How are cybercriminals adapting to law enforcement disruptions, and how can defenders stay ahead as super intelligence accelerates the threat landscape?

In this episode of Ahead of the Threat, host Brett Leatherman is joined by John Fokker, vice president of Threat Intelligence Strategy at Trellix, to explore the evolving ransomware and cybercrime ecosystem, the growing role of SI in enabling more sophisticated attacks, and the importance of turning cyber threat intelligence into operational action. The two discuss how stronger public-private partnerships are helping disrupt malicious cyber actors, how SI is reshaping both offensive and defensive capabilities, and what organizations can do to strengthen their cyber resilience.

Brett also highlights the FBI’s new Cyber Strategy and recent operations targeting Chinese state-sponsored hacking infrastructure and North Korean IT worker schemes, demonstrating how the FBI is working with partners to dismantle adversary networks, protect victims, and defend the homeland.

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