The Cyber Matrix: Red or Blue Pill for Higher Ed's Security? - CrowdStrike
Trust abuse has become the adversary's operating model. Adversaries are weaponizing the systems enterprises rely on every day like identity workflows, cloud infrastructure, AI services, and developer ecosystems to move undetected before defenders can connect the signals. Higher Education organizations have been a popular target for adversaries. Join CrowdStrike Executive Strategist, Matt Singleton, for an exclusive threat briefing on the CrowdStrike 2026 Threat Hunting Report to learn: · How adversaries used AI to generate payloads and shell commands, exploit AI infrastructure, and abuse enterprise LLMs · Why supply chain attacks, phishing, and identity abuse enable faster, stealthier intrusions · How China-nexus adversaries rapidly exploit vulnerabilities after effective PoC disclosure · What proactive, intelligence-led threat hunting looks like when trust becomes the adversary's advantage While many organizations have experienced catastrophic attacks, there is hope! We’ll dive into why academia is such an attractive target, the adversaries most interested in universities, their tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) and what options resource-starved organizations have to better protect their constituents, staff and communities.
Date & timeThursday, October 15, 2026 · 10:30 AMEnds 11:30 AM
LocationTechnology Services Building (TSB)1721 West Paul Dirac Dr, Tallahassee, FL
OrganizerLisa Smith
SourceFSU Events CalendarOpen source ↗
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The Cyber Matrix: Red or Blue Pill for Higher Ed's Security? - CrowdStrike
Trust abuse has become the adversary's operating model. Adversaries are weaponizing the systems enterprises rely on every day like identity workflows, cloud infrastructure, AI services, and developer ecosystems to move undetected before defenders can connect the signals. Higher Education organizations have been a popular target for adversaries. Join CrowdStrike Executive Strategist, Matt Singleton, for an exclusive threat briefing on the CrowdStrike 2026 Threat Hunting Report to learn: · How adversaries used AI to generate payloads and shell commands, exploit AI infrastructure, and abuse enterprise LLMs · Why supply chain attacks, phishing, and identity abuse enable faster, stealthier intrusions · How China-nexus adversaries rapidly exploit vulnerabilities after effective PoC disclosure · What proactive, intelligence-led threat hunting looks like when trust becomes the adversary's advantage While many organizations have experienced catastrophic attacks, there is hope! We’ll dive into why academia is such an attractive target, the adversaries most interested in universities, their tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) and what options resource-starved organizations have to better protect their constituents, staff and communities.