Evan Dornbush

CEO

Desired Effect

Desired Effect CEO Evan Dornbush helps vulnerability researchers get fairly compensated and helps defenders act before attacks begin. He hosts the Hackers On The Rocks podcast, has a GWU Comp Sci M.S. and has four ridiculously good-looking children.

Speaker sessions

Harnessing Pre-Emergent Threat Intelligence: An Ethical Approach to Disrupting the Cybercrime Supply Chain

The economics of the exploit landscape today heavily favor attackers, with zero-day vulnerabilities commanding high prices on illicit markets and fueling sophisticated cybercrime. This session will dissect that existing exploit economy, revealing how it drives the relentless pace of advanced persistent threats (APTs) and nation-state attacks. We'll then introduce and explore a disruptive, ethical model designed to fundamentally alter this dynamic. Discover how a transparent and ethical market for pre-emergent vulnerability and exploit intelligence can empower defenders with unprecedented foresight. This isn't just about finding bugs; it's about shifting the power balance, increasing the cost and complexity for adversaries, and giving enterprises a crucial, proactive edge against future attacks by disrupting the very supply chain of cyber weaponry.This session equips attendees with crucial strategic understanding of the current exploit landscape, detailing the economic forces driving cybercrime. Participants gain actionable insights into how an ethical exploit market fundamentally disrupts this traditional model, demonstrating a tangible path to proactive defense. They leave with a clear vision of how leveraging pre-emergent intelligence can shift the attacker-defender power balance, significantly reduce zero-day exposure, and revolutionize their organization's overall cybersecurity posture, moving beyond reactive measures to establish a truly resilient defense. This is essential, forward-looking knowledge for every security professional.