The Defender's Advantage Podcast
192 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe Defender’s Advantage Podcast explores the world of cyber security and Mandiant through three distinct tracks. Threat Trends: Listen twice a month as host Luke McNamara interviews guests on the latest in cyber security research, the cyber landscape, and the latest news from Mandiant. Frontline Stories: Listen to Kerry Matre monthly as she is joined by notable guests on the frontlines of cyber security, including Mandiant customers, security professionals, and executives. Skills Gap: Listen to Kevin Bordlemay each month for this series focusing on thoughts, ideas, and initiatives for narrowing the skills gap in cyber security.
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Episodes
Assessing the State of Multifaceted Extortion Operations
April 11, 2024 10:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBKimberly Goody, Head of Mandiant's Cyber Crime Analysis team and Jeremy Kennelly, Lead Analyst of the same team join host Luke McNamara to breakdown the current state of ransomware and data theft extortion. Kimberly and Jeremy describe how 2023 differed from the activity they witnessed the year prior, and how changes in the makeup of various groups have played out in the threat landscape, why certain sectors see more targeting, and more.
Hunting for "Living off the Land" Activity
March 29, 2024 13:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBHost Luke McNamara is joined by Mandiant consultants Shanmukhanand Naikwade and Dan Nutting to discuss hunting for threat actors utilizing "living off the land" (LotL) techniques. They discuss how LotL techniques differ from traditional malware based attacks, ways to differentiate between normal and malicious use of utilities, Volt Typhoon, and more.
Director of NSA's Cybersecurity Collaboration Center on Trends in 2024
March 14, 2024 18:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBMorgan Adamski, Director of the NSA's Cybersecurity Collaboration Center (CCC) joins host Luke McNamara to discuss the threat posed by Volt Typhoon and other threat actors utilizing living off the land (LotL) techniques, zero-day exploitation trends, how the CCC works with private sector organizations, and more.
The North Korean IT Workers
February 21, 2024 21:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBPrincipal Analyst Michael Barnhart joins host Luke McNamara to discuss Mandiant's research into the threat posed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) usage of IT workers to gain access to enterprises. For more on Mandiant's analysis of North Korea's cyber capabilities, please see: https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/north-korea-cyber-structure-alignment-2023
Prescriptions for a Healthy Cybersecurity Future with Google Cloud's OCISO
February 07, 2024 21:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBTaylor Lehmann (Director, Google Cloud Office of the CISO) and Bill Reid (Security Architect, Google Cloud Office of the CISO) join host Luke McNamara to discuss their takeaways from the last year of threat activity witnessed by enterprises within healthcare and life sciences. They discuss applying threat intelligence to third-party risk management, threat modeling, and more. For more on the work of Google Cloud's Office of the CISO: https://cloud.google.com/solutions/security/board-of-dir...
Is The CTI Lifecycle Due For An Update?
January 25, 2024 13:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBMandiant Intelligence Advisor Renze Jongman joins host Luke McNamara to discuss his blog on the CTI Process Hyperloop and applying threat intelligence to the needs of the security organization and larger enterprise. For more on this topic, please see: https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/cti-process-hyperloop
Threat Trends: Hacktivists' Continued Use of DDoS
January 10, 2024 18:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBFor our first episode of 2024, host Luke McNamara is joined by Mandiant Senior Technical Director Jose Nazario and Principal Analysts Alden Wahlstrom and Josh Palatucci, to discuss the hacktivist DDoS activity they tracked over the last year.
Threat Trends: Tales from the 2023 Trenches
December 12, 2023 19:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBDoug Bienstock and Josh Madelay, Regional Leads for Mandiant Consulting, join host Luke McNamara to walk through some of the trends they have witnessed responding to breaches in 2023. Josh and Doug cover what is happening with business email compromise (BEC), common initial infection vectors, social engineering tactics, and more.
Threat Trends: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in Conversation with Kevin Mandia
October 25, 2023 18:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBHost Luke McNamara is joined for this special episode highlighting October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month by Kevin Mandia and DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Secretary Mayorkas and Kevin discuss the threat landscape, collaboration between the private sector and government, improving the talent gap in cyber, and ongoing DHS initiatives to foster greater cyber security. For more on the Department of Homeland Security and their work, please see: Cybersecurity | Homeland Security (dhs.g...
Threat Trends: Addressing Risk in the Cloud with Wiz
October 19, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBHost Luke McNamara is joined by Amitai Cohen, Attack Vector Intel Lead at Wiz to discuss trends in cloud security, managing risk, and more. For more on Wiz's research, please see: https://www.wiz.io/blog and https://www.wiz.io/crying-out-cloud
Threat Trends: Unraveling WyrmSpy and DragonEgg Mobile Malware with Lookout
September 20, 2023 09:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBHost Luke McNamara is joined by Kristina Balaam, Staff Threat Researcher at Lookout, to discuss her work attributing two new mobile malware families to APT41. For more on Lookout's report on WyrmSpy and DragonEgg: https://www.lookout.com/threat-intelligence/article/wyrmspy-dragonegg-surveillanceware-apt41 Follow Kristina on X @chmodxx_
Threat Trends: The Implications of the MOVEit Compromise
July 20, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBCharles Carmakal, CTO for Mandiant Consulting, joins host Luke McNamara to discuss the long tail impact of FIN11's compromise of the MOVEit file transfer solution. Charles breaks down some of the differences with this compromise in comparison to FIN11's previous operations, why the impact from this operation may impact organizations for some time, and what this spells for the changing landscape of multifaceted extortion. For more from Mandiant on MOVEit: https://www.mandiant.com/resources...
Threat Trends: A Requirements-Driven Approach to Cyber Threat Intelligence
June 16, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBDr. Jamie Collier (Senior Threat Intelligence Advisor, Mandiant) joins host Luke McNamara to discuss the recent white paper from Mandiant about developing a requirements-driven approach to intelligence, challenges organizations face in this area, and the importance of recurring stakeholder feedback to a well-functioing CTI team. Follow Jamie at @TheCollierJam on Twitter. For more on A Requirements-Driven Approach to Cyber Threat Intelligence, please see: https://www.mandiant.com/resource...
Frontline Stories: Crisis Communications During a Breach
June 06, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBDan Wire from Mandiant joins host Kerry Matre to discuss the ins and outs of crisis communications during a breach as well as what you can do to prepare for a crisis.
Threat Trends: UNC961 and How Managed Defense Approaches Threat Hunting
May 26, 2023 11:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBRyan Tomcik, Dan Fenwick, and Tim Martin join host Luke McNamara to discuss how Managed Defense conducts proactive hunting, illustrated by several UNC961 intrusions. For more, please see: https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/unc961-multiverse-financially-motivated Follow Ryan @heferyzan and Tim @Sa1jak on Twitter.
Frontline Stories: The Executive's Role in Cybersecurity
May 17, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBWhat role do executives and the board play in cybersecurity and breach management. Hear from Jesse Jordan and Howard Israel of Mandiant discuss their experiences helping executives get the right information from their security leaders and understanding their role during a breach.
Threat Trends: Bonus Episode - How Will AI Impact Threat Intelligence?
May 09, 2023 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.47 MBThe endless battle of threat actors versus cybersecurity professionals may come down to who deploys AI better. In this interview from RSA, John Hultquist, Senior Manager, Mandiant Intelligence, surmises how the bad guys may use AI in the near future to scale attacks, while Vijay Ganti, Head of Product Management, Threat Intelligence, Detection & Analytics for Google Cloud Security, walks through the AI use cases that will help organizations better defend against those attacks. Hosted by Da...
Threat Trends: M-Trends 2023
April 24, 2023 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBMandiant's Kirstie Failey and Jake Nicastro join host Luke McNamara to break down the findings from the 2023 M-Trends report. Kirstie and Jake cover some of the notable trends gleaned from Mandiant breach investigations over the past year around dwell time, ransomware, top initial intrusion vectors, and more. For more on Mandiant's 14th iteration of M-Trends, check out: https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/m-trends-2023 Follow Kirstie (@Gigs_Security) and Jake (@nicastronaut) on Twitte...
Frontline Stories: Exposure Management Beyond Vulnerabilities
April 11, 2023 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBJonathan Cran, Lead for Mandiant Attack Surface Management at Google Cloud, joins host Kerry Matre to discuss the evolution of vulnerability and exposure management and how important comprehensive approaches are to mitigating cyber risk. Jonathan shares his experiences from BugBounty, penetration testing and working with customers to solve the growing problem of too many CVEs, too little prioritization methods. He walks through the importance of an intelligence-led approach to exposure mana...
Threat Trends: How APT43 Targets Security Policy Experts Focused on North Korea
March 28, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBWith the public release of Mandiant's latest named threat actor--APT43--guests Michael Barnhart and Jenny Town join host Luke McNamara to uncover how this espionage actor targets policy experts to support North Korea's nuclear ambitions. Follow Jenny on Twitter @j3nnyt0wn and 38 North at https://www.38north.org/ Find Mandiant's full report on APT43 here: https://www.mandiant.com/resources/reports/apt43-north-korea-cybercrime-espionage
Threat Trends: A Retrospective on Zero-Days in 2022 with Project Zero and Mandiant
March 20, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBJared Semrau (Mandiant) and Maddie Stone (Project Zero) join host Luke McNamara for a look back at the zero-day exploit trends of 2022. Maddie and Jared break down the differences in focus between their teams, and some of the interesting things they each observed last year. Jared covers some of the threat actors that drove last year's trends in observed zero-days, and Maddie highlights how variants of known vulnerabilities and bugs continue to shape the exploit landscape. They also discuss ...
Threat Trends: Head of TAG on Commercial Spyware, Cyber Activity in Eastern Europe and More
February 23, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBShane Huntley, Senior Director of Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) joins host Luke McNamara to discuss his team's work keeping Google users secure. Shane breaks down the research his team has done on the problem of commercial spyware vendors, and how that is impacting the threat landscape today. While this threat has evolved over the years as vendors come and go, Shane highlights drivers to this market and how it may evolve in the years to come. Shane also delves into TAG's recent report...
Frontline Stories: A CISO's Perspective on Managing a Breach
February 16, 2023 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBHave you ever wondered what a breach is really like from a CISO's perspective? Fred Thiele, CISO at Interactive, joins host Kerry Matre to discuss managing data breaches from his personal experiences. Fred dives into examples from his past, pointing out the depth and long tail of a breach. He explains all of the bits of a breach that go beyond incident response including working with insurance carriers, regulators, crisis communications, and more. He also shares what surprises he has encou...
Threat Trends: An Episode (Mostly) About Non-Ransomware Cyber Crime
February 10, 2023 12:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBKimberly Goody and Jeremy Kennelly from Mandiant’s Financial Crime Analysis team join host Luke McNamara to discuss trends in the cyber crime landscape. Kimberly and Jeremy dive into the ongoing nature of banking malware repurposed for other types of financially-motivated crime, SIM swapping, experimentation with file types and post-compromise exploitation frameworks, and more. Of course, the discussion inevitably returns to the topic of extortion and ransomware, and where that might be head...
Threat Trends: APT by USB
January 19, 2023 15:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBIn this week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast, Threat Trends host Luke McNamara is joined by Mandiant analysts Tyler McLellan and John Wolfram for a discussion on the usage of USB as an infection vector as described in two recent Mandiant blog posts. Tyler details the activity outlined in the most recent blog on a new cyber espionage operation attributed to Turla Team (UNC4210), distributing the KOPILUWAK reconnaissance utility and QUIETCANARY backdoor to ANDROMEDA malware vict...
Skills Gap: Addressing the Cyber Mobilization Crisis
January 12, 2023 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBOur latest episode in The Defender’s Advantage Podcast Skills Gap series features Mandiant EVP and Chief of Business Operations Barbara Massa and Director of HR for Google Cloud Margaret Clarke who joined host Kevin Bordlemay to discuss the initiatives from Mandiant and Google Cloud to address the cyber mobilization crisis we are facing. Recent data shows that there are over 700,000 cybersecurity jobs that are unfilled in the US alone, and global estimates show this number is upwards of 3 ...
Frontline Stories: Get the Facts on Fraud
January 05, 2023 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBWe are kicking off a new year of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast with a new episode of the Frontline Stories series. This week, host Kerry Matre is joined by Mary Writz, SVP of Product for fraud prevention platform Sift for a discussion on fraud. Mary discusses the ins and outs of fraud, including the types of fraud, the industries typically impacted and how fraud connects with cyber security and identity access. She also touches on the skills gap in the fraud space and briefly talks abou...
Threat Trends: A Year in Review with Sandra Joyce
December 15, 2022 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBThis week’s episode of the Threat Trends series is the final episode of 2022 for The Defender’s Advantage Podcast. To wrap up our year and provide a glimpse into what we can expect from 2023, Sandra Joyce, VP of Mandiant Intelligence, joins host Luke McNamara for a discussion on some of the highlights from the past year. Sandra chats through aspects of the Russian invasion on Ukraine, activity from the DRAGONBRIDGE IO campaign, and Mandiant’s graduation of APT42. She also discusses the evo...
Threat Trends: A Year in Review with Sandra Joyce
December 15, 2022 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBThis week’s episode of the Threat Trends series is the final episode of 2022 for The Defender’s Advantage Podcast. To wrap up our year and provide a glimpse into what we can expect from 2023, Sandra Joyce, VP of Mandiant Intelligence, joins host Luke McNamara for a discussion on some of the highlights from the past year. Sandra chats through aspects of the Russian invasion on Ukraine, activity from the DRAGONBRIDGE IO campaign, and Mandiant’s graduation of APT42. She also discusses the evo...
Frontline Stories: A Conversation on Third-Party Risk Management
December 08, 2022 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBThis week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast features British American Tobacco CISO, Dawn-Marie Hutchinson joins Frontline Stories host Kerry Matre for a discussion on third-party risk management. Over the course of the conversation, Dawn-Marie discusses the approach that she takes in third-party risk management and the process of conducting risk assessments. She also shares how she encourages suppliers to increase their security and how she would ideally allocate budget toward ...
Frontline Stories: A Conversation on Third-Party Risk Management
December 08, 2022 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBThis week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast features British American Tobacco CISO, Dawn-Marie Hutchinson joins Frontline Stories host Kerry Matre for a discussion on third-party risk management. Over the course of the conversation, Dawn-Marie discusses the approach that she takes in third-party risk management and the process of conducting risk assessments. She also shares how she encourages suppliers to increase their security and how she would ideally allocate budget toward ...
Skills Gap: Transitioning from Military Service to a Role in Cyber
December 01, 2022 15:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBThis week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast features four members of Team Mandiant who previously served in the United States military and transitioned into careers in the cyber security industry. Skills Gap host Kevin Bordlemay was joined by Paul Shaver, Thomas Worthington, Lauren Krukar, and Brian Timberlake for a discussion on what the transition out of service looks like and the resources that are available to those interested in a role in cyber. The group discusses their t...
Skills Gap: Transitioning from Military Service to a Role in Cyber
December 01, 2022 15:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBThis week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast features four members of Team Mandiant who previously served in the United States military and transitioned into careers in the cyber security industry. Skills Gap host Kevin Bordlemay was joined by Paul Shaver, Thomas Worthington, Lauren Krukar, and Brian Timberlake for a discussion on what the transition out of service looks like and the resources that are available to those interested in a role in cyber. The group discusses their t...
Threat Trends: Reflections on Russian Cyber Threat Activity During the War in Ukraine
November 23, 2022 15:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBThis week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast features Mandiant analysts Gabby Roncone, John Wolfram and Tyler McLellan who joined Threat Trends host Luke McNamara for a discussion on Russian cyber operations over the last year. The group discusses the Russia linked threat groups and activity Mandiant has been tracking related to the conflict in Ukraine, including UNC2589 and APT29. They also share their perspectives on the targeting trends they’ve observed over the last year and ...
Threat Trends: Reflections on Russian Cyber Threat Activity During the War in Ukraine
November 23, 2022 15:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBThis week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast features Mandiant analysts Gabby Roncone, John Wolfram and Tyler McLellan who joined Threat Trends host Luke McNamara for a discussion on Russian cyber operations over the last year. The group discusses the Russia linked threat groups and activity Mandiant has been tracking related to the conflict in Ukraine, including UNC2589 and APT29. They also share their perspectives on the targeting trends they’ve observed over the last year and ...
Frontline Stories: Cyber Insurance to Make Companies Safer
November 17, 2022 15:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBThis week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast features Davis Hake, co-founder of cyber insurance company Resilience, who joined Frontline Stories host Kerry Matre for a discussion on the role of cyber insurance. During the conversation, Davis explains the model for how cyber insurance is sold, the application process and how insurance companies work with clients to determine their risks and set rates. He also discusses some of the advances in recent years and those he hopes to se...
Frontline Stories: Cyber Insurance to Make Companies Safer
November 17, 2022 15:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBThis week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast features Davis Hake, co-founder of cyber insurance company Resilience, who joined Frontline Stories host Kerry Matre for a discussion on the role of cyber insurance. During the conversation, Davis explains the model for how cyber insurance is sold, the application process and how insurance companies work with clients to determine their risks and set rates. He also discusses some of the advances in recent years and those he hopes to se...
Threat Trends: Tracking DPRK Use of Cryptocurrencies
November 10, 2022 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.5 MBThis week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast features Mandiant’s Michael Barnhart and Joe Dobson who joined Threat Trends host Luke McNamara for a discussion on recent cyber activity out of North Korea, including the targeting of cryptocurrency. Michael and Joe discuss some of the North Korean threat groups Mandiant is following and a view of the threat landscape in the region. They also chat about the tactics of actors targeting cryptocurrency, which includes applying for roles...
Threat Trends: Tracking DPRK Use of Cryptocurrencies
November 10, 2022 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.5 MBThis week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast features Mandiant’s Michael Barnhart and Joe Dobson who joined Threat Trends host Luke McNamara for a discussion on recent cyber activity out of North Korea, including the targeting of cryptocurrency. Michael and Joe discuss some of the North Korean threat groups Mandiant is following and a view of the threat landscape in the region. They also chat about the tactics of actors targeting cryptocurrency, which includes applying for roles...
Skills Gap: Finding Your Fit in Cyber
November 03, 2022 14:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBOn this week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast, Mandiant’s Nader Zaveri and Simran Sakraney join Skills Gap host Chris Campbell for a discussion on how the cyber security industry and the companies within it can attract candidates from underrepresented groups and foster diversity. Nader and Simran share their individual journeys into the industry and their perspectives on how organizations in cyber can encourage more women to enter the security field and tactics recruiters can ...
Threat Trends: Inside Google Cloud's Threat Horizons Report
October 27, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBThis week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast features Stan Trepetin, Technical Product Manager at Google Cloud, who joined Threat Trends host Luke McNamara to discuss the Threat Horizon’s Report produced by the Google Cybersecurity Action Team. Stan highlights several articles from the latest report in the quarterly series, including a piece on the importance of sharing information on state actor threats and vulnerabilities with the community to better protect your organization....
Threat Trends: Inside Google Cloud's Threat Horizons Report
October 27, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBThis week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast features Stan Trepetin, Technical Product Manager at Google Cloud, who joined Threat Trends host Luke McNamara to discuss the Threat Horizon’s Report produced by the Google Cybersecurity Action Team. Stan highlights several articles from the latest report in the quarterly series, including a piece on the importance of sharing information on state actor threats and vulnerabilities with the community to better protect your organization....
Skills Gap: More Than a Resume
October 20, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBOn this week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast, Skills Gap series host Chris Campbell is joined by Mandiant’s Fernando Tomlinson and Matt Boyle for a discussion on the value of hiring individuals from diverse professional backgrounds and ensuring accessibility to certifications and tools for those interested in transitioning to the cyber security field. Fernando and Matt share their thoughts on what hiring teams in the industry can do to learn more about an applicant’s analytic...
Skills Gap: More Than a Resume
October 20, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.3 MBOn this week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast, Skills Gap series host Chris Campbell is joined by Mandiant’s Fernando Tomlinson and Matt Boyle for a discussion on the value of hiring individuals from diverse professional backgrounds and ensuring accessibility to certifications and tools for those interested in transitioning to the cyber security field. Fernando and Matt share their thoughts on what hiring teams in the industry can do to learn more about an applicant’s analytic...
Threat Trends: The Threat Landscape in APJ
October 13, 2022 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBThis week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast, Mandiant’s Yihao Lim joins the Threat Trends series to chat with host Luke McNamara about the threat landscape in the Asia-Pacific region. Yihao discusses recent IO campaigns in the region, particularly DragonBridge and HaiEnergy, and how these attacks influence how organizations view disinformation campaigns in APJ. He also discusses the impact of geopolitical drivers, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and tensions between China ...
Threat Trends: The Threat Landscape in APJ
October 13, 2022 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBThis week’s episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast, Mandiant’s Yihao Lim joins the Threat Trends series to chat with host Luke McNamara about the threat landscape in the Asia-Pacific region. Yihao discusses recent IO campaigns in the region, particularly DragonBridge and HaiEnergy, and how these attacks influence how organizations view disinformation campaigns in APJ. He also discusses the impact of geopolitical drivers, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and tensions between China ...
Frontline Stories: The Evolution of the CISO
October 06, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBThe latest episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast Frontline Stories series features Uplight CISO Alex Wood joining host Kerry Matre to discuss how his role has evolved over the course of his career, for example, changes in the CISO reporting structure and the role’s shift to encompass a business focus as opposed to being exclusively technical. He also discusses his own unique journey from majoring in chemistry to climbing the ranks in cyber security and his advice for those who want ...
Frontline Stories: The Evolution of the CISO
October 06, 2022 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBThe latest episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast Frontline Stories series features Uplight CISO Alex Wood joining host Kerry Matre to discuss how his role has evolved over the course of his career, for example, changes in the CISO reporting structure and the role’s shift to encompass a business focus as opposed to being exclusively technical. He also discusses his own unique journey from majoring in chemistry to climbing the ranks in cyber security and his advice for those who want ...
Threat Trends: Metador, Mercenaries, and LABScon with SentinelOne
September 29, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBThe latest episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast features SentinelOne researchers Tom Hegel and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade who joined host Luke McNamara to discuss some of the latest research they presented at LABScon, September 20-24. Juan shares details around his team’s findings on Metador, a threat actor that primarily targets telecommunications and internet services providers, as well as universities in the Middle East and Africa. He discusses a few of the group’s unusual chara...
Threat Trends: Metador, Mercenaries, and LABScon with SentinelOne
September 29, 2022 14:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBThe latest episode of The Defender’s Advantage Podcast features SentinelOne researchers Tom Hegel and Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade who joined host Luke McNamara to discuss some of the latest research they presented at LABScon, September 20-24. Juan shares details around his team’s findings on Metador, a threat actor that primarily targets telecommunications and internet services providers, as well as universities in the Middle East and Africa. He discusses a few of the group’s unusual chara...