2017’s Biggest Breaches & Attacks: Why They Happened & How to Avoid - Seguridad Mania.com - España y América Latina

2016 saw an all-time high of 4,100+ data breaches and over 4.2 billion records compromised. The bad news is that security attacks and incidents continue piling up in 2017. The good news is that you can take steps to protect your organization from experiencing the same fate of those exploited companies that make front-page news. In this webcast, Ryan O’Leary, Chief Security Research Officer, WhiteHat Security, dissects 2017’s biggest breaches and attacks, highlights lessons learned, and shares proven ways you can shore up your security posture. You’ll learn: •Why brand-name companies like Equifax and T-Mobile were compromised •How hackers gain access to organizations’ networks and most valuable assets •What your organization can do to identify vulnerabilities and avoid the same fate Register now to hear expert insights on the biggest threats of 2017 and best practices for protecting your organization going forward. Ryan O’Leary is the Chief Security Research Officer of the Threat Research Center and Technical Support at WhiteHat Security. He joined WhiteHat Security as an ethical hacker in 2007 and has since developed a breadth of experience finding and exploiting web application vulnerabilities and configuring automated tools for testing. Ryan manages a team of over 150 security engineers, based in three locations over two continents. He is also responsible for overseeing the delivery of WhiteHat Sentinel, which services over 10,000 customer websites. Under Ryan’s leadership, the team has built a one-of-a-kind database that combines details of more than 26M vulnerability patterns with proprietary algorithms to assess the threat level.