Join us tomorrow for “Hacking Security Validation"

Join us tomorrow for “Hacking Security Validation"

March 17, 2022

CISO Series

Welcome to this week's newsletter!

  1. On tomorrow's Super Cyber Friday we think about verifying that the processes you have in place actually work.

  2. On Defense in Depth: How to Think Like a Cybercrook

  3. Top Cyber Security Headlines include: the chip shortage may have national security implications, zero-click flaws in UPS devices, and alarming levels of fatigue in cloud environments.

Super Cyber Fridays!

Join us TOMORROW, Friday [03-18-22], for "Hacking Security Validation"

Join us TOMORROW, Friday [03-18-22], for "Hacking Security Validation"

Tomorrow's discussion for

Super Cyber Friday

will be

"Hacking Security Validation: An hour of critical thinking about verifying the processes you have in place actually work."

It all begins at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT on Friday, March 18, 2022 with guests Jason Mar-Tang, sales engineering manager, Pentera, and Dan Walsh, CISO, VillageMD. We'll have fun conversation and games, plus at the end of the hour (2 PM ET/11 AM PT) we'll do our meetup.

Thanks to our Super Cyber Friday sponsor, Pentera

Thanks to our Super Cyber Friday sponsor, Pentera

Defense in Depth

How to Think Like a Cybercrook

How to Think Like a Cybercrook

On this week's Defense in Depth, Geoff Belknap, CISO, LinkedIn and I welcome guest Brian Brushwood, creator of Scam School and World's Greatest Con. Here are a few of the highlights of our discussion:

  • How much does actively thinking like a crook help build your cyber defenses?

  • How do you actually go about thinking like a cybercriminal?

  • How do you break down their process?

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Varonis

Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Varonis

LIVE!

 Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review 

We're live tomorrow and every Friday at 3:30 PM ET/12:30 PM PT for a short 20-minute discussion of the week's cyber news. Here are a few of the stories we'll be discussing on the show:

  • Cyber Command chief tells Congress chip shortage has national security implications

  • Zero-click flaws in widely used UPS devices threaten critical infrastructure

  • Report uncovers alarming level of alert fatigue in Cloud environments

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Thanks to this week's headlines sponsor, Varonis

Thanks to this week's headlines sponsor, Varonis

Highlights from Super Cyber Friday

"Hacking Extreme Vulnerabilities"

Hacking Extreme Vulnerabilities

Here are five of the best moments from "Hacking Extreme Vulnerabilities" with Doug DeMio, leader ransomware task force, American Family Insurance, and Ed Bellis, CTO and co-founder, Kenna Security (now part of Cisco).

you can watch the video, read the best bad ideas, and best quotes from the chat room.

Thanks to our video chat sponsor, Kenna Security

Thanks to our video chat sponsor, Kenna

Cyber chatter from around the web...

Jump in on these conversations 

  • Reddit user u/right_closed_traffic posts in frustration about recruiters "ghosting" job seekers. (More here)

  • Twitter user Mitchell Carter (@mitchawl01) asks the community who to be following in the "cyber security realm." (More here)

  • Reddit user u/ExoticAccountant asks, "What security related field will be hot/in demand in 5-10 years?" (More here)

Coming Up On Super Cyber Friday...

Coming up in the weeks ahead we have:

  • [03-18-22] Hacking Security Validation

  • [03-25-22] Hacking Prioritization 

  • [04-01-22] Hacking Proactive Security 

  • [04-08-22] Hacking Risk Reduction 

  • [04-15-22] No Show 

  • [04-22-22] No Show 

  • [04-29-22] Hacking the SOC (Security Operations Center) 

  • [05-06-22] Hacking SaaS Data Security 

  • [05-13-22] Hacking Complexity 

  • [05-20-22] Hacking Malware 

  • [06-03-22] Hacking the Attack Surface 

  • [09-16-22] Hacking Like a Cybercrook 

and register for them all now!