Navigating the Modern Threat Landscape – David Kennedy – BH24 #2
David will discuss his Black Hat training session, Applied Threat Hunting and Detection Engineering, which immerses participants into the latest threats, through the entire attack lifecycle, including threat modeling, threat detection, and attacker techniques. David also provides insights on the importance of understanding offensive capabilities and how to tackle current threats effectively.
Segment Resources: Description of David’s BlackHat training: https://www.blackhat.com/us-24/training/schedule/#applied-threat-hunting-and-detection-engineering-37553
Guest
David Kennedy is a Faculty member at IANS Research and Founder and Owner of TrustedSec, an information security consulting firm, and Binary Defense, a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) that detects attackers early to prevent large-scale invasions. In addition to creating several widely popular open-source tools, including ‘The Social-Engineer Toolkit’ (SET), PenTesters Framework (PTF), and Artillery. David has also released security advisories, including zero-days, with a focus on security research.
Prior to his work in the private sector, Dave served in the United States Marine Corps (USMC), focusing on cyber warfare and forensics analysis activities, including two tours to Iraq. He also served on the board of directors for (ISC)2, which is one of the largest security collectives and offers certifications such as the CISSP.
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