Mimecast is a cybersecurity provider that helps thousands of organizations worldwide make email safer, restore trust and bolster cyber resilience. Mimecast’s expanded cloud suite enables organizations to implement a comprehensive cyber resilience strategy. From email and web security, archive and data protection, to awareness training, uptime assurance and more, Mimecast helps organizations stand strong in the face of cyberattacks, human error and technical failure.
Veronica Schmitt's forensic career began in 2008. She is considered a leading authority in the field of digital forensics and incident response by her peers, both in South Africa and Internationally. As a Lead Forensic Analyst within DFIRLABS, she is responsible for digital forensics and incident response-related case work on complex cases. She is also responsible for research and development for new techniques and approaches within the organisation. Prior to this she was the Regional head of the Free State Cyber Forensic Laboratory of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), South Africa's national public sector anti-corruption agency.
Veronica holds a Diploma in Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation from the University of Johannesburg. Veronica decided to broaden her horizon and is pursuing her Master's in science at Rhodes University in Information Security with specialisation in the forensic analysis of malware. Veronica has also received training overseas in cybercrime investigation and digital forensics from the US Department of Homeland Security, the International Association of Computer Investigative Specialists, and the SANS Institute.
Veronica is an active researcher and member of the infosec community and is a regular conference speaker. She also has spoken extensively internationally, including at the SANS DFIR Summit, and DEFCON. She also is a DEFCON Goon which speaks to her involvement in the community.
She has recently started started a group DC2751 which focuses around the development of the youth into Information Security and Forensics focusing on the age groups 8-12. Her particular interests include research into security vulnerabilities in medical devices forming part of the Internet of Things and how these could be exploited by malicious attackers, and what types of forensic artefacts could be identified from any attacks. She is extremely passionate about protecting people whose lives depend on these medical devices, and her passion saw her becoming a member of the security research group, I am the Cavalry, where she has been asked to head up their medical research focus area.
She is an Associate Member of the Institute of Information Technology of Professionals of South Africa, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Veronica has contributed to several publications, including the ISC2 CCFP: Certified Computer Forensic Practitioner.
Mimecast is a cybersecurity provider that helps thousands of organizations worldwide make email safer, restore trust and bolster cyber resilience. Mimecast’s expanded cloud suite enables organizations to implement a comprehensive cyber resilience strategy. From email and web security, archive and data protection, to awareness training, uptime assurance and more, Mimecast helps organizations stand strong in the face of cyberattacks, human error and technical failure.
Please visit www.mimecast.com
Axiz
Axiz is SA’s leading information technology value added distributor that focuses on solutions covering edge devices, data centre and cloud. We believe in building ecosystems and transcending technology, with a results-driven focus that enables us to offer tailored solutions to our partners.
www.axiz.com
McAfee
McAfee is the device-to-cloud cybersecurity company providing security solutions with transformation in mind to protect data and stop threats from device to cloud using an open, proactive, and intelligence-driven approach.
www.mcafee.com
DRS
Dynamic Recovery Services - experts in ICT services and solutions. We enable cyber resilience through innovation in information security, IT risk management and IT governance. We provide an array of security services from the creation of security strategy to the daily operation of point security products. We partner with market-leading technology providers to ensure the best supply of infrastructure, enabling us to deliver professional services and ensure that all of our products are effectively implemented and operate efficiently in the business environment.
www.drs.co.za
Palo Alto Networks
Learn more at www.paloaltonetworks.com
Forcepoint is the global human-centric cybersecurity company transforming the digital enterprise by continuously adapting security response to the dynamic risk posed by individual users and machines. The Forcepoint Human Point system delivers Risk-Adaptive Protection to continuously ensure trusted use of data and systems. Based in Austin, Texas, Forcepoint protects the human point for thousands of enterprise and government customers in more than 150 countries.
Please visit www.forcepoint.com
NETSCOUT provides IT and business teams a seamless and consistent level of visibility into the performance, availability and security risks that impede digital agility, regardless of the underlying platform, provider, or location.
Please visit: www.netscout.com.
Empowering Africa through innovative IT solutions.
Networks Unlimited is a Value-added Distributor, offering some of Gartner’s most highly recognised solutions within the Cybersecurity, Enterprise Systems Management, Cloud, Networking and Storage arena. Our solutions are sold through an extensive, reputable and solution-focused reseller base across 36 countries on the African continent.
For more information visit: www.networksunlimited.africa
Advanced threats via e-mail and other means are more prevalent than ever. A new way of addressing this is needed. Come and see us to hear how e-Purifier provides the most advanced, locally relevant security for your e-mail and let’s start a discussion around how Securicom and ASG can secure your intellectual property end to end.
www.asg.africa.com
www.securicom.co.za
Corr-Serve is an authorised distributor of intelligent IT solutions that extract and interpret data from business for better decision making.
See more at: www.corrserve.co.za.
J2 Software is a proudly African security focused technology company that delivers world class managed security services for every business. Using continuous monitoring and the latest solutions to protect you from changing cyber threats. We provide security through real visibility.
Please visit www.j2.co.za
LAWtrust (an Etion company) is a specialist cyber security solutions provider that focusses in establishing positive identity, ensuring authenticity and protecting privacy. Solutions include SSL certificates and certificate management systems, FIDO certified strong authentication, digital signature and approval solutions, managed public key infrastructure (PKI), encryption solutions for database and cloud systems, biometric enrolment and matching systems and insider threat prevention with the eDNA platform.
More information on how we can assist can be found at: www.lawtrust.co.za.
Magix Security
Magix Security delivers comprehensive and trusted Cybercrime Defense and Detection solutions and services to address, manage, and contain the risks of financial losses and reputational damage arising from the misuse of applications, or other IT information assets, by employees and/or third parties.
www.magix.co.za
Checkmarx
Checkmarx is the Software Exposure Platform for the enterprise. Over 1,400 organizations around the globe rely on Checkmarx to measure and manage software risk at the speed of DevOps. Checkmarx serves five of the world's top 10 software vendors, four of the top American banks, and many government organizations and Fortune 500 enterprises, including SAP, Samsung, and Salesforce.com.
Learn more at Checkmarx.com or follow us on Twitter: @checkmarx.
We create sustainable change in your organisation to enable you to govern and manage your information risk.
Please visit www.mobiusconsulting.co.za
Nclose is a leading Specialist Cyber Security Solutions Provider. We architect, deploy and manage security solutions aimed at protecting our clients' resources from damage caused by the ever growing number of threats present in the business place.
Please visit www.nclose.com
Obscure Technologies is a security centric organisation of people, distributing best in class advanced security brands and their solutions to market through our valued partner community.
Please visit www.obscuretech.net
Panda Security is a European based security vendor with a global footprint. Initially focused on the development of antivirus software, the company has since expanded its line of business to advanced cyber-security services with technology for preventing cyber-crime and addressing advanced threats. The Adaptive Defense product family is an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solution that addresses the changed threat landscape with a differentiated approach using machine learning and big data. The company is recognized by Gartner as Europe's sole EDR vendor. In 2006, Jeremy Matthews founded Panda's local office in Cape Town, opening the international vendor's first presence on the African continent.
Please visit www.pandasecurity.com/southafrica/intelligence-platform/
Popcorn Training - a KnowBe4 company create high quality, engaging and effective security awareness videos, games and interactive learning modules.
All content is locally produced and available on KnowBe4's award-winning training and simulated phishing platform.
KnowBe4, whose mission it is to help organisations manage the ongoing problem of social engineering are a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for security awareness.
Please visit popcorntraining.com
Business downtime is over! So too, is high storage costs, siloed data, and difficult access. At Redstor, we’re disrupting the norm and changing everything you know about data storage, backup, and recovery. Our pioneering technology is the first of its kind and provides you with on-demand access to your data from a single control centre (on any device). Simply stream your data in real-time and eradicate business downtime… forever.
See more at: www.redstor.com/en-za.
As the fastest-growing, independent identity and access management (IAM) provider, SailPoint helps hundreds of global organizations securely and effectively deliver and manage user access from any device to data and applications residing in the datacenter, on mobile devices, and in the cloud. The company's innovative product portfolio offers customers an integrated set of core services including identity governance, provisioning, and access management delivered on-premises or from the cloud (IAM-as-a-service).
Please visit www.sailpoint.com
OT-Morpho is now IDEMIA, the global leader in trusted identities for an increasingly digital world. Through Augmented Identity, we empower citizens and consumers alike to interact, pay, connect, travel and vote in ways that are now possible in a connected environment.
For more information visit: www.idemia.com
(ISC)² Gauteng is a chapter of the international non-profit membership association, (ISC)², consisting of certified IT security professionals in Gauteng. (ISC)² offers a portfolio of credentials that are part of a holistic, programmatic approach to security.
Visit: www.isc2chapter-gauteng.co.za
The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) is South Africa’s industry body for IT professionals, and a SAQA recognised and IP3 accredited professional body.
Visit: www.iitpsa.org.za
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