Mr. Murchison, the founder and CEO of Blackpoint, started his career in Network Engineering and IT operations, but quickly made the switch to the quiet world of the intelligence community. He has since spent over twelve years planning, conducting, and executing high-priority national security missions. As a former NSA computer operations expert and IT professional, he is bringing a unique perspective to the mission of developing cyber defense software effective at detecting and detaining purposeful cyber intrusions and insider threats. Murchison holds multiple patents in methods of network analysis, defense, pattern analytics, and mobile platforms.

Topic: Accidental Insider – How Hackers Target Your IT Staff & How Your IT Staff Makes It Easy For Them

System Administrators, Domain Administrators, and Network Engineers may not create intellectual property; but to hackers, they are high value targets. This presentation will cover tactics hackers use to conduct pre-exploitation reconnaissance on your IT and corporate staff, initial network penetration, lateral movement, and finally, the ultimate objective: network destruction or data theft. In addition, this presentation will cover the importance of an integrated detection model that not only focuses on detecting malware itself, but also the tradecraft used by hackers and privileged insiders to analyze their environment and ultimately spread harmful material.