Arik Atar is a Senior Threat Intelligence Researcher at Radware, focusing on uncovering threat trends in underground hacker marketplaces and the application threat landscape. With over a decade of experience in cyber threat hunting, he combines strategic cyber threat analysis with social psychology. Previously at PerimeterX, Arik investigated underground bot-for-hire marketplaces, denial-of-inventory issues, and account takeover attacks. At BrightData, he led investigations for high-profile clients suspected of misusing its 100M residential IPs for cyber activity, uncovering adversaries' tactics in DDoS and orchestrated ATO bot attacks. Arik has delivered keynotes at Defcon, APIdays, FS-ISAC, and "Fraudfighters" Cyber Defenders meetups. His education in counterterrorism and international relations from IDC University provides a strategic, macro perspective that enhances his research on threat actors.