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In this episode of the Cybersecurity Vault, I talk with Malcolm Harkins (Chief Security & Trust Officer at Epiphany Systems) and Robb Reck (Chief Trust and Security Officer at Red Canary) for a deep dive exploration of why the role exists, and how it

I hope this nonsense does not escalate down this path, but as Russia continues to fail with their attempts to conquer Ukraine, Putin will become more desperate and want to lash-out at Ukraine’s biggest international supporters.  Cyberattacks are a gr

On Sept 15^th a curious teenage hacker looking for fun, compromised Uber in a serious way, gaining administrative access to the company’s massive cloud instance, development environments, tools, and even their access management server!  The hacker jok

As Putin’s war on Ukraine reveals stunning failures of Russian forces, the embarrassed leader becomes more desperate. This has ramifications on the overall global security of digitally connected systems, potentially affecting all of us.

In today’s pod

Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, head of security at Twitter and now whistleblower, was explicit as he testified to Congress about Twitter Security Flaws. Mudge outright accused Twitter executives of misleading the government, users, and shareholders regarding

As Ukraine makes significant gains over Russia as part of their counteroffensive, we must expect Putin to respond to the embarrassment in many petty ways, including leveraging cyberattacks against countries that have been supplying and supporting Ukr

Albania has expelled Iranian diplomats and severed diplomatic relations with Iran because of cyberattacks from the Iranian Intelligence Agency that targeted government services and websites. Such an icy diplomatic response has never happened before a

Delivering maximum value is a momentous challenge for cybersecurity organizations. It takes a decisive effort to organize and prioritize the proper goals that are meaningful to the business, and establish operational excellence to deliver effectivene

I had a great time talking with Min Kyriannis about the dangers of misinformation and how to begin disentangling the online web of lies and half-truths.

Technology leadership is crucial to how the world lives, works, communicates, and innovates.  As Global Leaders Today magazine features tech leaders in its latest issue, I am happy to see they included cybersecurity in the mix.  It may not be as sex

Ransomware attacks and payments are increasing, with most revenue going to Russian attackers. It is time to revisit outlawing Ransomware payments.

Some stats to hammer the situation home:

Sophos ransomware report indicates:

- Ransom attacks are more fre

Thanks to DynamicCISO for a great discussion about the changing landscape of cybersecurity and how we must all adapt to drive trust into the global digital ecosystem. The key to our success is to think ahead and show leadership in managing innovation

Happy Privacy Day to all those privacy professionals out there that work to make our digital world more safe, respectful, and private.

Now more than ever, respecting privacy in our rapidly digitizing world, is important.  Over the past many years, pri

Dive into the ever-changing roles and responsibilities of the cybersecurity space with seasoned leader Deidre Diamond on this new episode of The Cybersecurity Vault. Learn about some of the industry’s recent and longstanding challenges and how to con

2022 will be a very tumultuous year for cybersecurity professionals. The underlying fundamentals that drive major shifts of the cybersecurity industry — technologies, threats, and economic factors, will introduce new risks and combine to significantl

Technology can be mesmerizing. We are all lured by the seemingly endlessly tantalizing stream of emerging technologies that promise to connect and enrich our lives. But there is a potential dark side. For every great innovative benefit, there are acc

Firmware is the little-talked-about component of every digital device and computer system, that possesses tremendous control, and is now being targeted by cyber attackers.   In today’s Cybersecurity Insights podcast, I am talking with Scott Scheferma

AI tech is a powerful tool. The original photo (left) was cleaned-up with an AI deep learning algorithm (Image source: from Murilo Gustineli) and restoring tremendous clarity.

The AI researchers outline their progress in their white paper Towards Real

I recently presented to a small group on why cybersecurity is becoming more difficult over time, despite all the money and effort that is being applied. Sharing a replay of the presentation where I discuss cybersecurity history, root causes, shifting