Syrian Electronic Army – profile of the first global hacktivist group

With the demise of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad regime, the time has come to reflect on the Syrian Electronic Army. The presentation assesses the key hacktivist group known as the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) to understand their motivations and organisation. The presentations will analyse a number of examples of the SEA's online activities, identifying their global impact and unique capabilities.

The SEA was primarily motivated to protect the Syrian Government and counter negative media portrayals of the Syrian uprising. The SEA focused its online activities against news and social media organisations opposed to former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The presentation will focus on the capabilities of the SEA, describing their various attack methods from website defacements to information theft and social media account compromise. The presentation will also focus on the structure and operation of the SEA group as well as its deep political motivation.

What the audience will learn from the presentation:

Real-life examples of cyber security that the audience may not be familiar with;

New areas that the Australian industry can consider.