Paula Januszkiewicz & Sami Laiho
Lessons From the Field: 20 Steps to Harden Your Infrastructure
Duration: 1 day
Instructors: Paula Januszkiewicz & Sami Laiho
Language: English
As part of Paula's and Sami's sessions at AppManagEvent 2025 on October 10, you have the possibility to attend this 1-day workshop the day before the event.
The workshop includes a free ticket to AppManagEvent.
Cyber threats are evolving at an alarming pace, making it necessary for organizations to constantly strengthen their defenses. Infrastructure must be both secure and agile—without one, the other is at risk. Failing to adapt can lead to severe financial, operational, legal, and reputational damage. The question is: are you prepared?
In this exclusive full-day workshop, world-renowned cybersecurity experts Paula Januszkiewicz and Sami Laiho will guide you through real-world attack scenarios and provide practical defense strategies to strengthen your security posture. You’ll witness the latest hacking techniques firsthand and learn how to counteract modern threats before they affect your organization.
At the heart of this session is a comprehensive 20-step checklist, designed to help organizations systematically harden their infrastructure. We will try different approaches, such as adopting a Zero Trust model, strengthening Privileged Access Management, and securing Active Directory to prevent identity-based attacks. From enhancing endpoint security to refining monitoring and response tactics, every aspect of your defense strategy will be put to the test.
This is more than just theory—it’s a practical opportunity to learn directly from two of the most respected experts in the field. Walk away with not just clever insights, but a concrete action plan to start fortifying your security right away.
Cyber threats are advancing—are you? Secure your spot today and take the first step toward a stronger, more resilient infrastructure.
Benefit from this unique opportunity to listen to Paula and Sami share their expertise to help you grasp the evolving cybersecurity landscape of 2025.
Paula Januszkiewicz
CEO of CQURE Inc., Security Expert, Penetration Tester and Trainer, Microsoft MVP, and Microsoft Regional Director.
Paula Januszkiewicz is an experienced cybersecurity expert, CEO, and founder of CQURE Inc. and CQURE Academy. She is an honorable Microsoft Regional Director for CEE, an Enterprise Security MVP, and a top-rated conference speaker at events such as Microsoft Ignite, RSA, Black Hat, and more. Her presentation was voted the best at Black Hat Asia Briefings 2019. In 2017, she graduated from Harvard Business School.
Paula has over 18 years of experience in the field, including performing penetration tests, consulting, and delivering sessions and trainings. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge and has created security awareness programs for various organizations, including top management. Paula is also a member of the Technical Advisory Board at the Royal Bank of Scotland and has been granted access to the source code of Windows.
Sami Laiho
Windows OS Expert, MVP
Sami Laiho is the Chief Research Officer at Adminize.com and one of the world’s leading professionals in Windows OS troubleshooting and Security. Sami has been working with and teaching OS troubleshooting, management, and security for more than 25 years.
At Ignite 2018, Sami’s “Behind the Scenes: How to build a conference winning session” and “Sami Laiho: 45 Life Hacks of Windows OS in 45 minutes” sessions were ranked as #1 and #2 out of 1708 sessions!! This was the first time in the history of the conference that anyone has been able to do this.
Before that, at Ignite 2017, the world’s biggest Microsoft event, Sami was evaluated as the Best External Speaker!
Also, Sami’s sessions were evaluated as the Best session in TechEd North America, Europe and Australia in 2014, at Nordic Infrastructure Conference in 2016, 2017 and 2019 plus a valued contributor at AppManagEvent
Location
Culemborg (NL)
Date:
Thursday 9 Ocotober, 2025
09:00-17:00, CET
Days:
1
Price:
€ 595,00
Note:
Early bird rate for this session is 595 EUR including a ticket to AppManagEvent 2025 on October 10.
After June 1, 2025 the regular price of 695 EUR will apply (still including a AppManagEvent 2025 ticket on October 10!).