Secureworks Security Researchers Discuss Top Cyber Threats at Annual North American Threat Intelligence Summit
October 05 2017 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Secureworks® (NASDAQ: SCWX), a leading global cybersecurity
company that keeps organizations safe in a digitally connected
world, kicks off its seventh annual North American Threat
Intelligence (TI) Summit in Atlanta today, following its European
TI Summit last week.
During the event, members of the renowned Secureworks Counter
Threat Unit TM (CTU) research team and other security industry
experts will share exclusive insights into the latest tactics,
techniques and procedures used by the most capable espionage and
criminal threat groups.
“Secureworks’ annual Threat Intelligence Summit is an invaluable
opportunity for our clients and prospects to hear first-hand, from
our security researchers, about the cyber threats that face their
organizations today,” said Barry Hensley, Secureworks Chief Threat
Intelligence Officer and Senior Vice President. “The CTU research
team is on the front lines, day in and day out, tracking emerging
threats, while developing new methods to effectively counter
adversaries’ ongoing advancements. Actionable threat intelligence
is critical to successfully defend against the magnitude of attacks
being launched daily.”
There will be in-depth sessions exploring the following
topics:
- How cybercriminals are compromising
high-value targets and gaining unfettered access to large financial
accounts
- Current threats targeting retailers’
point-of-sale systems
- How crime syndicates are stealing
billions of dollars from businesses around the globe using business
email compromise (BEC) and business email spoofing (BES)
- The capabilities and motivations behind
recent disruptive campaigns being waged by nation-state cyber
operations, including the NotPetya and Wanna Cry (WCry)
incidents
- The notable increase in the number of
successful intrusions by China-based threat groups who are
targeting sensitive business information, intellectual property and
political information
- North Korea’s increased foray into
financial cybercrime and the potential for additional cyber
operations, as increased sanctions are levied against the
country
- The current state of the Iranian cyber
threat, including destructive and espionage capabilities, as well
as a detailed look at a recent deceptive campaign by a long-running
Iranian threat group
The summit follows the publication of the annual Secureworks
cybercrime report, 2017 State of Cybercrime: Exposing the threats,
techniques and markets that fuel the economy of cybercriminals. In
addition to the session topics mentioned, several of the report’s
key findings will also be presented during the summit. Authored by
CTU researchers, the report takes an in-depth look at financial
crime being conducted by the top cybercrime groups, as well as
illicit activities being carried out by threat actors on
underground marketplaces.
The summit offers 11 full sessions and three accelerated
sessions, and attendees will have the opportunity to converse
directly with CTU researchers and discuss topics such as industry
best practices and the state of cybersecurity during scheduled
breaks and receptions.
About Secureworks’ CTU Research Team
Secureworks’ CTU team consists of more than 70 cybersecurity
experts, each with an average of 13 years of experience. CTU
researchers have backgrounds spanning private security, military
and intelligence communities, and they specialize in tracking,
investigating and detecting sophisticated threat actors. CTU
researchers also specialize in incident response, malware analysis
and digital forensics, making their expertise regularly sought
after by enterprises, government agencies and the media.
About Secureworks
Secureworks® (NASDAQ: SCWX) is a leading global cybersecurity
company that keeps organizations safe in a digitally connected
world. We combine visibility from thousands of clients, artificial
intelligence and automation from our industry-leading Secureworks
Counter Threat Platform™, and actionable insights from our team of
elite researchers and analysts to create a powerful network effect
that provides increasingly strong protection for our clients. By
aggregating and analyzing data from any source, anywhere, we
prevent security breaches, detect malicious activity in real time,
respond rapidly, and predict emerging threats. We offer our clients
a cyber-defense that is Collectively Smarter. Exponentially Safer.™
www.secureworks.com
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related to Secureworks’ relationship with Dell Technologies Inc.
and Dell Inc. and control of Secureworks by Dell Technologies
Inc.
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caption “Risk Factors” in Secureworks’ annual report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended February 3, 2017, as well as in
Secureworks’ other SEC filings, including Secureworks’ most recent
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended August
4, 2017.
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