.

Interested? I’d be happy to have a chat about supporting your event, please get in touch or learn more.

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2021

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2021

  • 19-May-2021 // AWS Summit Online Australia & New Zealand
    My talk, “A practical guide on how to build dependably…eventually”, follows a small team as they build a solution in the AWS Cloud using the AWS Well-Architected Framework. This story highlights how to prioritize work based on current strains on your architectural design.

    This is a virtual summit and  free to attend.

    Trend Micro sponsored

2020

  • 30-Nov-2020 // AWS re:Invent 2020
    I delivered, “Mistakes were made. Lessons were learned” as part of the first, entirely virtual AWS re:Invent. This session uses a number of real-world case studies to show the evolution of an architecture as the teams encounter new challenges.

    Trend Micro sponsored

  • 27-Oct-2020 // AWS Community Day - Netherlands
    There’s always more than one way to solve a problem in the AWS Cloud

  • 21-Oct-2020 // SecTor
    This talk, “DevSecOps - The Right Solution to the Wrong Problem”, highlighted the ever-widening gap between security teams and builders. It looks at the contrast between security desires and the realities facing most security teams and why most teams are focusing on the wrong things when it comes to cloud and DevOps.

  • 06-May-2020 // Cloud Security London Meetup
    I delivered The Unicorn Project Through a Security Lens for the 2nd meetup of the Cloud Security London Group. During this talk, The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim was used to highlight how security teams can better support development and how they can adjust their approach to work to improve their own teams.

  • 16-Apr-2020 // AllTheTalks.online
    I delivered Risk Decisions in an Imperfect World in the #DevSecOps track. This talk identified the risk decision process, the gaps in how it’s handled now, and how to approach these types of decisions when you simply can’t get all the information you need to make a well informed decision.

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2019

  • 02-Dec-2019 // AWS re:Invent
    I delivered Strong Security Made Simple: Putting All The Pieces Together as SEC204-S. This talk helped attendees understand how to approach security in the AWS Cloud and how to take advantage of key AWS services to meet their security goals.

  • 05-Nov-2019 // Fast Company Innovation Festival
    I was excited to be speak at this year’s Fast Company Innovation Festival. This talk focused on common perceptions of privacy and security with everyday technology and how most people simply aren’t aware of what’s actually happening with their data. Interested? Check out this post about the talk. Three dots in a speech bubble to indicate an incoming message

  • 08-Oct-2019 // ServerlessConf NYC
    At ServerlessConf NYC, I’ll spoke about the challenges around security and it’s perception in your organization. Check out this post about the talk. Three dots in a speech bubble to indicate an incoming message

  • 03-Oct-2019 // AWS Summit Toronto
    I spoke at the AWS Summit in Toronto in the Developer Lounge. “DEV02 - Advanced security automation made simple”, is a casual talk that highlights how you can automate some complicated security concepts with relative simplicity in the AWS Cloud. Read more about it. Three dots in a speech bubble to indicate an incoming message

  • 19-Sep-2019 // CloudSec Toronto
    I actually gave two talks at this event. The first was really a conversation seed, “Cloud in Canada: Where are we now?”, in which I highlighted the challenges around cloud adoption in Canada.
    The second talk I gave was a modified version of the talk, “Advanced security automation made simple”, that I’ve been giving at AWS Summit’s this year. The CloudSec version provided examples from not only AWS but Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform as well. This approach really highlighted the concepts behind the approach showing these techniques can be implement in any of the big three clouds.

    Trend Micro sponsored

  • 13-Sep-2019 // Advania Fall Conference
    Held in Reykjavik, Iceland, this conference catered to all aspect of the IT realm. I delivered a talk, “Pushing Left: Securing Modern Infrastructure and Development”, that focused on the opportunity that security teams have if they change their approach

    Trend Micro sponsored

  • 29-Aug-2019 // XDay Stockholm
    Held in Stockholm, Sweden, this event gathered technologists from around Sweden to discuss the latest trends in security and defending modern enterprises.

    Trend Micro sponsored

  • 11-Jul-2019 // AWS Summit NYC
    I spoke at the AWS Summit in NYC in the Developer Lounge. “Advanced security automation made simple”, is a casual talk that highlights how you can automate some complicated security concepts with relative simplicity in the AWS Cloud.

    Three dots in a speech bubble to indicate an incoming messageThis talk will be featured at AWS Summits throughout the season.

  • 25-Jun-2019 // AWS re:Inforce
    At the first ever security-focused AWS event, AWS re:Inforce in Boston, I spoke in the Developer Lounge. “Advanced security automation made simple”, is a casual talk that highlights how you can automate some complicated security concepts with relative simplicity in the AWS Cloud.

    Three dots in a speech bubble to indicate an incoming messageThis talk will be featured at AWS Summits throughout the season.

  • 11-Jun-2019 // AWS Public Sector Summit, Washington DC
    During the two day summit, I delivered two separate talks in the Developer Lounge. The first was this year’s security talk, “Advanced security automation made simple”, and the other was titled, “Making Sense of the AWS Security Services”.

    Three dots in a speech bubble to indicate an incoming messageThis talk will be featured at AWS Summits throughout the season.

  • 29-Mar-2019 // AWS Summit Santa Clara
    I spoke at the AWS Summit in Santa Clara in the Developer Lounge. “Advanced security automation made simple”, is a casual talk that highlights how you can automate some complicated security concepts with relative simplicity in the AWS Cloud.

    Three dots in a speech bubble to indicate an incoming messageThis talk will be featured at AWS Summits throughout the season.

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