The Virtual CISO Moment

Microsoft Office 365 Office feature could enable ransomware infection, MedusaLocker alert from CISA, California breach of gun enthusiasts' PII, human error remains the top security issue according to a SANS report, and a tribute to an extraordinary man. 

On this week’s Throwback Thursday from 3/8/22, Craig Sandman of Symbol Security (https://symbolsecurity.com/) and vCISONews (https://www.vcisonews.com/) joins us to discuss the importance of effective security awareness training for SMBs and the virtual CISO role.

Japanese man loses USB stick with citizen data after night of drinking, ransomware more about extortion, MITEL VOIP exploit, "the hateful eight" ransomware groups, new Colorado facia recognition law, and thoughts on the Offensive Security free Kali Linux Twitch stream training after two sessions.

Pegasus in Europe, Log4Shell affecting VMware, voicemail scam (because it works), SMS Bomber malware, and how financial firms can benefit from a vCISO - plus more commentary and analysis of the vCISO field.

This week's Throwback Thursday episode is from March 1, 2022 - Chief Information Security Officer David Baker gives insight into the challenges of an SMB CISO.

Guest opinions are their own and not the views of their employer.

Nick Santora, CEO of Curricula (curricula.com), discusses information security awareness and how Curricula uses storytelling to make both short term and long term impressions, resulting in increased security across the organization. He also discusses his path to entrepreneur, challenges in the SMB infosec awareness space, and "wisdom walks"!

Russian botnet shut down, CFOs see cybersecurity gaps, security lapses in SMBs, university students defeat 21st century vehicle boot, and a free pen testing class coming soon to Twitch! Plus my thoughts on this past weekend's #infosec Twitter conference issue.

Internet Explorer is retired, risks with IoT, Facebook Messenger phish, diving into the Veeam ransomware report, and one of the hardest things I've had to do in my professional career.

Matt Santill, Founder and CEO of Cyber Security Services https://www.cybersecurityservices.com/ discusses the challenges of a vCISO, what is the most significant business risk, how he became interested in information security, and his career progression to CISO and on to business owner.