Pittsburgh

The Home of Cybersecurity

Heritage of Innovation

Since the earliest days of the Industrial Revolution, Pittsburgh, because of its location at the meeting of 3 rivers, was a central driver of innovation and technology in the United States. The people of Pittsburgh have always been hard-nosed, embracing the grind that progress requires. This mentality is ingrained in the Qintel spirit. 

Embrace the Grind

In the 1970s and 1980s, while many American cities struggled to square old industries with new economies, Pittsburgh focused on technology and information. With its unique blend of blue collar heritage and a deep talent pool of nearly 100,000 top university students in the city, Pittsburgh has proudly, but quietly, become an undeniable force as a hub of innovation in the digital era.  It has remained a foundational channel of talent, innovation, and operations for the rapid growth of technological advancement in Silicon Valley and the constant evolution of global information needs in Washington D.C. Over the last 3 decades the city has become one of the most significant locations in the world for threat intelligence and fighting cybercrime as it is home to the CMU Software Engineering Institute, CERT/CC, National Cyber Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA), Qintel and more.

The Frontier of Cybersecurity

1988
At DARPA’s direction CERT/CC, the nations first cyber response team, is formed at Carnegie Mellon University in response to the Morris Worm incident.
1991
FBI’s Pittsburgh division forms the world’s first cyber crimes task force.
2002
NCFTA (Nation Cyber-Forensics & Training Alliance) is founded and becomes a global model for public-private partnerships in combating cyber threats.
2008
FBI’s Pittsburgh division shuts down the internet's largest criminal digital marketplace at the time, DarkMarket, after having covertly seized and operated it gathering countless criminal and nation-state intelligence for years.
2011
FBI’s Pittsburgh division executes criminal seizure warrant as part of the most complete and comprehensive enforcement action ever taken by U.S authorities to disable an international botnet.
2011
FBI’s Pittsburgh division begins Operation Tovar leading to the seizures of international criminal infrastructure and the indictment of the Russians responsible for Gameover ZeuS.
2014
A grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania indicted five Chinese military hackers (PLA APT1) for computer hacking and economic espionage in the first ever charges against nation state cyber actors.

The Torch Bearers

In the 1970s and 1980s, while many American cities struggled to square old industries with new economies, Pittsburgh focused on technology and information. With its unique blend of blue collar heritage and a deep talent pool of nearly 100,000 top university students in the city, Pittsburgh has proudly, but quietly, become an undeniable force as a hub of innovation in the digital era.  It has remained a foundational channel of talent, innovation, and operations for the rapid growth of technological advancement in Silicon Valley and the constant evolution of global information needs in Washington D.C. Over the last 3 decades the city has become one of the most significant locations in the world for threat intelligence and fighting cybercrime as it is home to the CMU Software Engineering Institute, CERT/CC, National Cyber Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA), Qintel and more.

Come to Pittsburgh

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