APT43 is a prolific cyber operator that supports the interests of the North Korean regime. The group combines moderately-sophisticated technical capabilities with aggressive social engineering tactics, especially against South Korean and US-based government organizations, academics, and think tanks focused on Korean peninsula geopolitical issues. In addition to its espionage campaigns, we believe APT43 funds itself through cyber-crime operations to support its primary mission of collecting strategic intelligence.
Presenter: Charles Harden
Charles Harden is a senior solutions architect at Mandiant, based in Vancouver, Canada. Charles has more than 20 years of experience in IT solutions architecture, cyber risk, and physical security assessments. At Mandiant, he has assisted clients in implementing cyber security controls in many market verticals, including government, finance, transportation, and energy. Prior to joining Mandiant, Charles has worked in some of Canada’s largest cyber security consulting and managed security operations firms as well as the senior cyber security architect for a provincial government. Charles is certified in CISSP, SCF, TOGAF 9, CSSA, CCSK, OPST, Open FAIR, PCIP.