Cybersecurity keynote event
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. | Virtual
- 7:00 p.m. | Welcome
- 7:15 p.m. | Keynote presentation
- 8:00 p.m. | Q&A
- 8:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks
Keynote by Kathy Macdonald, M.O.M., MSc., CPP
Cybercrime: Awareness, Prevention, and Response
The more we learn about cybercrime, the better decisions we can make when we are online. Kathy's experience in law enforcement and cyber investigations, provide a real-world glimpse into the criminal element of the Internet. She discusses social engineering tactics, techniques and procedures, and how they are used often in cyber attacks. She discusses the high impact threat from ransomware and spear phishing, and the subsequent risk placed on personally identifiable information when it is sold in the Dark Web. She also presents examples of how the pandemic has led to an exponential increase in online fraud, extortion, revenge porn, and youth and child online sexual abuse. Kathy speaks about the widespread privacy risks impacting the sensitive data found on mobile devices, and emerging security risks involving IoT devices. Her actionable advice reminds Internet users of the importance of being proactive, and responding promptly and effectively to cyber-related incidents.
Kathy Macdonald, M.O.M., MSc., CPP
Kathy Macdonald is a retired police officer with the Calgary Police Service, with almost three decades of investigative and crime prevention experience. She is an online instructor at the University of Calgary, she conduct Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) investigations, and is a popular speaker with the Speaker's Bureau of Canada.
Kathy recently published Cybercrime: Awareness, Prevention, and Response, a comprehensive Canadian resource talking about how cybercrime affects individuals, businesses, governments, institutions, and organizations. (emond.ca/CAPR)
In 2009, the Governor General of Canada, invested Kathy with the Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, M.O.M., in recognition to her commitment to cybercrime prevention. Kathy was recently awarded one of the Top 20 Women in Cyber Security 2020.
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