Incident Response & Threat Intelligence
R1-2A. Overcoming Cyber Threat Information Sharing Challenges: Too Much is at Stake in 2024
Thursday, June 13, 2024 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
2024 is already presenting unique challenges for cybersecurity professionals. Over the past few months, we’ve seen an increase in attacks against critical infrastructure, a new generation of election-related malicious campaigns and heightened geopolitical tensions. Now is the time to bolster our cyber defenses, but we can’t go it alone. Cybersecurity is a team sport, yet many security teams are still grappling with decades-old challenges to cyber threat information sharing. This session will help attendees navigate this new, and arguably more advanced, cyber threat landscape, understand the role that cyber threat information sharing plays in improving national security and how to harness the power of AI to close cybersecurity resource gaps.
After this session, learners will: Understand the state of today’s cyber threat landscape – by analyzing emerging malware and ransomware variants, nation-state activity, and AI-generated threats targeting critical infrastructure and federal institutions – and the impact it has on public health and safety, democracy, economic conditions and national security. Recognize how the cyber threat landscape will shift in a prominent election year and know who are the ‘mission critical partners’ to share information with. Learners will also walk away with knowledge on where to obtain additional cybersecurity resources to combat election-related cyber threats. Be able to debunk misconceptions surrounding cyber threat information – many believe it can impact business operations, jeopardize public trust and be the catalyst for further investigation by the U.S. government. Know how to apply emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence, to overcome threat information sharing barriers associated with both human and technological resource gaps