Nowhere to Hide: How COVID-19 Forever Changed Your Organization�s Attack Surface

In addition to being a global health crisis, COVID-19 fundamentally altered the attack surface of organizations worldwide. As organizations transitioned from the office to a remote-workforce posture, adversaries levied tactics designed specifically to exploit the pandemic. Accordingly, this brief will cover how COVID has changed the attack surface as well as how organizations and government agencies can shore up their defenses.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Jason Rivera

Global Director - Strategic Threat Advisory Group

CrowdStrike

Jason Rivera is an internationally experienced intelligence and cybersecurity leader who possesses 14+ years of experience innovating at the intersection of security operations and technology. Throughout his career, he have published and presented at some of the world’s largest cyber conferences, to include Black Hat, RSA Conference, NATO CyCon, InfoSecWorld, and Gartner.

Rivera is currently at CrowdStrike where he leads a global team of cyber threat professionals who apply threat intelligence and cybersecurity solutions to combat the world’s most dangerous cyber threat adversaries. Prior to CrowdStrike, he was at Deloitte where he led the development of cyber intelligence and cybersecurity programs for large Fortune 500 companies and US Government agencies. Prior to his entry into the private sector, he served as an Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Army where he attained the rank of Captain and participated in a variety of roles, including assignments at the National Security Agency (NSA), U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), as well as having served in combat tours overseas.