Chris Krebs
CIO & PPO, President of PinnacleOne
SentinelOne
Chris Krebs is the Chief Public Policy Officer at SentinelOne and serves as the President of PinnacleOne, the company’s strategic advisory group. He was a founding partner of the Krebs Stamos Group, recently acquired by SentinelOne. Chris is a Co-Chair of the Aspen Institute’s U.S. Cybersecurity Working Group, serves on the Board of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, and is a CBS News Contributor. He previously served as the first director of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation’s civilian cyber defense agency. Prior to CISA, Chris ran U.S. cyber policy for Microsoft.
SentinelOne
Chris Krebs is the Chief Public Policy Officer at SentinelOne and serves as the President of PinnacleOne, the company’s strategic advisory group. He was a founding partner of the Krebs Stamos Group, recently acquired by SentinelOne. Chris is a Co-Chair of the Aspen Institute’s U.S. Cybersecurity Working Group, serves on the Board of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, and is a CBS News Contributor. He previously served as the first director of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the nation’s civilian cyber defense agency. Prior to CISA, Chris ran U.S. cyber policy for Microsoft.
Sessions
Storm Surge: Cyber Threats and the PRC
The cybersecurity community in the U.S. has heard a lot about Volt Typhoon in the last year. In just the last few months, the public has become aware of Flax Typhoon and Salt Typhoon. The newness of these groups is an aberration–a byproduct of new naming conventions and new technical indicators for the same organizations that have been targeting businesses and individuals across the globe for the last twenty years. This talk will detail the organizations behind the new typhoons, identify who and where they target, and why attendees need to be on storm watch.
In this session, attendees will
In this session, attendees will
- Understand the key cyber threat actors behind Volt, Flax, and Salt Typhoon, their objectives, and the geopolitical drivers influencing their operations.
- Discover practical strategies for modeling the PRC cyber threat, assessing the risks to your organization, and deploying effective countermeasures.
- Explore real-world case studies and threat hunts, illustrating how these cyber actors operate.
Chris Krebs, Chief Intelligence & Public Policy Officer, SentinelOne
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