Journey to Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Chainalysis

With any new technology, malicious actors exploit vulnerabilities and create uncertainty. But there are tools investigators, regulators, and cybersecurity professionals can use to fight back.

In this special episode, Chainalysis’ Jackie Burns Koven, Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence is interviewed and  Amit Kumar, Partner at Accel shares how to mitigate risks and build trust in emerging spaces, drawing from her work across the cryptocurrency and blockchain landscape.

Since Chainalysis launched in 2014, the platform has been used to solve some of the world’s most high-profile criminal cases and safely expand consumer access to cryptocurrency. Jackie joined Chainalysis in 2019 after serving as an Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Department of Defense. In this conversation, she reflects on the crucial role Chainalysis plays in enhancing blockchain safety and ensuring its viability.

She also offers valuable advice on how early-stage startups and leaders can stay informed in the rapidly evolving tech ecosystem, and how they can think about implementing their own systems. The episode also explores the challenges new technologies like AI face from malicious actors, the importance of effective collaboration between technology and government agencies, and the steps needed to stabilize the crypto industry long-term.

2 |Introduction to Chainalysis

7 | Why Chainalysis is working with government agencies to fight bad actors 

16 | How the blockchain threat landscape is evolving with AI

15 |The role of education in rising crypto threats, like pig butchering

28 | Advice for staying up to date on the rapidly evolving technology ecosystem

32 | Building a Cyber Threat Intelligence team; Jackie’s roles

Check out more resources provided by Chainalysis that perfectly complement this episode of the Public Key.

• Website: Accel: First partner to exceptional teams everywhere
• Article: Chainalysis' Journey with Accel
• Article: Our Investment in Chainalysis: Meet the startup that brought down the biggest dark web marketplace
• Interview: Secrets to Scaling with Chainalysis’ Michael Gronager: “Growth and scaling are the hardest things to get right"
• Podcast: Accel Spotlight ON (Weekly Podcast Series)
• Event: TraceDC (July 16-17) The leading public sector event of the cryptocurrency ecosystem
• YouTube: Chainalysis YouTube page
• Twitter: Chainalysis Twitter: Building trust in blockchain
• Tik Tok: Building trust in #blockchains among people, businesses, and governments.
• Telegram: Chainalysis on Telegram 

• Amit Kumar * Host * (Partner, Accel) 
• Jacqueline Burns Koven (Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence, Chainalysis)

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