Mindset of Financially Motivated Cyber Criminals in the 21st Century
~ Insight from a Secret Service Agent and How to Protect Yourself

Presentation Overview

• Gain insight into the mindset of financially motivated cyber criminals
• Learn how cyber criminals gain access to other's systems and monetize their information
• Get advice on staying safe online, both at work and at home

About the Speaker

Patrick Hogan is the Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge of the Secret Service’s Chicago Electronic Crimes Task Force.  He manages a squad of special agents and task force officers involved in the investigation of cybercrimes occurring within the Chicago area.  He has been involved in cyber investigations for the last eight years while in the Chicago Field Office, and is a member of the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists.  Prior to being in the Chicago Field Office, he was involved in the coordination of national and transnational cybercrime investigations at the headquarters level.  His twenty-two year Secret Service career has also given him the opportunity to protect former Vice President Dick Cheney and to be detailed to the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Homeland Security.