Your Sector Doesn’t Matter: Achieving Effective Threat Prioritization ( RSA Conference 2017)
Many organizations’ security functions determine what threats they care about based on what threats are known to be affecting their sector, or comparably simple criteria. In reality, this approach is poorly suited to dealing with the significant security issues of today. Malicious actors scope their victims based on multiple factors, and understanding these factors is essential to managing risk.
Detailed Presentation:
(Source: RSA USA 2017)
Speakers:
John Hultquist, John Miller
John Hultquist leads the analysis team that tracks cyberespionage threats for FireEye's government and commercial clients. His team has uncovered dozens of cyberespionage operations including publicly known operations such as the Russian Sandworm hackers who carried out attacks on the Ukrainian grid. He has over eight years experience covering cyberespionage and hacktivism, working in senior intelligence analysis positions at the US government prior to iSIGHT Partners and FireEye. Before working in the cyber-realm, he worked with the ISACs and was involved in counterinsurgency operations with the US Army.
John Miller, with FireEye’s iSIGHT Intelligence unit, leads a team which provides actionable intelligence on financially-motivated cyberthreat activity. In this role, Miller directs analysis on topics such as credential theft malware, payment card abuse, ransomware, money laundering and mobile device threats. Miller and his team regularly work with diverse organizations to help them better understand and manage the threats they face. Prior to this role, Miller has worked in analytical roles focused on multiple others issues, such as distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) threats and South America-based malicious activity.
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