The Virtual CISO Moment

The Virtual CISO Moment

By Greg SchafferTechnology
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The Virtual CISO Moment episodes

  • Throwback Thursday for August 4, 2022 - A Conversation with Chris Bedel

    On this week's Throwback Thursday from April 12, 2022, Chris Bedel, President and CEO of Bedel Security (bedelsecurity.com) talks about how the virtual CISO fits in to, compliments, and enhances financial institutions' information security program and posture. He also touches on history and future of the virtual CISO. If you're a virtual CISO for financial institutions or are interested in how a virtual CISO benefits financial institutions, this is a must-see episode packed with useful information!

    21 min
  • The Virtual CISO Moment S4E32 - A Conversation with Steve Mallard

    Steve Mallard has over 20 years in Information Technology; is a Master Teacher in Information Technology/Infrastructure Management and

    Information Systems Manager at Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville; is a private consultant for government organizations, higher-ed, and private corporations, a technical writer, and a public speaker on cybersecurity. He has also organized for many years the Middle Tennessee Cyber Conference (https://middletncyberconf.com/), held this year at Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. In addition to his numerous career accomplishments, his contribution to the next generation of cyber professionals is unparalleled.

    26 min
  • VCM Quick Strike for Monday, August 1, 2022

    More Pegasus, Chrome extension steals emails and creds, increase of critical infrastructure attacks, Robin Banks PhaaS, more Log4Shell, and top security news websites.

    • https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-eu-found-evidence-employee-phones-compromised-with-spyware-letter-2022-07-27/
    • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberspies-use-google-chrome-extension-to-steal-emails-undetected/
    • https://securityboulevard.com/2022/07/cyber-attacks-against-critical-infrastructure-quietly-increase/
    • https://securityboulevard.com/2022/07/cyber-attacks-against-critical-infrastructure-quietly-increase/
    • https://www.csoonline.com/article/3668652/cisa-releases-iocs-for-attacks-exploiting-log4shell-in-vmware-horizon-and-uag.html
    • https://blog.feedspot.com/cyber_security_news_websites/
      • 15 min
    • The Virtual CISO Moment Wrap Up for Friday, July 29, 2022

      Arrests in nuclear plant attack, RaaS providers adjust business plans, new cybersecurity House legislation passes with significant bipartisan support, how to make risk assessments better, PrestaShop critical vulns exploited, new CMMC AB draft assessment guide, why it's a good idea to establish a solid relationship with a recruiter (e.g. it may reduce chance of being ghosted).

      • https://thehackernews.com/2022/07/spanish-police-arrest-2-nuclear-power.html
      • https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/raas-groups-forced-change-payments/
      • https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/house-passes-cybersecurity-bill-to-protect-americas-energy-sector-infrastructure-from-hackers_4627765.html
      • https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/98076-dreading-security-risk-assessments-6-ways-to-make-them-better
      • https://build.prestashop.com/news/major-security-vulnerability-on-prestashop-websites/
      • https://cyberab.org/Portals/0/Documents/Process-Documents/CMMC-Assessment-Process-CAP-v1.0.pdf
      • https://securityboulevard.com/2022/07/im-not-looking-for-a-new-cyber-security-role-so-why-should-i-have-an-introduction-with-a-recruiter/
        • 17 min
      • Throwback Thursday for July 28, 2022 - A Conversation with Bob Quandt

        On his week's Throwback Thursday from April 5, 2022, Bob Quandt, owner of Bullseye Compliance (https://bullseyecompliance.com) joins VCM for a conversation that ranges from issues and trends in SMB security, entrepreneurship and making a difference, fitness and stress management, application of military experience to infosec, and more!

        20 min
      • The Virtual CISO Moment S4E31 - Optimizing Your vCISO

        In this special Wednesday episode, from the CU Intersect Conference in Houston Texas July 19, 2022, vCISO Services, LLC Principal Greg Schaffer discusses how credit unions and other small and midsized businesses can optimize their vCISO to maximize their information security posture.

        28 min
      • The Virtual CISO Moment S4E30 - A Conversation with Anthony Scarola

        Anthony Scarola is an IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) expert; has many years in cybersecurity; is a U.S. Army veteran; holds the CISSP; and is a virtual CISO. And he's writing a security book! Listen to his wisdom as it pertains to risk management and learn one mistake many may make when discussing risk with the c suite and board of directors.

        23 min
      • VCM Quick Strike for Monday, July 25, 2022

        Rogers outage cause, 54 million Twitter accounts' information for sale for $3K, ransomware update, Entrust breached, an startups without a CISO are at a disadvantage - plus statistics, and why you need to both understand their context and source, using a well-known example of an information security "statistic" in the last article.

        • https://twitter.com/atoonk/status/1550896347691134977
        • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-selling-twitter-account-data-of-54-million-users-for-30k/
        • https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/21/ransomware-attacks/
        • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/digital-security-giant-entrust-breached-by-ransomware-gang/
        • https://venturebeat.com/2022/07/14/startups-without-a-ciso-youre-losing-out-on-a-big-business-opportunity/amp/
          • 11 min
        • The Virtual CISO Moment Wrap Up for Friday, July 22, 2022

          Ransomware infections and payments decline, CISO urges patching Windows 11 patch bug, more Chrome fixes, stress in cybersecurity, possibly regulating BGP, and commentary on the CU Intersect conference.

          • https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/ransomware-attempts-flag-as-payments-also-decline
          • https://threatpost.com/cisa-urges-patch-11-bug/180235/
          • https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2022/07/20/google-sees-double-as-chrome-security-update-2-arrives-for-windows-mac--linux/
          • https://www.csoonline.com/article/3667490/cybersecurity-is-a-constant-fire-drill-that-s-not-just-bad-it-s-dangerous.html
          • https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2022/07/cisa-urges-fcc-prioritize-national-security-internet-routing-probe/374077/
          • https://cuintersect.com/
          • https://www.cubroadcast.com/episodes/cuintersect22-how-to-enhance-small-and-midsized-businesses-cybersecurity
            • 11 min

          About The Virtual CISO Moment

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          The Virtual CISO Moment dives into the stories of information security, information technology, and risk management pros; what drives them and what makes them successful while helping small and midsized business (SMB) security needs. No frills, no glamour, no transparent whiteboard text, no complex graphics, and no script - just honest discussion of SMB information security risk issues.