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!
 
1:41 - Listeners are introduced to Jon DiMaggio and the episode before Jon explains his background..
5:04 - The first major topic Jon shares about is that of nation-states, specifically speaking to the work of  combating nation-state attackers.
12:57 - The conversation turns to the economics of ransomware.
18:39 - What are Jon’s thoughts on the possibility of another major worm attack?
20:26 - Jon is asked about how people can enter his field or that of hacking.
24:54 - How should listeners approach attribution and bias, and how has Jon navigated bias in his own life?
31:31 - The group considers Jon’s mental organization, his recall of information, and the topic of communication.
 
Links:
<a href='https://hackervalley.studio/'>Learn more about Hacker Valley Studio</a>
<a href='https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio'>Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon</a>
<a href='https://twitter.com/TheHackerValley'>Follow Hacker Valley Studio on Twitter</a>
<a href='https://twitter.com/ronaldeddings'>Follow Ronald Eddings on Twitter</a>
<a href='https://twitter.com/chriscochrcyber'>Follow Chris Cochran on Twitter</a>
<a href='https://www.broadcom.com/'>Access the recent work and research on Symantec’s threat intelligence feed</a>
<a href='https://www.riskiq.com/'>Learn more about the episode sponsor, RiskIQ</a>

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!
 
1:41 - Listeners are introduced to Jon DiMaggio and the episode before Jon explains his background..
5:04 - The first major topic Jon shares about is that of nation-states, specifically speaking to the work of  combating nation-state attackers.
12:57 - The conversation turns to the economics of ransomware.
18:39 - What are Jon’s thoughts on the possibility of another major worm attack?
20:26 - Jon is asked about how people can enter his field or that of hacking.
24:54 - How should listeners approach attribution and bias, and how has Jon navigated bias in his own life?
31:31 - The group considers Jon’s mental organization, his recall of information, and the topic of communication.
 
Links:
<a href='https://hackervalley.studio/'>Learn more about Hacker Valley Studio</a>
<a href='https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio'>Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon</a>
<a href='https://twitter.com/TheHackerValley'>Follow Hacker Valley Studio on Twitter</a>
<a href='https://twitter.com/ronaldeddings'>Follow Ronald Eddings on Twitter</a>
<a href='https://twitter.com/chriscochrcyber'>Follow Chris Cochran on Twitter</a>
<a href='https://www.broadcom.com/'>Access the recent work and research on Symantec’s threat intelligence feed</a>
<a href='https://www.riskiq.com/'>Learn more about the episode sponsor, RiskIQ</a>

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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 though...

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!
 
1:41 - Listeners are introduced to Jon DiMaggio and the episode before Jon explains his background..
5:04 - The first major topic Jon shares about is that of nation-states, specifically speaking to the work of  combating nation-state attackers.
12:57 - The conversation turns to the economics of ransomware.
18:39 - What are Jon’s thoughts on the possibility of another major worm attack?
20:26 - Jon is asked about how people can enter his field or that of hacking.
24:54 - How should listeners approach attribution and bias, and how has Jon navigated bias in his own life?
31:31 - The group considers Jon’s mental organization, his recall of information, and the topic of communication.
 
Links:
Learn more about Hacker Valley Studio
Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon
Follow Hacker Valley Studio on Twitter
Follow Ronald Eddings on Twitter
Follow Chris Cochran on Twitter
Access the recent work and research on Symantec’s threat intelligence feed
Learn more about the episode sponsor, RiskIQ

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