Private Event Series
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Date: Wednesday, 19th February 2025
Time: 12pm – 2:30pm (AEDT)
Synopsis and overview of the session
Will passwords ever die, and what does a passwordless future look like? If you’ve ever considered getting rid of passwords, how would you accomplish that across your organization? Join us to learn what moving to a passwordless experience would look like. Learn more about Delinea’s recent research says about passwords and the passwordless (r)evolution.
In this session, Chief Security Scientist and Advisory CISO Joe Carson, will discuss the results of Delinea’s research on the current and future state of passwords. He will share the findings of Delinea’s survey of IT and cybersecurity leaders and share best practices to help you put the findings into context – including busting some password myths.
You’ll learn how passwords are evolving, supplemented by stronger, easier forms of authentication like Multi-Factor Authentication, biometrics, and Artificial Intelligence, and how Privileged Access Management is adapting to meet changing needs. Understanding the workflow, technical, and compliance requirements businesses face will help you design your own strategy for the future.
What will I learn?
- How passwords are evolving
- The difference between passwordless experience and passwordless implementation
- Common obstacles to passwordless adoption
- How companies are using MFA, biometrics, and AI to support authentication
Presenters
Eddie Torres, Enterprise Account Executive, Delinea
Eddie Torres is a seasoned cybersecurity professional with over 10 years of experience helping organisations to secure their digital identities and infrastructure. At Delinea, Eddie specialises in Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), and Endpoint Security, helping businesses in Victoria, Canberra, and Tasmania enhance their cybersecurity posture.
Prior to joining Delinea, Eddie held strategic roles at SailPoint Software and Oracle, where he guided organisations in implementing robust identity governance solutions. His deep understanding of security challenges and practical solutions positions him as a trusted advisor in the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape.
Zeeshan Ilyas, Cybersecurity Solution Engineer, Delinea A/NZ
Zeeshan is the lead Cybersecurity Solution Engineer at Delinea. He has over 15 years of experience and significant achievements in designing/delivering solutions and consulting with a focus on IT security including Privileged Access Management, identity security and access management and compliance management.
His major clients include multi-national financial institutions, large Enterprise and Government agencies and has performed security assessments, as well as security solution redesigns for them.
Zeeshan is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional.
Moderator
Anthony Caruana, Principal Advisor, Focus Network
Anthony Caruana has worked for almost every major masthead in the Australian IT press with his work appearing around the world. As an experienced IT professional – having worked as the lead IT executive in several businesses, he brings a unique insight to his reporting. He is the CEO of Media-Wize and continues to also work as a freelance writer for corporate clients. He is also a regular presenter on radio and television, as well as at events and webinars.
His work has covered the Australian and Asian markets. He writes about enterprise and consumer technology, information security, customer advocacy and the channel.
He also has an extensive career in IT having started his career as a trainer before becoming a business analyst and eventually rising into senior management positions.
His social media profiles are
https://twitter.com/Anthony_Caruana
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-caruana-australia/
About Delinea
Delinea is a pioneer in securing identities through centralised authorisation, making organisations more secure by seamlessly governing their interactions across modern enterprise. It applies context and intelligence throughout the identity lifecycle, covering cloud and traditional infrastructure, data, and SaaS applications to eliminate identity-related threats. Delinea uniquely provides intelligent authorisation for all identities, allowing precise user identification, appropriate access assignment, interaction monitoring, and swift response to irregularities. The Delinea Platform accelerates adoption and boosts productivity, deploying in weeks, not months, requiring just 10% of the resources compared to competitors.
Website: www.delinea.com
Joseph Carson, Chief Security Scientist & Advisory CISO, Delinea
A cybersecurity professional with 25+ years’ experience in Enterprise Security & Infrastructure, Joseph Carson is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP). An active member of the cybersecurity community and a frequent speaker at cybersecurity events globally, Joseph is also an adviser to several governments and cybersecurity conferences. (ISC)² Information Security Leadership Award (ISLA®) Americas Winner 2018.
Andrew Milroy, VP and Head of Research, Focus Network
Andrew Milroy leads the research and advisory business at Focus Network. His work involves empowering organisations to make decisions more effectively with data-driven insights — derived from Focus Network’s communities.
He is a well-known and respected thought leader and speaker in the APAC region. With more than two decades of leadership experience in the technology sector, Andrew has worked with clients in a variety of tech domains including cybersecurity, IoT, supply chain automation, eCommerce, fintech, cloud computing, AI, and customer experience — and EHS and HR management.
He was recently an adjunct lecturer at ESSEC Business School, Asia Pacific where he taught technology and cybersecurity strategy to Masters students.
Andrew has held regional leadership roles — predominantly based in Singapore — with Frost & Sullivan and Ovum (now Omdia). Prior to working in Singapore, Andrew gained invaluable technology knowledge and experience while working in Europe and the United States.
Andrew is frequently invited to speak, chair and moderate at major technology events. He has also been quoted on global broadcast media, including BBC, CNBC, Bloomberg and Channel News Asia.
Andrew has a BSc from Newcastle University (UK), an MA from Middlesex University (UK) and an MBA from MGSM (Australia). He also a qualified teacher of English as a foreign language.
Agenda at a glance
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm – Registration & networking
4.00 pm – 4.05pm – Welcome address
4.05 pm – 5.15pm – 3 course lunch served4.05 pm – 4.45pm – Embracing disruption in the financial services industry: A Privacy versus Security conundrum – Amanda Chan, BlackBerry
4.45 pm – 5.15pm – Demo
5.15pm – 5.45pm – Discussion
5.45 pm – 6pm – Closing remarks
