Jess Dodson - "GAME OVER! Start again?" Getting Security Right From the Start

It’s 2026...and too many organizations are still burning lives on avoidable misconfigurations - breaches, data leaks, and frantic post‑mortems that feel like a never-ending GAME OVER screen. This talk will present how to start again the right way: by baking in the “boring basics" that stop real‑world compromises before they start. Drawing on over two decades of hard‑won experience - and an evergreen “back‑to‑basics” session refreshed for today’s reality - you’ll see exactly which foundational controls are still missed, why they’re skipped (because it's always "not now"!), and how to land them across hybrid cloud, SaaS estates, and AI‑enabled workflows. Expect opinionated guidance, vendor agnostic advice, and field‑tested checklists you can apply on Monday morning, delivered the way only Jess can. Walk away with a starter blueprint for secure‑by‑default builds and the confidence to keep your organisation out of boss‑fight wipeouts. No cheats required - just great fundamentals.