Ballarat Cybersecurity Meetup
Welcome to the Ballarat Cybersecurity Meetup, we are providing a series of beginner-friendly talks to build the local cybersecurity community. Our talks are designed to be accessible to anyone, no matter their background or experience. Join us to learn that cybersecurity can be interesting and deeply engaging. Our next meetup will be held at the Ballarat Hackerspace, 6:00 pm on Friday the 15th of November 2024 (details below).
| Speaker(s) | Organisation | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Plohmann | Fraunhofer FKIE | An Introduction to Malpedia |
| Pooja Mishra | ICSL | My Masters by Research Experience |
| Craig Wilson | Microsoft / ICSL | An Introduction to Theat Modelling |
No tickets needed.
Location
Friday 15th of November 2024, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Ballarat Hacker Space 136a Albert Street, Ballarat Central |  |
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Supporters
The Ballarat Cybersecurity Meetup gratefully acknowledges the following supporters:
AISA:
Eurekative: create innovative prototypes that help businesses launch their projects quickly and efficiently. Their services include designing and developing bespoke software and hardware solutions tailored the client's specific needs. We offer a fast, reliable and cost-effective way to get businesses off the ground https://eurekative.com.au/
Internet Commerce Security Lab: The ICSL at Federation University has been a strong proponent of cybersecurity in the Ballarat region since 2008, resulting in the successful completion of many cybersecurity Masters and PhD students.
Previous Meetups
| Date | Speaker1 | Speaker 2 | Speaker 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/04/2023 | Kumar Soorya, Fortian - An Introduction to Cybersecurity | Paul Black, ICSL - Getting Started in Reverse Engineering | Tim Haintz: Microsoft - From Helpdesk to Cybersecurity |
| 09/06/2023 | James Anderson: Google - An Introduction to Red Teaming | Matt Tett: Enex Testlab - Global Cybersecurity Lessons Learned from OT/IoT risks | Ian Firns: Eurekative - Ancedotes of an Eclectic Cybersecurity Career From ADF to the private sector. |
| 11/08/2023 | Erica Muir: IBM Fraud Prevention For Small Business | ||
| 13/10/2023 | Nang Tip, Ryan Jukes An Introduction to AISA | Simon McAloon - Vitrafy Cybersecurity at a Biotech Startup | Tim Haintz - Prompt Engineering Open AI/Chat GPT and Semantic Kernel for Cybersecurity |
| 22/03/.2024 | Jonathon Oliver: Pragmatic Approaches to Clustering Malware | Paul Black: An Introduction to Software Exploitation | |
| 24/05/2024 | Frank Schiliro: Cybercrime - Taxonomy and Behaviors | Sabih Saeed: Autonomous Cyber Operations | Matt Murrell: Personal and Professional Development in Cybersecurity |
| 12/07/2024 | Merill Fernando: Using Policy as Code to Secure your Microsoft Tenant with Maester | Sean Park: Heading Towards Pure AI Reverse Engineer | Tarek Chaalan: Adversarial Attacks in Modern Machine Learning |
| 13/09/2025 | Paul Black The World's Worst Software Accident | Martijn van Praag Exploring Ghidra - First Steps in Reverse Engineering | Anya Avinash Security Risk and Asset Management |
