Join us for December's Eventbrite Tech Talk on Security!



AGENDA

6:00 Doors Open, Dinner & Drinks

6:30 Welcome by Paul Pieralde, Director of Security at Eventbrite

6:40 Talk 1: Philip James: "Safe-ish by Default: How the Django Security Model Protects Your Apps, and How to Make It Better"

7:00 Talk 2: Jon Todd: "Encryption Key Storage with AWS KMS at Okta"

8:00 Mix & Mingle, play some pingpong or hit up the arcade

TALK 1 Safe-ish by Default: How the Django Security Model Protects Your Apps, and How to Make It Better

This talk will be a deep-dive into the Django security model, and everything it does by default to make your apps safe. We'll be doing a rundown of what's enabled on a base Django install, some best practices to make your app even more safe, and some third-party packages and tools to lock down your Django Application.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER Philip is a Senior Software Engineer at Eventbrite. In his spare time, he writes novels, makes twitter bots, and gives technical talks. He used to run a webcomic, but there's just no money in it, you know? Philip is a refugee from the video games industry, and wishes anyone still there the best of luck. Philip believes in the Web.

TALK 2 Encryption Key Storage with AWS KMS at Okta

One of the biggest challenges in writing code that manages encrypted data is developing a secure model for obtaining keys and rotating them when an administrator leaves. AWS Key Management Service (KMS) changes the equation by offering key management as a service, enabling a number of security improvements over conventional key storage methods. Jon Todd will show how Okta uses the KMS API to secure a multi-region system serving thousands of customers. This talk is oriented toward developers looking to secure their applications and simplify key management.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Jon leads the architecture team at Okta with a focus on driving innovation, scalability and security. Prior to Okta, he was the lead architect at Structural Investment Management and was responsible for overall system design, security and scalability of a platform which managed over $2BN in assets. Before Structural, Jon founded Adventex Design which developed SAAS search and CRM products for real estate companies. Jon has a B.A. in Computer Science and Economics from Bowdoin College.

NOTE: Bike parking is available on the 7th floor so come on up. The talks will be recorded and published on the Eventbrite engineering blog after the event.