"The Devil Never Sleeps" is one of the best books out there that can help us better understand how to deal with today's never ending threats.  Juliette Kayyem has done a great job of helping break down a variety of past historical issues and applied realistic and insightful ways to help her readers think more intelligently about accepting the threats and dealing with them, rather than being fearful of them.  Her book is a must read, go get your copy now!

Is #zerotrust happening in Australia?  What problems do the folks doing the work run into?  How does he deal with the business side of the issues he face?  Where did he start?  How should one go about discussing security strategy with folks that aren't in our space?  And what is a no no for getting things done when collaborating with business leaders?

What should we take from the Okta situation?  More legislation to mandate training for government cyber security, really?  Too many agencies are getting involved in cyber, right?  What about the White House's "guidance" on the Russian threats?  Deepfakes and disinformation can influence actual combat, say what?  More bad hiring practices in cyber and some real issues with state and local cyber practices.  Check it out!

Why isn't cyber getting any better nationally with all this legislation?  How should we view CISA's new rules?  What about the Committees that congress and the Senate sit on?  Analysis on a deepfake that has some very interesting implications.  Where can we do better?

Where can you go to learn how to "do" a deepfake, I'll tell you, but be careful.  My thoughts on "getting involved in the conflict" in Ukraine from a cyber perspective.  The Conti group had a leak and some great reporting was published on it, wow!  Analysis on wiper malware, and the "most advanced malware ever", lol.  Also, some finer points on what Zero Trust means and how to enable this strategy from a variety of vendors, and a new report on 9 steps to ZT, most of them are business related!  Say what?

Zero Trust world was a blast, well done Threatlocker!  Microsoft has done some great work in helping people to understand Zero Trust.  Misinformation for critical infrastructure and corporate security is hard to do without a solid technology in place, especially at scale.  Reference architectures for Zero Trust are available.  Is the IRS the agency that can finally help with the ransomware problem and crypto crime?  The Justice Department's three year plan to move to Zero Trust and how they are approaching the issue, and an example of a state and local government that is enabling Zero Trust.  Check it out!

#cyberwarfare and first strike capabilities in the Ukraine conflict?  Finding vulnerable SCADA and electric systems in @shodan isn't hard, how much is out there?  How did the #fbi get back stolen #crypto?  Should we be "afraid" of hacking and cyber threats (weird things are happening everywhere lately, are you worried)?  Some tips on how to read through congressional documents that are available on the hill.  Also, some pork that is being tossed into the new protecting America act that has been passed.  Lastly, how should we think about getting and using threat intelligence without paying for it.  Check it out!

More ways cyber insurers are getting out of paying.  Two students hack a school system and ask for a job, awesome.  Microsoft talks about the lack of good IAM for Azure.  Google breaks down cryptojacking in it's cloud.  The insanity around threat intelligence and naming a threat actor group, and more on this episode.

Interesting points on a Zero Trust report by Illumio.  How to stop the majority of ransomware, it's not that hard.  How did we allow the US DoD to buy drone technology that was financed by China?  And what about some Shodan results that we should be aware of (like a submarine)?

What is threat intelligence, and what is the value in data?  Does brand defense make a difference?  Do his customers worry about deepfakes?  What is attack surface management and how is that market changing?  And more on this episode.