Coenie Vermaak
Britehouse Automotive, Chief Technology Officer
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Coenie Vermaak
Chief Technology Officer, Britehouse Automotive
Coenie has been working in the software design and development industry for over 20 years, 13 years of which was spent working with the OpenEdge product suite.
Coenie started his career in software development, after completing a Bsc Computational Intelligence degree, as a C++ developer passionate about Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. In 2008 Coenie joined Britehouse Automotive as a Progress OpenEdge developer specializing in the design and development of the Dealer Management System, which is the core product of the company.
From 2012 to 2022 Coenie focused on Solution Architecture and was regularly involved in the following:
• Due Diligence of the modernization projects from a technical perspective
• Design and documentation of the modernized application architecture
• Implementation of the toolset required by the modernization team
• Design and implementation of automated deployment system
• Solution- and Architecture design for new solutions
• Integrating multiple bespoke systems and services, to provide a seamless single solution experience
Coenie has also been involved with the OpenEdge community by presenting numerous topics at:
• EMEA PUG Challenges
• PUG Challenge Americas
• PUG Challenge South Africa
• Some smaller local conferences in South Africa
coenraad.vermaak@dimensiondata.com
Why we're not paying enough attention to security
In our fast-paced digital world, security often takes a back seat. However, neglecting security can have dire consequences. This presentation sheds light on why we’re not paying enough attention to security and offers practical solutions to bridge the gap.
Some of the topics that will be considered includes:
• Significance of security in our daily lives and organizations
• Current state of security awareness and the threat landscape
• Discuss common misconceptions and underestimations related to security risks
• Human behaviour that contributes to security vulnerabilities
• Financial implications
• Proactive security measures and the need thereof
• Security challenges created by emerging technologies (IoT, Cloud computing, etc)
• Some security best practices
o Strong password management / identity management
o Regular software updates
o Encryption
o Access controls
o Incident response planning
•. OpenEdge 12 Features that should be considered
o JSON Web Tokens
o Transparent Data Encryption
o Dynamic Data Masking
Coenie Vermaak
Britehouse Automotive, Chief Technology Officer
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