Video: 10 Minute IT Jams – F-Secure talks APTs and the Lazarus Group
By Sara Barker
Thu 3 Sep 2020
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Techday's 10 Minute IT Jams provide sharp, to-the-point insights into emerging and established technology companies.
Today we talk to F-Secure, a Europe-based cybersecurity firm with global reach – it protects more than 100,000 businesses worldwide.
The company’s research arm, F-Secure Labs, publishes reports and advisories about some of the most pressing threats.
We spoke to F-Secure's director of detection and response, Matt Lawrence.
In this video, Matt talks about:
- F-Secure as a company
- Findings from the latest report on APTs and the Lazarus Group
- Why nation-states would want to back threat actors
- What insights people should take away from the report
- How to get in touch with the team.
Watch the video here.
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