Drawing from two nearly identical cyberattacks against global enterprises, this session reveals how similar entry points – smishing, credential abuse, and rapid cloud reconnaissance – led to dramatically different outcomes.

Matthew Mosley, Incident Response Manager at Sygnia, will walk through the attacker’s path step by step, from initial access to attempted privilege escalation, highlighting how small differences in visibility, configuration, user awareness, and response execution changed everything.

Attendees will gain practical insights into:

• How modern identity-based attacks unfold in real environments
• The critical role of detection speed and operational visibility
• Why simple, well-executed security controls often outperform complex solutions
• How employee awareness and IT processes can stop advanced attacks early
• What separates effective incident response from costly escalation

Whether you’re a security leader, IR professional, or IT stakeholder, this session will provide actionable lessons to strengthen your organization’s readiness – and ensure the next attack doesn’t become your worst-case scenario.