ATL ACAMS Chapter - Current Cyber Threats-What Cyber Criminals Don't Want You to Know

On July 19, 2018 Jay Postma, President, Erica Harper, Director MSB Services, John Schmarkey, BSA/AML Compliance Specialist, and Jackie Lyle, BSA/AML Compliance Specialist of MSB Compliance Inc. were pleased to attend the quarterly meeting of the Atlanta ACAMS Chapter.

MR. CHAD HUNT, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Atlanta, Computer Intrusion Squad (CY1) provided an outstanding presentation of great interest and help to the Atlanta compliance and risk mitigation community. With over fourteen years of investigative experience, Mr. Hunt is currently a Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) with the FBI in the Atlanta Field Office, where he leads a cyber team that conducts investigations in support of the FBI's Cyber Division. SSA Hunt also spent two years at FBI Cyber Division Headquarters as a program manager, and was also assigned to Australia as a cyber Assistant Legal Attaché. Prior to joining the FBI, he worked for twelve years in private industry

The presentation titled, "CURRENT CYBER THREATS--WHAT CYBER CRIMINALS DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW" was described as:

Ripped from the headlines! In a highly interactive format, get a behind the scenes look into the world of hacking for profit, where hackers no longer slip undetected into “secure” systems merely for a quick payout, but are hacking to support a diversified criminal enterprise. Gain insights to how the combined forces of international law enforcement, private industry, academia, and researchers work together to identify, pursue, and defeat the adversaries. Hear about recent FBI successes and learn more about current trends such as hacking as a business model. Learn about what to expect when working with federal law enforcement. Discover more about ways to mitigate cyber crime.