INTERFACE Anchorage
Presented by Kevin Hinrichs • FBI Special Agent, Cyber Squad
To successfully build a plan for addressing cyber threats, organizations need to know when and how to engage law enforcement. Oftentimes addressing law enforcement is seen as a barrier or a complication for incident handling. Law enforcement should be viewed as an asset and ally in the fight against cyber threats. For companies looking for insight into exactly what they are facing, this cooperation can fill a crucial need. The presentation aims to shed light on what it really means to work with law enforcement, and how that work can be mutually beneficial to both parties.
Presented by: Kevin Hinrichs / FBI Special Agent, Cyber Squad
Special Agent Kevin Hinrichs is a 12-year Alaska resident who spent 13 years in the control system industry as a software developer before joining the FBI. He previously worked as lead developer for a software suite focused on critical condition management across a vast array of ICS/SCADA platforms. Since pivoting to work for the FBI, Special Agent Hinrichs has been assigned to the Cyber Squad in Anchorage where he works on a range of cyber issues including BEC, insider threat, hacktivism, nation-state threats, and has extensively focused on the ransomware threat, specifically enterprise ransomware. Special Agent Hinrichs has a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Houston in Computer Science and Mathematics. Among the roles Special Agent Hinrichs fulfills for the FBI Anchorage office are the InfraGard Coordinator position for the Alaska InfraGard Chapter, the primary point of contact for ICS/SCADA issues, and the subject matter expert for cryptocurrency.
