Chester Wisniewski has been involved in the information security space since the late 1980s. He is currently a Principal Research Scientist in the Office of the CTO. Chet divides his time between research, public speaking, writing and attempting to communicate the complexities of security to the press and public in a way they can understand.

Chester has spoken at RSA, InfoSec Europe, LISA, USENIX, Virus Bulletin and many Security BSides events around the world in addition to regularly consulting with NPR, CNN, CBC, The New York Times and other media outlets.

Topic: Deep Dive on the Dark Web

Many organizations underestimate the risk of cyberattack thinking they aren’t a big enough target for criminals to bother with. This presentation will demonstrate the tools available for purchase on the dark web and how easy it is to acquire them. Organizations must assess their risk accurately and understand how sophisticated adversaries are, even when they themselves don’t possess high-level hacking skills.