To The Point - Cybersecurity

In this episode we dive into the complex world of cloud security with Chris Hughes, Managing Cybersecurity Consultant, Oteemo. For organizations in both the public sector and the enterprise, navigating the needed cloud acceleration the last year in the midst of mass remote work has created both significant opportunity and vast cloud security challenges. We discuss how security practitioners should be thinking about moving forward their cloud security strategy for the new normal and the key considerations every security team must take into account such as managing workloads, the needs of the workforce and building for resiliency. Additionally, we dive into themes such as reciprocity between key federal programs today including the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) aimed at improving the cybersecurity of contractor provided services and products. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e119

Dr. Chase Cunningham, previously with Forrester Research and now with Ericom, discusses Zero Trust and how COVID-19 was the nail in the coffin of the defensible perimeter. He shares his view on the importance of multi-factor authentication and user monitoring, and how Zero Trust can be applied to the supply chain.

Finally, Dr. Cunningham weighs in on if government security mandates like CMMC go too far or not far enough -- and how best to approach security in a multi-cloud, BYOD world. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e118

Marco Figueroa Cyber Threat Hunter takes us inside the mind of the #Sunburst adversary. The timeline and what he would be doing were he the adversary. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e117

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Jason Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent and digital laboratory director Jason G. Weiss is counsel in the Los Angeles office of the law firm Faegre Drinker, Biddle and Reath's cybersecurity and incident response group.has been doing cybersecurity his entire career, he pioneered a cybersecurity collaboration model 20 years ago still in use today. He shares his top cyber defense tips. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e116

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Elements of an Insider threat programs, the role Privileged users play, and how #Sunburst has affected insider threat programs with Mike Crouse, Director Insider Threat Strategies, Forcepoint, and Jared Quance, US Gov Insider Threat Program Manager. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e115

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What a fantastic year of guests, Eric and Carolyn review their top 10 guests. Be one of the first 10 to share this episode to receive your choice of one of these books (Spoiler alert):

• Cyber Nation, David Sanger
• Burn-in, Peter Singer
• Ghost Fleet, Peter Singer
• LikeWar, Peter Singer

This 2020's final episode, Happy Holidays and see you in the new year! For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e114

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We continue our review of 2020's top Government cybersecurity trends like how to deal with the insider threat and baked in AI Bias. Mike Gruss, Executive Editor, Defense News, and C4ISRNET & Phil Goldstein Sr. editor for FedTech and StateTech share their 2021 cybersecurity predictions. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e113

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We review 2020's top Government cybersecurity trends, starting with Cozy Bear. We then look forward to what we think the big trends for 2021 will be with Mike Gruss, Executive Editor, Defense News, and C4ISRNET & Phil Goldstein Sr. editor for FedTech and StateTech. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e112

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Dmitri Alperovitch, Co-Founder and former CTO of CrowdStrike, joins us to discuss recent breaches in over 18,000 organizations, known by many names: Sunburst, Solorgate, Dark Halo, UNC2452. Dmitri is a renowned computer security visionary and has served as a special advisor to the Department of Defense. He revealed Russian intelligence agencies' hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and brought to light Operation Aurora—the greatest transfer of wealth in history. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e111

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Part 2 Shortly after the US went into COVID 19 Quarantine David McDonald, Navy Telecommunications, Information Technology and Cyber Operations, joined us to discuss what we have learned from the COVID19 crisis and how it will better prepare us for future crisis. 8 months later we touch base.For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e110

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