Abbas Kudrati of Microsoft

The biggest challenge for practitioners today is to enable greater flexibility for a remote workforce while being fully compliant and secure. The "zero trust" model can play a critical role, but implementing it is a daunting task, and there's no "one size fits all" approach to making the transition to a zero trust architecture. This session provides a practical approach to adopting zero trust, outlining the strategy, the possibilities for leveraging existing investments and the need for new investments.
The session discusses:
* Progress toward adopting the zero trust model;
* Limiting exposure of sensitive data in light of the remote workforce and targeted attacks and new cybercrime scams;
* Meeting stringent regulatory requirements for critical data while also devising a plan for boundary-less security.

Biography:

Abbas Kudrati, a long-time cybersecurity practitioner and CISO, is Microsoft Asia‚ Lead Chief Cybersecurity Advisor for the Security Solutions Area. In addition to his work at Microsoft, he serves as an executive advisor to Deakin University, LaTrobe University, HITRUST ASIA, EC Council ASIA, and several security and technology start-ups. He supports the broader security community through his work with ISACA Chapters and student mentorship.

He is the bestselling author of books such as, Threat Hunting in the Cloud‚ by Wiley, Zero Trust and Journey Across the Digital Estate‚ by CRC Press, and Managing Risks in Digital Transformation‚ by Packt. He is also the Technical Editor for the books‚ Effective Crisis Management‚ by BPB and ‚ IoT Security with Microsoft Defender for IoT by Packt.

He is also a part-time Professor of Practice with LaTrobe University and a keynote speaker on Zero-Trust, Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Governance, Risk, and Compliance.

Address:Melbourne, Australia