About the Speaker
Tim Allsopp | Principal Technology Architect
Talk
Use of DDoS traceback in network defence
DDoS-for-hire services rely on reflective DDoS attacks to contribute a significant portion of their arsenal. As an ISP, best practices can limit outbound spoofed traffic that enable reflective attacks. DDoS traceback can promote adoption of these best practices by network peers.
Tim Allsopp is currently focused on security analytics, innovation, and promoting data driven security decisions at TELUS, a major Canadian telecom provider. Throughout his 21 year tenure at TELUS, he has enjoyed the privilege of helping found the Incident Response and Threat Intelligence practices as an technical leader on both teams. Tim holds a number of technical security certifications across Forensics, Incident Response, and Offensive Security disciplines, including a GIAC Security Expert certification, which he has actively maintained since 2015.