Cyber Espionage for Fun and Profit: Understanding the Advanced Persistent Threat

Starts: Thursday 23 June 2011, 3:15PM

Finishes: Thursday 23 June 2011, 5:30PM

Venue: Uni Pub, Level 3, Uni Pub, 17 London Circuit, Canberra

RSVP requested: Please RSVP to assist us with planning by Wednesday, 22 June 2011, COB

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Topic: Cyber Espionage for Fun and Profit: Understanding the Advanced Persistent Threat
Conventional thinking among the IT security profession is to block malicious network activity using a combination of defence in depth, security policy and controls. A new breed of threats now exists that can circumvent detection mechanisms, bypass controls and persist on our networks. This threat, known as an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), is already in your network... somewhere. This presentation will demonstrate why this threat is significant and discuss what can be done to identify APT using the tools you already have.

Presenter: Paul Nevin
Paul Nevin is a principal cyber security consultant with Stratsec, a BAE Systems company. He has over 12 years' experience investigating computer network compromises on commercial, Government and Defence networks around the world. Paul has just completed a doctorate on cyber espionage intrusion detection and has several patents pending for technologies to improve computer network defence.

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