Watch the February 2025 edition of our “Threat Detection Highlights” webinar series to stay ahead of evolving cyber threats. In this session, our experts will walk you through key updates and practical strategies to address the most pressing cyber threats, including Pastejacking, BruteRatel C2, and Residential VPN evasion tactics. You’ll also get insights on how to detect advanced threats like BYOVD, spoofed sender phishing, and the latest phishing kits, such as Phishkit.RandLoad.
Team Lead Threat Research
Patrick Staubmann joined VMRay as a threat researcher back in 2019 and took over the lead position of the threat analysis team in 2023. As part of the Threat Analysis team, he continuously researches the threat landscape and conducts analyses of malware samples in depth. To further improve the companies’ product, he also extends its detection capabilities in form of behaviour-based rules, YARA rules, and configuration extractors. He is especially interested in reverse-engineering, low-level system security and exploitation.
Technical Product Manager
Thorsten Schreiber is a Technical Product Manager at VMRay with a strong background in network and data security. Starting their career in 2007 as a Network and System Administrator, they gained extensive experience through roles at Ruhr-University Bochum and Utimaco Safeware AG. Thorsten has been with VMRay since 2015, where they contribute as both a Product Manager and Software Engineer, bringing technical expertise to the company’s cybersecurity solutions. Thorsten holds an Engineer’s Degree in Security in Information Technology from Ruhr University Bochum.
Sr. Product Marketing Manager
Ertugrul Kara is the Senior Product Marketing Manager for VMRay. With a career spanning over 10 years in cybersecurity, he has seen the advancement of security products from open-source firewalls to automation-powered threat detection technologies following the evolution of threat landscape. He is currently focused on leading the marketing efforts for VMRay’s security automation solutions while enhancing the alignment between the products with enterprise customer needs. Previously, he has held various roles in early-stage security startups, led the product launch and growth strategies, and run his own startup specialized in network security. Ertugrul attended the Middle East Technical University for undergraduate studies where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering.
Threat Researcher
Patrick Staubmann joined VMRay as a threat researcher back in 2019. As part of the Threat Analysis team, he continuously researches the threat landscape and conducts analyses of malware samples in depth. To further improve the companies’ product, he also extends its detection capabilities in form of behaviour-based rules, YARA rules, and configuration extractors. He is especially interested in reverse-engineering, low-level system security and exploitation.
Security Product Manager
As the Security Product Manager of VMRay, Fatih Akar leads the Advanced Threat Detection & Analysis related product initiatives. Before joining the products team, he worked as a Solution Engineer at VMRay, liaising between customers, quality assurance, and product management. Before joining VMRay, Fatih held various security engineering roles in large enterprises which operate in multi-national locations.
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