Owen Nearhoof

Abstract: NCFTA’s Malware and Cyber Threats (MCT) Program Manager Stacy Moore and Intelligence Analyst Owen Nearhoof will provide an overview of the current dark web landscape and the significant changes it experienced during the previous year. They will also present examples of moniker research and how to make attribution to anonymized threat actors.

Owen Nearhoof is an Intelligence Analyst with NCFTA’s Malware and Cyber Threats program. His research topics include underground marketplaces and forums, advanced persistent threat (APT) groups, geopolitical trends, and the daily cyber threat landscape. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Cyber Forensics and Information Security from Robert Morris University.