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Cybersecurity News – May 20, 2021

Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid the ransom The company’s CEO Joseph Blount said he authorized paying a $4.4 million ransom to the Darkside ransomware operators,…

How to Avoid 20 Common Security Failures in Software Development

Are we moving too fast? In software, developers often don’t have a choice. Speed becomes a business imperative for survival and to stay competitive. “Software…

Best Moments from “Hacking Process” – CISO Series Video Chat

Here’s six minutes full of highlights from CISO Series Video Chat: “Hacking Process: An hour of critical thinking about delivering and receiving the right information…

Cybersecurity News – May 19, 2021

DDoS attacks are back, stronger than ever  According to recent annual reports from different content delivery networks and DDoS mitigation providers, 2020 was a record-breaking…

Our Top Ten List of Vendors That Aren’t You

You look at a top ten list is to see if you made the list. Don’t bother. You’re not on it. This episode is hosted…

Cybersecurity News – May 18, 2021

Double encryption ransomware attacks on the rise These attacks have occurred in the past, typically from separate ransomware organizations compromising the same victim simultaneously. But…

PREVIEW [5-21-21] “Hacking the Speed of Business” – CISO Series Video Chat

This Friday, May 21st, 2021, on the CISO Series Video Chat we’re going to be “Hacking the Speed of Business: An hour of critical thinking…

Cybersecurity News – May 17, 2021

Insurer AXA hit by ransomware after dropping support for ransom payments Branches of insurance giant AXA have been struck by a ransomware attack. The Avaddon…

Cybersecurity News – May 14, 2021

Colonial Pipeline makes ransom payment of nearly $5 million Within hours of last Friday’s ransomware attack, Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid close to $5 million to…

Cybersecurity News – Week in Review – May 10-14, 2021

This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, May 10-14, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Al Ghous, CISO, Envision…

Defense in Depth: How Much Do You Know About Your Data?

Do cybersecurity professionals even know what they’re protecting? How aware are they of the data, its content and its sensitivity? What happens to your security…

Cybersecurity News – May 13, 2021

FBI warns of phishing sites using search ads The agency sent out a private industry notification to the US private sector describes a phishing campaign…

[6-4-21] “Hacking DLP” – CISO Series Video Chat

Please join us on Friday, June 4th, 2021 for “Hacking DLP: An hour of critical thinking of how we can manage data loss when everyone…

Best moments from “Hacking Cloud Access” – CISO Series Video Chat

Here’s a quick six-minute video full of highlights from “Hacking Cloud Access: An hour of critical thinking about how managing permissions is complicating our ability…

Cybersecurity News – May 12, 2021

U.S. declares emergency in 17 states over fuel pipeline cyber attack The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a regional emergency declaration…

What Are the Shared Responsibilities Between Customer and Cloud Provider?

We have all heard the myths that your data is secure in the cloud or it’s not secure in the cloud. Neither is actually true,…

Do We Have to Let the CISO Sit With Us?

I guess because it’s a pandemic, and we really need them, just this one time, we’ll let the CISO hang out at the cool kids’…

Cybersecurity News – May 11, 2021

Darkside behind the Colonial Pipeline attack The US Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the ransomware organization Darkside was behind the attack on the Colonial…

PREVIEW [5-14-21] “Hacking Process” – CISO Series Video Chat

Here’s a preview of this Friday’s [May 14th, 2021] CISO Series Video Chat: “Hacking Process: An hour of critical thinking about delivering and receiving the…

Cybersecurity News – May 10, 2021

Colonial hackers stole data ahead of pipeline shutdown The hackers who caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down the biggest U.S. gasoline pipeline on Friday began…

Cybersecurity News – May 7, 2021

DOD announces expansion of bug bounty program On Wednesday, the Department of Defense announced plans to expand its “Hack the Pentagon” program, which offers bug…

When the Cloud Actually Catches Fire

On Wednesday, March 10 of this year, a fire broke out in a room at SBG2, one of four buildings belonging to OVHcloud, a data…

Cybersecurity News – Week in Review – May 3-7, 2021

This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, May 3-7, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Mitch Parker (@mitchparkerciso), CISO,…

Defense in Depth: Do Startups Need a CISO?

Startups are all about proving the value of their product and growth. At the beginning, all of their money is funneled into product and market…