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Proactive Threat Prevention with Threat Intelligence | Episode Teaser

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TOPIC: Proactive Threat Prevention with Threat Intelligence

In this episode, we discuss the challenges of Threat Intelligence in the modern Threat landscape and how security teams can conduct Threat Intelligence to Proactively Stop Advanced Attacks. 


Guest: Avkash Kathiriya, Sr. VP - Research and Innovation at Cyware Labs

Avkash is the VP of Research at a US-based Cyber security product startup. Avkash is an astute cybersecurity professional with more than 13 years of experience in core security technology domains including Cyber Defense, Security Orchestration and Automation, Cyber Resiliency, Threat Hunting, and Threat Intelligence. Apart from leading the research and innovation at Cyware, Avkash is also a globally well-known speaker at various security conferences in India and abroad. He is also a visiting faculty member at IIIT, Sri City, and a Cyber Threat Intelligence Committee member at OASIS, a global non-profit consortium that works on the development, convergence, and adoption of open standards for cybersecurity.

Glossary
We might be frequently using some common terminologies in our conversation, the way they're used in the industry, so those new to this can refer to the quick glossary given below  before you start

  • CTI: Cyber Threat Intel
  • TTPs: tactics, techniques, and procedures
  • APT:  advanced persistent threats- in which an attacker gains access and stays without being detected for long time.
  • SIEM: Security Info Event Management
  • SOC: Security Operations Center
  • IoC: Indicators of Compromise
  • IoA: Indicators of Attack

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