Maciej Jan Broniarz
Maciej Jan Broniarz is a leading Polish cybersecurity expert, IT systems architect, and digital forensics specialist.
As a dedicated academic lecturer at the University of Warsaw’s Center for Forensic Sciences since 2010, he educates the next generation of professionals in IT security and computer forensics.
Broniarz is highly regarded as an incident response expert. He is the creator and coordinator of CERT NGO, a specialized emergency response team dedicated to building digital resilience and protecting Polish non-governmental organizations from targeted cyberattacks.
In his role as a cybersecurity consultant, he serves as an advisor for the renowned law firm Wardyński & Partners and sits on the Polish Council for Digitalization, helping shape state IT security policy. His top-tier consulting experience also extends to the European Commission and the European Parliament. Bridging academia, public policy, and incident response, he is a vital pillar of Poland's digital defense.
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Working as an incident response engineer i often encounter the "worst case scenario" where no part of the breached infrastructure can be trusted. The incident response has to be swift and yet, the recovery process takes a lot of time. New problems arise every hour, from failed storage to infiltrated network firewall. No matter if you are dealing with APTs from China or a ransomware grup from Russia the same toolkit is usable - FreeBSD.
If you interested how you can manage a larg scale incident using FreeBSD than this is a talk for you.