Speaker: Gary Warner
Topic: Scamdemic 2024: We're All Targets
Gary will be presenting virtually, however, we will still be meeting in person for networking and lunch.
Bio:
Gary Warner is the Director of Threat Intelligence for DarkTower
and the Director of the Computer Forensics Research Lab at the
University of Alabama-Birmingham. DarkTower disrupts crime
through open source cyber intelligence and investigations for variety
of industries, including financial services, big retail, and online
services companies.
After spending twenty years in industry, culminating as an IT Director
at Energen Corporation, Warner came to UAB in 2007 where he was
instrumental in creating UAB’s Digital Forensics academic program.
In 2012, patents licensed from Warner's UAB lab were used to
create Malcovery Security which was later acquired by PhishMe,
where Warner served for two years as the Chief Threat Scientist.
Warner has 35 academic publications related to cybercrime
investigations and forensics, including the Journal of Digital
Forensics Security and Law, the International Journal of Multimedia
Data Engineering, and the International Journal of Digital Crime and
Forensics.
Warner has worked closely with law enforcement since 2000, serving
for 10 years as a Task Force Officer on the Birmingham FBI
Cybercrime Squad where he assisted on national and international
investigations, primarily in the areas of malware and phishing.
Warner co-created the Birmingham Chapter of the FBI’s InfraGard
program, hosting its first meeting at Energen on September 9, 2001.
Since that time, Warner has served in a variety of positions within
InfraGard, including President, Regional Director, and National Board
member, serving as liaison to InfraGard members across the country.
Warner is a frequent conference speaker, having presented at more
than 230 conferences on a variety of topics including malware,
cybercrime investigations, and terrorism. He has provided training
for more than a thousand Police Officers and Agents from more than
sixty countries in venues including InterPol Headquarters, InterPol’s
Global Innovation Center, the Council of Europe, and the National
Police Academy in Santiago, Chile.