Does the Veterans Affairs Administration really do all it can for Veterans? I have a tale to tell about this one folks. Sophos released a report on the current state of ransomware for education, it's not encouraging. Ivanti has a bug that should be patched for mobile security customers. The FBI used a FISA database improperly, interesting. Cofense has some new data on phishing as a threat, guess what it's still a thing. And some thoughts on the 4 day rule from the SEC for disclosure of breach activity.

SECOPs teams have faith in the their tools, but question if they will "miss" something? What? Administration releases plan for IoT security and labeling, how will it work? Top10 predictions for 2023 and security. That Zero Trust thing is still in there I hope. The upcoming election and the explosion of AI are already going bonkers, what is next? Those questions and more insights on this episode!

An AI girlfriend talked a kid into trying to kill the Queen of England with a crossbow, yeah. Fortinet vulnerability, how bad is it and are we patching fast enough? What is the number one avenue of exploit for cloud? Hint, it rhymes with bumans. Japan's largest port is under ransomware attack, uh oh. What CEO's really think about their security teams from the World Economic Forum, and more on this episode!

An event in NYC with BeyondIdentity made me sad for the state of the market, why? What happened with the Supreme Court and the 1st amendment via cyberstalking, huh? "Never before seen hacking tactics" from Chinese APT says Crowdstrike, you sure about that? A church brings "AI" to preach, did they just impact religion? Those points, some hard hitting questions and more on this episode!

Is it possible to take a different approach to threat detection and do better? Why are endpoint security solutions missing the threats that we buy them to detect? Is a counter-terrorism method applicable to threat hunting? How does malware evade allow listing in some instances? What gaps in coverage are we seeing from methodologies for threat intelligence? Those questions and more on this episode!

Samsung is dealing with an insider threat that tried to copy their entire chip manufacturing plant, wow! CISA issued a "binding" directive for ZT, but how binding is it really? The top 10 from the Verizon DBIR, what does that tell us about the space? Another Presidential candidate uses a deepfake to target their adversaries, should we worry? A mother deals with a deepfake voice attack where her daughter is "kidnapped", does this bode well for our collective future if criminals are vectoring in on this type of attack? 99% of organizations expect an identity related compromise this year, jeez (#killthepassword already). Those points and more on this one!

NSA released a guide on securing remote access, cool so what should we learn from it? ILTA has produced a study about law firms and their cybersecurity practices. Are they prepared for the threats they face? Deepfakes are showing up on TikTok with stories from dead kids asking for followers (seriously). Lumu published a blog on how MSSP's can adapt to better server their customers. What should we know about that? Forbes published an article about the "most cybersecure companies" in the USA, that's a great idea right? Those points and more on this episode!

Youtube flagged my content for PII violations, but what did I do to get put in the penalty box? CISO's plan on investing more for cybersecurity over the next few years, new research from Nuspire indicates the growing spending trend. Mitiga has found some configuration issues with Gdrive and Gsuite, what should businesses know to defend themselves? Armorblox says brand impersonation is increasing, how much of a threat is this type of attack? Gigabyte hardware and firmware has been found to be shipped with embedded back doors, uh oh. The IDSA has produced some new research on the status of iam and strategy, what can we learn from that? And G2 has unbiased reviews on security tooling and solutions, what can you learn from visiting that site. Those points and more on this episode!

Ever wanted to learn the difference between a Lama and an Alapaca, we talk about that here. Weird but interesting. Crowdsec discusses their approach to changing the way we handle malicious IP's and domains. Their approach to Zero Trust as part of a global network is innovative. We chat about how open source solutions can help businesses of all sizes better defend themselves. Some discussion on collective threat intelligence, and conversations about sharing information to dynamically defend the network.

Should we be concerned that our leaders (and former leaders) are posting deepfakes onto social media? What can we learn from the Uber case and the final decision by the lawmakers? What did the general counsel do in that case, what about the CEO? How should we plan for a ransomware attack? Can we learn from the lessons that a CISO has been through and be better prepared (hint: yes). When is the best time to learn when to fight, before the event or during? And was I wrong about my thoughts on executive punishment for breaches, probably...