Confronting Cyber Crime: Exploring the Legal and Investigative Challenges

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Presented at CISOpittsburgh 2015 by

David Hickton

Since 2012, Pittsburgh has emerged as a front line in the global fight against cyber rime. U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton explores the legal and cyber challenges faced by investigators and prosecutors in combatting cyber crime by examining several landmark cyber cases charged in Western Pennsylvania’s federal courts. His presentation focuses on the first-ever indictment of Chinese military members on hacking and economic espionage charges, the disruption of the Game Over Zeus malware and botnet architecture, and the dismantling of the online criminal marketplace, Darkode. Join Hickton for a view from the front lines in the war against the greatest threat facing today’s enterprise.