CyberToronto

"To me, being powerful means to exercise your choices to help others, even when you don't feel you have the power to make a difference. You'd be surprised at how much of an impact you could make." – Victoria Granova, PhD Student and Instructor, Toronto Metropolitan University; Technical Program Manager, Amazon Web Services (AWS); Founder, CyberToronto; Winner in the BMO STEM award category. We’re proud to honour Victoria as a 2023 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100™ Award winner! Join us in celebrating Victoria and all of this year’s legendary winners. Learn more here: https://buff.ly/3VNufxP Victoria Granova - BMO #LikeALegend #top100 #WXNTop100 #CMPWTop100 #powerfulwomen #womenleaders #womenleadership #empoweredwomen #women #wxn #STEM #science #technology #engineering #math #WomenInSTEM #wxn #BMOforWomen #BMO

We are live in 15 minutes kicking off at 10 AM today! Join over 450 registrants virtually for a great day of cybersecurity learning and up to 6.5 CPES. Register at cybertoronto(for)ca or link below 🎉 https://lnkd.in/gpH3QEaG #cybertoronto #cybersecurity #conference

We are so excited to announce our 2023 Lightning Talk speakers! ✨ These folks are new speakers in cybersecurity and will be covering cool topics from career tips to vulnerabilities! 🚀 Meet: Sohaila Ali, a high school student who currently works as a Teen Ambassador at Canada Learning Code, and as a Coding Instructor at The Ismaili Canada, and holds the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification as well! 🎉 Jeet V., currently an ethical hacker at Packetlabs Ltd., brings prior experience in application security and computer networking. Holding an OSCP certification (!!!) , he is concurrently pursuing a bachelor's degree at Ontario Tech University! 🎉 Khatija Qureshi, a Certified Cybersecurity Professional and Certified Incident Handler with a specialized interest in Cybersecurity Risk & Awareness & Training to empower the vulnerable in the evolving digital realm! 🎉 We're excited to hear your talks! Folks - if you don't have your virtual ticket for December 6, what are you waiting for? Join 400+ others at cybertoronto(dot)ca! 🤩 #cybertoronto #cybersecurity #conference #canada #newspeakers Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst, Toronto Metropolitan University

We're happy to welcome Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) Ontario Affiliate as a community partner at CyberToronto 2023! 🌟 Join 🔒 Liz J., An N., Eman Hammad, PhD, Temi A., and Kyle Harwood for an insightful discussion on the importance of Allyship in cybersecurity this Wednesday, December 6! 💪 Get your free virtual ticket now at cybertoronto(dot)ca! 🎉 #cybertoronto #cybersecurity #conference #canada #community #allyship

✨ Meet the people behind the magic! ✨ We're so lucky to have this excellent organizing committee working hard behind the scenes to make CyberToronto Conference happen! Big thank you to: 🌟 An N., Vice President of Business Development and Marketing at IAMConcepts and an avid contributor to the community through CyberToronto and Leading Cyber Ladies! 🌟 Anuk S. B., Business Information Security Officer (BISO) at Equifax Canada and a significant part of the Toronto cybersecurity community through previous work on the ISC2 Toronto Chapter board and current efforts for CyberToronto! 🌟 Special shout-out to Josh D. for your support! We can't wait to see you all on Wednesday - if you haven't already, grab your ticket now at cybertoronto(dot)ca! #cybertoronto #cybersecurity #conference #canada #thankyou

We're excited to announce that the closing session at CyberToronto 2023 will be a special feature on cutting-edge research by the Cybersecurity Research Lab (CRL) at Toronto Metropolitan University! 🔬 Join us to hear about "Raising Cybersecurity Awareness Through Electronic Word of Mouth: a Data-Driven Assessment" by Dane Vanderkooi Mohamad S. Sangari and Atefeh (Atty) Mashatan, PhD, CISSP! 🎉 A little about the authors: 🌟 Dane Vanderkooi is a Ph.D. Candidate in management science at Toronto Metropolitan University who specializes in researching cybersecurity and digital privacy behaviours. ✨ Mohamad S. Sangari is a Research Associate at the Cybersecurity Research Lab at Ted Rogers School of Management. Leveraging his expertise in applied analytics, multivariate statistical methods, and machine learning, Mohamad contributes valuable insights that explore the complex interplay between technology and human behaviour within the realm of cybersecurity. 💫 Atefeh (Atty) Mashatan, PhD, CISSP is the founder and director of the Cybersecurity Research Lab (CRL) at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and recognized as a leading expert in cryptography, blockchain technology, quantum-resistant solutions, enterprise security architecture and Internet-of-Things (IoT) security. This session is not to be missed! Get your free virtual ticket at cybertoronto(dot)ca to secure your spot! 🎉 #cybertoronto #cybersecurity #toronto #canada #research #academia

We’re very excited to welcome back ISC2 Toronto Chapter as a community partner! 🎉 The Chapter will be presenting a panel on Zero Trust with Raphael Olusola ADEYEMO, Esra Al-Shawafi, and Faiza Aziz! 🌟 About the panel: ➡ Raphael Olusola ADEYEMO is President of the ISC2 Toronto Chapter and is a seasoned IT and cybersecurity professional with over a decade of experience. ➡ Faiza Aziz is Director, Communications at the ISC2 Toronto Chapter, and is currently an Information Security Risk - Senior Consultant with one of the "Big 5" banks in Canada. ➡ Esra Al-Shawafi, CISSP, CPA, SMC is Treasurer & Chair of the ISC2 Toronto Chapter and Technical Product Manager at AWS in Identity. Join us on December 6 to learn about Zero Trust - get your free virtual ticket at cybertoronto(dot)ca now! 🎉 #cybertoronto #canada #conference #isc2toronto #isc2 #zerotrust

We are happy to announce our Leading Cyber Ladies session at CyberToronto led by Rhea Michael Anthony 🎉 Leading Cyber Ladies is one of the most impactful community organizations we support. Their mission is to provide a safe and friendly environment for women in the cybersecurity industry and achieve greater diversity and representation in the field 🤝 LCL has regular meetups in Toronto and we encourage our followers to check them out! LCL’s session at CyberToronto will feature Rhea Anthony, Product Security Specialist on SAP’s Global Security Team. Her mission is to research and develop robust software product security and secure software development practices that support innovation and champion a security-first culture that impacts products across SAP ⭐️ Rhea’s session will explore common AI attack techniques such as adversarial machine learning, data poisoning, and model inversion attacks. The session will include effective strategies to mitigate these risks. Be sure to join us on December 6 to hear from Rhea - and grab your free virtual ticket from cybertoronto(dot)ca! 🎉 #cybertoronto #cybersecurity #conference #canada #aisecurity #AI

We are beyond excited to announce that our very own Co-Founder Stefan Shetty will be speaking at CyberToronto 2023! 🌟 Folks, you are in for a treat! Stefan brings a wealth of knowledge as a leader in Partner Sales in Canada at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and a decade of prior experience in the financial industry ✨ During this talk, Stefan will be sharing actionable advice on how to leverage Emerging Technology to advance your cybersecurity career - from more mature fields like cloud, to the latest in ML and GenAI 🚀 Be sure to join us on December 6 to hear Stefan's talk - and grab your free virtual ticket from cybertoronto(dot)ca! 🎉 #cybertoronto #cybersecurity #conference #canada #emergingtechnology #careeradvice

We are so excited to announce Alpha Chan as a speaker on our CISO panel at CyberToronto on Dec 6! 🌟 Alpha is CISO at Toronto Police Service. As a former police Staff Sergeant, his 30 years of investigative experiences provide a unique perspective on cyber threats towards the community and local businesses. 👮♂️ Cybersecurity crosses many industries and domains. Alpha - a returning CyberToronto speaker alumni ⭐️ - brings a wealth of knowledge from the public sector perspective to our panel! Be sure to join us on December 6 to hear Alpha and the rest of our amazing CISO panel - and grab your free virtual ticket from cybertoronto(dot)ca! 🎉 #cybertoronto #cybersecurity #conference #canada #ciso #lawenforcement