About
Ransomware attacks don't start with a ransom note. They start with a single, silent breach. While many security solutions focus on the catastrophic encryption event, the true battle is won hours, days or weeks earlier, during the critical phases of initial access and lateral movement.

In this actionable webinar, we'll detail a layered defence strategy that combines powerful technology with human expertise to shut down attacks at every stage.

Key Takeaways:

Identify Criminals at Initial Access: Discover why the first foothold is your most critical opportunity to stop an attack. We’ll show you how Huntress leverages SIEM to correlate low fidelity threat signals to identify adversary activity that would otherwise be dismissed as noise.

Detect Ransomware Preparation: Attackers don’t stay on one endpoint. See how a smart EDR is non-negotiable for tracking their movement as prepare your network for encryption.

Empower Lethal Security Operators: Technology alone isn't enough. Learn how proactive threat hunters leverage EDR and SIEM to rapidly detect, contain, and eradicate threats.
When
Thursday, January 8, 2026 · 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -5:00)
Presenters
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Jared Harris
Webinar Host
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Dray Agha
Senior Manager, Hunt and Response - Huntress
Dray Agha is a defensive cyber security expert, based in the UK. With a background in digital forensics and incident response, Dray leads the Huntress Hunt & Response team to actively track and neutralise cyber attacks and uncover cyber criminal activities. Where not behind the screen, Dray can be found in the forest walking the dogs
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Anna Pham
Senior Hunt & Reponses Analyst - Huntress
Anna Pham hunts threats and tears apart malware for a living. She brings nearly 7 years of cybersecurity experience to Huntress, where she reverse engineers different malware families, tracks threat actor infrastructure, writes detection rules for emerging threats, and makes sure threat actors have a bad day. She also volunteers with DFIR Report, contributing to the greater good of the infosec community. When not dissecting malware, Anna can be found perfecting her steak cooking skills.
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Cody Staley
Senior Principal Product Marketing Manager - Huntress