Don't Panic: The Unit 42 Podcast

Unit 42 Threat Researcher, Ryan Olson, is joined in the studio by Rick Howard, Chief Security Officer at Palo Alto Networks for another season of their "Don't Panic" podcast.

In this episode they talk about challenges in securing endpoints, and how the enterprise is moving away from traditional antivirus protection.

In this episode they talk about the proliferation of cryptocurrency and its role it plays in ransomware and online security practices.

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In this episode they talk about the their own practices of proper password management, and share some tips and tricks to make your online security easier, and more importantly, safer.

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In this episode they talk discuss the two words that drive fear into every network administrator: data breach.

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In this episode they dive into the mystery and motivations of a cyber adversary.

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In the September episode of Don't Panic from Unit 42, hear Rick Howard (CSO), Sean Duca (Regional CSO - APAC) and William Saito (Regional CSO - Japan) cover the big topics that came out of BlackHat 2015. The three CSOs discuss hacking cars, innovative hiring practices and attacks on hypervisors, all of which were hot topics at this year's conference.

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In this episode: Rick Howard, Chief Security Officer, Palo Alto Networks joins us to discuss cyber threat attribution, it's many components and how it can be valuable to different organizations. We also discuss Neal Stephenson's 2011 novel "Reamde" and how the author used the concept of cyber threat attribution to drive the plot in this Cybersecurity Canon candidate.

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In this episode: Palo Alto Networks takes you inside the Cybersecurity Canon at Ignite 2015. This year they added four entries to the list of books that every cybersecurity professional should read, and Ignite attendees had the opportunity to meet with the authors and speak with them directly about their experiences. Hear from Brian Krebs, author of "Spam Nation", and Rich Baich, author of "Winning as a CISO".

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In this episode: Rick Howard, Chief Security Officer, Palo Alto Networks joins us to discuss Backdoored Cryptographic Systems and their impact on the overall security of the Internet. We also dive into how CSI: Cyber and other crime shows portray cyber attacks to the public.

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This week Rick Howard, Chief Security Officer, Palo Alto Networks joins to discuss Cybersecurity Information Sharing and how threat alliance consortiums are advancing today. They also touch on information security's impact on culture and media covering "The Imitation Game" which you'll need to see if you haven't already. (Spoiler alert!)