As many local businesses are forced to streamline or even halt their operations due to the on-going pandemic, it is not a surprise that cybercriminals continuously thrive more creatively and strategically than ever. The need for any enterprise to transform has become urgently necessary, more especially with the abrupt and unexpected emergence of the “new normal.”
According to Cybersecurity experts in the Trend Micro 2020 Mid-Year Security Report, “The pandemic did not just change the way businesses — and subsequently, their employees — operate; the nature of certain criminal activities have also changed in this time of isolation.”
“Trend Micro’s mission is to make the internet a safer place, and we will continue to proactively disrupt cybercriminal activities. We’ve never felt more motivated to work toward this mission as people need protection during such times as these. Mutual help and support are extremely important for our goal to succeed.”
Elevate Beyond the Ordinary
Organizations must accept the need for transformation now, more than ever. Now is the time for Information Technology (IT) professionals to be armed not only with the right tools but also with the best knowledge and skills. Acting as cyber defenders, IT professionals must elevate to facilitate their businesses’ transformation in the most rapid, seamless, and secure way possible.
The upcoming fourth edition of the annual Decode PH conference, with this year’s theme “Elevate: Transform Rapidly, Seamlessly, Securely” will go fully virtual from 10 to 12 November 2020. Yes, what used to be a single day event has grown to a full 3-day summit.
Decode 2020 aims to gather over 3,000 Filipino IT experts from various organizations from all over the globe. The 3-day conference will give attendees up-to-date information about the threat landscape, industry trends, and new technologies for the participants’ further empowerment amid interesting times.
Decode 2020 Sessions
As the Decode 2020 summit goes virtual, the number of sessions has expanded to more than double — from 15 in the previous edition to 40 this year. Each of the 30-minute sessions will be streamed one by one, instead of simultaneously — far from how it was done physically in the previous three years.
This year’s Decode PH will be highlighted by keynote sessions from:
- Hathaway Global, LLC President Melissa Hathaway, who will discuss the way digital infrastructures are responding to ‘new normal’ demands;
- SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Trusted Technology Principal Philip Casanova, who will share timeless principles he learned in his over two-decade journey as a Philippine-based cybersecurity professional; and
- Trend Micro Director and Data Scientist for Threat Research Jon Oliver, who will share his assessment of the ongoing evolution of the malware and security landscapes.
Moreover, Decode 2020 will also feature sidetracks outside the regular sessions. As a virtual conference, it will also introduce new features like the virtual lounge where participants can do their networking via a chat box during breaks. At the same time, Decode will be emerging as a community aside from being an annual summit. Successful registrants will be able to keep their accounts for a year so they can readily playback the summit sessions anytime and possibly interact with other IT professionals in the network.
Tickets to attend Decode 2020 are FREE! Simply visit the official Decode 2020 website at https://decodeph.com/ now to register.