Ransomware not covered by cyber insurance, cyberattacks may be impossible to insure without some changes, whatever happened to UEBA, 100,000 students have their data exposed, six tips for hiring cybersecurity talent, and my predictions for 2023.

From September 6, 2022 - Donna Gallaher, President and CEO of New Oceans Enterprises, LLC, is a seasoned IT and information security pro providing virtual CISO and risk management services. She is a FAIR (Factor Analysis of Information Risk) evangelist and is passionate about growing the virtual CISO community, including serving on the Board of Directors for vCISO Catalyst, a Public Benefit Corporation supporting the improvement of cybersecurity programs of small and medium businesses. If you have never heard of FAIR or are interested in the virtual CISO field (or both), check out this episode!

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Michelle Drolet is a highly experienced information security expert who is well respected by clients, information security peers and analysts. Ms. Drolet is a sought-out speaker, panelist, and is a regular contributor to leading online publications such as Forbes Technology Council, Wired.com and IDG CSO Online. We discuss SMB security needs and challenges and how services such as a virtual CISO can be an effective solution.

BetMGM breach, search engine ad attacks, ransomware with new encryption algorithm, new ransomware served by PrivateLoader, and an update on the LastPass breach, with some thoughts.

Okta breach, Gmail client side encryption, avoid clicking bad links not enough, and more predictions!

From August 31, 2022 - Scott Augenbaum was a special agent with the FBI and now continues his mission to help prevent businesses from becoming a victim of cybercrime as an author, speaker, and trainer. His story and mission is educational and inspirational! Check out https://www.cybersecuremindset.com/ and connect with Scott at https://www.linkedin.com/in/saugenbaum/.

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NY hospitals cyber attack, AI to take phishing to new level, last two months busiest for ransomware, how to lower cyber insurance costs, joint advisory on BEC for stealing food, and Uber data breach caused by third-party vendor.

Infragard hacked, Google OSV Scanner tool, Atlassian issue, CSAF may help vuln management, reviewing the AUP, cybersecurity risks for banks and credit unions, and more predictions! Plus a word of advice regarding the job interview process based on a recent real-world example.

From August 30, 2022 - Susan Richards is a dynamic director of Information Security concentrated in compliance, project management, application development, and database administration. She is skilled in IT Strategy, Management, Compliance Assurance, and Risk Management including HITRUST, NIST and ISO security frameworks. She is also very involved in the information security community, including ISSA chapter leadership and has this year started a local HITRUST chapter - plus we discuss election integrity!