Step inside the seedy underworld of cyber crime, where stolen identities, hijacked inboxes and VPN logins are traded like business leads.
Speaker
Alex Hitchen
Agenda
6:30pm - Hybrid event starts
8:00pm - Presentation ends with networking and refreshments for those in person
9:00pm - Event close
Synopsis
Step inside the seedy underworld of cyber crime, where stolen identities, hijacked inboxes and VPN logins are traded like business leads. In Cyber Crime Unmasked, Huntress Sales Engineer Alex Hitchen goes undercover into the modern cyber crime economy - pulling back the curtain on how attackers really operate, and how you can shut them down before they cash out.
You’ll follow the money trail from that first “harmless” phishing email through Business Email Compromise (BEC), session token theft and Ransomware‑as‑a‑Service. Along the way, Alex will decode the roles of initial access brokers, affiliates and ransomware operators. This will include how the same playbooks that fuel their profits can be used against them with the right visibility and response.
About the speaker
Alex Hitchen – Sales Engineer at Huntress
Alex is a Sales Engineer at Huntress, he works with organisations to strengthen their security posture and build capabilities around Threat Detection & Response. With a background in cybersecurity consulting, he brings practical experience helping businesses develop security strategies that deliver protection against evolving threats.
Today, he focuses on making it easier for organisations to respond to threats, reduce risk, and improve operational efficiency. He regularly supports organisations through technical enablement, workshops, and strategic conversations around managed security.
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