In an effort to educate the end user, Michael Grande, Certified Ethical Hacker, demonstrates how simple it is to ‘hack’ your friends, family or a bank! In a live demonstration, Michael will show the guests how easy it is to act as a financial institution and compromise an actual bank account. Yes; this is all done live! Social Engineering, which identifies these type of cyber-attacks is responsible for 91% of all hacks today. While other technology companies focus on building the infrastructure for their firms as a level of defense, Michael has recognized the real vulnerability is the end user.
SPEAKER:
Michael Grande, Chief Technology Officer/Chief Information Security Officer, Owl Rock Capital
Michael Grande is a Certified Ethical Hacker (C|EH). C|EH is accredited by the American National Standard Institute, has received the GCT (GCHQ Certified Training) accreditation, and is a recognized certification for the DoD’s computer network defense Service Providers (CND-SP’s), a specialized personnel classification within the United States Department of Defense’s information assurance workforce among many other recognitions.
Michael Grande is a Managing Director of Owl Rock Capital Partners and serves as the Chief Technology Officer of Owl Rock Capital Partners. Prior to joining Owl Rock in late 2015, Mr. Grande was the Chief Information Security Officer and Senior Vice President of Information Technology for EnTrust Capital. In 2015, Mr. Grande passed his Certified Ethical Hacker exam, specializing in cybersecurity, and was promoted to Chief Information Security Officer for EnTrust Capital. Prior to EnTrust Capital, Mr. Grande spent 15 years as the Senior Vice President of Information Technology for Natsource LLC. Mr. Grande received his B.A. in Political Science with a double major in Education, from The College of Staten Island, The City University of New York.