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Defense in Depth: Leaked Secrets in Code Repositories

Secrets, such as passwords and credentials, are out in the open just sitting there in code repositories. Why do these secrets even exist in public?…

Cybersecurity News – October 22, 2020

DOJ official accuses China of protecting cybercriminals John Demers, the assistant attorney general for national security, says that China has created a “safe haven” for…

[11-6-20] Hacking Risk Management – CISO Series Video Chat

Join us on Friday, November 6th, 2020 for “Hacking Risk Management: An hour of critical thinking on how we’re allocating resources against our risk posture”. REGISTER…

Best Moments from “Hacking Privileged Identities Gone Bad” – CISO Series Video Chat

Here’s a six minute highlight reel of last week’s CISO Series Video Chat: “Hacking Privileged Identities Gone Bad: An hour of critical thinking about accidental…

Cybersecurity News – October 21, 2020

Justice Department charges Google in antitrust lawsuit The suit alleges that Google uses anti competitive tactics to preserve a monopoly for its flagship search engine…

Can a Robot Be Concerned About Your Privacy?

Can AI be useful while also being privacy aware? This week’s episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and founder of Spark Media…

Cybersecurity News – October 20, 2020

US files charges against high profile attackers The unsealed charges are against six Russian nationals believed to work for the prominent Russian hacking group Sandstorm…

PREVIEW [10-23-20] Hacking Build vs. Buy Automation – CISO Series Video Chat

Don’t all of our decisions just come down to the basic question of should we build or should we buy? But it’s more than just…

Cybersecurity News – October 19, 2020

text Google offers details on Chinese hacking group that targeted Biden campaign Google on Friday offered new details on tactics used by alleged Chinese government-linked…

BONUS EPISODE: Innovators Spotlight

What makes a security solution innovative? Where do you think security desperately needs innovation? And what do you look for in a security vendor’s presentation?…

Cybersecurity News – October 16, 2020

US DOJ unseals charges against malware money laundering ring The DOJ unsealed 14 charges against the group known as QQAAZZ. The group has reportedly operated…

Have You Considered Chip-Level Data Encryption?

As a preview for next week’s episode of CISO/Security Vendor Relationship Podcast, Mike Johnson conducted a post show interview with our sponsored guest Rebecca Weekly…

Defense in Depth: Measuring the Success of Your Security Program

How does a CISO measure the performance of their security program? Sure, there are metrics, but what are you measuring against? Is it a framework…

Cybersecurity News – October 15, 2020

Twitter hack sparks a call for monitoring social media platforms The New York State Department of Financial Services concluded that Twitter let itself be rolled…

[10-30-20] Hacking Bad Threat Modeling – CISO Series Video Chat

Please join us on Friday, October 30th, 2020 for “Hacking Bad Threat Modeling: An hour of critical thinking about the worst ways to identify what…

Best Moments from “Hacking Vulnerability Management” – CISO Series Video Chat

Here’s a six minute highlights reel of the best moments from last week’s CISO Series Video Chat “Hacking Vulnerability Management: An hour of critical thinking…

Cybersecurity News – October 14, 2020

Security experts warn of Amazon Prime Day scams With Amazon Prime Day in full swing, security experts are warning of a deluge of phishing activity…

A Phish So Insidious You Can’t Help But Be Jealous

Wait, that’s a phish even I’d fall for. This episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series and founder of Spark Media Solutions and Mike Johnson.…

Cybersecurity News – October 13, 2020

Five Eyes alliance call for encryption backdoors (again) Members of the alliance as well as representatives from Japan and India called on tech companies to…

PREVIEW [10-16-20] Hacking Privileged Identities Gone Bad – CISO Series Video Chat

Here’s a preview video of this Friday’s [October 16th, 2020] CISO Series Video Chat: “Hacking Privileged Identities Gone Bad: An hour of critical thinking about…

Cybersecurity News – October 12, 2020

Google is giving data to police based on search keywords, court docs show Court records in an arson case show that Google gave away data…

Cybersecurity News – October 9, 2020

UK issues a report on Huawei 5G rollback The UK House of Commons defence committee issued a report finding that “It is clear that Huawei…

Defense in Depth: Privacy Is An Uphill Battle

Privacy is an uphill battle. The problem is those gathering the data aren’t the ones tasked with protecting the privacy of those users for whom…

Cybersecurity News – October 8, 2020

Singapore introduces cybersecurity rating for ‘smart’ devices From home Wi-Fi routers to robot vacuums, home appliances sold in Singapore can now opt-in to a voluntary…