Making Sense of Cyber Threats at Scale with Strategic Intel

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The Strategic Analysis team at Mandiant Threat Intelligence examineshundreds of discrete data points from numerous sources, distillingtrends from that raw information to identify the most important,common, and damaging cyber threats clients should prioritize in theirdefensive strategies. That’s what we’re talking about on this week’sepisode of Eye on Security with our guest Kelli Vanderlee, Manager ofStrategic Analysis at FireEye.Kelli shares the types of topics the team covers, including industryand geographic-based reporting, trend analysis looking at theevolution of actor types or tactics over time, and examinations ofcyber risks associated with common business situations, such asmergers and acquisitions. Kelli and Luke also discuss the evolvingrole of Chinese cyber espionage actors and how they may be becomingmore aggressive and risk-tolerant than previously believed. We alsodelve into how the Belt and Road Initiative is driving cyberespionage—from China and other nations. In terms of the geopoliticsdriving cyber activity, Kelli believes we will continue to see morenation-states invest in cyber capabilities, as the rewards for thistype of activity often outweigh the risks.Listen to the episode to learn more about strategic analysis and thetrends Kelli’s team is tracking in 2020.