Robert McArdle
Trend Micro / Director FTR Cybercrime Research
Robert is a Director in Trend Micro's Forward Looking Threat Research (FTR) and Adversary Intelligence and Monitoring (AIM) teams, where he is involved in analysing and monitoring the latest Cybercrime threats - specializing in researching the future threat landscape, Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) and coordinating investigations with international law enforcement. Robert is a regular presenter for the press and at security conferences. He also has lectured in Malware Analysis and Cybercrime Investigations on MSc modules at Munster Technological University (MTU) and University College Dublin (UCD). He worries that his hobby and job are one and the same, and constantly wonders if "normal" people have that problem.
In a world plagued with Ransomware, you would be forgiven for thinking that Cybercriminals just do the same thing over and over again. The reality however is quite different - with a sophisticated, and efficient, service industry propping up crime online. Over the last year this ecosystem has evolved further, with new Criminal Business Models emerging - in particular as criminals have steadily increased their usage of AI. These changes will continue to test our defences, and force us to evolve also.
But AI in particular is not an even technology - while it is a great enabler for all industries, crime included, it stands to enhance some more than others. Of all these industries, Cybersecurity - and Law Enforcement who focus on it - are possibly the most ready to take advantage of the unique benefits it brings.
In this talk, we'll dive into recent Criminal evolutions, and show why this time is a period where those on the defensive side of CyberSecurity stand to gain the biggest advantage in this never ending conflict.
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