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Cybersecurity News – September 3, 2020

U.S. spying exposed by Snowden was illegal, court rules The government surveillance operation that National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on seven…

Defense in Depth: When Red Teams Break Down

What happens when red team engagements go sideways? The idea of real world testing of your defenses sounds great, but how do you close the…

Cybersecurity News – September 2, 2020

Facebook threatens to block sharing of news stories in Australia In a response to pressure from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that would require…

Best Moments from Hacking Cyber Diversity – CISO Series Video Chat

Here are seven minutes of the best moments from â€œHacking Cyber Diversity: An hour of critical thinking on hiring diverse staff and using that to improve…

Request a Demo of Our Inability to Post a Demo

It’s really easy to include “Request a Demo” button on our site. But potential buyers would actually like to just watch a demo on our…

Cybersecurity News – September 1, 2020

Apple accidentally notarized malware on macOS The malware was initially discovered by college student Peter Dantini and passed on to security researcher Patrick Wardle. The…

Cybersecurity News – August 31, 2020

China’s new salvo in TikTok war means restrictions on AI technology exports New restrictions, unveiled Friday by China’s ministries in charge of commerce, science and…

[9-18-20] Hacking Biometrics – CISO Series Video Chat

Please join us on Friday, September 18th, 2020 at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET for “Hacking Biometrics: An hour of critical thinking about using ourselves as…

Cybersecurity News – August 28, 2020

You can teach a Qbot new tricks The banking trojan Qbot was initially discovered in 2008, but a new report from Check Point Research finds…

[9-11-20] Hacking the Human – CISO Series Video Chat

Please join us on Friday, September 11th, 2020 at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET for “Hacking the Human: An hour of critical thinking on the additional…

Defense in Depth: What Cyber Pro Are You Trying to Hire?

Do companies hiring cybersecurity talent even know what they want? More and more we see management jobs asking for engineering skills, and even CISO jobs…

Cybersecurity News – August 27, 2020

Facebook warns Apple privacy changes will decimate ads When iOS 14 hits iPads and iPhones in September, advertisers should expect weaker performance, Facebook claims. Apple…

Best Moments from Hacking Third Party Risk – CISO Series Video Chat

Here are six minutes of the best moments from “Hacking Third Party Risk: An hour of critical thinking on how to consider and measure all…

Cybersecurity News – August 26, 2020

Epic judge will protect Unreal Engine — but not Fortnite Epic Games has won a partial victory against Apple thanks to a temporary restraining order…

Cybersecurity News – August 25, 2020

Application Guard for Office is now in public preview Microsoft released Application Guard for Office in public preview. This automatically opens files from untrusted sources…

The “Do What We Tell You” Technique Isn’t Working

We’ve yelled, we’ve screamed, we’ve complained, and we’ve whined. Those darn users simply don’t do what they tell them to do. I guess we’re going…

Cybersecurity News – August 24, 2020

TikTok plans to sue Trump administration over U.S. ban TikTok has confirmed plans to sue the Trump administration as early as this week over the…

NEW Podcast! Cyber Security Headlines

I’m very excited to announce the release of Cyber Security Headlines, a short form podcast (5-7 minutes) delivering stories from the world of information security…

Cybersecurity News – August 21, 2020

Former Uber security chief charged with paying hush money to conceal breach Federal prosecutors have charged Joe Sullivan, Uber’s former chief security officer, with paying…

Defense in Depth: Junior Cyber People

There are so few jobs available for junior cybersecurity professionals. Are these cyber beginners not valued? Or are we as managers not creating the right…

Cybersecurity News – August 20, 2020

Guardicore Labs discovers a previously unknown botnet Security researchers at Guardicore Labs announced the discovery of what they believe to be a previously undiscovered botnet.…

Cybersecurity News – August 19, 2020

Oracle enters race to buy TikTok’s US operations Oracle has become the latest contender to purchase TikTok, following President Trump’s promise to shut it down…

Best Moments from “Hacking Healthcare Security” Video Chat

Here are six minutes of the best moments from “Hacking Healthcare Security: An hour of critical thinking on reducing risk across the health industry’s unique…

Set It. Forget It. Reset It. Repeat.

As long as you reset it and repeat, everything in cybersecurity is “set it and forget it”. This episode is hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), producer…