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The research and subsequent series of events that marked the Petya wave strongly signal that
operatively-sourced intelligence is an essential and intelligent part of defense-in-depth
strategies, and should no longer be considered an optional layer of the security stack.

No matter how much organizations automate their cyber defenses, black hat hackers and other
bad actors will scour out vulnerabilities... and the ‘white hat’ operatives quietly conducting
operatively sourced threat intelligence will be looking over their shoulders in the web’s darker
corners to help discover who’s next at risk.

About the Author:

Byron Rashed has over 20 years of industry experience
spearheading global marketing and public relations programs in
various IT security organizations.

As the Vice President of Global Marketing, Advanced Threat
Intelligence for InfoArmor, he is directly responsible for all global
marketing and public relations strategies and tactics for the ATI
unit.

Mr. Rashed holds a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial
engineering from New York University.

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