Video Library

A curated collection of past talks, interviews, and presentations by Neil Daswani.

The Biggest Breaches (What They Mean For the Future of Cybersecurity Investment)

This talk explores the biggest cybersecurity breaches in recent years, highlighting key lessons and root causes. It also examines how these breaches relate to the more than $45 billion invested in cybersecurity so far, based on data from over 4,000 funded cybersecurity companies.

Drive By Downloads: How to Avoid Getting a Cap Popped in Your App

This talk explores how web-based malware attacks—especially drive-by-downloads—have evolved. It covers modern techniques attackers use, such as multi-layered code injections and social engineering, and includes real code samples.

Malvertising & Mobile Malware Madness: Part 1

This talk covers recent trends in malvertising and mobile malware. I outline technical and business strategies to combat malicious ads, then share findings from analyzing over 10,000 Android apps to uncover privacy and security risks. The session closes with insights on the rising threat of mobile malvertising and how to address it.

Mobile Malware Madness and How to Cap the Mad Hatters: Part 2

This talk surveys mobile malware (such as DroidDream, Ikee, and Zitmo) that have recently infected hundreds of thousands of user devices, and shows demos of how web malware threats such as drive-by-downloads and malvertising are on the horizon for mobile devices.

Dasient: Cybercrime Interviews

Dasient aimed to make the Internet safer by protecting websites from web-based malware threats. Serving major industries, its adaptive security technology scanned the web to prevent data, revenue, and reputation loss, while building smarter defenses for the future.

Cybertank Video

CyberTank is a seed-stage cybersecurity pitch competition where a few select startups present their ideas to a panel of top security leaders. The panel included CISOs and security experts from companies like Box, Freedom Financial Network, Netflix, Splunk, Stanford, and Syapse.

Dasient: Neil Daswani Interview

Dasient, the leader in Web anti-malware technology, envisions an Internet that is safe and malware-free for users and online businesses. Dasient protects the websites of leading financial services, e-commerce, media, web hosting and other global enterprises from losses of data, revenue and reputation caused by web-based malware attacks.

Keynote Session: Voice of Customers Answered by AI

Neil Daswani, on the topic of 'Voice of Customers Answered by AI' at InterCon held at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV on 23rd - 25th June, 2021.

Stanford's Neil Daswani Shares the Top 5 Cybersecurity Job Myths

Neil Daswani, Co-Director of Stanford Online's Advanced Cybersecurity Program debunks the top 5 myths regarding jobs in the cybersecurity space.

Protecting Customer Data From "Mission-Based" Attacks

Neil Daswani, chief information security officer at LifeLock, offers a unique perspective on how business can protect themselves from the effects of sophisticated data breaches.

A Conversation on Stanford, Twitter, and Mobile Security

Neil tells us about his journey to Stanford, Dasient's acquisition by Twitter, and Stanford's new mobile security course.

Panel Session #1: “Data Protection Technologies Enabling New Innovative Services”

This video discusses how modern data protection technologies are enabling companies to launch innovative services while ensuring security and privacy. The panel features insights from industry leaders on the latest trends in data security and their impact on developing new technologies and services.