What is cyber security and why is it critical? 

Learn what zero-day exploits are and how threat actors are using them.

Bill brings more than 25 years of global leadership experience in cyber security, cloud services and other technology markets to Mandiant. Bill has held a number of senior management positions, overseeing sales, operations, market development and organizational change. Prior to joining Mandiant in 2016 via FireEye, Bill served as executive vice president of worldwide sales at Nuance Communications, where he led all aspects of revenue generation, including customer and partner relationships, sales strategy, sales operations and corporate marketing. During 10 years at Symantec and VERITAS Software prior to the company’s acquisition by Symantec, he served as executive vice president of worldwide sales and services, after previously leading sales efforts in the Americas and Asia Pacific and Japan. Bill earned degrees in Economics and Finance from Southern Methodist University.

Mandiant pays special attention to advanced persistent threats (APT) groups that receive direction and support from an established nation state. Like other attackers, APT groups try to steal data, disrupt operations or destroy infrastructure. Unlike most cyber criminals, APT attackers pursue their objectives over months or years. They adapt to cyber defenses and frequently retarget the same victim. Just because you have APT-linked malware variants in your system doesn't mean that you're an APT target. But your security team should be aware of this list of the most active APT groups and take extra precautions when they detect malware linked to previous APT attacks.

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