Cybersecurity Chronicles

Ransomware and nation-state attacks are two of the biggest security threats out there, but what do they mean for you? That's exactly what Stanley Li and Sean Mahoney from Netswitch discuss on this latest episode...

In this episode CISO Don Cox returns alongside Sean and Stanley to discuss why AI and machine learning are so important for CyberRisk management, including:

-- Why automation is essential for cybersecurity readiness.

-- Why being able to fix problems autonomously is critical.

-- The lessons Don's learned from his 25-year background into investigating high-tech crimes.

-- Why automation is NOT about replacing employees.

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Stanley Li and Sean Mahoney of Netswitch discuss the TWO most important CyberRisk metrics you need to know and measure - MTTD and MTTR.

-- What are MTTD and MTTR and why are they so vital?

--Why the R in MTTR should be Resolve not Respond

--Case Study of the global hotel group with a 91% reduction in MTTD

--The #1 cause of all security incidents

--The open-source alternatives to expensive proprietary solutions

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Stanley and Sean of Netswitch are joined by SECEON CEO and SIEM automation expert Chandra Pandey to discuss:

-- Why is dynamic machine learning & AI automation so important to security?

-- How to cope with the dynamic threat model.

-- Why CyberRisk governance is driving the monitoring and reaction to security events.

-- How effective security automation software can be made affordable for SMBs.

-- Why Chandra's thousands of clients have not had ONE incident of ransomware being paid out.

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On this episode Stanley Li and Sean Mahoney of Netswitch discuss:

-- What is a Business Email Compromise (BEC)?

-- The bad & ugly, the bad & fortunate and the right way to handle one.

-- The Four steps to take if you think you're a victim of BEC

-- Why the supply chain is critical

-- what is phishing email simulation

-- Plus, Stanley's big confession!

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Stanley Li and Sean Mahoney from Netswitch are joined by guest expert Jeff Westeman CSPC. Jeff is President of Black Anvil, LLC and is a specialist in CMMC for DoD Contractors. They discuss:

-- How to make the business case for CMMC compliance

-- How to get IT tech and compliance controls in alignment

-- Why compliance is a cross-organizational issue, not just a technology one

-- How to prepare for vendor selection

-- Why you should never use your MSP to do your compliance gap analysis

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Stanley Li and Sean Mahoney discuss what the real implications of the Sunburst attack are for small and mid-size businesses, including:

-- How do we get management, risk and tech to collaborate?

-- How do you monitor cloud infrastructure and work with multiple third parties?

-- How do you integrate different toolsets to monitor the cyber kill chain?

-- Why its essential to use behavioral tools like SIEMs and where do you start?

-- What exactly is a supply chain attack?

-- How 'Are you SOC-2 compliant?' has become the new #1 vendor interview question.

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Special guest expert Blake Strozdas from Pcysys joins Stanley Li and Sean Mahoney to share real-life insights and lessons-learned from conducting automated pentests, including:

-- Why Gartner says only 3-5% of vulnerabilities are actually exploitable.

-- Why automated pentesting tools are needed to help identify vulnerabilities that have the highest priority.

-- If a high-risk vulnerability is discovered, how best-of-breed automation tools will take action to nullify risk but not take down your live network.

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Stanley Li and Sean Mahoney join James Watson to discuss the FireEye hacking incident plus what this means for the average small business in the weeks and months ahead, including:

-- What exactly was stolen from FireEye and what does it mean for small business owners?

-- Why the FBI has very unusually commented on an ongoing case.

-- How simulated testing is on the forefront of cybersecurity.

-- What are the typical costs of a cyber protection service?

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Sean Mahoney and Stanley Li from Netswitch along with James Watson discuss everything you need to know about cyber insurance, including:

-- What does cyber insurance mean

-- Why do you need it?

-- Why is it different from every other insurance industry?

-- What are the 7 different types of cyber insurance?

-- How expensive is cyber insurance?

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