The Threat Hunter’s Method: An Offensive Approach to Exposure Management

Threat hunters, vulnerability managers, and penetration testers are drowning in threat data. From compromised credentials to third-party supply chain breaches, the challenge isn’t just detecting threats—it’s knowing where to focus.

How do you focus your team’s efforts on managing exposure? What do you need to narrow in on, and what can you safely deprioritize?

Join us live as Kyle Howson, Senior Manager of Threat Hunting at Air Canada, shares a practical approach to managing threat data and using intelligence to contextualize, prioritize, and respond to critical exposures.

Key Takeaways:

• Contextualizing Your Organization’s Exposures with Threat Data: Learn how to integrate diverse data sources (OSINT, internal telemetry, external intelligence feeds) to build a complete threat picture.
• Understanding Exploitation Impact: See how penetration testers validate vulnerability prioritization with exploitation scenarios.
• Strategic Prioritization: Discover effective strategies and tools for identifying and addressing high-impact threats.
• The S.I.D. Framework: Gain insights into Air Canada’s Systems, Identity, and Data(S.I.D.) Framework and how it goes beyond the traditional CIA (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability) triad.
• Case Example: Walk through a live case study demonstrating how the S.I.D. Framework improves exposure management, response, and remediation.

Meet The Speaker

Kyle Howson

Senior Manager, Cyber Threat Hunting at Air Canada

Kyle Howson is the Senior Manager of Cyber Threat Hunting at Air Canada. A passionate and dynamic security professional, Kyle considers himself fortunate to have turned his lifelong hobby into a career. With experience spanning network security, compliance, and security architecture, his true expertise and passion lie in offensive security. As an active member of the cybersecurity community, he is committed to collaboration and knowledge-sharing, believing that working together is key to building a more secure world.