UnIntelligence - Ep7 with Scott Silvestro

In this episode, Dave Holder and Ryan Rambo interview our special guest, Scott Silvestro!  

Scott is a Senior Manager, Counterintelligence and Insider Risk, at Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings.  Below is Scott's biography. Scott Silvestro is a patriot who’s committed to enhancing the privatization of counterintelligence. As Senior Manager for the Insider Risk and Counterintelligence Program at Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings, Scott oversees the program's effectiveness and integrity. The Insider Risk and Counterintelligence Program focuses on wellness as it pertains to proactive applications within insider risk, particularly in countering nation-state, and economic espionage threats.

Prior to joining Tokyo Electron U.S. Holdings, Scott founded Vex Intel, a consultancy executing advanced technical counterintelligence initiatives for a varied client base. Additionally, Scott worked as an Independent Consultant in an undisclosed program and as an Officer with the U.S. Secret Service, serving on the elite Counter Surveillance Division.

Scott co-chairs the Nation-State and Counterintelligence Special Interest Group within the Open Source Insider Threat Information Sharing Working Group at Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute, where he also earned the CERT Insider Threat Program Manager Certificate.

Scott holds a B.A. in Government and World Affairs from The University of Tampa. A constant advocate for growth, he continually expands his expertise in insider risk, counterintelligence, and security disciplines.

Timestamps: 3:  Guest Introduction

9:  Scott's Background

17:  Surveillance/Countersurveillance

25:  Protecting the Semiconductor Industry

35:  Trust in the CI Field

43:  Scott's Approach to the CI Program

57:  Listener Questions!

1:11 CI Support to Signature Reduction

1:22  Where is Scott's Program in the Corporate Structure

1:37  Parting Words of Wisdom