Decode 2022: Detect & Respond

Cybersecurity leader Trend Micro is hosting its annual cybersecurity conference titled DECODE 2022: Detect & Respond on November 28-29, 2022. At this year's two-day virtual event, Trend Micro brings together top professionals and experts from cybersecurity to discuss industry trends, case studies, and security best practices.


Decode 2022: Detect & Respond will feature six main presentations and over 40 sessions across four main tracks. Attendees will learn about current and relevant developments in the security industry, including emerging threats and vulnerabilities, deep fakes, fake news, fraud and spam, IoT and critical infrastructure, and threat hunting and incident response.

One of the speakers at DECODE 2022: Detect & Respond is Jay Yaneza, Director of Global Operations at Trend Micro. As a director of Trend Micro, he brings deep knowledge and years of experience in cyber threat research, security operations center (SOC) management, and managed service development.

"This year's DECODE shines a light on cybersecurity trends and aims to equip IT with the knowledge to detect, respond to, and stay ahead of threats, especially as the landscape continues to evolve," Yaneza noted.

"Cybersecurity remains the top concern of most chief information officers (CIOs) today, and Trend Micro hopes this conference will continue to provide a platform for raising awareness, learning, and sharing information, as we have done over the years by DECODE," added Yaneza.

Shane Cross, Head of the Cybercrime Intelligence Unit and Cyber ​​Fusion Center of INTERPOL's Cybercrime Threat Response Sub-Directorate will also return to DECODE this year. Cross leads a team of law enforcement officers and works with cyber intelligence analysts and private sector partners to combat cybercrime globally. At last year's DECODE conference, he spoke about how cybercrime has evolved during the global pandemic and how the Cybercrime Division works in partnership with international governments.

Lauren Seawright, an FBI Intelligence Assistant Legal Attache (ALAT) assigned to the US Embassy in the Philippines, is also a recurring speaker at the conference. Seawright previously worked for the Anchorage and Boston divisions of the FBI and was also an intelligence analyst with the Joint Terrorism Task Force in Portland, Maine. His session last year focused on the threat landscape and how it has evolved locally and globally in recent years.

Charmaine Valmonte and Anton Bonifacio, chief information security officer (CISO) of Aboitiz Group and Globe Group Philippines, respectively, will also speak at DECODE 2022: Detect & Respond. Valmonte, former Vice President of IT Risk Management and Resilience at UnionBank of the Philippines, has 32 years of experience in IT risk management, cybersecurity operations, and organizational resilience. On the other hand, Bonifacio has over 20 years of experience in the IT and cybersecurity industry and has "built, scaled, and grown one of the largest in-house cybersecurity and privacy teams in the country. ".

Ryan Flores, Senior Director of Trend Micro's APAC Threat Prospective Research Team, is rounding out the list of high-quality speakers. In a career spanning more than 20 years, Flores held various positions at Trend Micro, such as Antivirus Engineer and Incident Response Team Leader.

In keeping with its mission, "Engineered To Do Good," Trend Micro will make DECODE 2022: Detect & Respond a memorable and insightful experience for everyone.

Registration for DECODE 2022: Detect & Respond is still ongoing. This two-day virtual conference is designed for IT professionals and students who want to broaden their cybersecurity knowledge from a local to a global perspective. Register for FREE at decodeph.com.

- Jonn Yuvallos -