The threats to critical infrastructure have long been a festering concern in the cybersecurity industry. With the recent attack against Colonial Pipeline by the cyber-criminal gang DarkSide, the world witnessed just how vulnerable some critical systems and infrastructure are to attack. DarkSide has gone from a relatively unknown criminal enterprise of ransomware to one of the biggest and most consequential operators in the world. But let's be clear - DarkSide isn't the first of their kind, and most certainly won't be the last.
In our June LinkedIn Live Event, James Maude, Cyber Security Researcher and Morey Haber, BeyondTrust CTO/CISO have an unscripted, candid discussion about the specifics of the DarkSide ransomware attack and what the future holds for securing Critical Infrastructure.
Meet the Presenters
James Maude, Lead Cyber Security Researcher
James Maude is the Lead Cyber Security Researcher at BeyondTrust’s Manchester, U.K., office. James has broad experience in security research, conducting in-depth analysis of malware and cyber threats to identify attack vectors and trends in the evolving security landscape. His background in forensic computing and active involvement in the security research community makes him an expert voice on cybersecurity. He regularly presents at international events and hosts webinars to discuss threats and defense strategies.
Morey J. Haber, Chief Security Officer at BeyondTrust
Morey J. Haber is the Chief Security Officer at BeyondTrust. He has more than 25 years of IT industry experience and has authored three books: Privileged Attack Vectors, Asset Attack Vectors, and Identity Attack Vectors. He is a founding member of the industry group Transparency in Cyber, and in 2020 was elected to the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA) Executive Advisory Board. Morey currently oversees BeyondTrust security and governance for corporate and cloud based solutions and regularly consults for global periodicals and media. He originally joined BeyondTrust in 2012 as a part of the eEye Digital Security acquisition where he served as a Product Owner and Solutions Engineer since 2004. Prior to eEye, he was Beta Development Manager for Computer Associates, Inc. He began his career as Reliability and Maintainability Engineer for a government contractor building flight and training simulators. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.