About the Speaker
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    Austin Rappeport
    Blue Team Coordinator, Zurich Insurance Group

    Austin Rappeport is a Threat Defense Consultant working for Zurich Insurance on their global cybersecurity team. His team is responsible for managing Zurich's SIEM and integrating Zurich's security toolkit to allow for the automated detection of suspicious or malicious activity across Zurich's network. Previously, Austin worked for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, where he helped develop and audit compliance to the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's Critical Infrastructure Protection standards for the United States' electric sector. Austin graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana/Champaign in 2011.