a Counter Cyberterrorism Expert, Cyber intelligence threat specialist and a Ransomware Recovery Expert with nearly 25 years of experience in cybersecurity.
A former IT security intelligence officer for the Israeli military, he is now the founder and CEO of MonsterCloud, a leader in ransomware removal and managed cyber security services backed by former FBI Deputy Director John Pistole. Pinhasi is an avid anti-ransomware advocate, providing cyber threat intelligence to some of the world’s top authorities, including The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and dozens of police departments and municipalities across the United States. MonsterCloud is a member of “No More Ransom” organization, an initiative by the Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre, among others, whose goal is to thwart ransomware.
Zohar Pinhasi is a proud member of www.InfraGard.org which is a partnership between the FBI and members of the private sector.
The Prediction
In 2017 Zohar was invited to CBS to speak about the potential threats and to again bring awareness to the skyrocketing malware and cyber attacks against hospitals, banks, law enforcement agencies, and small businesses.
In that same interview, Zohar Pinhasi predicted the magnitude of a series of cyber attacks that eventually affected thousands of people.