paula januszkiewicz

• Hacker's Perspective on New Risks: Revising Security Priorities
  Januszkiewicz explores the dark side of rapid digital transformation. She demonstrates how hackers and cybercriminals exploit infrastructure with extreme precision, utilizing advanced phishing attacks, credential theft, ransomware distribution, and modern vendor-controlled system bypasses. Audiences gain insight on how to detect and intercept these moves within their own monitoring systems.

• Attacks of the Industry: The Two-Sided Application of AI in Cyber Operations

  While AI serves as a powerful defense mechanism, it acts as a highly dangerous weapon in the hands of malicious actors. Januszkiewicz analyzes how AI automates vulnerability discovery, accelerates the generation of advanced malware, and drives sophisticated facial and vocal impersonation attacks. She delivers real-world case studies and live hacking demonstrations to prepare organizations for AI-driven threats.

• Active Directory & Identity Under Siege: Real-World Incident Recovery

  Identity structures remain the primary target for modern ransomware campaigns. Januszkiewicz walks through actual disaster recovery missions, detailing how misconfigured access tiers, privileged access abuse, and weak Active Directory configurations lead to catastrophic enterprise-wide compromises. She provides actionable, low-overhead guidelines to establish Zero Trust and secure "Tier0" systems.

speaker Bio: 

Paula Januszkiewicz is a world-class cybersecurity expert, penetration tester, and enterprise security strategist who serves as the CEO and Founder of CQURE and CQURE Academy. Over her twenty-year career in the security domain, she has scaling CQURE from a localized Polish firm established in 2008 into a global power with active hubs in New York, Dubai, Warsaw, and Zug. A highly sought-after advisor for enterprise boards and governmental organizations, she actively serves on the Technical Advisory Board at NatWest/Royal Bank of Scotland, leveraging her deep operational insights to govern macroeconomic technological risks.

A graduate of the prestigious Harvard Business School (2017), Januszkiewicz stands as one of the few individuals worldwide granted authorized access to the Windows source code, providing her with an unparalleled understanding of operating system internals. Her outstanding technical depth and charismatic stage presence have earned her consistent top ratings at the world's largest technical conferences. She was named the No. 1 Speaker at Microsoft Ignite (beating out 1,100 presenters) and Black Hat Asia, and regularly dominates the top-voted slots at the RSA Conference, GITEX, and LEAP, captivating audiences of thousands with her trademark live-hacking demonstrations.

Summary (Core Conviction):

Januszkiewicz’s singular power on stage is that she does not rely on slides or abstract threat statistics—she hacks live, demonstrating the exact anatomy of an attack in real time. Her core philosophy centers on the immediate, operational validation of defenses: if your organization hasn't actively tested its systems against real hacker methods, your compliance checkmarks are meaningless. Backed by her elite clearance to OS source codes, she breaks down complex system architectures into clear, actionable hardening protocols for CIOs, CISOs, and non-technical board members alike. She offers event organizers a rare combination of top-tier executive authority and edge-of-your-seat live demonstrations.

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