Chasing Bad Actors with Jon DiMaggio from Hacker Valley Blue

Chasing Bad Actors with Jon DiMaggio

40 minutes Posted Oct 17, 2021 at 9:44 pm.

Listeners are introduced to Jon DiMaggio and the episode before Jon explains his background..

The first major topic Jon shares about is that of nation-states, specifically speaking to the work of combating nation-state attackers.

The conversation turns to the economics of ransomware.

What are Jon’s thoughts on the possibility of another major worm attack?

Jon is asked about how people can enter his field or that of hacking.

How should listeners approach attribution and bias, and how has Jon navigated bias in his own life?

The group considers Jon’s mental organization, his recall of information, and the topic of communication.

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This episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast features Jon DiMaggio, a Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst at Symantec. Jon is a researcher and longtime bad guy chaser, and Ron and Chris fill this installment of Hacker Valley Blue with Jon’s thoughts on ransomware, threat research, attribution, and more!

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