George Abou-Samra
Principal Consultant and Security Practice Lead, ProServeIT
George Abou-Samra is a Principal Consultant and Security Practice Lead at ProServeIT. As Security Consultant, George's primary focus revolves around ensuring that ProServeIT's customers and organizations in general are made aware of the increase in cybersecurity risks, as well as providing guidance on what to do to better secure their organizations from threats and bad actors. George's extensive technical background is supplemented by his expertise in white-hat hacking, gaining a better understanding of the methods that hackers would employ to break into a customer's environment, and utilizing that knowledge to better protect the customers he works with on securing vulnerable points of entry. When George isn't working, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing basketball, and hiking through the beautiful trails in Ontario and Canada.
Sessions by George:
The Future of Cybersecurity - The Best Offence is a Great Defense!
Recommended for: IT Professionals and Leaders
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST
Non-profits and charities are one of the most highly targeted industries -not just for what they do, but for their connections such as their donors, partners, and volunteers. Microsoft Azure Sentinel, a Cloud-native security information and events manager, takes a proactive approach with AI-based components to help your organization monitor, identify, and respond to viable threats in your network. Join this session to see how you can get an additional “set of eyes” to protect what you can’t see and understand why this is so critical to non-profits and charities.
Rethink Mailbox Security to Defeat Modern-Day Threats
Recommended for: IT Professionals and Leaders
Time: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST
Email communication is the most common method of business communication. Unfortunately, it's also the most common avenue for a threat actor to attack your IT environment. By securing your inbox, you can make your organization less of a target for phishing scams, ransomware, and malicious codes. A hacking demonstration in this session will show you how you can guard your employees’ inbox, often the first entry point to your organization’s IT environment and reduce your chances of becoming a victim of cybercrime.