RSA Conference | Connect | RR-106: Hacker, Cracker, Salafi, Spy- (Jihad Me This Redux)

Jeff Bardin

VP, Chief Security Officer, ITSolutions

Research Revealed Track

A follow on to the highly rated (4.7) Jihad Me This from RSA 2009, Hacker, Cracker, Salafi, Spy examines Jihadi advances in the use of Web 2.0 technologies expanding to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other online media. How do we counter an enemy who uses our technologies and tools against us? How do we learn from their expert use of what we have created? Jihadis use our technology in their virtual tools using methods of deception. What are we doing to combat the expansion of this activity?

Jeff Bardin has held Top Secret clearances while working for the U.S. Government (USAF/NSA) and also served as an Armored Scout Platoon Leader. Bardin was awarded the 2007 RSA Conference award for Excellence in the Field of Security Practices. The Bardin-led security team from Hanover Insurance also won the 2007 SC Magazine Award for Best Security Team. He holds CISSP, CISM and NSA IAM certifications, a B.A. in Middle East Studies and Arabic Language and an M.S. in Information Assurance.