CS Talks: Russia's impact on the global threat landscape
Exploring the unique cyber security threat posed by Russia
How nations are fighting against Russian-linked threats like ransomware
From Cl0p's devastating MOVEit cyber attack to BlackCat's targeted ransomware attacks, Russia-linked ransomware and hacking gangs pose a significant threat to cyber security across the world.
In the case of the MOVEit cyber attack alone, it has impacted an estimated more than 1,000 organizations and 49-60.6 million indivduals, with this number ever-increasing. With this in mind, it is important for those in cyber security to consider the unique threat that Russian cyber criminall gangs pose.
Watch this Cyber Security Hub Talks where we discussed Russia's impact on the global threat landscape.
Watch this episode of CS Talks to learn:
- The unique cyber security threats posed by Russia.
- How other nations are fighting against Russia-linked cyber attacks.
- The most dangerous Russian hacking groups to be aware of.
Host
Olivia Powell
Editor
CS Hub
Olivia became editor of CS Hub in July 2022, after previously working as an assistant editor for CS Hub's sister site, CX Network. Olivia is involved in the production of a range of content regarding cyber security including reports, news articles, interviews and columns. She has a BA in English from the University of Exeter.
Speaker
Sean Grimaldi
Co-founder, chief technology officer
VectorZero
Sean Grimaldi is a cyber security innovator and digital engineering leader with over 25 years of experience. He is the co-founder and chief technology officer of VectorZero, a company that provides high assurance for sensitive data and processing for corporate and government customers. He also advises clients on product and cyber security topics. Before VectorZero, Sean was a technical leader at the Central Intelligence Agency, where he safeguarded the secrets that help keep our Nation safe, stopped threats before they happened, and furthered U.S. national security objectives by collecting foreign intelligence that matters and conducting covert action as directed by the President. He also held positions at Microsoft, where he helped make SQL Server, Windows, and the .NET Framework. Sean is a highly skilled and experienced technologist who advocates cyber security and diversity in the tech industry.
Speakers
Klint Walker
Cyber security advisor for Region IV
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Klint Walker is the newly appointed Cyber Security Advisor for Region IV which covers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. With 17 years of cyber security experience in both the government and private sector, Klint provides expertise to assist critical infrastructure owners and operators to improve their cyber security posture. Additionally, he provides support and guidance for State, Local, Territorial and Tribal government cyber security programs.
He has previously held positions as an Information Systems Security Officer for the Department of Health and Human Services and Chief Information Security Officer for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC).
