Build Systems that Drive Business
Sep 30–Oct 1, 2018: Training
Oct 1–3, 2018: Tutorials & Conference
New York, NY
Laurent Gil

Laurent Gil
Security Product Strategy Architect, Oracle Dyn

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Laurent Gil is a security product strategy architect at Oracle Dyn, an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure global business unit. Previously, Laurent was the cofounder of Zenedge (acquired by Oracle in March 2018) and CEO and cofounder of Ukraine-based Viewdle, which focused on machine learning and computer vision (acquired by Google in 2012). Laurent holds a doctorate honoris causa from the Cybernetic Institute of Ukraine, an MBA from the Wharton School, an MSc in computer science and signal processing from Supélec, a postgraduate degree in management from the Collègedes Ingénieurs in Paris, and a BS in mathematics (summa cum laude) from the University of Bordeaux.

Sessions

9:25am–9:35am Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Securing the edge: Understanding and managing security events (sponsored by Oracle Dyn)
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 Location: Grand Ballroom Level: Beginner
Laurent Gil (Oracle Dyn)
Average rating: ****.
(4.75, 4 ratings)
Laurent Gil shares the latest cybersecurity research findings based on real-world security operations along with innovative approaches to managing and mitigating security events at the cloud edge. Read more.
11:35am–12:15pm Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Bot or human? Applying machine learning to combating the bot epidemic (sponsored by Oracle Dyn)
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 Location: Sutton Center Level: Beginner
Laurent Gil (Oracle Dyn)
Bots now make up over 50% of website traffic and have become the primary source of malicious application attacks, from DDoS to sophisticated intrusions. Laurent Gil lays out what you need to know about bot traffic, different types of bots, and real-world applications of ML and AI to identify and defeat malicious bots. Read more.
2:25pm–3:05pm Tuesday, October 2, 2018
API security: What you absolutely need to know now (sponsored by Oracle Dyn)
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 Location: Sutton Center Level: Beginner
Laurent Gil (Oracle Dyn)
API-based integration is fundamental to business strategy and continued success, but the explosion of APIs is creating incremental security risks that must be addressed. Laurent Gil explains why API security is quickly becoming a key cross-cutting concern for everyone from DevOps to the CISO. Read more.