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SUMMARY:Dark Capabilities: When Tech Companies Become Threat Actors - Greg
  Conti\, Tom Cross
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DESCRIPTION:For decades\, tech companies have been stuck on the defensive\
 , absorbing blow after blow from state and state-enabled threat actors whi
 le their governments prove unable or unwilling to protect them.  \n  \nThi
 s talk challenges that status quo and asks: how can companies legally and 
 decisively fight back? To be clear\, this isn’t a rehashed “hack back
 ” debate. Instead\, we apply the military concept of Effects Based Opera
 tions (EBO) to explore the spectrum of outcomes companies can impose\, ind
 ividually or in concert with allies\, on their adversaries.\nBy adopting a
 n effects-based mindset\, companies can create real consequences at scale 
 where governments will not or cannot act. Possible effects include disrupt
 ing threat infrastructure\, denying access to products and services\, degr
 ading adversary systems\, shaping public opinion\, destroying hardware or 
 software\, corrupting or altering data\, and collecting actionable intelli
 gence.  \n  \nThe conversation becomes even more compelling when we consid
 er what happens if EBO becomes normalized inside large corporate security 
 teams: scaling operations beyond isolated proof-of-concept actions\, build
 ing playbooks of legally reviewed options\, operating across multiple doma
 ins (physical\, digital\, and cognitive)\, and coordinating collective act
 ions where companies and organizations pool authorities and capabilities t
 o magnify impact.
LOCATION:Track 1 - Plug N Play
URL:https://pretalx.com/bsidesaugusta-2025/talk/3KZ7CR/
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