Gray Day - How the FBI Caught the Worst Spy in American History

• Presenter: Eric O’Neill, Former FBI Agent

About Eric O’Neill:
In February 2001, Eric O’Neill helped capture the most notorious spy in United States history, Robert Phillip Hanssen. In the three months preceding Hanssen’s arrest, Eric was selected to work with the spy within the newly minted information assurance division, created to protect all classified FBI intelligence. Eric was charged with gaining Hanssen’s trust and then using that relationship to slowly draw the traitor out of deep cover. Eric’s investigative skill led to the arrest and ultimate conviction of the master spy. Eric’s experience catching Robert Hanssen was the subject of the 2007 blockbuster film “Breach,” in which Eric was portrayed by actor Ryan Phillippe.

Robert Hanssen spied for the Soviet Union and Russia for over 22 years. The FBI had a very narrow window of just a few months to catch him. This is the TRUE story of how we succeeded in one of the most impressive undercover operations ever orchestrated by the FBI. The highly entertaining keynote will blend elements of cyber security, physical security, catching the trusted insider and achieving a goal through fortitude and old fashioned tenacity.