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News of successful cybercrime investigations where private security companies worked together with law enforcement mention the end results, such as a takedown of the malicious infrastructure or an actual arrest or conviction of the people responsible but how exactly did these conclusions come about?
By going over some real cybercrime investigations ESET has been involved in, including the recent Trickbot disruption, and some success stories that led to cybercriminals behind bars, Alexis and Robert will shed some light on exactly how these co-operations work, with a focus on the types of unique information ESET was able to willingly provide to LE (and what was out of bounds), what kind of information only law enforcement could legally obtain, and share and how building trust to achieve this mutual information exchange was crucial to the success of these investigations.
Speaker Bios
Katie Nickels (@likethecoins) is the Principal Intelligence Analyst for Red Canary. She has worked on cyber threat intelligence (CTI), network defense, and incident response for nearly a decade for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), MITRE, Raytheon, and ManTech. She also serves as an instructor for the SANS FOR578: Cyber Threat Intelligence course, enabling her to share her passion for CTI more broadly. Katie hosts SANS Threat Analysis Rundown (STAR), a popular monthly webcast series that discusses the current threat landscape and cyber threats. She is also the Program Manager at Cyberjutsu Girls Academy (CGA), a program for teenage girls that seeks to inspire exploration and learning in cybersecurity and STEM.
Alexis Dorais-Joncas started his career in cybersecurity in 2010, when he was hired by ESET as a malware researcher. In 2015, Alexis was appointed head of ESET’s R&D branch office located in Montreal, where he and his team focus on cutting edge malware research, network security and targeted attack tracking. Their goal: shed light on the latest trends and developments in the malware ecosystem and implement efficient and innovative countermeasures to allow ESET customers to be safe online.
Alexis is an established speaker on current cyberthreats, having spoken in front of both very technical audiences at events such as BlueHat and M3AAWG, and in higher-level settings such as RightsCon, SERENE-RISC workshops and GoSec. He has been quoted in several security and technical media such as Wired, ITWorldCanada, DarkReading and Ars Technica, with broadcast appearances on Radio-Canada and Sky News in the UK.
Robert Lipovsky is a Senior Malware Researcher for ESET, with 13 years’ experience in cybersecurity and a broad spectrum of expertise covering targeted APTs, crimeware, as well as vulnerability research. He is responsible for threat intelligence and malware analysis and leads the Malware Research Team at ESET headquarters in Bratislava.
He is a regular speaker at security conferences, including RSA Conference, Black Hat USA, Virus Bulletin, BlueHat, ATT&CKcon, Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, and various NATO-organized conferences. He also teaches reverse engineering at the Slovak University of Technology – his alma mater – and at Comenius University. When not bound to a keyboard, he enjoys traveling, playing guitar and flying single-engine airplanes. lmn7sXngc8M |