Barracuda just released a report on Ransomware findings, here: https://assets.barracuda.com/assets/docs/dms/2023-Ransomware-insights-report.pdf .

Here are a few of the highlighted stats:

• Barracuda international survey finds 73% of organizations experienced a successful ransomware attack in 2022 — 38% were hit more than once.
• 42% of those hit three times or more paid the ransom to restore encrypted data — compared to 31% of victims hit just once.
• 69% of ransomware attacks began with an email.
• 27% of organizations feel underprepared to tackle ransomware.

Fleming Shi joins Business Security Weekly to discuss the findings and ways to better prepare for these attacks.

This segment is sponsored by Barracuda. Visit https://securityweekly.com/barracuda to learn more about them!

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In this week's enterprise security news, we talk about new companies and funding, trends in the deception and SaaS Security/SSPM space. We discuss Andy Ellis's "10 plagues of cloud security" and Kelly Shortridge's 69 ways to F*&$ up your deploy. We discuss rolling out Yubikeys and the pros/cons of using biometrics instead of security keys. There have been some bad takes in the media on how OpenAI uses your ChatGPT prompts, so we set the record straight there. Cybersecurity is a new requirement for K-12 students in North Dakota, and you've got to see this week's security story - a rogue tire sends a Kia Soul FLYING.* * - but no one was hurt!

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Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/esw312

Naughty Tesla, Flipper Zero, Rilide, Styx, Genesis, Sophos, Cisco, Meta, Aaran Leyland, and More on this episode of the Security Weekly News.

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Overall increase in government regulations. EU as well. Shift in liability from consumers to organizations.How to take advantage of safe harbor protections and reduce organizational risk and liability. NIST SSD Framework - how do you understand the security practices of the open source packages you use in your applications and ensure they are following the NIST practices (so you can take full advantage of safe harbor protections and reduce potential liability). Creating a network of open source maintainers, documenting and attesting to their security practices, is a solution. Work with the maintainers to be able to provide documentation. How to get more involved with development in open source security. What is the mechanism?

Segment Resources:

https://tidelift.com/government-open-source-cybersecurity-resources

https://blog.tidelift.com/webinar-how-the-nist-secure-software-development-framework-impacts-open-source-software

https://blog.tidelift.com/webinar-recap-what-the-new-u.s.-national-cybersecurity-strategy-means-for-open-source-software

https://blog.tidelift.com/tidelift-advisory-impact-of-new-u.s.-national-cybersecurity-strategy-on-organizations-building-apps-with-open-source-software

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Kellermann will discuss the recently published report “Cyber Bank Heist” that exposes the cybersecurity threats facing the financial sector. Security must be a top-of-mind issue amid rising geopolitical tensions, increased destructive attacks utilizing wipers and a record-breaking year of zero-day exploits. Podcast listeners will learn what financial sector security leaders from around the world revealed in a series of interviews about specific trends when it comes to notable cyberattacks, e-fraud and cyber defense.

Segment Resources:

• https://www.contrastsecurity.com/cyber-bank-heists-report 
• - https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/cyber-bank-heists-report-code-patrol-podcast-contrast-security

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In the Security News: Rorschach, QNAP and sudo, why bother signing things, why bother having a password, why bother updating firmware, smart screenshotting, TP-Link oh my, music with Grub2, byte arrays and UTF-8, what is my wifi password, Debian and systemd, opening garage doors, downgrade your firmware to be more secure, exploit databases, this is like a movie, unsolved CTFs, and Near-Ultrasound Inaudible Trojans! All that and more on this episode of Paul’s Security Weekly!

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The approach of cybersecurity workforce development and how someone with such technical background come to designing a degree program with non-traditional approach. What it takes to keep it going?

Segment Resources:

https://go.boisestate.edu/ucore

https://go.boisestate.edu/gcore

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You ask, we respond. This Ask Me Anything (AMA) segment allows the audience to ask the BSW hosts anything. From leadership skills to career advice or even why Alderman keeps moving, this segment answers the questions you want to know. 

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BingBang and Azure, Super FabriXss and Azure, reversing the 3CX trojan on macOS, highlights from Real World Crypto, fun GPT prompts, and a secure code game

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Why 300? 300 is a perfect game in bowling, a milestone few have achieved (unless you're Brendan Alderman who has done it twice before the age of 20). 300 podcast episodes is almost 7 years of recording, a milestone most podcasts haven't achieved. So we thought is was worth celebrating! Join current and former BSW hosts to get a brief history of Business Security Weekly, including:

• Paul's resignation from Tenable in 2016 to expand the Security Weekly podcast
• Michael and Paul launching Start-up Security Weekly in 2016
• The switch to Business Security Weekly in 2018
• Matt's first episode (105) in 2018 as the new CEO of Security Weekly
• The premier episode of Security Money (113) in 2019
• Jason's first episode (101) in 2018
• The sale of Security Weekly to CyberRisk Alliance in 2020
• Ben's first episode (231) in 2021
• The premier episode of Say Easy, Do Hard (289) in 2023 

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