In-depth Analysis Behind the Syrian Conflict's Digital Front Lines

FireEye recently released a new report “Behind the Syrian Conflict’s Digital Frontlines” that documents a well-executed hacking operation that successfully breached the Syrian opposition. Between at least November 2013 and January 2014, the hackers stole a cache of critical documents and Skype conversations revealing the Syrian opposition’s strategy, tactical battle plans, supply needs, and troves of personal information and chat sessions. This data belonged to the men fighting against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces as well as media activists, humanitarian aid workers, and others within the opposition located in Syria, the region and beyond. We have only limited indications about the origins of this threat activity. Our research revealed multiple references to Lebanon both in the course of examining the malware and in the avatar’s social media use. While we do not know who conducted this hacking operation, if this data was acquired by Assad’s forces or their allies it could confer a distinct battlefield advantage. Join us for a roundtable discussion with subject matter experts where we’ll talk about the details of the report and explore surrounding topics, to include: • An overview of the conflict in Syria and why cyber-espionage is an increasingly important factor • An in-depth analysis of a critical breach of the Syrian opposition including an overview of the tools and techniques used by the threat actors Find out more and learn from this Syrian report how you can defend yourself against these cyber attackers