From August 23, 2022 - Vanessa Taylor is a small business owner, a business technology consultant, an educator, and a mentor. She is well-versed in many aspects of GRC and infosec risk management, and has a mission to aspire to inspire!

Derek Andrews, Incident Response Manager at a Financial Institution, joins VCM to discuss his journey, incident response in the financial sector, and different types of virtual CISOs from the perspective of one who has worked with both the good and not so good. He also explains why he is the Resident Birdman of LinkedIn!

Chome Zero Day (again), offshore energy vyber threats, Rackspace Exchange hit by "incident", Australia dramatically increases breach penalties, and a ping vuln in FreeBSD - plus a couple of thoughts for entry-level information security analysts.

LastPass second incident, aged domains, Trigona ransomware, unemployment benefit fraud, ConectWise flaw, attackers target FI customers, and this week's 2023 predictions from SpiceWorks - plus some thoughts  on cyber culture.

From August 16, 2022 - Jack Poltorak discusses vCIO and vCISO services offered by MSSPs, how those services may not be exactly what a small or midsized business (SMB)  is looking for, and tips how an SMB can ensure they are getting the virtual CISO services they need.

In this month's special end of month Wednesday episode we talk with Jacob Horne, who was born with a rare genetic mutation that allows him to read NIST publications and government regulations without experiencing boredom like a normal person and has made a career out of using this power for good. He does a great job of using NIST SP 800-53 to clarify the bizarre, heavily tailored world of NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC - if you're interested in CMMC you must follow him on LinkedIn! He is also co-host of the Sum It Up podcast which sums up the news and developments relevant to CMMC; DFARS and other regulations; and NIST standards such as SP 800-171, SP 800-53, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and others.

Cheri Hotman of the Hotman Group (https://hotmangroup.com) is a CPA, has her MBA, and is a CISSP - a combination rare in information security. She discusses her experiences and lessons learned managing a business providing quality virtual CISO services to a variety of clients, including navigating "the land of 1000 piranhas"!

Cyber Monday, FCC bans Chinese equipment, Twitter breach cover up, WhatsApp data leak, and BMC firmware flaws - plus thoughts about how the interconnected world got something wrong for me.

Cybersecurity as part of business strategy, free resources from CISA, dysfunctional security team isn't good, AirAsia ransomware affects 5 million, and more predictions for 2023, this time from Deloitte - plus are we heading for a cybersecurity compensation bubble burst?

From August 9, 2022 - CISO and vCISO Monica Rowe joins us to discuss cybersecurity in financial services; the benefits of sharing information through ISACs, presentations, and other means; and how to provide a sense of calm to the cybersecurity storm.