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Cisco Connect Pittsburgh

Formerly known as Cisco Networkers

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Thursday, April 13, 2017
8 AM - 6 PM

Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel at Station Square
300 W Station Square Dr
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Keynote Speaker

Joseph Muniz

Joey Muniz
Security Architect

Joey Muniz is an architect at Cisco Systems and security researcher. He has extensive experience in designing security solutions and architectures for the top Fortune 500 corporations and US Government. Joey’s current role gives him visibility into the latest trends in cyber security from leading vendors and customers. Examples of Joey’s research are his RSA talk titled Social Media Deception quoted by many sources found by searching “Emily Williams Social Engineering” as well as articles in PenTest Magazine regarding various security topics. Joey runs The Security Blogger website, a popular resource for security and product implementation. He is the author and contributor of several publications including a recent Cisco Press book focused on security operations centers (SOC).
Follow Joey at www.thesecurityblogger.com and @SecureBlogger.

Morning

8 - 8:45 AM
Registration and Breakfast
8:45 - 9:30 AM
Keynote Address
9:45 - 10:45 AM
Session 1
11 AM - Noon
Session 2

Afternoon

Noon - 12:30 PM
Lunch
12:30 - 1 PM
Solutions Expo Hall
1 - 2 PM
Session 3
2:15 - 3:15 PM
Session 4
3:30 – 4 PM
Closing Remarks & Raffle*
4 – 6 PM
Happy Hour
Sponsored by Arbor Networks

Hard Rock Cafe
230 W Station Square Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

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Enterprise Networks - Meraki Automation & SD-WAN Session

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Security Architectures for Modern Day Threats

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Tetration - The Increasing Need for Real Time DC Analytics with Pervasive Visibility

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The Secure Internet Edge: Cisco's Secure Internet Gateway

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Simplified Apple Device Onboarding and Wi-Fi Integration

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Cloud Collaboration with Cisco Spark

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Enterprise Networks - Meraki Cloud-Managed Voice & Video Session

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Cisco Spark and Apple iOS

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