Building Better Defenses: Engineering for the Human Factor

Presented at LocoMocoSec 2018, April 6, 2018, 4:40 p.m. (40 minutes).

In this talk, Allison Miller will explore how today's defenders are evolving from a relatively simple model — isolation- and perimeter-based — into a more dynamic and flexible form that enables interconnectivity and data flows across independent environments, in real time and at scale. Upleveling our game in defense requires a more sophisticated approach to deflecting exploits and vulns, but also means designing for the "human factor": mapping out complex sets of incentives, designing for interdependencies, and inventing new approaches to thinking about security, risk, & trust. Allison will discuss ideas for the next wave of security engineers and practitioners, including lessons learned from applying big data plus ML/AI in developing real-time risk modeling & algorithmic defense, and how today's defenders are rewriting the playbooks on protecting the end-user zone.

Presenters:

  • Allison Miller
    Allison Miller leads the engineering efforts for Bank of America's information security organization. With over 15 years of building teams and technology that protect people and platforms, Allison is known for her expertise in designing and implementing real-time risk prevention and detection systems running at internet-scale. Prior to her current role, Miller held technical and leadership roles in security, risk analytics, and payments/commerce at Google, Electronic Arts, Tagged/MeetMe, PayPal/eBay, and Visa International. Miller speaks internationally on security, fraud and risk, co-chaired of the O’Reilly Security Conference, is a Trustee for the Center for Cyber Safety and Education, and has held board roles with ISC(2), SIRA, and Keypoint Credit Union.

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