High Impact Threats
Speakers:
Jason Testart, Director, Information Security Services
Moderator:
Netzach Straker
Jason Testart is the Director of Information Security Services at the University of Waterloo. Jason studied Math and Computer Science here in the late 1990s and has worked at the university for over 20 years. Jason also serves as a sessional lecturer from time-to-time teaching cybersecurity, information systems management, and database management.
Attackers are constantly changing their tactics to achieve their objectives. Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen a shift in tactics with attackers focusing their efforts on targets where successful exploitation has a profound impact on individuals and organizations operating on-line. In this talk, Jason Testart will provide an overview of the recent high-impact attacks, how they affect the University of Waterloo, and what computer users can do to defend against these threats.