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IT Hot Topics Conference 2020 is being rescheduled due to COVID-19.
The IT Hot Topics Conference, hosted by Carolina Advanced Digital and industry partners, is one of the most unique technology and security events in the area. An event that started as a technical user group in 2002, the IT Hot Topics Conference has blossomed in to a full-featured conference, with internationally-recognized speakers, trainings, and technical content unparalleled in the area.
This fun and intimate event brings together a few hundred IT and security professionals from across North Carolina, the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions, and offers hand-picked content based on attendee requests, exceptional peer networking, and technical content that transcends sales-driven conferences and seminars.
Call for Speakers – https://www.papercall.io/itht2020
Join us for the first of our Thursday Tech Talk series with the Carolina Advanced Digital crew. In this episode, we have a friend from Mist joining us to talk about returning safely to work with contact and proximity tracing inside the organization, how it’s different than the public-private app partnerships, and then we’ll hop over to a demo of Mist’s AI-based Wi-Fi, show you what’s going on in our office, and offer a sneak peek at some upcoming news.
In our third shorter episode, we’ll take a vendor-neutral look at the Wi-Fi technology and trends shaping today and tomorrow. Join Shital and Jen for the latest trends in WiFi 6 (802.11ax), WiFi 6e, cloud-managed solutions, security integrations, CBRS, and more. We’ll talk about what’s real, what’s hype, and how to start planning for what’s on the horizon. Since it’s a shorter session we’ll try to manage Q&A throughout. Hosted by Jennifer Minella.
- 802.11ax/Wi-Fi 6, features and how/when to upgrade
- Update on wired needs for Wi-Fi
- New security standards, WPA3, Open Enhanced, and SAE
- On the horizon Wi-Fi 6e and what you should know
- Non-Wi-Fi wireless, CBRS and Private LTE moving in
- The real scoop on BLE, Location Services, and Contact/Proximity Tracing
- Today’s hot topic- MAC randomization, impact on guest portals, BYOD, and NAC; what behavior OS’s have, and how to work around it
- COVID and Wi-Fi, supporting expansions, pop-ups and more
- What’s new from our partners- Aruba’s announcements of AOS 10, Fortinet and the future of legacy Meru controllers, what’s cooking at Mist
Join our team at UNC Cause and see a special presentation. Carolina Advanced Digital will be sponsoring, exhibiting, and speaking at the UNC Cause 2020.
Carolina Advanced Digital is an exhibiting sponsor of the NCLGISA Fall Symposium! Visit our booth for fun, games, and prizes. Also check out our mini-sessions each day before and after the main content.
Tweet with us at @cadinc using event tag #nclgisa.
Wed, Oct 21st, 9:30-11:00am
Email and Endpoint Security mini-sessions
Roundtable discussion followed by technology updates on Barracuda email security and domain spoofing protection, plus SentinelOne next gen AV. Session hosted by Bre and partner engineers.
Thurs, Oct 22nd, 3:45-4:45pm
Troubleshooting with Mist and Location Services
Technology updates on Mist’s new “self-driving network” for wired and wireless AI-managed infrastructure, plus location services overview. Sessions presented by Jennifer and Shital from Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc.
Fri, Oct 23rd, 1:00-2:00pm
Zero Trust, Micro-segmentation, and NAC
Roundtable on network access control, dynamic segmentation, and zero trust networks followed by a demo of Fortinet FortiNAC. Hosted by Bre and Network Security Engineers from Carolina Advanced Digital.
Carolina Advanced Digital is proud to be an exhibiting sponsor of the NCET conference. Note NCET was rescheduled from March 2020 to November due to COVID-19 response.
Come see our sessions!
- “New Self-Driving Networks with Mist Wi-Fi”
- “Case Studies: NAC Use Cases in K12”
eRate 2021: Aruba Solutions Overview for K12 (Wi-Fi, edge switches, and ClearPass). Based on your pre-event feedback, we’ll cover some or all of the following topics:
- Aruba WiFi 6 solutions
- Aruba WiFi management options, Central Cloud, AirWave, and controllers
- New and upcoming from Aruba (what to expect after your funding and ordering)
- New Aruba CX edge switches and NetEdit
- Brief overview of Aruba ClearPass for authentication and NAC
- Q&A
eRate 2021: Mist & Juniper Solutions Overview for K12 (Wi-Fi, edge switches, and Marvis)
- Mist’s AI-driven network management and benefits of the cloud
- Deploying, monitoring, and troubleshooting Wi-Fi with Mist cloud
- Comparison of pricing and features to other solutions and architectures (e.g. controller)
- Short intro to managing edge switches in the cloud
- Optional location services plus contact and proximity tracing (with built-in BLE array)
- Q&A
eRate 2021: Fortinet Solutions Overview for K12 (firewalls, remote access, and more). Based on your pre-event survey of topic interests, we’ll talk about some or all of the following:
- Firewalls, filtering, and gateway security
- When and how to use sandbox technology for K12
- Email security
- When and why you need SSL inspection
- Secure remote access
- SD-WAN
- Other security, NAC, SIEM
- Q&A
When it comes to securing an organization’s network infrastructure, there are so many questions to answer.
How secure is your Wi-Fi? How up to date is your security knowledge? Is my organization at risk?
Join Juniper Networks’ technical experts and Jennifer Minella, VP of Engineering & Security, at Carolina Advanced Digital, Inc. as they discuss security essentials every Wi-Fi engineer should know and unravel:
- What are the network security essentials every Wi-Fi pro should know?
- How can you prevent Wi-Fi network breaches?
- What are the Top 5 Wi-Fi attacks from pen testers?
We’ll also host a 15-minute panel between Jen and Juniper experts to discuss WPA3, the latest in Wi-Fi security.
- What is WPA3 and where is it today?
- When should I adopt WPA3 and what are the caveats?