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ESW #304 - Alla Valente, Heidi Shey, Joseph Blankenship Feb 03, 2023

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Cyber insurance is a must-have, but organizations are finding that cyber insurance premiums are more costly, policies are more difficult to obtain, and policies attach more limitations and exclusions than before. We will discuss cyber insurance's role in risk management and trends.

Segment Resources:

https://www.forrester.com/report/q-and-a-cyber-insurance/RES178563?ref_search=3185990_1675109251447

https://www.forrester.com/report/tech-execs-guide-to-cyber-insurance/RES178564?ref_search=3185990_1675109251447

https://www.forrester.com/blogs/whos-responsible-for-cyber-insurance-policy-misrepresentations-it-depends/?ref_search=3185990_1675109251447

Insiders - employees, contractors, and partners - are responsible for almost a quarter of data breaches. Reducing insider risk requires a dedicated approach, including user monitoring. But be careful, Forrester predicts that a C-level executive will be fired for their firm's use of employee monitoring in 2023.

Segment Resources:

https://www.forrester.com/blogs/predictions-2023-security/?ref_search=3092262_1675290315432

https://www.forrester.com/blogs/apply-critical-thinking-and-culture-to-reduce-insider-risk/

https://www.forrester.com/blogs/practice-empathy-to-reduce-insider-risk/

https://www.forrester.com/blogs/pandemic-fallout-creates-perfect-conditions-for-insider-threat/

In the Enterprise News: There's lots of executive shuffling going on! Saviynt gets a new CEO and $205M in funding, Forescout appoints its 4th CEO in as many years, and Mudge finds a place at Rapid 7. We've got some interesting trends, like more focus on securing small businesses, and more cybersecurity startups pairing technology with cyber insurance. It seems like only yesterday, we were shocked to hear that Microsoft was running a $10B security business, but Microsoft has apparently now grown security revenue to $20 BILLION DOLLARS.

Also, Tyler explains what Herman Miller chairs have to do with spotting market trends, we note the 20 year anniversary of SQL Slammer, and discuss why consumers don't want smart appliances shoved down their throats!

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ESW #303 - What Makes A Good Breach Response? Jan 27, 2023

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What makes a good breach response? What makes a bad one? Could we objectively measure them? How would we break down and rate a company's breach response performance?

This is the first in our 2 segment Enterprise News special! Stay tuned for segment 2!

This is the 2nd segment in our 2 segment Enterprise News special!

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Throwback Episode - Andrew Morris - ESW 264 Jan 20, 2023

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There's a LOT of noise in the security industry. We've catalogued over 10,000 cybersecurity products and each of the companies behind these products has a marketing team, a twitter account, a blog, and a ton of content to blast at enterprise security buyers. There's an interesting connection between GreyNoise's product, founder, and principles. While building a product that filtered out the noise that wastes most security operations teams' time, Andrew was dead set against building a startup that resembled the typical security startup. We'll discuss Andrew's unique path to market, the latest features of GreyNoise, and where the lines are drawn between malicious and benign scanning.

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ESW #302 - Brian Contos, Isabelle Roccia Jan 13, 2023

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Europe is a global driver for privacy rules and digital legislation. Which means it is also a force to be reckoned with when it comes to enforcement. With privacy and security being so intertwined, this conversation will focus on the current mindset in Europe and discuss recent regulators' decision e.g. on Microsoft 365.

Segment Resources:

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) is the world's largest global information privacy community. IAPP website https://iapp.org/

About membership: https://iapp.org/join/

IAPP training is a path to professional advancement and ANSI/ISO-accredited certification. Developed with leading privacy and data protection experts, our in-depth courses span legal, regulatory, governance, and operational issues. Choose the subjects and training modalities that fit your career goals. More info about all IAPP trainings: https://iapp.org/train/

For example:

• IAPP Foundations of Privacy and Data Protection (Your Starting Point in Privacy Education): https://iapp.org/train/foundations/

• IAPP Privacy in Technology training – CIPT (for Software developers, information security professionals, data architects…): https://iapp.org/train/cipt-training/

Check out IAPP news and resources: https://iapp.org/news/ and https://iapp.org/resources/

Military-grade xIoT hacking tools are in use, cybercrime for hire that's predicated on compromised xIoT devices has been monetized, and organizations worldwide are already "pwned" without even knowing it. Bad actors are counting on you being passive when it comes to xIoT security. Disappoint them!

Segment Resources:

xIoT Threat & Trend Report https://phosphorus.io/xiot-threat-and-trend-report-2022/

xIoT Security Podcast https://phosphorus.io/podcast/ Phosphorus Labs https://phosphorus.io/labs/

Finally, in the enterprise security news, Not much funding this week, but Netskope raises $400M, and Hack the Box raises $55M! Also, what went wrong with IronNet? The Open Source Index highlights popular security projects, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 have been put out to pasture, Predictions about personal cybersecurity, Cloud security trends, The ongoing impact of ChatGPT on the security industry, Password hygiene revealed to be terrible in the US Government, All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.

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ESW #301 - David Hunt, Jerry Bell Jan 06, 2023

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If you've ever worked on a red or purple team, you know scaling engagements to production is an intensive, unwieldy process. Technology pitfalls may exist, but the fundamental problem is this: the process of writing, testing, deploying, and verifying the efficacy of TTPs is highly flawed and inconsistent. This conversation will focus on applying a scientific process to security testing in order to achieve production scale.

Segment Resources:

Prelude Build GitHub: https://github.com/preludeorg/build

Prelude Docs: https://docs.prelude.org/docs

Introducing Prelude Build: An Open Source IDE Purpose Built for Security Engineers: https://www.preludesecurity.com/blog/introducing-prelude-build-an-ide-purpose-built-for-security-engineers

A Practical Guide for Scaling Continuous Security Testing: https://www.preludesecurity.com/blog/scaled-security-testing-a-practical-guide

Prelude Build: https://www.preludesecurity.com/products/build

We will discuss the migration of the security community from Twitter to Mastodon, logistical challenges, and related matters of managing the community.

Finally, in the enterprise security news, Security funding is back, baby! Security Unicorn layoffs continue though! We talk Zombiecorns, IronNet struggles, Netwrix acquires Remediant, We talk breaches: Lastpass, Rackspace, Okta via Github, Slack via Github, Github announces 2FA improvements, AI generates insecure code, Cyberinsurance challenges, Fyre Festival Fraudster Funding more Frauds All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.

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ESW #300 - Parag Bajaria, Terry Barber Dec 16, 2022

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Security teams struggle with managing cyber risk across cloud workloads, services, resources, users, and applications. Parag will discuss the issues this presents and how Qualys' new TotalCloud solution allows organizations to see all their cloud resources, relationships between resources, the external attack surface, and attack path mapping all delivered via one platform.

Segment Resources:

Qualys TotalCloud free trial: https://www.qualys.com/forms/totalcloud/

TotalCloud Video: https://vimeo.com/765771406

Blogs: https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2022/11/01/introducing-totalcloud-cloud-security-simplified

https://blog.qualys.com/product-tech/2022/11/01/why-is-snapshot-scanning-not-enough

This segment is sponsored by Qualys. Visit https://securityweekly.com/qualys to learn more about them!

A brief roundup of our favorite news, trends, and interviews in 2022! See what Adrian, Katherine, and Sean have to say about 2022's best interviews and news stories!

Finally, in the last Enterprise Security News of 2022, We see our first Security Unicorn with a down round, A few new fundings and new companies emerging, Ninjas emerge from stealth, Proofpoint acquires deception detection vendor Illusive, Veracode picks up Crashtest Security, Apple encrypts more consumer data, Passkeys introduced in Chrome, Texas bans TikTok, A great post-mortem of the Joe Sullivan case, Infragard gets hacked, KringleCon 2022.

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ESW #299 - Joseph Carson, Lisa Plaggemier Dec 09, 2022

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Announcing Drata's Series C, Milton Security announces new name, Threathunter.ai, Germany Forces a Microsoft 365 Ban Due to Privacy Concerns – Best of Privacy, New Communication Protocol "Ibex" and Extended Protocol Suite, Gepetto uses OpenAI models to provide meaning to functions decompiled by IDA Pro, Stack Overflow bans ChatGPT, French man wins compensation as judge awards him the right to refuse to be fun at work.

Let's be honest: people can frustrate us. They don't always do the things we'd like, and they often do some things we'd rather they didn't. New research from the National Cybersecurity Alliance reveals insights about the public's attitudes and beliefs about security. We'll explore the 2022 Oh Behave! Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report and some of the findings may surprise you! We'll also give you practical, actionable advice on how you can better communicate to influence the behavior change you want to see.

Segment Resources:

https://staysafeonline.org

https://staysafeonline.org/programs/cybersecurity-awareness-month/teach-others-how-to-stay-safe-online/

https://staysafeonline.org/programs/hbcu-see-yourself-in-cyber/

https://staysafeonline.org/programs/events/convene-clearwater-2023/

Estonia is a small country in the Baltics; however, it has been at the forefront of technology for many years. This session traces Estonia's journey from independence in 1991 to its current use of digital identities for the systems that allow citizens to vote, check online banking, e-residency, and tax returns. I'll share lessons learned and key takeaways from incidents that happened along the way, examine what the future holds, and discuss the impact of incorporating AI into a digital society.

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ESW #298 - Ron Reiter, Ryan Pullen Dec 02, 2022

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Despite certain economic indicators warning that a recession is on the horizon, investment remains healthy within the security market amid thirst for cloud security, in particular. One such emerging field is data security posture management (DSPM), which aims to bridge the gap between business goals and a comprehensive security mechanism that leaves no data behind as organizations scale in the cloud.

A deep-rooted cyber security culture is crucial, and it goes as far back as the hiring process… 10 years ago, a typical hiring process consisted of working your way through a checklist, hiring individuals based solely on a CV. Today, the 'Simon Sinek' culture is gaining more prevalence, with employers realizing that hiring the right person, rather than the CV, can have immeasurable benefits for business. Ryan will talk about why this is particularly true within the cyber security sphere, and why business leaders should follow this particular 'Simon Sinek' strategy to build a successful security operation, and secure business, starting directly with the human's that run it. You will walk away from this session knowing why it is important to employ the right individual rather than the CV, and how adopting this approach can drastically improve how a business responds to and manages security threats, company wide.

Segment Resources:

Github: https://github.com/stripesoc

TEDx Talk, How clicking a link can cost millions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI9n2tLf0Tg&list=PLcR8SW0W6hdAQvxYI9XJUEe50zFln6QMY&index=1 I

n the enterprise security news, Funding announcements take a bit of a break, We explore a few new vendors and organizations that have come to our attention recently, Wiz researchers annoy yet another cloud service by pointing out ridiculous vulnerabilities - IBM Cloud, this time, Docker Hub has tons of shady stuffs going on, EU strengthens cybersecurity with new legislation, The US Department of Defense releases Zero Trust strategy (no more Five E

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ESW #297 - Tony Karam, Dan Frechtling Nov 18, 2022

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Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) allows for quick and consistent configuration and deployment of infrastructure components because it's defined through code. It also enables repeatable deployments across environments. IaC is seeing significant attention in the cloud security space, but why now? This conversation will dig into how Infrastructure-as-code is enabling faster innovation on application development with security built in.

Segment Resources:

- https://www.lacework.com/solutions/infrastructure-as-code/

- https://www.lacework.com/blog/introducing-secure-automated-iac-deployments-with-terraform/

- https://info.lacework.com/cloud-threat-report.html

We catch up on 2 weeks of news, starting with 18 funding rounds and several new products! Splunk acquires Twinwave Another ASM vendor, Templarbit, gets acquired into the Cyberinsurance industry, InfoSec Layoffs continue in a big way alongside huge cuts at Facebook, Twitter, and Amazon, Microsoft sued for stealing code to train GitHub Copilot, Google sued for tracking when users asked them not to, Apple sued for violating privacy when users asked them not to, Taking away kids' smartphones, Stealing passwords from Mastodon, Should Cryptocurrency die in a fire? All that and more, on this episode of Enterprise Security Weekly.

This segment will focus on (1) Why Did Sephora Get Fined $1.2M and Why Are They on Probation? (2) Why Data Privacy is Being Overhauled in 2023 (and How You Can Be Ready)

Segment Resources:

- https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics-computers/privacy/i-said-no-to-online-cookies-websites-tracked-me-anyway-a8480554809/

- https://www.geekwire.com/2022/the-bittersweet-serendipity-that-gave-these-two-startup-leaders-a-shared-mission-in-online-privacy/

- https://www.boltive.com/blog/why-having-a-consent-management-platform-is-not-enough

- https://www.boltive.com/blog/bracing-for-2023-privacy-laws

- https://ceoworld.biz/2022/07/03/three-ways-your-data

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ESW #296 - Travis Spencer, Sounil Yu, Brian Markham, Robert Graham, Rich Friedberg Nov 11, 2022

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Don't leave the door open. Modern systems are complex and require you to consider many aspects. Here are some aspects we consider critical:

- APIs are the dominant software development direction/trend. Traditional/legacy ways to grant access is not fit for purpose of protecting this new way of delivering products and services.

- Customers are demanding better digital experiences. To maintain a competitive edge and drive brand loyalty businesses need to provide great online experiences.

- Standards (such as OAuth and OpenID Connect) are important to ensure high-security levels. Also enables scalability and helps future-proof your infrastructure. For example in the financial sector, these standards play a key role in the drive toward open banking.

- A modern architecture is a zero trust architecture. In a zero trust architecture, the new perimeter hinges on identity.

Segment Resources:

https://thenewstack.io/zero-trust-time-to-get-rid-of-your-vpn/

This segment is sponsored by Curity. Visit https://securityweekly.com/curity to learn more about them!

In this panel discussion, we'll discuss the polarizing case of Joe Sullivan that has rattled the CISO community. Was the Sullivan case a rare anomaly? Were his actions in this scenario typical or unconscionable for the average CISO? Is it okay for Sullivan to take the fall while the rest of Uber and involved parties plead out with little to no punishment?

We'll tackle all these questions and more with our excellent panel, comprised of:

Sounil Yu, CISO and Head of Research at JupiterOne

Brian Markham, CISO at EAB

Rich Friedburg, CISO at Live Oak Bank

Robert Graham, Owner at Errata Security

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