Election Security: Defending our Democracy against Well-Resourced Adversaries

Two cybersecurity veterans discuss best practices for mitigating risks while maximizing the value of your investments in threat intelligence.

Featuring guest speakers:
-Forrester Sr Analyst Brian Kime, covering cyber threat intelligence, vulnerability risk management, and industrial control system security
-Authentic Engagement Lead Matt Ashburn, former CIA Cyber Security Officer and National Security CISO at the White House

In this conversational webinar, Brian and Matt share real-life stories from their years in both private sector companies and government organizations.

Hear them discuss:

-Why OpSec is important to the CISO and what companies can do to help their analysts collect intel without exposing their identities or compromising their missions
-The risks involved in using corporate networks and devices for intel collection
-Expert advice on the types of tools and frameworks that can give your SOC an advantage over adversaries

Our most formidable adversaries are well-resourced with concerning intent and capabilities: malign influence and false messaging, potential attacks on voter registration and election systems, and even targeting campaigns.

Join two seasoned cybersecurity professionals for a frank conversation about election security:
Matt Ashburn, former CIA Cyber Security Officer and National Security CISO at the White House
Mick Baccio, former Chief Information Security Officer at Pete for America, and White House Threat Intelligence Branch Chief

In this webinar, Matt and Mick discuss how to defend our democracy from well-resourced adversaries:
Security trends during an election season
How and why adversaries try to compromise systems
How everyone can help ensure the security of our democracy

Moderated by Holger Schulze, Founder and CEO of Cybersecurity Insiders.

In this OSINT Insiders video the Authentic8 Special Services team will be reviewing tools again! This time, the focus is on the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to cyber threat intelligence tools readily available for anyone to use.

The OSINT Insiders team digs into three categories of tools, such as malware analysis services, paste sites, and website archives.

In this OSINT Insiders video, Major General (Retired) Mark R. Quantock joins the show.

Mark shares an insider’s perspective on the professionalization of OSINT and All-Source Intelligence, as well as what it takes to be an effective leader to teams in high-consequence missions.

Mark’s strategic understanding of analytic products, paired with the tactical experience from the OSINT Insider team, will deepen your insights into how OSINT is used in the intelligence production cycle, standardization and training of professionals, and examples of successful traits of leadership that yield results amongst teams.

In this OSINT Insiders video, the Authentic8 Special Services team discuss what it takes to be an analyst with special guest, Cynthia Hetherington of the Hetherington Group, which runs the world-class conference OSMOSIScon.

Cynthia shares insights from working with analysts for OSMOSIScon and starting out as a Library Science expert in intelligence and law enforcement. Viewers will learn about the background, skills, and personality traits of successful analysts.

In this OSINT Insiders video, the Authentic8 Special Services team take a deep dive into the differences between the Open, Deep, and Dark Web.

There are key differences on what data exists on these source types, the volume of information, and veracity of each find. In addition to learning the fundamentals, they also share real-life examples of data derived from each source type related to Information Security, Counter-Narcotics and Counter Terror missions.

Authentic8 and the Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS) host an educational deep-dive into the Dark Web over Dark Beers! Authentic8’s Special Services team and Chainalysis Head of Research will take you through:
- Navigating a financial dark web investigation
- OSINT tools for investigating cryptocurrency
- Case study connecting scams with blockchain analysis
- Using Pastebin for fraud research
- Types of fraud that have increased as a result of the pandemic
- Techniques for tackling the impact of COVID-19’s work from home restrictions

Meet the Presenters:
- Former White House National Security CISO and CIA Cyber Security Officer, Matt Ashburn; National Security Engagement Lead, Authentic8
- Head of Research, Kimberly Grauer, Chainanalysis Inc.
- Award-winning financial crime analyst, Nicholas Finnberg, OSINT training specialist, Authentic8
- 20 year veteran of IT and security solutions, Mike Burwick, Director of Sales Engineering, Authentic8
- Author and Event host Brian Kindle, VP Product Development, Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists (ACFCS)

In this OSINT Insiders video, the Authentic8 Special Services team is joined by feature expert analyst Thom Kaye.

Thom and the team discuss how the world of Geospatial technology and data has changed with the introduction of Open Source Intelligence.

Learn about real-life research team members who have worked on deriving foundational data from Publicly Available Information (PAI), about nationally covered criminal investigations featuring such data, and more.

The Cyber Threat Intelligence in 2020 report cites a shocking lack of OSINT research training, tools, and oversight. In this webinar, subject matter experts review key results and share experience and insight into the TTP they rely on for investigations into the open, deep, and dark web. Consumers and producers of threat intelligence should watch the webinar to:
- Access building blocks for improving operational security and collaborative efficiency on CTI teams
- Understand how organizations prepare their researchers to explore the web
- Unearth the lack of oversight researchers have when investigating the dark corners of the internet

Learn from our panelists:
- SANS Institute's Jake Williams (@malwarejake) brings experience and insight by diving into the results from the mindset of the attacker. Jake has over a decade of experience in secure network design, penetration testing, incident response, forensics, and malware reverse engineering.
- Paypal's Sr. MTS Security Architect, Marty Jorgensen. Marty delivers insight gained from the 17 years of experience supporting PayPal's tremendous growth.
- Google's Customer Engineer, Jhilam Biswas, reflects her hands-on experience and deep subject matter expertise in the areas of cloud security, regulatory compliance, and industry standards.
- Cybersecurity Insiders CEO, Holger Schulze brings his perspective as CEO of a 400,000-member online community of InfoSec professionals.
- Authentic8's Head of Platform, Sean Herigate shares multiple use cases from leading the Navy's cyber defense operations and helping create the DoD's innovation unit in Silicon Valley.

In this OSINT Academy video, the Authentic8 Special Services team takes a deep dive in the good, bad, and ugly of a range of OSINT tools including hands-on reviews and (strong) opinions.

Some of the apps presented are easy to use but of limited utility, others are hard to use but tremendously valuable. Watch this video to find out which is which.

In the interview "Why CTI Researchers Need Dark Web Access," SANS Analyst and Rendition Infosec founder, Jake Williams, and Head of Special Services at Authentic8, Nick Espinoza, discuss various data sets in the open, deep, and dark web that help researchers. Jake and Nick talk about where on the internet, CTI researchers can find high-value data while staying secure and anonymous. Both refer to a 2020 survey taken by 338 cyber threat intelligence practitioners about the platforms, processes, and solutions used by them in the collection and management of OSINT related information. View the results in the Webinar "Cyber Threat Intelligence Report 2020," also published on Authentic8's BrightTALK channel.

Remote workers need to reach your applications from anywhere, on any device. How do you enable access while also safeguarding the delivery and interaction with your sensitive data?
Forrester VP and Principal Analyst Chase Cunningham and Ramesh Rajagopal, Authentic8's Co-Founder and President, will offer practical suggestions for implementing a Zero Trust framework, in the context of unmanaged devices.
Join us to learn:
•How organizations can use Zero Trust to solve security challenges beyond authentication and access
•What types of risks exist in the age of unmanaged and remote / contractor workforce
•How can Zero Trust thinking help mitigate these risks

This OSINT Insiders video features guest speaker, Chris Poulter.

Chris is the CEO of OSINT Combine and has extensive knowledge of the subject matter, derived from boots-on-the-ground experience all the way up to strategic intelligence at the highest levels. Chris and the team discuss integrating intelligence with partner forces, parallel construction, public/private partnerships, and Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs).

In this OSINT Insiders video, the Authentic8's Special Services team discussed issues around COVID-19.
-The value of OSINT to the DoD/IC during the crisis
-Threat actors using the crisis as a hook and lure for cyber attacks on citizens and organizations
-Russian search terms to use when conducting searches related to the disease
-Chinese Social Media identifying major burial urn shipments indicating higher death count

In the interview "The Next Evolution of Cyber Threat Intelligence," SANS Analyst and Rendition Infosec founder, Jake Williams, and Head of Special Services at Authentic8, Nick Espinoza, discuss the future of investigation platforms, data collectors, machine learning and regulations of how to handle data. Jake and Nick ponder future remedies to current cyber threat intelligence and challenges.

Both refer to a 2020 survey taken by 338 CTI practitioners about the platforms, processes, and solutions used by them in the collection and management of OSINT related information. View the results of that survey in the Webinar "Cyber Threat Intelligence Report 2020," also published on Authentic8's BrightTALK channel.

The report cites a shocking lack of OSINT research training, tools, and oversight. In this webinar, subject matter experts review key results and share experience and insight into the TTP they rely on for investigations into the open, deep, and dark web.

Renowned SANS expert Jake Williams and Authentic8's Head of Special Services, Nick Espinoza, discuss the use of OSINT for cyber threat intelligence researchers and its value for mature vs. nascent organizations.

- What organizations benefit from formal CTI and OSINT programs?
- What's the relevance of counterintelligence and anonymity for investigators, and how can they manage attribution when "facing" off with adversaries online?
- What's the "baseline toolkit" analysts and researchers should have when gathering cyber threat intelligence online?

You'll also receive instructions on how to participate in the CTI 2020 Survey.

Watch as the SANS instructor explains why in business, "nobody is too small to have some sort of CTI program."

In today’s cyber world, social media has become an extremely powerful research tool for investigators. As of January 2019, there are over 3.5 billion active social media users across the world and growing at a rate of 200 million new accounts per year. Investigators need a safe method to access and capture that data.

Many believe your browser betrays you. Few have asked themselves: What is the cost of running a “free” local web browser in your organization? Can IT take control of the off-the-shelf unmanageable non-secure app that comes with our computers? Join this webinar to learn how IT can take control using a more secure, anonymous, disposable, productive, and compliant option to the web browser.