Business Email Compromise (BEC) has become a significant threat to U.S. businesses and individuals. Since October 2013, the FBI has identified victims from 131 countries and a global monetary exposure of over $5 billion dollars as a result of BEC fraud.
Ransomware is a form of malware that targets both human and technical weaknesses in organizations and individual networks in an effort to deny the ability of critical data and systems. Ransomware is frequently delivered through spear phishing e-mails to end users.
During the course of the presentation SA Nigro plans to address the following:
Special Agent (SA) Carmine Nigro has been employed with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for over 30 years. He entered on duty as a Special Agent in December 1987. In March 1988 SA Nigro was assigned to the Houston Division. Prior to his transfer to the Boston Division, SA Nigro served in New York, Rome, Italy, and FBI Headquarters, Washington D.C. In May 2000, SA Nigro was transferred to the Boston Division where he supervised a Special Operations Group. In April 2004, he was selected by the FBI Boston Executive Management to establish a Field Intelligence Group. In February 2008, SA Nigro was appointed as the Counterintelligence Strategic Partnership Coordinator. In December 2016, SA Nigro was designated as the Private Sector Coordinator for the FBI Boston Division.