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As data breaches and other cybersecurity incidents continue to grab headlines, it’s worth wondering whether or not the American public is growing numb to the news. 

Marriott says up to 500 million people may have been affected by a security vulnerability that may have been exploited for four years. Facebook fell victim to a sophisticated hack that exposed 50 million people. The numbers are staggering – and those are just the ones that rise to the attention of the mainstream media. 

But those flashy headlines rarely come with advice for those impacted. Other than the Equifax breach, can you recall the last time the news included steps potential victims should take to find out if they had been one of the millions of people who were impacted? Have you taken any steps to look into any of the recently reported breaches yourself?

Maybe it’s just because the impact is so often delayed. Your personal data is breached somewhere; bad guys may or may not have it; if they have it they may or may not use it; if they use it you may or may not find out about it. 

There’s a general feeling of helplessness and hopelessness. 

In this week’s episode of CYBER24, we take a look at why that may be. We also conclude our discussion with our panel of experts as we ask them what advice they would have for anyone considering a career in cybersecurity.

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The world of cybersecurity faces some significant challenges over the next several years. In this week’s episode of CYBER24, we bring you the second part of a two-part series from the panel discussion we led at a recent cybersecurity summit hosted by VLCM. 

Our panel of experts includes: 

Matt Sorensen, Secuvant CISO
Kevin Howard, Secuvant Chief Security Architect
Trent Bond, Pluralsight CISO
Dan Schuyler, VLCM Cybersecurity Systems Architect

In this episode, we discuss the impact Artificial Intelligence (AI) could have on the cybersecurity world and if it will help the good guys or the bad guys be more effective. We also discuss the challenges associated with the Internet of Things (Iot)

If you missed part one of our discussion, you can find it in Episode 37, wherein we focus on whether businesses are getting better at cybersecurity or if, despite their efforts, the cybercriminals are evolving so fast that businesses are falling behind. We also ask the panel what they think the impact of cybersecurity regulation at the state and federal level would have on businesses and consumers.

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One of those unwritten rules of cybersecurity is that you don’t brag about how good your security is. It’s more than just bad karma, it’s the type of chest thumping that can awaken the sleeping hacker giants looking for a challenge.  But last week, Jack Ma, the founder and former executive chairman of Alibaba (if […]

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When the legendary Green Bay Packers football coach, Vince Lombardi, opened training camp each season, he started with the basics.  “Gentlemen, this is a football.” Even with a squad full of professional football players, Lombardi knew the importance of focusing on the fundamentals.  As October is National Cybersecurity Awareness month, there’s no better time than […]

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Another week, another big hack. It may come as no surprise that millions of people play video games on their phones. Whether they are attacking pigs with chickens, rolling some old school Nintendo games or playing electronic versions of classic board games, video games are big business.  And now more than 200 million people who […]

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Cyber warfare is at the heart of a potential U.S. response to incidents in the Middle East, according to published reports. While attacks and responses to attacks have traditionally been held on the battlefield, that battlefield is increasingly moving to the cyber world.  In this week’s podcast we discuss how the U.S. uses cyber attacks, […]

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One thing you should never underestimate? The astounding creativity of cybercriminals. As security services and our overall cybersecurity posture continue to improve, the bad guys need to come up with more and more innovative ways to get access to the data they want.  In this week’s episode of CYBER24, we take a look at a […]

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Sometimes you read something and just can’t believe it. Sometimes the numbers involved in cyber breaches are just overwhelming. And then there’s this one.  The entire country of Ecuador got hacked. Not it’s biggest bank. Not its largest company. Nope. A database that had staggering amounts of data on, essentially, everyone in the entire country.  […]

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Cybercriminals have found small cities and towns to be easy targets for ransomware. In fact, 45 percent of attacks on municipalities have been aimed at cities with populations under 50,000 and a quarter of all attacks on those smaller than 10,000 residents.  One reason these smaller towns make great targets is that they hold important […]

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One topic has dominated our podcast the past few weeks, and for good reason. Ransomware attacks have more than doubled this year and the majority of them have been targeted at state and local government.  According to a study by Barracuda Networks, 55 ransomware attacks targeted state and local governments from January to July of […]

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