(ISC)2 AUCKLAND XMAS EVENT - Food and drink sponsored by Advantage NZ and the Chapter

We all have experienced an increase in cyberattacks during COVID-19 and with the rapid digital transformation of healthcare it is natural the cybersecurity risks will increase and affect healthcare organisations and beyond.

We looked at ways to reduce the incident rates, response times, false-positives and to collaborate with other organisations experiencing the same challenges.

The obvious choice was using an open source Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP) – MISP formerly known as Malware Information Sharing Platform, yet a tool is just a small part of actionable threat "intelligence".

This presentation will give a brief overview of why NZ specific threat intelligence is needed, insights on NZ-based malware and phishing over the last year, how we leverage the TIP to protect New Zealand organisations, risks from the lack of intelligence affecting businesses, what can go wrong and a few Xmas wishes for the NZ cyber community.

All attendees will get an Xmas present, if the threat intel indicates a positive sharing behaviour in the past year ;). Sharing is caring, so we hope you will join us!

Speaker Bio:

Faustin has a rare mix of business, technical and research knowledge, from enterprise business systems to healthcare and nuclear physics research with published research in peer-reviewed journals.

Originally from Romania, Faustin Roman has a multi-disciplinary background, having PhD/MSc studies in nuclear physics and IT in Romania, a Marie Curie PhD fellowship at CERN, Switzerland, and international experience in senior roles across New Zealand, Australian and Austrian health sectors.

He is a "virtual" CIO/CISO for a number of organisations in New Zealand and has initiated and chaired a number of cybersecurity and privacy interest groups.

Focusing on cybersecurity, digital transformation and innovation, Faustin founded Medical IT Advisors in 2016, a New Zealand-based agile advisory organisation specialised in health information security and digital transformation.

Medical IT Advisors has developed community-based cybersecurity initiatives and services, e.g. CyberShield.NZ, PhishOfTheDay, HISF self-assessment.

At the beginning of 2020 Medical IT Advisors developed and is now hosting the only health threat intelligence platform in NZ, working with other industry and government partners to advance the New Zealand cybersecurity maturity. For more information: https://www.meditadvisors.com/solutions/health-threat-intelligence-sharing-platform/