March 2017 Podcast recap – Cyber Threats: Current threats and what you can do to limit your exposure.

Cyber Threats

Current threats and what you can do to limit your exposure.

In case you missed this insightful presentation at our last chamber networking luncheon, listen to this podcast featuring guest speaker Ryan Macfarlane,Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Ryan Macfarlane is a Supervisory Special Agent managing one of the Cleveland Division’s Cyber Squads, which investigates and pursues those responsible for highly complex criminal and national security related computer intrusions. Ryan has investigated intrusions at Google, RSA, and numerous defense contractors, typically performing malware analysis, incident response, and malicious network traffic analysis. Ryan started his career with the FBI in the Los Angeles Field Office, and spent two years in Washington, DC on the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force, which is a multi-agency cyber center responsible for coordinating, integrating, and sharing analysis among over 20 intelligence, law enforcement, and foreign partners in support of countering global cyber threats.

Ryan has a computer science degree from Georgia Tech, and before joining the FBI in 2004, he worked for an Internet Security start up based in Atlanta, where he oversaw managed security services and penetration testing.