Eric O'Neill - Keynote Speaker, Cybersecurity Expert, Legendary FBI operative, Bestselling Author

Eric Michael O"Neill is a national security attorney, corporate investigator, national cybersecurity strategist, and legendary FBI operative. Eric’s career began in the FBI’s counterintelligence trenches as an undercover operative. His undercover work brought down Robert Hanssen, the most notorious and damaging spy in United States history.  After serving in the FBI, Eric earned his Juris Doctor degree from The George Washington University Law School, with honors. He has since worked as a national security attorney and corporate investigator at top firms like DLA Piper. Eric is the founder of The Georgetown Group, a premier security services firm, and he serves as a national security strategist to cybersecurity companies, including CyberSponse, Inc., NeXasure, and VMware Carbon Black. To know more about Eric O’Neill, visit https://businessabc.net/wiki/eric-o-neill Eric O’Neill Interview Questions 00:00 - 03:16 Introduction 03:17 - 06:40 Eric’s career in FBI 06:41 - 10:54 Starting his career in cybersecurity 10:55 - 15:40 Cybersecurity in the era of dark web 15:41 - 23:27 What is dark web? 23:28 - 31:08 Eric captures Robert Hensen’s espionage 31:09 - 34:07 The damage caused by Robert Hansen with his espionage 34:08 - 36:44 Transition from FBI to law 36:45 - 41:09 Eric’s corporate cybersecurity experience 41:10 - 47:08 Counterintelligence versus defence 47:09 - 55:04 Strategies of counterintelligence 55:05 - 01:03:31 Future Cybersecurity measures 01:03:32 - 01:09:59 Mitigating cybercrime risk 01:10:00 - 01:12:25 The Invisible Threat 01:12:25 - 01:18:07 corporate security and social engineering 01:18:07 - 01:20:31 Cybersecurity roles in the future 01:20:33 - 01:22:52 The essence of ethics 01:22:53 - 01:23:32 Closure About The Georgetown Group The Georgetown Group is a Washington, DC-based risk consultancy and corporate intelligence firm established in 2008. Specialising in due diligence investigations, litigation support, cybersecurity, and public relations research, the firm aids clients in making informed decisions and mitigating risks. Their team, composed of professionals with extensive experience in law enforcement, security, and intelligence, focuses on uncovering critical information that provides clients with a competitive edge. The firm’s services include conducting thorough background checks, cybersecurity assessments, and strategic intelligence gathering. Their diligence investigations examine the backgrounds and relationships of individuals and organisations to identify potential risks before acquisitions, hires, or business transactions. The Georgetown Group also provides cybersecurity consulting, helping organisations address both internal and external threats through customised incident response strategies and training. To know more about Georgetown Group, visit https://businessabc.net/wiki/the-georgetown-group Useful Links and Resources https://ericoneill.net/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/spycatcher-eric-o-neill-robert-hanssen-fbi-b2352466.html https://www.spymuseum.org/host-an-event/spy-speaker-series/eric-oneill/ https://www.wsb.com/speakers/eric-oneill/ https://www.spyex.com/expert/eric-oneill https://www.kepplerspeakers.com/speakers/eric-oneill About citiesabc.com https://www.citiesabc.com/​​​​​​​​​​​  About businessabc.net https://www.businessabc.net/ About fashionabc.org https://www.fashionabc.org/  About Dinis Guarda https://www.dinisguarda.com/ https://businessabc.net/wiki/dinis-guarda Support the show