08:30 Doors Open
09:00 – 17.00 Masterclass sessions

Last year's Masterclasses were a resounding success, attracting over 250 attendees to our three concurrent sessions, each led by esteemed experts. We are pleased to continue the tradition of offering a pre-day with three distinct classes. To take full advantage of these exclusive sessions, ensure you secure a full event ticket, as access to these invaluable opportunities is only available with comprehensive admission.

Stay tuned for more information about speakers and sessions for the pre-conference of NIC Empower 2024!

Mastering Hybrid Cloud with Azure Arc: Architecture, Deployment, and Hands-On Experience

Unlock the full potential of your on-premises infrastructure by integrating it with the cloud using Azure Arc. This comprehensive masterclass combines theory and practice to guide you through the architecture patterns that optimize your existing systems while embracing cloud innovation.

Through in-depth learning and interactive hands-on labs, you will discover how to deploy, manage, and scale cloud-native services across hybrid environments seamlessly. Engage with experts in real-time, gain practical experience, and learn how to leverage Azure Arc as a unified control plane for operational efficiency and security across your entire infrastructure.

Building a Resilient Hybrid IT-Infrastructure - Minimize the Impact of a Breach

The common factor in most breach cases is misconfigured infrastructure, leading to downtime ranging from hours to several weeks. This raises the age-old question, "What could we have done differently to prevent this?"

Based on over 33,000 hours of Incident Response engagements spanning more than 210 cases last year alone, we will show you how to build your IT infrastructure in a resilient manner to delay and detect the bad actors before they can do any actual damage.

Advanced Threat Hunting Techniques: Tracking Down Hackers with AI Support

This is an intensive hands-on course covering the general approach to forensics and incident handling, network forensics, important aspects of Windows Internals, memory and storage analysis, detecting indicators of compromise, and a proper way of reporting. The course includes the integration of AI support to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of forensic analysis. It provides the skills necessary to find, collect, and correctly preserve data, analyze it, and get to know as much about the incident as possible, leveraging AI tools to identify patterns, automate repetitive tasks, and provide deeper insights into complex data sets.