About this Webinar
Modern phishing attacks aren’t just stealing clicks—they’re dropping Remote Access Tools like PDQ Deploy and ScreenConnect with the enthusiasm of a rat infestation at a fish fry. On the Hook walks through how a single “totally legit” email leads to full-blown compromise: malicious downloads, automated backdoor installation, credential harvesting, and the pivot to either ransomware or financial fraud. Attendees will learn how to trace this bait-to-breach lifecycle through forensic artifacts, detect RAT deployment patterns, and spot early indicators before the catch of the day bytes back.
Presenters
Exterro Marketing
Frank Brennan
Associate Director at PNG Cyber
Frank Brennan is the Associate Director of Incident Response at PNG Cyber, which basically means when everyone else is running around yelling “We’ve been hacked!” he’s the guy they call to clean up the digital crime scene and talk them off the ledge.
With over 23 years in cyber forensics and incident response, Frank has done time in federal and state law enforcement, survived seven years of private-sector mayhem, and somehow still enjoys his job. He specializes in ransomware, business email compromises, fraud, and any investigation where a threat actor thinks they’re clever; he loves proving them wrong.
Frank has helped everyone from mom-and-pop shops to Fortune 500 giants, across industries that definitely should’ve known better. He’s also handled threat-actor negotiations, ransomware mitigation, and has testified in court more times than he planned when he chose a “computer job.”
Basically, if there’s chaos, crypto, or criminals involved; Frank is your guy.