Session Summary/Abstract

From external reconnaissance to final containment. Alex and Brandon will walk through a cyberattack from both the attackers and defenders’ point of view. Starting from an attacker analyzing a potential target to execution of the attack, first detection, containment and more. A long the way, they will share common pitfalls and gaps they have seen so blue teams can be more prepared.  

Speaker Bio

Brandon Norberto

Brandon is a Senior Manager in BDO’s Cybersecurity team and has over 10 years of experience running threat management operations, cloud security engineering and security process design. 

Before joining BDO Brandon led cyber security engineering teams in Big 4 firms driving a technology first and automation approach to reduce inefficient process and drive-up detection fidelity for high-profile Canadian clients across industries including: retail, energy, transportation, financial services and public sector. Brandon has a passion for implementing automation and orchestration for clients to reduce mean time to detect and mean time to respond and action security related threats. His second passion is leveraging the data for insights and developing custom reports and dashboards for the clients he serves. 

Alex Phan

Alex is an offensive cybersecurity senior manager at BDO with more than seven years of experience in offensive security. 

He leads a team of offensive security experts that helps business stay secure by simulating cybersecurity attacks against organizations using the same tactics and techniques used by threat actors today. He has seen firsthand how difficult hackers are to contain remove once they gain a foothold within an organization’s network. His offensive security insights help blue teams think and understand threat actors helping teams contain incidents faster. 

CPE:4.0 Hrs.

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