Ep. 64: How to Build a Cyber Threat Intelligence Program

December 24, 2018
Hosted by George Rettas

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Episode Description

Intelligence is arguably the most valuable capability of any Cyber Security Organization. Levi Gundert, former Secret Service Agent and current Vice President of Intelligence and Risk at Recorded Future, joins Task Force 7 Radio to talk about the right way to build a Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Program, how to avoid common mistakes when building your first CTI program, and how CISO's should measure the efficacy of their intelligence program once they are up and running. Levi also covers how Cyber Security Teams should be measuring risk, how to steer clear of compliance driven intelligence models, and how digital transformations are affecting the enterprise. For those of you looking to make a transition into the Cyber Security Field, Levi opines on what he looks for when he hires intelligence analysts and what young professionals can learn from his career path to Director of one of the most prominent Cyber Intelligence Services in the world at Recorded Future.

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George Rettas

George Rettas is one of the most well-known cyber security professionals in the world with extensive experience practicing cyber security in both the public and private sectors, Mr. Rettas is a serial entrepreneur, serving as the CEO and President of Task Force 7 Radio, LLC, and Task Force 7 Technologies, Inc. a company focusing on building the world’s first and only Professional Cyber Security Social Network. Mr. Rettas is also the President and CEO of Code X Entertainment, LLC, a company focused on producing television, movies, literary, digital, and merchandising products.

Mr. Rettas has worked for 12 years as a Managing Director and Partner in some of the world’s largest financial institutions holding executive management positions in cyber security operations, administration, and program management functions. He created the first Cyber Security Intelligence function in the financial services sector and detected some of the most prolific breaches in recent history, including Target breach and the JPMorgan Chase breach.

Mr. Rettas also served as a former Special Agent with the United States Secret Service, where he was the co-founder of the Newark Field Office Electronic Crimes Task Force. He is the author of the first Title III Wire Tap on an internet-facing computer network in United States history and he worked what is considered the most prolific criminal investigation in the history of the Secret Service in “Operation Firewall."



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