Author: Kate Esprit

Kate Esprit is a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at MITRE and is the author of the cybersecurity blog, Phishing for Answers. She is also earning her Masters of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) at Carnegie Mellon University. She has over 5 years of experience in information security, intelligence analysis, and Latin American affairs. She speaks Spanish and Portuguese.

From the Spring 2023 Issue

The Double-Edged Sword of Cyber Threats in Latin America

Author(s):

Kate Esprit, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, MITRE

Cyber Threats in Latin America

Ask any cyber intelligence analyst about today’s major threats, and they will likely launch into a discussion about hacking groups in China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia. Indeed, state-sponsored threat actors in these countries are highly sophisticated and have wreaked havoc on global network infrastructure. However, the cybersecurity industry continues to overlook other areas of … Read more

From the Spring 2022 Issue

Playing Offense and Defense with Drone Cybersecurity Threats

Author(s):

Kate Esprit, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, MITRE

TBONE, Tesla, and Technological Threats In October 2016, U.S.-based vehicle manufacturer Tesla received some surprising news – two German security researchers had found a way to hack the company’s cars using a drone. The researchers, Ralf-Philipp Weinmann and Benedikt Schmotzle had hacked into Tesla’s systems by exploiting several zero-click vulnerabilities in the ConnMan software, an … Read more

From the Summer 2021 Issue

Top 5 Tips for Small Business Resiliency

Author(s):

Kate Esprit, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst, MITRE

Top Five Tips

What can we learn from a cyber-attack in Alaska? Albeit small, they were resilient! In July 2018, the small Alaskan community of Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) was targeted by a ransomware attack, which resulted in more than 700 devices being knocked offline. The incident proliferated through Mat-Su’s local networks, impeding office phone lines and affecting the borough’s … Read more