ManageEngine – Dublin – 2026-10-06
The Identity-to-Incident Readiness
Shield NxG 2026 Workshop
Ireland Edition • Dublin • 6 October 2026
ManageEngine’s Shield workshop is built for IT teams responsible for identity, security, and operations. If your day involves managing users, analyzing logs, handling incidents, securing endpoints, or preparing for audits, you’ll find direct, hands-on value here. Bring your questions, your configuration, and your challenges — we’ll work through them together.
What you’ll do
- Participate in step-by-step product labs
- Diagnose issues with engineers who built or support the tools
- Get help integrating modules and automating workflows
- Build your own dashboards, alerts, playbooks, and policies
- Book 1:1 deep-dive consultations
What you’ll get
- A practical checklist for improving IAM, SIEM, and security posture
- A personalized improvement plan for your setup
- Templates, scripts, and use-case based configurations
- A clear understanding of what to enable next
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Agenda — 6 October 2026
Welcome and Networking Breakfast
Introduction to ManageEngine and servaplex Ireland
Operationalizing Identity Management: From Lifecycle Automation to Risk-Aware Governance
- Full-scale Joiner-Mover-Leaver (JML) automation
- Dynamic role management and downstream cleanup through orchestration
- Building operational visibility with identity reporting
- Proactive risk assessment, attack path analysis, and mitigation
- Automating access reviews and enforcing remediation for non-compliant access
- Implementing identity backup and recovery for business continuity
- Orchestrating IT and security workflows with integrations
Protecting Every Login and Enabling Context-Aware Access
- Simplifying access with a unified login experience
- Strengthening login security with MFA, including offline access
- Choosing the correct authenticators: phishing-resistant MFA, backup codes, and more
- Enabling conditional access based on context (IP, device, location, time)
- Implementing SSPR to improve operational efficiency
- Eliminating weak and compromised passwords from your identity infrastructure
Coffee break
Q&A session
Log360 Unbound: A Masterclass in Unified Security Platform for Modern-Day SOC
- Importance of cybersecurity essentials today
- Understanding threat vectors and visibility gaps
- All-new Log360 in 2026: revamped architecture, detection engine, and more log source support
- Walkthrough of marketplace extensions
- New log source and compliance extensions added: at a glance
- How to install extensions in your environment, with a sample use case
- Working with the re-engineered detection engine: the unified console, the rule builder, and the incident workbench for investigation
Networking lunch
Security Detections, Investigation, and Response Using Log360: Real-Life SOC Use Cases
- Attack simulation
- Enabling security response with Log360
- Working with ITSM integrations for incident management
- Use case: dark web monitoring and identity-oriented threats
Hands-on session, certification & raffle draw
Closing remarks
Speakers
Bruce
Senior Technical Evangelist
Bruce is a highly regarded specialist in the fields of IAM and cybersecurity with more than 14 years of experience in the industry.
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He is a passionate advocate for proactive cybersecurity measures, known for his ability to communicate complex concepts in a clear and concise manner. He has helped numerous organizations strengthen their IAM defenses, mitigate APT risks, and enhance overall cybersecurity resilience. He has dedicated his career to unmasking threats, driving innovation, and igniting a revolution in IAM.
Harish
Lead – Enterprise Implementations
Harish is an IAM expert focused on using identity as a core security control.
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He leads global implementations of AD360 and Identity360, driving identity lifecycle automation, MFA, SSO, and policy-based access across hybrid and cloud environments while aligning identity programs with security, compliance, and business risk requirements.
Vembar
Lead – Training Specialist, ManageEngine
Vembar is a Lead Training Specialist at ManageEngine, focusing on SIEM solutions, particularly Log360.
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With over 10 years of experience in IT and cybersecurity, he specializes in security operations, log management, and threat detection. He has delivered extensive training programs for IT and security professionals, helping organizations strengthen their security posture through improved visibility, monitoring, and incident response capabilities. Known for his clear and practical approach, Vembar simplifies complex security concepts and translates them into actionable strategies that security professionals can implement effectively.
Sudharsan Thiyagarajan
Senior Technical Consultant, ManageEngine
Sudharsan is an IT Security Trainer and Senior Technical Consultant at ManageEngine specializing in SIEM, bringing deep expertise in cloud security, hybrid Active Directory, and the evolving SIEM landscape.
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He helps organizations build secure, compliant, and resilient infrastructures aligned with business objectives, combining strategic insight with hands-on execution to strengthen security operations and effectively navigate today’s cybersecurity challenges.
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Venue
Royal Marine Hotel
Marine Rd, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, A96 K063, Ireland
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