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Derek Manky

Chief Security Strategist & VP Global Threat Intelligence, FortiGuard Labs

As chief security strategist and vice president of threat intelligence at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs, Derek Manky formulates security strategy with more than 17 years of cybersecurity experience. His ultimate goal is to make a positive impact towards the global war on cybercrime. Manky provides thought leadership to the industry and has presented research and strategy worldwide at premier security conferences. As a cybersecurity expert, his work has included meetings with leading political figures and key policy stakeholders, including law enforcement, who help define the future of cyber security. He is actively involved with several global threat intelligence initiatives, including NATO NICP, INTERPOL Expert Working Group, the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) working committee and FIRST, all in an effort to shape the future of actionable threat intelligence and proactive security strategy.  

  1. Defending Against the Expanding as-a-Service Threat Landscape

    Opinion

  2. What the Growth of Ransomware Variants Says About the Evolving Cybercrime Ecosystem

    Opinion

  3. Ransomware Hogs the Spotlight, but It's Not the Only Malware to Watch Out For

    Opinion

  4. What We Can Learn from Recent High Profile Cyber Attacks?

    Opinion

  5. Why 2021 Can be a Year to Change the Trajectory of Cyber Adversaries

    Opinion

  6. Overcoming the Ongoing Exploitation of Vulnerabilities

    Opinion

  7. Delving Into the Weaponization of AI

    Opinion

  8. 2020 – An Opportunity in Counterintelligence and Deception

    Opinion

  9. Year in Review: Malware and Ransomware

    Blog

  10. The Impact of AI on the Cybercrime Economy

    Opinion

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