Last week CNN broadcast an investigative story about a potential 'hacking war' between the US and Syria, in light of possible US military strikes on Syria. They wanted to know more about the 'Syrian Electronic Army', which shut down the NY Times website last week. So the CNN team called on Marc to help explain the technical nature of attacks and have him give clues about how that could happen. He spoke as an expert and kept it very top line, commenting as expert authority on cyber security and how hackers can operate. "It appears to be a loose collective of a few individuals," said former hacker Marc Maiffret of the group, which supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Maiffret, who's now chief technology officer for the cybersecurity firm Beyond Trust, also says these hackers might not have been in the game for that long." Click to watch the complete interview below:

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Mike Yaffe, Vice President, Marketing at BeyondTrust

Michael brings more than 15 years of experience at organizations ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies to his position. He has a significant record of achievement in developing strategic and tactical marketing programs for information security companies. He possesses a strong set of skills in lead generation, public and analyst relations, product marketing, partnership development, positioning and branding. Prior to his role at BeyondTrust, he spent over 10 years with Core Security where he established the company's leadership position in the penetration testing space and helped grow revenues more than 10 fold during his tenure. Earlier in his career, he held various strategic, product, and marketing positions with NTRU Cryptosystems, SHYM Technology and CyberTrust. Michael was also a TV reporter and anchor for WVNY-TV (ABC) in Burlington, VT. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from Bryant University and a Master’s Degree in Journalism from Boston University.

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