Team
Costin Raiu
Costin Raiu is a cyber paleontologist and researcher specializing in advanced persistent threats and high-level malware attacks, with over 30 years of experience in infosec.
He shaped and led the legendary Global Research & Analysis Team (GReAT), which investigated threats like Stuxnet, Flame, Equation Group, Turla, and Lazarus.
Outside of work, he enjoys chess, photography, science fiction, and holds a black belt in Taekwondo.
Kurt Baumgartner
Kurt Baumgartner is a veteran APT researcher with over 20 years of experience. As a Principal Security Researcher in the USA GReAT for nearly 15 years, he authored multiple studies on threats such as RedOctober, BlackEnergy, Darkhotel, Sofacy, Naikon, and Turla.
He was the first employee at ThreatFire, contributed to SonicWall’s security services team, and was awarded a patent for host-based behavioral analysis.
Dan Demeter
Dan Demeter is a security researcher with over a decade of experience in engineering systems tailored for threat intelligence analysts.
Previously at GReAT, he developed APT Intelligence Reporting, Data Feeds, and a distributed malware collection scanner. A frequent speaker at global conferences, he is passionate about advanced OPSEC, information influence operations, honeypots, networking.
Outside of cybersecurity, he is a fan of board games and snowboarding.