The Virtual CISO Moment

J Wolfgang Goerlich is Advisory CISO at Cisco and is Faculty with IANS. In 1995, the movie Hackers came out. In 1995, the regional hospital trusted him with their IT. Coincidences. But? He has spent every day since keeping people out of the Gibson. || Strategist. Futurist. Chaotic good. Views expressed are his own.

Malware Turns Computers Into Proxy Servers https://thehackernews.com/2023/08/this-malware-turned-thousands-of-hacked.html

Chrome Extension Malware Warning https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chrome-to-warn-when-installed-extensions-are-malware/

Virtual CISO Services https://vcisoservices.com

AI Helps Email Security https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/08/21/ai-enabled-email-security/

Business Ban AI https://www.csoonline.com/article/648942/most-businesses-to-ban-chatgpt-generative-ai-apps-on-work-devices.html

AI Ransomware Threat https://blog.barracuda.com/2023/08/02/threat-spotlight-ransomware-attacks-double-ai-tactics

Apple iOS

Patch Citrix

Regulators

LinkedIn

ISC2 Rebrand

Phishing

Cybersec

Jean-Christophe (J.C.) Gaillard is the founder and CEO of Corix Partners, a London-based Boutique Management Consultancy Firm and Thought-Leadership Platform focused on assisting CIOs and other C-level executives in resolving Cyber Security Strategy, Organisation and Governance challenges. He is a leading advisor, senior executive and global cyber security influencer with over 25 years of experience developed in several financial institutions in the UK and continental Europe, and a track-record at driving fundamental change in the Security field across global organisations, looking beyond the technical horizon into strategy, governance, culture, and the real dynamics of transformation. He is also the author of "Cyber Security: The Lost Decade - A Security Governance Handbook for the CISO and the CIO" and "The CyberSecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO".

Russel Spitler is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Nudge Security. Nudge Security is the world's first-ever SaaS security solution to discover shadow IT and curb SaaS sprawl across any device or location and nudges employees towards optimal security behavior. Nudge Security discovers SaaS assets, historically and as they are created across distributed organizations, maps digital supply chain risk, and automates SaaS security tasks, with a unique focus on automatically nudging employees to take steps to adopt and use SaaS securely. It's an interesting approach to dealing with the age-old issue of shadow IT!

Microsoft

AI Risks https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/08/14/generative-ai-risks-regulatory-challenges/

Virtual CISO Exchange https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12095465/

Ransomware

Ransomware Report https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/portfolio/2023-ransomware-report-bullwall/

Enterprise Spending on Cybersecurity https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/14/enterprise-spending-on-cybersecurity-has-changed-and-vendors-must-adapt/

Vendor Agnostic Security Schema https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonybradley/2023/08/08/ocsf-announces-general-availability-of-vendor-agnostic-security-schema/amp/

Ford WiFi Vulnerability https://gbhackers.com/ford-cars-wifi-vulnerability/

In this episode:

Rapid 7 Layoffs https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/09/rapid7-layoffs-second-quarter-earnings-loss/

Layoff Security Risks https://cybersec.cyolo.io/s/how-to-mitigate-security-risks-and-safeguard-your-business-during-mass-layoffs-10030

Virtual CISO and Risk Management Services https://vcisoservices.com

vCISO Survey Results https://www.hitchpartners.com/vciso-service-provider-survey-results-23

NIST CSF 2.0 https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/08/nist-drafts-major-update-its-widely-used-cybersecurity-framework

M365 Targeted Phishing https://www.csoonline.com/article/649242/takeovers-of-mfa-protected-accounts-increase-as-microsoft-365-phishing-campaign-shows.html

India Replace Windows with Maya https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/india-to-replace-all-its-defense-related-microsoft-systems-with-maya-os-due-to-ransomware/

From February 21, 2023 - Ray Harrison is a cyber security consultant with Abira Security, a consistent top sales performer, people oriented, reliable, and loyal. He also has a servant heart and leads the Faith in Jesus Forum, a LinkedIn group for Christians seeking to grow in their faith in Jesus and share with others along the way and those seeking to learn more about faith in Jesus.

Robert Pereira is passionate about creating an Information Technology system to be as frictionless as possible for the end users while still maintaining a level of security and privacy beyond just mandated compliance requirements to the level of truly protecting the data of the people and organizations stored at rest in or in transit from that system. We discuss prepping for and taking the CISSP exam, pivoting careers, and following God's path for us.

Links referenced:

https://www.blakes.com/pages/cybersecurity-trends-study-2023

https://www.blakes.com/insights/topic-centres/cybersecurity-privacy

On today's show:

Acoustic Attack - www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-acoustic-attack-steals-data-from-keystrokes-with-95-percent-accuracy

Crypto Scammers - https://thehackernews.com/2023/08/fbi-alert-crypto-scammers-are.html

Virtual CISO and Information Security Risk Management Services - https://vcisoservices.com

Credit Union Cyber Attacks - https://news.cuna.org/articles/122834-ncua-cyberattacks-against-credit-unions-service-providers-trending-upward

Finland Ransomware - https://securityaffairs.com/149244/hacking/ransomware-attacks-against-finland.html

Spain Attacks - https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russian-hacktivists-overwhelm/

Business Travel Strategic Planning https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/99706-strategic-safety-planning-staying-ahead-of-business-travel-threats

Welcome Dean Heames - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:7094293779993485313/

LIST – Certs - https://www.forbes.com/advisor/in/education/best-cyber-security-certifications/