Christopher Painter

Cyber threats from nation-states and criminal groups have exploded in recent years. Where once organizations ignored or failed to account for these threats, they do so now at their peril. Sophisticated nation-states like Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are not just targeting governments but are increasingly launching destructive cyber attacks against private companies and organizations, or are intruding into their systems to steal valuable trade secrets and intellectual property that is a company’s life blood. Sophisticated criminal groups are also targeting the private sector both to steal valuable information and, especially in the case of ransomware, disrupt business operations. Drawing on over 30 years of firsthand experience, multi-award-winning cybersecurity veteran Chris Painter details the current threat, its evolution over the last two decades and makes the case for why senior leadership in your organization should care. He does this, in part, by drawing from real life cases and other examples from his long and distinguished career as a federal cybercrime prosecutor and senior Justice, White House and State Department official. He can also tailor his talk to go into greater depth on stories behind the high-profile cases he prosecuted and high-level negotiations he has led.