Old Threats, New Tactics: Understanding Today’s Cyberattack Landscape

On this episode of And Security For All, Steve Winterfeld and Sean Flynn will share research from Akamai’s Defenders' Guide 2025. We are seeing a vast increase in cyberattacks with old threats resurfacing alongside new sophisticated tactics. Tune in to understand the ever-changing threatscape and get insights on practical solutions based on real-life examples we are seeing in the wild.

Steve Winterfeld

I have served as CISO for Nordstrom Bank, Director of Cybersecurity for Nordstrom and Director of Incident Response and Threat Intelligence at Charles Schwab. Also have published a book on Cyber Warfare and hold CISSP, ITIL and PMP certifications.

Sean Flynn

I work with companies to ensure Akamai’s Security Vision aligns with industry and customer needs. I advise some of the largest customers in Finance, Commerce, and Healthcare on security strategies for implementing application, network, enterprise, and cyber best practices. I also act as a lead trainer for web and security teams. Before that, I designed and deployed critical security capabilities for multiple industries. I have over 18 years of IT security experience working for networking and application security providers. I have extensive hands-on experience, helping protect customers from active attacks by state-sponsored actors, hacktivists, and cyber criminals.