The demand for CISOs is growing due to increased regulations and cyber threats. Yet, while the demand is there, the supply keeps rotating. Companies think the next CISO is going to fix the problems of the last one. Why is…
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Defense in Depth: CISO Recruiting is Broken
Defense in Depth: CISO Recruiting is Broken
Cyber Security Headlines – July 8, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – July 8, 2021
Russian APT targets Republican National Committee Bloomberg’s sources say the threat actors were part of APT 29 or Cozy Bear, previously tied to the SolarWinds supply chain attack and the Democratic National Committee breach in 2016. In response to the…
[7-23-21] “Hacking Code” – CISO Series Video Chat
[7-23-21] “Hacking Code” – CISO Series Video Chat
Please join us on Friday, July 23rd, 2021 for CISO Series Video Chat “Hacking Code: An hour of critical thinking on avoiding self-harming code.” REGISTER for the event on 7-23-21 Before a developer compiles their code, they may unknowingly be…
Best moments from “Hacking IoT Vulnerability Remediation” – CISO Series Video Chat
Best moments from “Hacking IoT Vulnerability Remediation” – CISO Series Video Chat
Here’s a quick highlights video from CISO Series Video Chat: “Hacking IoT Vulnerability Remediation: An hour of critical thinking of what to do when you find vulnerable devices on your network.” Our guests for this discussion were: Terry Gold (@terrygold2048), founder,…
Cyber Security Headlines – July 7, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – July 7, 2021
Kaseya patches imminent after zero-day exploits The worldwide attacks on the Kaseya Virtual System/Server Administrator (VSA) platform by the REvil ransomware gang turn out to be the result of exploits for at least one zero-day security vulnerability, and the company…
His Credentials Say “Yes” But His Behavior Says “No Way”
His Credentials Say “Yes” But His Behavior Says “No Way”
As good as our virtual bouncers are, they often let in people with what seems to be a valid ID, and then once they’re in our nightclub they cause a disruption and we have to kick them out. This week’s…
Cyber Security Headlines – July 6, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – July 6, 2021
REvil confirms Kaseya attack The operators of the REvil ransomware gang confirmed that they were responsible for the recent supply chain attack against Kaseya, although code references had already made their responsibility clear. While individual attacks against MSPs and other…
Cyber Security Headlines – July 5, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – July 5, 2021
Kaseya was fixing zero-day just as REvil sprang their attack The zero-day vulnerability used to breach on-premise Kaseya VSA servers was in the process of being fixed, just as the REvil ransomware gang used it to perform a massive Friday…
Cyber Security Headlines – July 2, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – July 2, 2021
Russian military cyber-unit behind large-scale brute-force attacks A press release issued by the National Security Agency on Thursday indicates that the Russian military cyber unit used a Kubernetes cluster to, “conduct widespread, distributed, and anonymized brute force access attempts against…
Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review – June 28-July 2, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review – June 28-July 2, 2021
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, June 28-July 2, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Gerhard Rickert, VP, Information Security, Central Pacific Bank Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is live every…