- Martin Lee has worked for Symantec.cloud since 2003 when the company was an independent UK-based SaaS security provider, MessageLabs. Following the acquisition of MessageLabs by Symantec, Martin continued in his role as senior software engineer.
- With more than thirteen years experience in the field of research and analysis, Martin started his career researching human viruses at the University of Oxford before entering the IT industry and switching his focus to the world of spam, malware and threats.
- Martin plays an instrumental role in detecting, monitoring and investigating patterns and algorithms used by the world’s cybercriminals and developing rules to intercept new and future email-borne exploits before they reach the Symantec.cloud customers.
- In his role, Martin has embarked on countless successful investigations to unveil new exploits used by professional gangs around the world to try and infiltrate corporate networks.
- Martin is an experienced media spokesperson, who is regularly interviewed in a range of trade, national, and business titles in the UK and internationally including The Financial Times, Time Magazine and BBC News.
- He is also an experienced spokesperson for broadcast interviews. He has recently appeared on BBC World Service, BBC Radio 5 Drive Time and BBC News 24 speaking about a huge drop in the spam rate over the Christmas 2010 period.
- Martin can provide expert opinion on any of the following topics:
- How cybercriminals are using high sophisticated targeted attacks to gain sensitive and confidential corporate and governmental data
- How scammers are using online tools like social networking sites to trick internet users into handing over sensitive and personal information
The latest trends in spam, viruses and phishing attacks, the tactics cybercriminals are using and the worst hit industries and geographies