John Wilson

Field CTO, Agari

Wilson has been combating email-based fraud since 2006, when he developed an authentication-based anti-phishing solution as CTO of Brandmail Solutions. He continues his mission to rid the world of email fraud as Agari's Field CTO. Wilson was responsible for the world's first successful rollout of the DMARC standard at a major bank, with more than 8,000 domains protected. Leveraging DMARC and private-channel email data, Wilson assisted Microsoft and the FS-ISAC with the B54 Citadel botnet takedown by providing data related to Citadel botnet infections and by acting as a declarant in the civil forfeiture action filed in US District Court. Wilson holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from MIT.

Protect your Human Network from Digital Deception in the Financial Services Industry

Presented by John Wilson • August 8, 2017

The FBI reports that 22,000 businesses worldwide have been victims of Business Email Compromise (BEC), with recent losses exceeding $5B. In virtually every one of these cases, attackers fraudulently extracted funds from financial institutions using advanced social engineering and email deception tactics. In this...

Defend Against Spear Phishing: Encouraging Developments Gaining Momentum

Presented by John Wilson • November 3, 2016

How Prepared is Your Enterprise to Defend Against Phishing Attacks? From the Anthem breach to the compromise of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, phishing attacks have been at the heart of many high-profile security incidents - including the most recent attacks at Seagate and Snapchat. Spear...

Email Fraud: An Inside Look at the Fraudsters' Strategies and Tactics

Presented by John Wilson • August 4, 2016

Cybercriminals love email, and for good reason. Email lacks authentication, yet it's an essential part of modern business. It should come as no surprise that email remains the number one vector for cyber fraud. In this session get a behind-the-scenes reveal into email examples of malicious, highly targeted messages...