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Jan 31, 2022 • 8min
January 31, 2022
Novel device registration trick enhances multi-stage phishing attacks US bans major Chinese telecom over national security risks Over 20,000 data center management systems exposed to hackers Thanks to our episode sponsor, Pentera Pentera introduces Automated Security Validation! The newly-minted unicorn out of Israel takes a whole new approach to penetration testing - allowing every organization to continuously test the integrity of all cybersecurity layers - including against ransomware - leveraging proprietary ethical exploits to emulate real-world attacks at scale. All day, everyday. This week Pentera will discuss how to identify your exploitable attack surface, so stay tuned for their 'Tip of the Day'. Or visit pentera.io to find out more. For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Jan 28, 2022 • 21min
Week in Review – Jan 24-28, 2022
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Jan 24-28, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Gary Hayslip, CISO, Softbank Investment Advisers Thanks to our episode sponsor, deepwatch All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

Jan 28, 2022 • 8min
January 28, 2022
US says national water supply 'absolutely' vulnerable to hackers Microsoft mitigated a record 3.47 Tbps DDoS attack on Azure users BotenaGo Mirai botnet code leaked to GitHub Thanks to our episode sponsor, deepwatch Increasing ransomware attacks and their evolving sophistication have been putting more pressure on security teams than ever before. Luckily, managed detection and response (or MDR) has emerged as a critical component for improving security operations, reducing ransomware risk, and minimizing the overall impact an attack can have. Visit deepwatch.com to see how we help to prevent breaches for our customers, by working together. For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Jan 27, 2022 • 7min
January 27, 2022
White House releases new cybersecurity strategy Trickbot gets trickier VPNLab shuttered in global takedown Thanks to our episode sponsor, deepwatch Increasing ransomware attacks and their evolving sophistication have been putting more pressure on security teams than ever before. Luckily, managed detection and response (or MDR) has emerged as a critical component for improving security operations, reducing ransomware risk, and minimizing the overall impact an attack can have. Visit deepwatch.com to see how we help to prevent breaches for our customers, by working together.

Jan 26, 2022 • 7min
January 26, 2022
Canada's foreign ministry hacked Hactivists target Belarus rail system to stop Russian military buildup Segway victimized by Magecart attack Thanks to our episode sponsor, deepwatch Increasing ransomware attacks and their evolving sophistication have been putting more pressure on security teams than ever before. Luckily, managed detection and response (or MDR) has emerged as a critical component for improving security operations, reducing ransomware risk, and minimizing the overall impact an attack can have. Visit deepwatch.com to see how we help to prevent breaches for our customers, by working together. For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com

Jan 25, 2022 • 7min
January 25, 2022
SBA launches cybersecurity program Ransomware gangs step up insider recruitment American Olympians warned to take cybersecurity precautions Thanks to our episode sponsor, deepwatch Increasing ransomware attacks and their evolving sophistication have been putting more pressure on security teams than ever before. Luckily, managed detection and response (or MDR) has emerged as a critical component for improving security operations, reducing ransomware risk, and minimizing the overall impact an attack can have. Visit deepwatch.com to see how we help to prevent breaches for our customers, by working together.

Jan 24, 2022 • 8min
January 24, 2022
Ukraine attack update: experts find strategic similarities with NotPetya Molerats use Google Drive and Dropbox as attack infrastructure Senators introduce bill to protect satellites from getting hacked Thanks to our episode sponsor, deepwatch Increasing ransomware attacks and their evolving sophistication have been putting more pressure on security teams than ever before. Luckily, managed detection and response (or MDR) has emerged as a critical component for improving security operations, reducing ransomware risk, and minimizing the overall impact an attack can have. Visit deepwatch.com to see how we help to prevent breaches for our customers, by working together. For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Jan 21, 2022 • 22min
Week in Review – Jan 17-21, 2022
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Jan 17-21, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Julie Tsai, Cybersecurity Leader Thanks to our episode sponsor, Datadog Join Datadog in their upcoming webinar to learn how to dissect the anatomy of an attack vector in the cloud with the use of their unified Cloud Security Platform. Visit datadoghq.com/ciso to register for the webinar in the time zone most convenient for you and attendees will also get a chance to win a Datadog t-shirt. All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

Jan 21, 2022 • 8min
January 21, 2022
NATO and Ukraine sign deal to boost cybersecurity Microsoft Sees Log4j attacks exploiting SolarWinds Serv-U bug Large-scale cyberattack hits the Red Cross Thanks to our episode sponsor, Datadog Join Datadog in their upcoming webinar to learn how to dissect the anatomy of an attack vector in the cloud with the use of their unified Cloud Security Platform. Visit datadoghq.com/ciso to register for the webinar in the time zone most convenient for you and attendees will also get a chance to win a Datadog t-shirt. For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

Jan 20, 2022 • 7min
January 20, 2022
CISA warns of data-wiping attacks EU working on its own DNS service Biden expands the NSA's cybersecurity purview Thanks to our episode sponsor, Datadog In Datadog's upcoming webinar, you'll learn how to best utilize the suite of Datadog Cloud Security products to identify the root cause of an attack and how a unified platform provides real-time threat-detection and continuous configuration audits across applications, hosts, containers and cloud infrastructure. Visit datadoghq.com/ciso to register for the webinar in the time zone most convenient for you and attendees will also get a chance to win a Datadog t-shirt.


