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Molly Donohue MageeSoutheastern New England Defense Industry Alliance
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TECH TALK: Cyber Espionage Against Maritime Targets
Presented by Brandon Catalan, CISSP, CCE; Security Principal, Cyber Espionage Intelligence Engineer, with iDEFENSE, part of Accenture Security
For small and medium sized businesses, foreign cyber espionage is more rampant today than it was a decade ago. As more developing countries continue to evolve their offensive cyber programs, the number of combatants and the size of the battlefield grows in multiples. Moreover, even though the Chinese and Russian adversaries have been around since the 1990's and are well known and aggressive threats, recent intelligence reports indicate that these adversaries have actually increasing their operational tempo against Western targets, especially small and medium size companies supporting the Defense Industrial Base and its supply chain.
This discussion will dive into recent cyber espionage activity against maritime-related targets across multiple verticals, including engineering firms, shipping and transportation, manufacturing, defense, government offices, and research universities. Attendees will learn about adversarial collection and intelligence requirements that drive cyber espionage programs and the identification of future targets. In addition, SENEDIA members will understand why/how their organizations are targeted by these foreign programs and also leave with actionable intelligence and indicators of compromise that they can bring back to their respective organizations.
Presenter Bio: Brandon Catalan, CISSP, CCE; Security Principal, Cyber Espionage Intelligence Engineer, with iDEFENSE, part of Accenture Security
Brandon is a threat research engineer with the Cyber Espionage team. Prior to working at iDefense, he was a principal cyber threat analyst at Raytheon where he acted as the primary subject matter expert for all incidents and activities involving foreign state-sponsored cyber espionage. He has held a multitude of technical leadership roles where he provided counterintelligence support to focused cyber operations and research pertaining to adversarial tactics, techniques and procedures. Catalan has been credited for his work on intelligence community assessments related to cyber threats and has presented at a variety of Department of Defense and commercial conferences and symposiums. During 2015, he was named a Research Fellow at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI for his work in the areas of digital forensics and cyber intelligence. Brandon holds a Master of Science in national security from the University of New Haven, a Graduate Certificate in digital forensics from Boston University, and a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Stonehill University.
Where: Atlantic Resort
240 Aquidneck Ave. Middletown, RI
When: Thursday, 26 April 2018; Registration: 0730; Breakfast/Event: 0800
The cost is $30 for SENEDIA members; $50 for non-SENEDIA members.