Behind the Scenes at Blue Hat IL: Security Advancements and Challenges

In this episode of the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Podcast host Sherrod DeGrippo is live from Blue Hat Israel in Tel Aviv. Igal Lytzki (linkedin.com/in/igal-lytzki-99bb0721a) and Din Serussi (linkedin.com/in/din-serussi) discuss their presentation on advanced phishing and evasion techniques, highlighting the rise of QR phishing and custom-made captures, which involve interactive challenges to bypass security systems. Gal Niv and Jonathan Jacobi (linkedin.com/in/jonathanj-jacobi/?originalSubd…) discuss their experience with the Web3 challenge they created, focusing on a smart contract vulnerability on the Ethereum blockchain. Ida Vass (linkedin.com/in/ida-vass-3709781b3/?originalSu…), the mastermind behind BlueHat IL, talks about the conference’s impact and her motivation, driven by the community's spirit and the desire to continually innovate and Wolf Goerlich (linkedin.com/in/jwgoerlich) the keynote speaker, discusses his approach to the keynote, focusing on positive advancements in cybersecurity rather than dwelling on the negative.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Practical advice for organizations to bolster their email security defenses

• The critical need to apply historical attack models to new technologies

• Progress in hardening OS and network security and the shift in threat actor tactics

Some questions we ask:

• What emerging technologies or threats do you find most intriguing or concerning?

• How does the production level of BlueHat compare to other conferences?

• What do state-sponsored email threats look like right now?



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