Chris Howser

Biography

Chris Howser is an information security manager responsible for managing four teams conducting application penetration testing at a large financial institution. Previously he was an information security architect specializing in the design of application security controls for Internet exposed applications. He also has development experience with a variety of client/server, web, mobile, and mainframe applications. Chris holds two patents for authentication of networked computer applications. He received his B.S. with a major in Computer Science from East Tennessee State University.

Presentation Title

Managing Application Zero Day Vulnerabilities

Presentation Overview

How do the growing number of dependencies in the forefront of your environment leave you exposed?

Christopher and Adrian will provide an overview of application incident response from both a management and engineering point of view and how those viewpoints interact to form a cohesive approach. Learn how adversarial simulation is a key part of understanding a vulnerability in the enterprise, particularly through the shortcomings that present themselves in vendor and researcher provided vulnerability announcements and advisories during emergencies. We will cover important organizational activities that are necessary for application vulnerability response and defense. Additionally, supporting controls and testing support measures will be covered, such rapid test and tooling automation techniques.