The Virtual CISO Moment

Recorded at the Middle Tennessee Cyber Conference September 13, 2022 - host Greg Schaffer walks through his 33 year career in information technology and security, providing lessons learned and what he has determined is, for him, the secret for success in cyber security. We had technical issues with the primary video and audio recording so this recording is not quite up to our standards, but we still felt it was relevant to share.

Adam Bricker has led many career lives, from working on Tomahawk missiles to cofounding the Carolina Cyber Center, focused on hardening community resources and continuing education to address the nation's critical cybersecurity talent shortfall. He currently provides consulting services for businesses in high tech, IT-enabled and emerging markets as the founder of ePower Learning, and his testimony of faith in relation to his callings is truly inspirational.

Criminals had internal access to LastPass for four days, Microsoft gaming click fraud, cyberattack costs increase, SaaS sprawl risks, and the necessity of collaboration in security and privacy.

Uber cybersecurity "incident", Teams critical vuln, Lorenz ransomware exploits Mitel, Meta and Google fined for violating privacy laws, White House releases software security requirements, and the one piece of career advice I would tell my 19 year-old self.

My Cybersecurity Path YouTube playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZkMMBCZshiO0gu44pAZUM__fpHOrvTcv 

On this week's Throwback Thursday, from May 31, 2022, Rob Black, Founder and CEO of Fractional CISO (https://fractionalciso.com) talks about providing fractional/virtual CISO services to midsized SaaS technical organizations as well as other businesses, his story of starting Fractional CISO, and how he sees the SMB threat environment.

Elvis Huff is the Vice President - Director of Security/Information Security Officer for Wilson Bank and Trust. His path to bank ISO is not typical but is inspirational, with 12 years as a police officer prior to entering the world of banking. His reason for the transition involves faith and following a calling. He also produces an awesome security newsletter, Security Stuff with Elvis Huff - check it out at https://www.wbtsecurityblog.com/!

Americans lost nearly $7B to cybercrime in 2021, ports at risk of breach, FBI alert about Vice Society, Wordpress plugin BackupBuddy zero-day vuln, HP notebook high severity flaws remain wihtout a patch, and a few thoughts about 9/11 21 years later.

IHG cyberattack disrupts booking systems, Tik-Tok-Hak, North Face credential stuffing attack, fake Android AV and cleaner apps install malware, posting photos and the information security risks they bring, and thoughts about technology debt.

From May 24, 2022 - Kyle Cravens, Founder/Managing Principal of the staffing and recruiting firm Key Resource Group, LLC (https://www.krgnow.com/), joins us to discuss the IT and Information Security recruiting environment including tips on how a candidate can improve their chances of landing the position; how COVID and remote work has changed the environment, and how his faith guides his journey.

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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