Your Digital World Compromised: LIVE!
Summary of Topic
In today's world, our business and personal data live in many places at the same time. From mobile devices, to our home computers, to our employer's systems we are continuously access and sharing valuable and sensitive information. This presentation will explore how malware can compromise the common technology you use every day. Each method will be demonstrated LIVE. Once the attackers are in your digital world, they also need to get the data out. A demonstration of the common techniques used to extract your data will also be demonstrated including the continuous real-time data exfiltration methods used by the most advanced and persistent cyber adversaries today.
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Presenters
Nicholas Percoco, Trustwave
Title
Senior Vice President and Head of SpiderLabs
Presenter Biography
With more than 14 years of information security experience, Percoco is the lead security advisor to many of Trustwave¹s premier clients and assists them in making strategic decisions around security compliance regimes. He leads the SpiderLabs team that has performed more than 1300 computer incident response and forensic investigations globally, run thousands of penetration and application security tests for clients, and conducted security research to improve Trustwave's products.
Prior to joining Trustwave, Percoco ran security consulting practices at VeriSign, and Internet Security Systems. In 2004, he drafted an application security framework that became known as the Payment Application Best Practices (PABP). In 2008, this framework was adopted as a global standard called Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS).
As a speaker, he has provided unique insight around security breaches, malware, mobile security and InfoSec trends to public (Black Hat, DEFCON, SecTor, You Sh0t the Sheriff, IEEE Malware, etc.) and private audiences throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.
Percoco and his research has been featured by many news organizations including: The Washington Post, eWeek, PC World, CNET, Wired, Hakin9, Network World, Dark Reading, Fox News, USA Today, Forbes, Computerworld, CSO Magazine, CNN, The Times of London, NPR, Gizmodo, Fast Company, Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal.
In 2011, SC Magazine named Percoco Security Researcher of the Year. In addition, he was inducted into the inaugural class of the Illinois State University College of Applied Science and Technology Academy of Achievement.
Percoco is a member of the Dean's Advisory Board for The College of Applied Science & Technology at Illinois State University and a co-creator on the planning committee of THOTCON, a hacking and security conference held in Chicago each year. He has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Illinois State University.