Threat Hunting and Brand Protection as Emergent Gameplay

Date: April 24, 2024

Time: 10 AM PT | 1 PM ET

Defend Online Retail Against Phishing, Fraud, Counterfeiting, and More

Cyber attacks against the Retail sector may be greater during the holiday season, but shopping takes place year round. We can use this time to level up defenses so retailers can protect their assets as well as their customers.

The most severe threat types for retail operate via DNS including email-borne malware, phishing and business email compromise (BEC), credential access, gift card fraud, and more using fraudulent domains imitating retail company names and brands. Defenders can leverage Internet infrastructure that is rich in contextual information.

In this presentation, Security Advisor, Malachi Walker, and Senior Security Operations Engineer, Ian Campbell, will discuss advanced cybersecurity solutions for online retail. Using several examples within retail online video gaming, you will leave this discussion with an understanding of:

• The current state of retail cybersecurity - what’s working and what’s not
• The importance of adversary infrastructure analysis
• How to leverage both DNS for real-time Internet infrastructure detection, monitoring, and enforcement
• How passive DNS tools for additional connections and an extended indicator set in earlier logs or alerts