Samara Williams!
Threat Intelligence Analyst and Cyber Enthusiast
Bio!
Samara works for Cardinal Health, as a Cyber Threat Intelligence Engineer. As an engineer, Samara collects and assesses a wide range of threats to the healthcare industry. She specializes in MITRE ATT&CK, threat actor reporting, strategic program design/implementation, and fostering relationships within the organization. Samara is passionate about relationship building, giving back to the community, and encouraging kids, women and/or minorities in the technology and cybersecurity fields. This passion also lends itself to the various extra curriculars that she is involved in such as: Treasurer of the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals - Columbus Chapter (ICMCP-CBUS), Treasurer of EmpoWE-R Women of Infosec, Founding Member and Vice President of the Ohio Cyber Women (OCW) organization, and Volunteer Mentor for Franklin County Children Services.
Session!
No, your InfoSec team isn’t needlessly paranoid
Hackers aren’t just targeting elections. Russia, China, Iran, and others are real threats to companies here in Columbus, Ohio. Your InfoSec team sees and protects your apps from dozens of attacks a day, many of which you never hear about.
Who are these malicious actors? What are they doing? What does the InfoSec team actually do all day besides give you more work to complete? And what can you do to keep your apps secure?
In this eye-opening session, we will give you insight into the field of threat intelligence and marry it with application security. We will discuss the wide range of hackers who target US industries and companies and examine their motivations. We’ll highlight some of the boogeymen who keep us up at night and profile their Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs). Finally, we’ll talk about major components of an effective application security program and why our partnership with development teams is critical to ensure the security of our companies.
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