The Reconnaissance Input Attackers Don’t Want to Lose

Modern reconnaissance is no longer limited to scanning IP addresses and finding open ports, but is heavily focused on gathering employee personal data.

In this clip from The Data Behind the Deception webinar, Paul Mander and Ray Heffer discuss how attackers now gather personal data, org-chart context, family connections, and other information that helps them target employees. Ray explains why data broker removal can help cut off one of the key inputs attackers use for reconnaissance.

Featured speakers:

Paul Mander is the Chief Commercial Officer and General Manager at Optery, where he leads the company’s B2B business. An accomplished leader in the data privacy space, Paul brings a unique perspective to cybersecurity professionals, drawing from his extensive experience in data-driven marketing and the data broker industry. At Optery, he and his team help enterprises deploy proactive measures to reduce instances of incoming PII-based attacks such as phishing, smishing, and vishing.

Ray Heffer is a cybersecurity veteran with 30 years of experience across areas such as secure cloud architecture, penetration testing, strategic advisory roles, privacy engineering, and open-source intelligence (OSINT) threat mitigation. He currently serves as Field CISO and strategic security advisor at Veeam, where he leads cybersecurity initiatives and fosters alignment between executive leadership and technical teams.

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