Author of "Why CISOs Fail" is joining us today to tell us about the success of his first book as well as introduce us to his forthcoming book, "Security Hippie. Barak is best known for pioneering the concept of the virtual (or fractional) CISO model nearly two decades ago. Over the twenty years since then he has applied that model and strategy to building, managing and counseling security departments across countless and diverse organizations, including MuleSoft, Amplitude Analytics,...

Ben Carr will lead us in a discussion about the origins of the role of CISO, roles/responsibilities, and what it's like to be a CISO. We'll touch on qualifications, organizational structure, its place in security and compliance, what it's like to be hero or scapegoat. All this and more!   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/scw98 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/scw for all the latest episodes!   Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook:...

There’s something happening here – and what it is ain’t exactly clear to O.G hackers like John Threat or our own Mr. Jeff Man. We’re going to devote an episode talking about how things used to be back in the day from a hacker/penetration perspective and discuss how things are today. Are things better? Worse? Depends on your attack vector, perhaps? Join us on Discord and participate in the discussion of what’s right and what’s wrong in our industry today and what can we do about it. All from a...

In the early days of PCI there was an online column called StorefrontBacktalk which focused on retail and technology issues. The column provided valuable insights from various specialists on the interpretation and application of many of the more challenging security requirements found in PCI DSS which was reflected in its tag line, “Techniques, Tools and Tirade about Retail Technology and E-Commerce. The founder of the column, Evan Schuman, is a veteran journalist who has covered a wide range...

CISA recently published guidance for how managed service providers (MSPs) should approach security for their operations based on the premise that cyber threat actors are known to target MSPs to reach their customers. MSPs provide remote management of customer IT and end-user systems and generally have direct access to their customers’ networks and data. By exploiting trust relationships in MSP networks, cyber threat actors can gain access to a large number of the victim MSP customers. The...

Join us on this episode of SCW for a general discussion about how to do this whole security/compliance thing better; how compliance really needs to come first; how it's all risk-based or should be RGC not GRC; legal and privacy issues/focus - and how they help or hinder the cause; other factors like burnout/gatekeeping/etc. that all contribute to our industry being overly focused/reliant on technology and don't handle the people/process part very well.   Show Notes:...

With cybersecurity skills already in short supply, the prospect of losing what little workforce there is to pull from to resignations (especially in the context of the ‘Great Resignation’), is a disturbing one. Rick McElroy will speak to the causes of security burnout and the steps organizations need to take to prevent the loss of the precious resource that is security talent. He will share supporting research findings from VMware's latest Global Incident Response Threat Report: Manipulating...

Tony and Thomas will discuss the importance, value, and challenge of cross-mapping security frameworks, and the rationale and process used by CIS to create end support mapping, and some real-world examples and some real-life problems.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/scw92 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/scw for all the latest episodes!   Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

We’re getting closer to the Q1 2022 release of PCI DSS 4.0, which is expected to differ from the current PCI DSS 3.2.1 version in a few key ways. This includes giving organizations more options in how they become compliant, along with customized implementation. In this podcast, Chris Pin, VP of Privacy and Compliance at PKWARE, will discuss what customized implementation means for organizations, additional changes to 4.0, and why they’re important.   And, while PCI 3.2.1 won’t be retired...

Tune in for this discussion on social engineering and its merits on being recognized as a legitimate component of cyber security. We'll also dive into the whole notion of motive and intent as it pertains to deliberately misrepresenting yourself, or simply lying to your customer in order to get them to be more secure.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/scw90 Segment Resources: The Aspies Guide to Social Engineering: from DEF CON 27 Social Engineering Village:...

This week we're talking all things ISO27001 with Wim Remes! We're starting with what it is, the who, what, where, when, why etc. then we'll talk about the bad and the good. Tune in for this special listener requested topic!   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/scw89 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/scw for all the latest episodes!   Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

This week, we welcome Casey Ellis, Founder/Chair/CTO at Bugcrowd, to talk about Compliance and “The Crowd”! Crowdsourcing and multi-sourcing focus on risk identification and reduction, and they seem to be effective... but my auditor doesn't understand what it is yet - Will it meet the requirements of security compliance standards? Jeff and Casey will dig into the hits and misses of plugging novel assurance approaches into established markets.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/scw88 ...

This week, we welcome Johanna Baum, CEO, Founder at Strategic Security Solutions, to talk about Activism v. Hacktivism! "Hacktivism" is a controversial term with several meanings. The word was coined to characterize electronic direct action as working toward social change by combining programming skills with critical thinking. But just as hack can sometimes mean cyber crime, hacktivism can be used to mean activism that is malicious, destructive, and undermining the security of the Internet as...

This week, we welcome Jim Henderson, Insider Threat Mitigation Training Course Instructor & Consultant at Insider Threat Defense Group, Inc., to discuss Insider Threats Overview - Going Beyond The Norm!   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/scw86 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/scw for all the latest episodes!   Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly

This week, we welcome Christopher Bulin, Founder & CEO at Proven PCI, to talk about The Truth Behind the Payments! SMB needs to understand the importance of being PCI compliant and that just because the verbiage on a website says the vendor is compliant, doesn't make the merchant compliant. Just because it says it from a service provider standpoint, asking for a copy of their AOC is critical. If your merchant service provider is guiding you through the SAQ, or telling you to just check...

This week, we welcome Tim Callahan, SVP, Global CISO at Aflac, to talk about From Compliance to Resiliency: The Evolution of InfoSec! Because only maintaining compliance is not enough to protect your business from the ever-evolving threat landscape, in this session, we will consider the intersection and codependence of compliance with security, maturity, defensibility and resiliency. An effective and maturing program must also align to a Control Framework so that you can measure its...

This week, we welcome Naomi Buckwalter, Founder & Executive Director at Cybersecurity Gatebreakers Foundation, to discuss Gatekeeping in Cybersecurity! The “cybersecurity skills gap” is a myth. There is no skills gap. There are tens of thousands of amazing, highly intelligent, passionate people around the world looking to break into cybersecurity, but they never get the chance. Hiring managers and gatekeepers are simply unwilling to train and mentor the next generation of cybersecurity...

This week, we welcome Matthew Erickson, Vice President of Solutions at SpiderOak Mission Systems, to discuss Protecting Comm. & Collaboration in Contested Environments! Protecting digital communication and collaboration is critical to both our military and private sector industries in driving mission success. Our ability to secure the local and remote systems we rely on to share and operationalize sensitive and confidential information to and from even the most remote location is vital to...

Priya Chaudhry joins us today as co-host and we are eager to catch up with her and get her legal perspective on recent litigations and proposed legislation that impacts our world of security and compliance. Hear ye, Hear ye! The court is now in session.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/scw81 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/scw for all the latest episodes!   Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/securityweekly Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/secweekly

This week, we welcome Joseph Kirkpatrick, President at KirkpatrickPrice, to talk about Your Security Is ALWAYS in Scope!   Our client was using a hosted service to perform remote monitoring and management and resisted its inclusion in the audit scope. The vendor's external scans revealed critical vulnerabilities. Prior to a highly-publicized breach, the vendor said no auditor had ever included their service in the scope of their audits. We will explore attitudes that keep critical security...

We'll start with a brief discussion of what HIPAA and is not (e.g., it's doesn't prevent your employer from ask you about your health). Then discuss recent developments like ongoing how ransomware attacks are targeting healthcare and, when successful, are reportable breaches; and the recent final rule on interoperability and information blocking that went into effect on April 5th.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/scw79 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/scw for all the latest...

This week, we welcome Steve Lenderman, Director, Strategic Fraud Prevention at ADP, to discuss CARES Act Fraud, Paying People & Fraudsters! We will review how synthetics are being utilized to perpetrate pandemic related frauds in the Payroll Protection Program and Unemployment Insurance. An overview of the government programs will take place with the controls that were in place, how they were compromised, by who and what you can do to remediate risk.   Show Notes:...

Join Dr. Casey Marks for a two-part discussion of the merits of cybersecurity certification and learn whether and how it provides training or proves experience or both, the pros and cons, how to start or approach getting certified, and more! Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/scw for all the latest episodes! Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/scw77

Join this segment with Danny Akacki to learn about educating both practitioners and executives on security topics of the day and helping to build community initiatives like trust groups and community groups like local DEF CON chapters.   Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/scw76 Visit https://www.securityweekly.com/scw for all the latest episodes!   Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/securityweekly Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secweekly