Group-IB’s Head of Cyber Investigations among Top 20 Women in Cyber Security in Singapore

Group-IB, a global threat hunting and intelligence company headquartered in Singapore, is proud to announce that its APAC head of cyber investigations, Vesta Matveeva, has been named as one of Singapore’s Top 20 Women in Cyber Security. The initiative was established to recognize women who have advanced the Singapore security industry. The awardees were announced last night at the inaugural virtual awards evening streamed live on MySecurityTV, with Chris Cubbage moderating.

The event was co-organized by the Women in Security & Resilience Alliance (WISECRA), in collaboration with Responsible Cyber and My Security Media. The winners represent women in cybersecurity in Singapore for 2020 who have made significant contributions, advanced the industry and shaped the path for future generations of professionals among other vital contributions. The event supporters include Women of Security (WoSEC) Singapore, which is dedicated to diversity and inclusion initiatives in the country.

By offering recognition to women working in the field, other women may be inspired to consider cyber security as a career, which in turn helps address the imbalance.

Bonnie Butlin

The founder and international coordinator of WISECRA, a global network of female security and resilience professionals

Celebrating role models in our industry is critical to encourage and inspire younger generations.

Magda Chelly

Founder of WoSEC Singapore Chapter

Vesta Matveeva came to Group-IB at the age of 21 as a digital forensics analyst. «DFIR is a sprint, while the investigations are a marathon», says Vesta Matveeva. With that in mind, after six years she joined the cyber investigations crew to later become head of the department in APAC. Vesta has successfully saved banks from international financially motivated and state-sponsored APT groups like Buhtrap, Anunak (Carbanak), Cobalt, Silence, Lazarus to list a few. Her investigations have helped place cyber criminals behind bars. One of the latest public cases was a joint operation «Night Fury» carried out by Indonesian Cyber Police and INTERPOL with the help of Group-IB’s Cyber Investigations team. The successful investigation led to the arrest of 3 cybercriminals involved in stealing of payment details of online shoppers. Vesta finds it very important to share her knowledge and experience with young talents from various educational institutions such as NUS, NTU, SMU, ITE, Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

I’m honored to be featured in the list and I will continue to make contributions to the industry. I’m lucky my work of fighting cybercrime is not just a choice in favour of my interests, but rather a moral choice that corresponds to my life values and principles. I hope that this recognition will pave the way for future generations of men and women in cybersecurity. Talent has no gender. What really matters is professionalism and skills.

Vesta Matveeva

Head of Group-IB’s APAC Cyber Investigations Team

About Group-IB

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Singapore, Group-IB is a leading creator of cybersecurity technologies to investigate, prevent, and fight digital crime. Combating cybercrime is in the company’s DNA, shaping its technological capabilities to defend businesses, citizens, and support law enforcement operations.

Group-IB’s Digital Crime Resistance Centers (DCRCs) are located in the Middle East, Europe, Central Asia, and Asia-Pacific to help critically analyze and promptly mitigate regional and country-specific threats. These mission-critical units help Group-IB strengthen its contribution to global cybercrime prevention and continually expand its threat-hunting capabilities.

Group-IB’s decentralized and autonomous operational structure helps it offer tailored, comprehensive support services with a high level of expertise. We map and mitigate adversaries’ tactics in each region, delivering customized cybersecurity solutions tailored to risk profiles and requirements of various industries, including retail, healthcare, gambling, financial services, manufacturing, crypto, and more.

The company’s global security leaders work in synergy with some of the industry’s most advanced technologies to offer detection and response capabilities that eliminate cyber disruptions agilely.

Group-IB’s Unified Risk Platform (URP) underpins its conviction to build a secure and trusted cyber environment by utilizing intelligence-driven technology and agile expertise that completely detects and defends against all nuances of digital crime. The platform proactively protects organizations’ critical infrastructure from sophisticated attacks while continuously analyzing potentially dangerous behavior all over their network.

The comprehensive suite includes the world’s most trusted Threat Intelligence, The most complete Fraud Protection, AI-powered Digital Risk Protection, Multi-layered protection with Managed Extended Detection and Response (XDR), All-infrastructure Business Email Protection, and External Attack Surface Management.

Furthermore, Group-IB’s full-cycle incident response and investigation capabilities have consistently elevated industry standards. This includes the 77,000+ hours of cybersecurity incident response completed by our sector-leading DFIR Laboratory, more than 1,400 successful investigations completed by the High-Tech Crime Investigations Department, and round-the-clock efforts of CERT-GIB.

Time and again, its solutions and services have been revered by leading advisory and analyst agencies such as Aite Novarica, Gartner®, Forrester, Frost & Sullivan, KuppingerCole Analysts AG, and more.

Being an active partner in global investigations, Group-IB collaborates with international law enforcement organizations such as INTERPOL, EUROPOL and AFRIPOL to create a safer cyberspace. Group-IB is also a member of the Europol European Cybercrime Centre’s (EC3) Advisory Group on Internet Security, which was created to foster closer cooperation between Europol and its leading non-law enforcement partners.