Almost a year ago, two Las Vegas casino groups were hacked: MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment.
Caesars paid a ransom to the hackers, estimated at around $15 million. MGM Resorts did not pay and their operations were stalled for more than a week.
Then earlier in June, Findlay Auto Group was hacked.
A few weeks ago in July, a 17-year-old British resident was arrested and is suspected to be part of a global cybercrime group connected to the casino attacks.
It led to wide speculation about how it happened, who is responsible and more importantly, how to stop it in the future.
This week in Las Vegas, two major conferences on hacking and how to prevent them are being held on the Strip: Black Hat and DefCon.
We get some insight both into the conferences as well as some of the information cybersecurity experts expect to hear.
Guest: Eric O’Neill, cybersecurity expert, former FBI operative, attorney and founder, The Georgetown Group and NeXasure AI
