Bytes & Bites breakout: Cisco engineer on critical cybersecurity trends

Joseph Muniz, an architect and security researcher with Cisco, is bringing his extensive experience designing security solutions and architectures to Bytes & Bites 2021. During his 12:30PM breakout session, Joseph will talk about these cybersecurity trends:

• Trends in what�s next. Organizations may have certain investments but SASE is going to force a change in thinking.
• Trends in cyberthreats. Better understand chain exploitation through real-world examples of hacking back and reverse engineering malware.
• Trends in best practices. Gain a better understanding of popular guidelines such as zero trust and NIST that impact requirements like CMMC.

#### Cybersecurity breakout with Joseph Muniz 12:30PM Central Oct. 21, 2021 Finley Center in Hoover, Alabama

Bytes & Bites 2021 is the premiere event for IT and business leaders in Birmingham and beyond. At this free Oct. 21 event at the Finley Center, you�ll rub shoulders with Birmingham's best and brightest IT professionals, dive into thought-provoking panels, and soak up insights from some of the region's foremost technology leaders.

Joseph is a researcher and industry thought leader who speaks regularly at international conferences, writes for technical magazines and is involved with developing training for various industry certifications. He runs thesecurityblogger.com website, a popular resource for security and product implementation. He is the author and contributor of several publications including topics ranging from security best practices to exploitation tactics. Joseph�s latest title, �The Modern Security Operations Center� was released in 2021 with a new title on deploying VPN technology coming early 2022.