Jindrich Karasek

Jindrich Karasek is a Senior Threat Researcher at Trend Micro, specializing in cyber threat intelligence and defense research. He has extensive experience in advanced persistent threat (APT) analysis, data science, and cognitive security.1

Professional Background

Karasek joined Trend Micro in May 2017 as a Cyber Threat Investigator and was promoted to Senior Threat Researcher in March 2022.1 His work focuses on:

• Counter-intelligence and APT threat hunting
• Data science using natural language processing (NLP) and graph theory
• Cognitive threat research

Prior to his current role, Karasek held positions in quality management at Novartis and as a LIMS database system coordinator at Baxter Healthcare.1

Education and Certifications

Karasek holds a master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ecology, Applied Sciences, and Toxicology from Charles University in Prague.1 He has also pursued additional education in Computer and Information Sciences at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague.1

His professional certifications include:

• GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence
• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEHv9)
• Trend Micro Certified Cyber Security Professional

Areas of Expertise

Karasek's expertise spans various aspects of cybersecurity, including:

• Information security and governance
• OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence)
• Darknet and deep web research
• Social cyber forensics
• Cognitive security and warfare research
• Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI)

He also has skills in data science, exploratory data analysis, and adversarial machine learning.1

Recent Activities

Karasek actively shares insights and experiences from his work in cybersecurity. He has presented on cognitive warfare at the Prague Security Studies Institute3 and has conducted case studies on cyber-enabled influence operations targeting his country.2