The Virtual CISO Moment

IRS leaks taxpayer info, student loan breach, breach affects KeyBank and possibly others, REvil hits Fortune 500 company, phishing scam for American Express customers, and what I did on Labor Day, and how it ties in to information security.

Lockbit leaks Entrust data, older iPhone vulns patch available, apps leaking hard-coded AWS creds, organ transplant system needs strengthening, "ghost in the machine" a significant risk, very experienced security reporter gets fooled by a phish, and a lookback at Stuxnet.

From May 17, 2022 - Clark Cummings joins us to discuss enterprise risk management, how to recognize "risk collisions", and provide practical risk management advice for small and midsized businesses.

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/.

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!

Portland Oregon loses $1.4 million to BEC compromise, stolen Texas data possibly on dark web, 10 new actively exploited vulns added to CISA list, banking trojan targets industries in Spanish-speaking countries, an opinion piece on whether cybercriminals follow a moral code, and a new enterprise browser startup secures massive funding, which prompted my walk down memory lane of browsers over my 30-plus year career.

Lastpass breach, counterfeit Microsoft USB installers, deepfake getting scary, dramatic rise in DDoS attacks, Apple iOS VPNs leak, and claiming to stop all malware ignites social media storm.

In this episode from May 10, 2022, Mike Rastigue with Crum & Forster joins us to discuss cyber insurance and one way that his organization is helping SMBs to be both better prepared to meet cyber insurance underwriting requirements and increase their security posture.

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!

Entrust data leaks, cyber war insurance exclusion definition updated, vulnerable RTLS systems, crypto stolen from hacked ATMs, draft US government cybersecurity acquisition requirements, and pragmatic infosec, and why that is important.