Eric Filiol is a former Lieutenant-Colonel of the French army and an expert in cyber-security, cyber-criminality, cryptology and intelligence. Graduating as an engineer specialising in cryptology, Eric holds a PhD in IT and Applied Mathematics from the prestigious Ecole Polytechnique and has qualifications in InfoOps awarded by NATO.
Eric is currently heading the Operational Cryptography and Computer Virology lab, hosted by ESIEA in Laval, France, and is the editor-in-chief of the research journal Journal in Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques, published by Springer Verlag. He is also the GostCrypt Project leader and an architect and designer of the DAVFI project, a new generation of anti-malware solutions.
During his time as an army officer, he worked for the DGSE, the French external intelligence agency (1991-1997) before joining the French military school of Saint-Cyr Coetquidan where he taught computer virology until 2001. In 2004, he was awarded the Prix Roberval for his book ‘Les virus informatiques : théorie, pratique et applications’. New spying techniques: “ Why and how are companies the main targets?”
Today, all types of attacks begin with a phase of espionage, especially when it comes to companies. Very often, companies themselves are responsible for these attacks because they pave the way for attackers. But how do you protect yourself from it? What techniques should be implemented to prevent those threats from actually happening? Data leakage: “How to identify a potential risk of data leakage and how to prevent it?” Data leakage can take many forms. One of these is data theft, in order to obtain information on a competitor or just to make money out of it by selling them. Information about a company can be gathered and processed simply by analysing a website. How to prevent it? Encryption: From the VPN to Telegram, why and how do companies and CEOs start resorting to the encryption of data and communications?
Strong of his unique and extended experience in technical intelligence within the French army, Eric is an eminent international expert and the leading voice in cyber-security and espionage/cyber-hacking. Eric Filiol speaks fluently French and English and is happy to give speeches in both languages.
