Conti, BlackCat/ALPHV, DDoSecrets.

Don Baham is very active in both the local and on-line information security communities, as well as having extensive experience helping SMBs with information security needs. He joins us to discuss challenges and opportunities including observations on the cyber security supply chain issue and possible ways to address.

Virtual CISO resources:

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12095465/

https://www.vcisonews.com/

https://vciso.network/

Discussed in this week's wrap up:

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/supply-chain-cyberattacks-jumped-51-in-2021/

https://threatpost.com/microsoft-zero-days-wormable-bugs/179273/

https://healthitsecurity.com/news/cisa-issues-guidance-on-cybersecurity-information-sharing

https://www.nationalcybersummit.com/

https://secondchancebook.org

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!

Discussed in this week's wrap up:

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/credit-agency-warns-weak-cybersecurity-defenses-could-hurt-a-companys-credit-rating-even-before-an-attack/

https://www.techrepublic.com/article/fbi-investing-millions-in-software-to-monitor-social-media-platforms/

https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/07/irs-facial-recognition-id-me/

Ad link:

https://www.amazon.com/Information-Security-Small-Midsized-Businesses/dp/1733066845/

Finally, a correction: The Tennessee Bankers Association Strategic Technology, Risk, and Security Conference https://tnbankers.org/event/strategic-technology-risk-security-conference/ is April 27th, not April 28th as noted in the episode.

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!

Email remains the most common vector for criminals to exploit. Chuck Sirois discusses how PhishFacts (https://phishfacts.com) can help SMBs identify misconfigured email configurations that criminals may leverage.

The Certified Information Systems Security Professional, or CISSP, is considered by some to be the pinnacle of information security professional certifications, on par with the CPA. But why is that, and what differentiates it from other certifications? And why is it important for virtual CISOs to have and maintain this certification?

Ed Carroll joins us to discuss many of the initiatives he's involved with, including Edison Marks to apply AI to help SMBs (https://edisonmarks.com/), the Carolina Cyber Center to help with information security in North Carolina and beyond (https://carolinacybercenter.com/), and an update on the RETR3AT cyber security conference at beautiful Montreat College (https://www.montreat.edu/about/events/retr3at/).