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[6-18-21] “Hacking Self-Defending Data” – CISO Series Video Chat
[6-18-21] “Hacking Self-Defending Data” – CISO Series Video Chat
Cyber Security Headlines – June 2, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – June 2, 2021
Critical WordPress plugin zero-day under active exploitation Threat actors are scanning for sites running the Fancy Product Designer plugin to exploit a zero-day bug allowing them to upload malware. Fancy Product Designer is a visual product configurator plugin for WordPress,…
PREVIEW [6-4-21] “Hacking DLP” – CISO Series Video Chat
PREVIEW [6-4-21] “Hacking DLP” – CISO Series Video Chat
Here’s a preview video of our CISO Series Video Chat happening this Friday, June 4th, 2021. The video features me and one of our guests, Tim Bandos, CISO, Digital Guardian talking about what our topic “Hacking DLP: An hour of…
Holy Crap! We’ve Been Doing This for Three Years!
Holy Crap! We’ve Been Doing This for Three Years!
On this day three years ago, Mike Johnson and I released the first episode of CISO Series’ CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast. Our primary goal was to talk about the strained yet much needed relationship between security practitioners and vendors. With…
Cyber Security Headlines – June 1, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – June 1, 2021
Amazon to opt-in users to Amazon Sidewalk On June 8th, Amazon will enroll Echo, Ring, and other Amazon devices in the US into its new wireless mesh service Amazon Sidewalk. This will use up to 80Kbps of bandwidth, connecting to…
Cyber Security Headlines – May 31, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – May 31, 2021
Two new attacks allow alteration of certified PDF documents Researchers from Ruhr-University Bochum have disclosed two new attack techniques, dubbed Evil Annotation and Sneaky Signature attacks, on certified PDF documents that could potentially allow attackers to modify visible content without…
Cyber Security Headlines – May 28, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – May 28, 2021
Twitter urges Indian government to respect free speech On Thursday, Twitter responded to India’s new heavy-handed regulations that give authorities greater control over online media and internet platforms. The San Francisco-based social media service received a notice of noncompliance with…
Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review – May 24-28, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review – May 24-28, 2021
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, May 24-28, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Jimmy Sanders (@jfireluv), CISO, Netflix DVD Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is live every Thursday at 4pm…
Defense in Depth: Hiring Talent with No Security Experience
Defense in Depth: Hiring Talent with No Security Experience
Should you look for the ideal candidate that has all the security talent you want, or should you find the right person and train them with the security talent you want. And if the latter, what is the right person…
Cyber Security Headlines – May 27, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – May 27, 2021
Belgium disrupts cyber-espionage campaign In the wake of Microsoft’s recent disclosure of Exchange server vulnerabilities, Belgium’s Federal Public Service Interior launched an investigation in March with the help of the Centre for Cyber Security Belgium. The agency eventually discovered a…