Kevin Albano
Global Lead, X-Force Threat Intelligence Services, IBM
Kevin Albano has more than 18 years of experience working in information technology, law enforcement, and security consulting. Throughout his career, he has focused on investigating computer network intrusions, notifying impacted organizations, and disrupting some of the largest cyber espionage campaigns. At IBM, Kevin is responsible for threat intelligence collections, managing advanced threat research and directing information analysis ‐ all focused on helping customers understand their cyber threat risk and make decisions to protect their organization. Prior to IBM, Kevin held prominent roles at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Mandiant (Google). As a Special Agent at the Los Angeles FBI Field Office, Kevin developed the investigative process for examining computer network attack operations. He identified largescale organized data theft operations and created the field guide for how cyber espionage investigators notify data breach victims. Kevin joined Mandiant from the FBI to help defend commercial and government entities against cyber espionage. While at Mandiant, Kevin developed programs to analyze criminal attack infrastructures, notify victim commercial entities, and define threats. He also supported incident responders by categorizing and organizing threat information to identify sophisticated threat. Kevin has also made significant contributions to the Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO) Standards Organization ISAO 300-1.