The Cipher Podcast

No doubt you have heard the term MDR (Managed Detection and Response), but what exactly is it? Gartner said that “The marketing around MDR is increasingly confusing for buyers.” Separating the hype and buzz from the reality is what this podcast will do. We will compare MDR vs. MSS, look at deployment options and more.

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Delivering exceptional service to customers is what helps business grow. Cipher's VP of North America shares how Cipher is operating to help customers during these unique times. In 2019, Cipher became the Cybersecurity Division of Prosegur. The benefits for customers as a result of this new arrangement are are also covered. Prosegur provides physical security, remote video monitoring and retail security in the US.

On the Dark Web, disinformation, fake cures and offers to sell masks abound. Listen to our head of Red Team Services discuss how threat actors are trying to exploit the COVID-19 crisis.

Desde que a pandêmia foi decretada pela OMS – Organização Mundial da Saúde, estamos vivenciando uma vida diferente e com muitas incertezas. Sabemos que muitas pessoas se aproveitam da fragilidade de muitos para ganhar dinheiro e oferecer produtos milagrosos. Na DarkWeb não é diferente.
Nosso diretor de Red Team Services para América Latina, Fernando Amatte, fez uma pesquisa na DarkWeb e encontrou “curiosidades” que valem a pena ser compartilhadas.

Iniciamos com a notícia divulgada no dia 28 de Abril, pela CNBC – canal de assinatura da NBCUniversal dedicado a notícias de negócios, informando que a Pfizer – multinacional Americana farmacêutica está se preparando para iniciar a produção de vacinas para o COVID-19.

Cyber Intelligence is a term that is thrown around by people in cybersecurity frequently. In the podcast, we break through the jargon to talk about what cyber intelligence really is and how it helps companies in reality. 

To accomplish this mission, we welcome special guest André Pinheiro, Cipher Director of Cyber Intelligence. 

In the cybersecurity world, "hardening" refers to making sure the settings, permissions, patches and configurations of various technologies are correct. Both cloud and on-premise environments can and should be hardened. 

Listen to what cybersecurity practitioners need to know about hardening.

Listen to Cipher Global Chief Technology Officer Francisco Rente discuss the challenges related to securing the Internet of Things. He covers why these devices are particularly important to secure, yet often are overlooked. Overlooking security of IoT devices can lead to them being compromised. Hacked devices means damage to companies in the form of data breaches, usability and worse.

Learn about our offering that protects IoT devices: YellowBox.

We also mention Prosegur's COME IN Challenge. The challenge is for start-ups with new ideas related to IoT security.

Cipher’s Peter Hackett and Scott Croskey chatted with Prosegur CTO Manuel Tarrasa Sanchez. They discussed the challenges and opportunities resulting from remote work. Sanchez is optimistic on remote work, saying “I think people work better from home.” Listen to his reasoning and more in the podcast.

Neste episódio, nossos profissionais abordam e detalham o tema Hardening e sua importância na segurança da informação nas empresas.

There are three stages of information security operations: Prevention, Detection, and Response. Of the three, it is usually prevention that gets the most attention. Read the implications of focusing on prevention and the related statistics.

Read more about prevention bias on our blog: https://cipher.com/blog/we-have-prevention-bias/.