Jack Rhysider

Now, of course, Omar isn't working by himself on this when he says that he did all these things. It was obviously a team effort. And his team consisted of like seven or eight people. But then every agency in the government has their own IT department. And some, of course, are bigger than others. But everyone was working extra hours to help out.

Now, of course, Omar isn't working by himself on this when he says that he did all these things. It was obviously a team effort. And his team consisted of like seven or eight people. But then every agency in the government has their own IT department. And some, of course, are bigger than others. But everyone was working extra hours to help out.

But it just makes me wonder, you know, how robust is the Dominican Republic's cybersecurity? I mean, they may not be able to afford the most up-to-date network infrastructure, and they may be running old systems in place. They may not have the funds to employ high-quality employees to react to this.

But it just makes me wonder, you know, how robust is the Dominican Republic's cybersecurity? I mean, they may not be able to afford the most up-to-date network infrastructure, and they may be running old systems in place. They may not have the funds to employ high-quality employees to react to this.

But when you're on the internet, it means you're only one click away for every threat actor in the world. So you absolutely need to secure your government's networks just as well as the largest governments in the world. Just because you're a small island doesn't mean you get to skimp on cybersecurity. You need to be just as good as everyone else. And it feels asymmetric in so many ways.

But when you're on the internet, it means you're only one click away for every threat actor in the world. So you absolutely need to secure your government's networks just as well as the largest governments in the world. Just because you're a small island doesn't mean you get to skimp on cybersecurity. You need to be just as good as everyone else. And it feels asymmetric in so many ways.

You have to be prepared for the most sophisticated threat actors in the world. And I just wonder, how advanced was the cybersecurity of the Dominican Republic?

You have to be prepared for the most sophisticated threat actors in the world. And I just wonder, how advanced was the cybersecurity of the Dominican Republic?

C2 means Command and Control Server, but I mean, what? You're telling me that some advanced adversary who may be in the Middle East is now starting to install the Conti ransomware on these systems? This is boggling because Conti has been widely attributed to be from Russia. So first of all, why are these two groups even allies or working together?

C2 means Command and Control Server, but I mean, what? You're telling me that some advanced adversary who may be in the Middle East is now starting to install the Conti ransomware on these systems? This is boggling because Conti has been widely attributed to be from Russia. So first of all, why are these two groups even allies or working together?

Second, holy crap, you now have two sophisticated attack teams working together to attack your entire country, national agencies, and critical infrastructure? Just when you thought you were in the thick of the storm, the storm got worse.

Second, holy crap, you now have two sophisticated attack teams working together to attack your entire country, national agencies, and critical infrastructure? Just when you thought you were in the thick of the storm, the storm got worse.

Then he got alerted of another problem.

Then he got alerted of another problem.

The Dominican Republic was in trouble and Omar's job was to help.

The Dominican Republic was in trouble and Omar's job was to help.

Now, this is what I love about Omar, is his awareness and his social skills. I used to work for a company doing incident response, and guess how much cybersecurity news my boss paid attention to? None. Guess how many other companies my boss interacted with to understand what threats they were facing? None.

Now, this is what I love about Omar, is his awareness and his social skills. I used to work for a company doing incident response, and guess how much cybersecurity news my boss paid attention to? None. Guess how many other companies my boss interacted with to understand what threats they were facing? None.

The attitude in our company was to put your head down and do your work, not look around to see what everyone else is doing or meet other people in the field. And I hated that. I can't stress this enough, that having allies in this business and going to conferences and meeting people and sharing stories with them will help you do your job so much better.

The attitude in our company was to put your head down and do your work, not look around to see what everyone else is doing or meet other people in the field. And I hated that. I can't stress this enough, that having allies in this business and going to conferences and meeting people and sharing stories with them will help you do your job so much better.