The Seven Most Dangerous New Attack Techniques, and What's Coming Next
Which are the most dangerous new attack techniques for 2016/2017? How do they work? How can you stop them? What's coming next and how can you prepare? This fast-paced session provides answers from the three people best positioned know: the head of the Internet Storm Center, the top hacker exploits expert/teacher in the U.S., and the top expert on cyberattacks on industrial control systems.
Speakers
Johannes Ullrich ( @johullrich ); Ed Skoudis ( @edskoudis ); Mike Assante ( @assante_michael )
As Dean of Research for the SANS Technology Institute, Johannes Ullrich is currently responsible for the SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) and the GIAC Gold program. He founded DShield.org in 2000, which is now the data collection engine behind the ISC. His work with the ISC has been widely recognized, and in 2004, Network World named him one of the 50 most powerful people in the networking industry. Prior to working for SANS, Ullrich worked as a lead support engineer for a web development company and as a research physicist. Ullrich holds a Ph.D. in Physics from SUNY Albany and is located in Jacksonville, FL. He teaches courses on web application security, intrusion detection, IPv6 and more.
Ed Skoudis ( @edskoudis )
Instructor at SANS
Ed Skoudis Instructor at SANS is a security expert on hacker attacks and defenses, a world-renowned author and president of Counter Hack Challenges—the company that has built the most sophisticated cyber-competitions and ranges used by the U.S. military. He's demonstrated hacker techniques against financial institutions for the U.S. Senate and frequently speaks at security conferences. He is also a SANS Faculty Fellow who teaches thousands of information security professionals how to improve their skills and better defend their networks. He was also the expert called in by the White House to test the security viability if the Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) and provides after-attack analysis on most of the major attacks against commercial organizations where credit card data is lost.
Mike Assante ( @assante_michael )
ICS Director, SANS
Michael Assante is an internationally recognized thought leader in cybersecurity of industrial control systems. Assante held the position of Vice President and Chief Security Officer at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation and oversaw the implementation of cybersecurity standards across the North American electric power industry. Prior to joining NERC, Assante held notable positions at Idaho National Labs and was Vice President and Chief Security Officer for American Electric Power. Assante is a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer with experience in information warfare and information security management.
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