Guest:

• Brandon Levene, Malware Inquisitor @ Google Cloud

Topics covered:

• Which malware is scarier, state-sponsored or criminal?
• How do we approach cybercrime mitigation at Google?
• How do we actually track malware? Don’t we need “attribution” for it?
• What are the most useful telemetry sources for study in modern malware?
• Does ransomware have a bright future?
• Where do you see threat actors making the biggest investments?

Resource:

• "Crimeware In The Modern Era" paper by Brandon Levene