Agenda

In the modern threat landscape, a single malicious link is often just the entryway into a sophisticated, multi-layered financial ecosystem. For investigators, the trail doesn’t end at the malware execution; it leads into the increasingly complex world of encrypted messaging platforms that function as their own parallel networks.

This session provides a “play-by-play” forensic breakdown of a live cryptocurrency scam investigation. Led by a Network Intrusion Forensics Analyst from the U.S. Secret Service, we will deconstruct the anatomy of an attack from the initial infection vector to the final laundering stages.

Attendees will gain insight into:

• The Initial Pivot: How forensic artifacts from malware lead investigators directly into the heart of Telegram-based command and control structures.
• The Telegram Infrastructure: An exploration of the app’s evolution into a decentralized ecosystem, featuring its own internal currency and parallel network capabilities.
• The Crypto Lifecycle: How scammers leverage decentralized finance (DeFi) to move and obfuscate illicit funds.
• Investigative Methodology: Real-world techniques used by federal analysts to map out global scam networks operating within “untraceable” apps.

Join us for a deep dive into the digital underground, where we strip away the layers of encryption to reveal the machinery of modern financial crime.

In the high-stakes world of healthcare cybersecurity, there are rarely perfect solutions—only difficult trade-offs. Join us for an unscripted, high-energy session where top Health Sector leaders face off on the industry’s toughest hypothetical scenarios.

Moderated in a rapid-fire game show format, our panelists will be presented with difficult “Would You Rather” choices ranging from ransomware dilemmas and legacy IoT risks to budget constraints and insider threats. They won’t just pick a side; they have to defend it.

Attendees will gain a unique window into the minds of security leaders, understanding how they weigh patient safety against data privacy, and operational uptime against regulatory compliance. Come ready to vote on who makes the best case for the worst situations.

Healthcare is no longer on the sidelines of global conflict; it is a primary target. This session connects the dots between global geopolitical volatility and the immediate risks to hospital operations and patient safety. We will examine how conflicts involving major players like Russia, China, and the EU are reshaping the cyber threat landscape, specifically targeting medical research, critical infrastructure, and the healthcare supply chain.

The discussion will pivot to the “internal” threat, analyzing the rapid evolution of AI in diagnostics and administration, and the resulting privacy minefield. From financially motivated ransomware gangs to state-aligned actors seeking to disrupt care, we will profile the adversaries threatening the sector. Join us for a 2026 outlook that moves beyond compliance, offering a battle-tested framework for maintaining resilience in the face of global instability.

As Generative AI accelerates synthetic data creation, the healthcare sector faces critical risks in telemedicine fraud and provider impersonation. In this session, I will introduce the AUC Framework—a practical model for designing trust signals in identity systems. Drawing from large-scale infrastructure experience at LinkedIn and Oracle Health Sciences, we will explore leveraging metadata, cryptographic provenance, and AI-based verification to distinguish legitimate providers from synthetic actors. Attendees will gain architectural strategies to preserve trust and compliance within an increasingly AI-mediated healthcare ecosystem.

This session explores how human behavior in digital environments directly shapes modern cyber risk. Drawing from the research of forensic cyberpsychologist and author Mary Aiken, this talk reveals why people think, react, trust, click, overshare, and make decisions differently online — and how attackers exploit those predictable patterns. Participants will learn how digital psychology influences threat exposure, identity compromise, misinformation, social engineering, and organizational security culture. Attendees will walk away with practical, human-centered strategies for building safer digital environments and strengthening security programs by aligning controls with real human behavior.