Ep. 23: The Front Lines: The Cyber Battle Between Good and Evil
March 12, 2018
Hosted by George Rettas
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Guest Information
Episode Description
Former FBI Agent EJ Hilbert brings the audience through his storied career and explains how he became an FBI Agent, what it was like to battle Cyber Organized Crime Groups like Carder Planet on the Cyber Front Lines, and what it took to go up against Al Qaeda in the Cyber Underground after the 911 Attacks. Hilbert explains how he came into contact with FBI Informant Maksym Popov, how he kicked off Operation Ant City, and he explains the intricate complexities of handling a Cyber Criminal Informant during a time when the FBI and Secret Service were just discovering the organized crime structures that existed in the dark web. Hilbert explains how his involvement in a new area of criminal investigations with the FBI eventually led the Department of Justice to investigate him, how he cleared his name, and why he decided to leave his dream job at the FBI to pursue opportunities in the private sector.
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George Rettas
George Rettas is one of the most well-known cyber security professionals in the world with extensive experience practicing cyber security in both the public and private sectors, Mr. Rettas is a serial entrepreneur, serving as the CEO and President of Task Force 7 Radio, LLC, and Task Force 7 Technologies, Inc. a company focusing on building the world’s first and only Professional Cyber Security Social Network. Mr. Rettas is also the President and CEO of Code X Entertainment, LLC, a company focused on producing television, movies, literary, digital, and merchandising products.
Mr. Rettas has worked for 12 years as a Managing Director and Partner in some of the world’s largest financial institutions holding executive management positions in cyber security operations, administration, and program management functions. He created the first Cyber Security Intelligence function in the financial services sector and detected some of the most prolific breaches in recent history, including Target breach and the JPMorgan Chase breach.
Mr. Rettas also served as a former Special Agent with the United States Secret Service, where he was the co-founder of the Newark Field Office Electronic Crimes Task Force. He is the author of the first Title III Wire Tap on an internet-facing computer network in United States history and he worked what is considered the most prolific criminal investigation in the history of the Secret Service in “Operation Firewall."
