Tech&Meet

20/05/2025 - Infrastructure as code

Tijdens deze Tech&Meet sessie duiken we in het DevOps-universum met een bijzonder actueel thema: Infrastructure as Code (IaC). We verwelkomen Jonathan Bernaerts van FlowFactor, die samen met collega Kilian Niemegeerts aanwezig zal zijn. Jonathan zal een inspirerende talk geven over hoe je met behulp van Terraform infrastructuur op een geautomatiseerde en schaalbare manier kunt beheren.

Deze sessie is ideaal voor studenten en professionals die geïnteresseerd zijn in moderne IT-infrastructuur, automatisering, en DevOps-praktijken. Verwacht inzichten uit de praktijk, concrete voorbeelden en tips om zelf met IaC aan de slag te gaan.

Meet the speakers: Jonathan Bernaerts en Kilian Niemegeerts (FlowFactor)

📅 Date and Time: 20/05/2025 at 19h

📍Location: Howest Campus Brugge station - gebouw A

27/05/2025 - Event sourcing and CQRS for dummies

Unlock the Power of Event Sourcing & CQRS!

Ever wondered how businesses track countless changes while maintaining data integrity? Event Sourcing and CQRS provide a powerful approach to logging every action and ensuring consistency—even in complex systems.

What to Expect:

✅ The fundamentals of Event Sourcing: how it captures every state change as an immutable event

✅ Understanding CQRS (Command Query Responsibility Segregation) and its role in scalable architecture

✅ Real-world applications: how companies leverage these patterns to enhance reliability and performance

✅ Best practices for implementing Event Sourcing and CQRS in modern applications

Whether you’re a developer, architect, or tech enthusiast, this session will equip you with valuable insights into building robust, event-driven systems.

📅 Date: 27/05/2025 at 7PM

📍 Location: Howest Brugge, gebouw A
🎁 Admission: Free 

🎤 Speaker: Kim Van Renterghem, Expert in Distributed Systems at ZF Scalar

📢 Don’t miss out - register now!

06/05/2025 - The Art of Cyber Deception: Outsmarting Attackers with Tactical Misdirection

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, deception is a powerful tool for turning the tables on attackers. This lecture explores the principles and techniques of cyber deception, from honeypots and decoy assets to advanced adversary engagement strategies. 

Learn how to mislead, detect, and disrupt cyber threats by leveraging deception as an active defense mechanism. This lecture is presented by a specialist from the Cyber Resilience department of Accenture. 

Join us for this inspiring and informative evening, presented by Stijn Tassenoy and Sven Buse (Accenture)

Event Details:

- Date: May 6, 2025  

- Time: 7:00 PM  

- Location: Howest Bruges, Building A 

- Admission: Free 🎁

Be Quick! Sign up today and secure your spot. See you there! 👋

📢 Don’t miss out - register now!

05/05/2025 - Artifhacking Intelligence

For years, we've been told that people are the weakest link in cybersecurity. But does that still hold true now that companies are deploying countless AI bots? Can artificial human-like intelligence also fall victim to phishing, scams, and manipulation?

For decades, we've mastered the art of deception and persuasion to achieve our goals. In this interactive session, you'll learn essential techniques that could come in handy when convincing an AI agent to waive your parking ticket, negotiating with a computer over the price of your car, or even uncovering whether ChatGPT secretly plans to take over the world...

Join us for this exciting evening with Inti De Ceukelaire!

Event Details:

- Date: May 5, 2025  

- Time: 7:00 PM  

- Location: Howest Bruges, Building A 

- Admission: Free 🎁

This session will be held in English.

29/04/2025 - CyFun - CyberFundamentals Framework

This event is designed to provide participants with a clear understanding of foundational cybersecurity principles and practical tools. It covers core areas like risk identification, threat detection, incident response, and recovery strategies, offering hands-on exercises and actionable insights. 

Unlike other general cybersecurity events, this workshop emphasizes practical implementation over theory, making it ideal for professionals seeking actionable knowledge. It focuses on widely adopted frameworks like NIST CSF and CIS Controls, ensuring relevance and adaptability to real-world challenges. 

The CyFun® framework of the CCB is a set of concrete measures to protect data, significantly reduce the risk of the most common cyber-attacks, and increase an organisation's cyber-resilience

Meet the speakers: Johan Klykens (CCB, the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium)

🕖 Date and Time: 29/04/2025 at 19h00
📍 Location: Howest Campus Brugge station - gebouw A

🎁 Admission: Free 

25/03/2025 - The Quantum-Safe Era starts NOW!

While Quantum Computing offers an extremely promising approach for solving complex problems, the other side of the coin is the Quantum Threat. This term refers to the fact that Quantum Algorithms will become capable to break our traditional cryptography used daily across all IT systems and spread over different types of components. 

• Are there already cryptography algorithms that are resistant against Quantum attacks? 

• What about the standards and regulations? 

• When should organizations start their Quantum-Safe journey? 

• What would be a typical migration approach? What is “Agile Crypto”? Can software tools be used to make life easier? 

• Can the IT infrastructure and Cloud environments be enhanced to be Quantum-Resistant?

Do you want answers to these intriguing questions? Then enroll for this inspiring Tech&Meet session.

After the talk, there will be plenty of time for Q&A.

Speaker: Eric Michiels is Executive Architect at IBM as well as IBM Quantum Ambassador. As such he provides lectures, demonstrations and workshops around Quantum Computing and Quantum-Safe, at organizations across sectors as well as in the Academic World.

📅 When: March 25, 2025 at 19h00

📍 Where: Howest Campus Brugge station - gebouw A

🎁 Admission: Free 

⚠️ Spots are limited, so register now!

25/02/2025 - TryHackMe!

Our special guest is Niels Deryckere. Niels is a passionate cyber security professional and is currently working as a Content Engineer & Cyber Security Researcher at TryHackMe. He is focused on creating accessible, hands-on blue team security content. 

He previously worked as a CTI analyst for the CCB and as a Security Analyst for Itineris, and before that he was a teacher. Niels has the following certifications: GCTI, GSEC, GCIH, CCNA, OSCP (ongoing), Recorded Future Certified Analyst.

During this interactive session, Niels will share the challenges of continuous learning and how TryHackMe can help you grow in the ever changing landscape of cyber security:

💻 Current state of cyber security education.

⚙️ Challenges of continuous learning.

🔓 TryHackMe: What, When, Why, Who, Where.

⚠️ Challenge.

After the talk, there was plenty of time for Q&A.

📅 When: February 25, 2025

🕖 Time: 7 PM

📍 Where: Howest Campus Brugge station - gebouw A

04/03/2025 - Cyber Security is more thAn Cyber and Security

Cybersecurity is about more than just technology and protection. In a world where digital threats are constantly evolving, a broader perspective is crucial. This session will explore why successful cybersecurity professionals need to think beyond technical aspects and embrace a well-rounded approach.

We will highlight the key skills and knowledge areas essential for thriving in today’s cybersecurity landscape, including:

• People Skills: Effective communication and collaboration across all organizational levels (from workers to executives).

• Basic Infrastructure Knowledge: Understanding IT infrastructure fundamentals and identifying potential vulnerabilities.

• Product Knowledge: Mastery of specific technologies and tools.

• Business and Process Knowledge: Insight into how organizations operate and how to enhance processes with security in mind.

This interactive session is designed to inspire professionals to think outside the box and adopt a holistic approach that surpasses traditional cybersecurity mindsets. It is presented by Matthias Neuville, Security Engineer at Lebon IT. 

Who should attend:

This session is perfect for IT professionals and students, cybersecurity experts, and anyone looking to expand their knowledge and skills in digital security.

🔓 Meet the speaker: Matthias Neuville, Lebon IT

📅 Date and Time: 04/03/2025 at 19h00

📍 Location: Howest Campus Brugge station - gebouw A

This session was held in English.

18/03/2025 - THE power of generative ai

Join us for an exciting opportunity to dive into the world of generative AI! 

Discover how this cutting-edge technology is transforming industries, sparking creativity, and reshaping the future. 

Our special guest speaker, an expert in AI innovation, will offer unique insights into how generative AI works, its real-world applications, and what lies ahead for this rapidly advancing field.

Meet the speakers: Christian Gijsels (GenAI), Sara Claessens (HR IT-Planet)

📅 Date and time: 18/03/2025 at 19h00

📍 Location: Howest Campus Brugge station - gebouw A

🎁 Admission: Free 

Don’t miss this chance to expand your knowledge, ask questions, and explore the endless possibilities of AI!