What is the Vertex Project and Synapse?

Three Buddy Problem - Episode 63: Co-founder of the Vertex Project Visi Stark joins the buddies to reminisce about his work writing Mandiant's famous APT1 report, the China-nexus threat landscape, the value of cyber threat intelligence, APT-naming schemes, and more... (Recorded at LABScon 2025)

Cast: Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade, Ryan Naraine and Visi Stark.

Links:

• How the Infamous APT-1 Report Exposing China’s PLA Hackers Came to Be
• Mandiant APT1 Report
• A guide to U.S. allegations of China cyberspying
• The Vertex Project
• LABScon 2025
• Visi Stark on LinkedIn
• LABScon 2025: Plunging the Internet Toilets in China
• Aurora Johnson on Twitter
• Trevor Hilligoss