The speaker talks about the vulnerability of personal information to hackers and how they can easily access it outside someone's house using a van. Recent incidents of data breaches and hacking have made people more paranoid about their privacy and security.
The speaker discusses the importance of risk modeling in relation to international travel and cybersecurity, specifically in regards to visiting countries that have a history of targeting US corporations and individuals. They also consider the risk of encountering individuals on the Cyber's Most Wanted list and facing potential legal consequences.
With the increasing number of data breaches, companies are moving away from using social security numbers for authentication and identification. Although blockchain has been suggested as an alternative, its implementation is still not widely understood.
In the SolarWinds cyber-attack, Russian hackers were able to access every email of every client from the Fortune 500 to several US government agencies. This was accomplished through known exploits and widely available passwords, proving the need for increased cybersecurity measures.
A former Mandiant employee helped her company respond to a security incident involving the network and server teams. The bank ultimately called Mandiant for additional support.
The SEC announced unprecedented international charges against Vitaly, Vlad, Alexander, and Leonid for a hacking and securities fraud scheme involving unlawful trading of a large number of securities generating profits, alongside charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering. The arrests of the co-conspirators took place in 2015 and some of them have pled guilty and cooperated with evidence production.