<span id="hs_cos_wrapper_post_body" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="meta_field" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" ><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #000000;"><span style="background-color: transparent;">Despite a massive spike in security aware</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">ness (and huge increase in cyber security spending), why are there still data breaches and security failures? By studying how attackers are getting in, we learn the hard lessons about undetected missing defenses.</span></span></p> <!--more--><p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p> <div> <p><span>In this short Webcast, John Bambenek, ThreatSTOP's VP of Security and Research, gives insight into current hacking trends and how actionable intelligence can protect</span><span> </span><span class="details"> against the evolving and sophisticated adversaries we'll always be up against. </span></p> <ul> <li><span class="details">Hear about lessons learned from recent attacks and how they could have been prevented. </span></li> <li><span class="details">Learn about the latest attack trends and how attackers are trying to bypass existing security protections.</span></li> <li><span class="details">See how opportunistically using threat intelligence for blocking can help increase awareness of the threat landscape, while limiting incidents.</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Details:</strong></p> <p>Date: Wednesday, July 11th.</p> <p>Time: 10 AM - 10:30 AM PDT, 1 PM - 1:30 PM EDT. (20 - 30 minute run time)</p> <p>Limited number of sports are available, reserve yours now and register&nbsp;<a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2809289984074181378">here</a>. We hope to see you there!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong style="background-color: transparent;">A<span style="background-color: transparent;">bout the Speaker:</span></strong></p> <p><img src="https://info.threatstop.com/hubfs/johnspeaking.jpg" alt="johnspeaking" width="222" style="width: 222px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;"></p> <p><span style="background-color: transparent;">John Bambenek is the VP of Security, Research and Intelligence at ThreatSTOP, Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a handler with the SANS Internet Storm Center. </span></p> <p><span style="background-color: transparent;">He has over 18 years experience in information security and leads several international investigative efforts tracking cyber criminals, some of which have led to high profile arrests and legal action.</span><span style="background-color: transparent;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span>He specializes in disruptive activities designed to greatly diminish the effectiveness of online criminal operations. He produces some of the largest bodies of open-source intelligence used by thousands of entities across the world</span></p> </div></span>