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.
Presentation on: Top 5 Security Concepts for WLAN Pros
by: Jennifer Minella, Carolina Advanced Digital
A dive into the key areas every Wi-Fi Pro and CWSP should know, plus a look at today’s emerging security advancements such as elliptic curve crypto (ECC) and how it impacts wireless. Topics cover both conceptual knowledge and real-world tips and tricks learned from scores of deployments in various environments, including deploying 802.1X, configuring RADIUS and EAP methods, PKI and certificates overview, security monitoring in Wi-Fi, and an obligatory but brief touchpoint on Wi-Fi 6’s security enhancements.
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
Yes, you read correctly, join Carolina Advanced Digital and SentinelOne and get a $50 Amazon card just for listening in. We are partnering with SentinelOne to talk about why legacy anti-virus consistently fails to recognize these new threats, and how next-gen antivirus is designed to future proof your security investment. Only a select group of our customers are invited, so you will have an opportunity to talk with others about pain points and ask our expert the tough questions. Lucky you!
About SentinelOne Demo of Next-gen Antivirus solution:
- Real Time Endpoint Protection
- Active Detection Response
- Cloud Delivered IoT Discovery & Control
- Native Cloud Security
Hurry, spots are limited and registration link is provided by invitation only or upon request from qualifying organizations.
Join Tech Talk episode 4 with the Carolina Advanced Digital crew. In this episode, Jen along with Dan and Mark (or whoever she can grab) will take a look back at the chaos of COVID-19 as organizations scrambled to work through remote access and the cleanup we need to do afterwards. Hosted by Jennifer Minella.
PUT SECURITY ON THE FRONT BURNER
The topic of security never grows old. In fact, you need the freshest information possible to keep your company’s data safe.
That’s why Carolina Advanced Digital, HPE, Nvidia, and Intel® invite you to a 90-minute virtual Security Roadshow session on October 1, 2020, with the latest info on server security.
• The first hour will feature presentations from HPE, Nvidia, and Intel covering topics that are vital for your security.
• Then, for the final 30 minutes, master chef Pawley Boboli will help you prepare dinner as he shows you how to put dry rubs to work in your kitchen.
• And to make it work for you, just for registering, we’ll send you gift packs of meats and dry rub so you can follow along.
Put security on the front burner with Carolina Advanced Digital, HPE, Nvidia, and Intel.
Request your invitation for the virtual experience today.
Agenda (Eastern time)
• 4:00–4:30 p.m.: HPE security presentation
• 4:30–4:45 p.m.: Intel presentation
• 4:45–5:00 p.m.: Nvidia presentation
• 5:00–5:30 p.m.: Cooking experience