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Meet Abnormal at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit

Heading to the Billington CyberSecurity Summit? Abnormal AI offers several ways to see how our AI-native platform protects your people from modern, AI-powered attacks.

  • Threat Briefing — September 9, 8:30 AM or 2:00 PM ET: Inside the North Korean IT Worker Operation
  • Meet With Us at Booth 203 — September 8–10: live demos, platform innovations, a tailored look
  • Happy Hour — September 8, 5:30–7:30 PM at Yardbird, hosted by August Schell
  • Happy Hour — September 9, 3:30–5:30 PM at The Dignitary, Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C.

Meet Us at Billington

Choose how you'd like to connect with our team.

Date

September 8-10, 2026

Location

Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW Washington, DC 20001

Booth

203

Inside the North Korean IT Worker Operation

How Nation-State Actors Attempt to Infiltrate Organizations Through the Hiring Funnel

Abnormal's threat intelligence team is tracking an ongoing operation in which North Korea-linked actors pose as job seekers and attempt to join companies as seemingly legitimate employees. Their strategy: apply for a role, pass the interview, get hired, and operate from inside the badge. No phishing required.

In This Briefing

  • The five-stage hiring-fraud lifecycle, from identity creation to authorized insider access
  • How actors use stolen and synthetic identities, persona reuse, and deepfake- and proxy-backed interview activity to defeat standard screening
  • How Abnormal's threat intelligence team linked more than 100 actors through reused infrastructure, lexicon patterns, network egress, and persona artifacts
  • Key indicators of a targeted hiring pipeline and detection opportunities that surface before access is granted
Inside the North Korean IT Worker Operation

Happy Hour at Yardbird

August Schell is hosting an evening happy hour Tuesday, September 8, 2026 from 5:30 – 7:30 PM at Yardbird with LeapXpert, ShorePoint, Trellix, and Abnormal after the summit floor closes. Southern food, an open bar, and time to actually finish a conversation with the people you spent all day passing in the hall.

Space is limited — reserve your spot today!

Happy Hour at Yardbird

Happy Hour at The Dignitary

Join Abnormal, Cribl, Island and NetRise for an exclusive happy hour alongside the Billington Cybersecurity Summit. Connect with fellow federal leaders and partners over drinks and conversation at The Dignitary, Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C., Wednesday, September 9, 3:30–5:30 PM. Whether you're deep in policy, protecting critical infrastructure, or just ready to network, this is your chance to connect outside the conference halls.

This private gathering is your chance to connect with forward-thinking executives and gain insights that could propel your organization to the next level.

Space is limited — reserve your spot today!

Happy Hour at The Dignitary