Modern cyber incidents are complex, rapidly occurring and evolving, and occasionally cross-border. Effective response hinges on trust and collaboration across public and private sectors – not just technical readiness.
This fire-side chat will explore how incident response works in practice by offering case-studies and will include an open discussion with the audience on how public-private collaboration can shape handling of cyber incidents.
Jakub Souček is a Senior Malware Researcher at ESET with over 10 years of experience in the field. He currently leads ESET’s eCrime research team focused on combating ransomware. He has also coordinated botnet disruption collaboration efforts with external partners and law enforcement, and has experience with APT research as well. In addition, he focuses on in-depth analysis of malware and long-term tracking of prevalent malware families.
He regularly presents at both local and international conferences. His past speaking engagements include conferences such as Virus Bulletin, Underground Economy, EC3 Cybercrime Conference, and Botconf.
As Head of Sector for the Operational Cooperation Team of CERT-EU, Alexandros Goniadis oversees crisis management and coordination, collaboration with private and public peers and partners, international affairs, security policy and cyber exercises. He is also the Local Cybersecurity Officer of CERT-EU, overseeing compliance with Regulation 2023/2841. He is an ICT lawyer by training, living in disguise among the tribe of engineers, and is dedicated to bridging the gap between technical, operational, and strategic domains throughout the ranks of CERT-EU with pride.
He is an alumnus of DG CNECT cyber team BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation. Alex studied law in Greece, France, the Netherlands and Belgium and has been a passionate Bruxellois for more than 10 years.
Jaroslav Ďurovka is the Director of the National Cyber Security Center, which is part of the National Security Office of the Slovak Republic. Previously, he worked for almost 12 years as a senior manager for information security and regulatory affairs in the telecommunications sector.
Alexander Martin is the UK Editor for Recorded Future News. He was previously a technology reporter for Sky News and a fellow at the European Cyber Conflict Research Initiative, now called Virtual Routes.