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Encore: Ep. 34: Why You Should Automate Your Incident Response Operation Jan 28, 2020

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In the first segment of the show, Host George Rettas provides analysis on last week's announcement by the FBI recommending that all Americans reboot their office and home routers to mitigate a nation state threat from the Russian Government. Then Senior Product Manager of DFLabs, John Moran appears on the show to level set the incident response problems and the desire for organizations to decrease the mean time to mitigating cyber attacks when they are detected. Moran level sets the incident response environment, talks about how the talent crisis has effected the ability of organizations to respond to incidents, and lays out how the orchestration and automation of the incident response process can help your organization defend itself against attacks that are getting more sophisticated in nature every day.

Ep. 119: How Open Source Intelligence Plays Into Red Team Exercises Jan 27, 2020

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Max Deighton, the North America Lead for Context and Henry Prince, Senior Security Consultant for Context both join Episode #119 of Task Force 7 Radio to talk about the importance and value of conducting Red Team exercises. The duo unpacks what red teaming really means, what are the rules of engagement when bringing an adversarial mindset to a problem, and how open source intelligence can be used to conduct successful exercises. Deighton and Prince also explain what sophisticated criminals do with all the data that they steal, the role of password managers are in preventing wider exposure to your internet presence, and how the use of multi-factor authentication is still a valid defense protocol to decrease your chances of being victimized by cyber organized crime groups.

Ep. 118: What Does The Next Generation CISO Look Like? Jan 20, 2020

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Dr. George Antoniou, Associate Professor of Cyber Security Management at Lynn University joins Episode #118 of Task Force 7 Radio to talk about what the next generation CISO looks like. Dr. Antoniou unpacks the changing role of the CISO, what the CISO position might look like in 20 years, and what is driving all the recent changes to the position. Dr. Antoniou also broke down what he considers to be key attributes of a successful CISO. He discusses what kind of experience they should have, what kind of education would put them in the best position to succeed, and whether or not soft skills are important in the CISO position. And lastly, Dr. Antoniou discusses one of the hottest debated issues in the information security industry: Should the CISO be a technologist or a business manager? All this and much, much more on Episode #118 of Task Force 7 Radio.

Ep. 117: What Boards Should Be Asking Their CISO's Jan 13, 2020

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Partner and Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig, Paul Ferrillo joins Episode #117 of Task Force 7 Radio to talk about what Board Members should be asking their CISO's, how they should prepare themselves for these discussions, and how often and for how long should these briefings last. Mr. Ferrillo detailed the state of the cyber security ecosystem in 2020, what does the conflict with Iran mean to Cyber Security professionals, and what companies can do to protect themselves from a rampant ransomeware epidemic. All this and much, much more on Episode #117 of Task Force 7 Radio.

Ep. 116: Measuring Cyber Security Risk in Financial Terms Jan 06, 2020

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The CEO and Co-Founder of Verodin, Chris Key appears on Episode #116 of Task Force 7 Radio to about the use of instrumentation, the quantification of Cyber Risk in financial terms, and why organization's investment in technology controls are only performing at 25%. Mr. Key also spoke about the false assumptions cyber security professionals often make on the technology they implement, how to get business leaders aligned closer with the security mission, and what to expect with talent crisis, migration to the cloud, and election security in 2020. All this and much, much more on Episode #116 of Task Force 7 Radio.

Ep. 115: 2019 - Reviewing The Year In Cyber Security Dec 30, 2019

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The Chief Executive Officer, Josh Lefkowitz and Chief Strategy Officer, Chris Camacho of Flashpoint join Episode #115 of Task Force 7 Radio to recap some of the most talked about Cyber Security Topics of 2019. From the spread of Ransomeware, to the emphasis on the Insider Threat, to the push for Cyber Fusion Center models, Lefkowitz and Camacho unpack the most interesting topics of the year. The duo also spoke about the difference between government and commercial cyber models, what happened in the dark web cyber underground over the last twelve months, what cryptocurrencies the criminals prefer using, and how government entities are dealing with election security. All this and much, much more on Episode #115 of Task Force 7 Radio.

Ep. 114: The Road to Becoming a CISO Dec 23, 2019

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Many people in the Cyber Security profession aspire to be the Chief Information Security Executive of their organization some day. Listen to the Chief Information Security Officer of Ciena, Andy Bonillo describe his journey from humble beginnings to becoming a CISO on Episode #114 of Task Force 7 Radio. Mr. Bonillo talks about how the totality of the learnings throughout his life and his experiences as a police officer and Secret Service Agent helped to shape his Information Security career. He also talks about his transition from the government to the private sector and provides some sound advice for government employees who are looking to do the same.

Encore: Ep. 27: Getting Security Right At The Design Phase Dec 17, 2019

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Dr. Gary McGraw, renowned American Computer Scientist and Vice President of Security Technology at Synopsys talks about his efforts around the Building Security in Maturity Model (BSIMM) project conducted over years of software security drama with over 109 of the world's leading companies across various different sectors and he explains why Security at the design phase of software is so vitally important. Dr. McGraw also talks about his new study with numerous CISO's around the country to evaluate how information security is approached from a financial, compliance, technology, and business enabler perspective in their respective organizations. Host George Rettas also provides his analysis on the new Office of Inspector General (OIG) Report that states that The Office of the Interior is in disarray when it comes to their Cyber Security Posture almost 3 years after the OPM breach.

Ep. 113: Application Security is National Security Dec 16, 2019

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Application Security expert Samir Sherif joins Episode #113 of Task Force 7 Radio to talk about the importance of Application Security and role quality Development Security Operations plays in the National Security of the United States. Mr. Sherif unpacks this complex domain and explains in ordinary terms why listeners should be interested and concerned about application security. He provides his opinion on whether or not organizations are prioritizing and funding application security properly, the challenges of creating a convergent culture in cyber security operations, and if engineers in the technology space should continue to be in charge of patching operations across the lines of business. Mr. Sherif also opines on what it takes to be an application security engineer, the status of talent available to fill ASM roles across the industry, and how companies should manage the risks of running develop shops in countries that we do not necessarily trust.

Ep. 112: They Must Live, We Must Die Dec 09, 2019

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The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BlackOps Partners Corporation, Casey Fleming appears on this week's episode of Task Force 7 Radio to talk about China, what kind of threat they pose to the United States, and their competitive economic strategy of they must live, we must die as a world power. Fleming talks about the Great Power Competition; Asymmetric Hybrid Warfare, how it's being utilized today, and what that means to the United States; the Gray Zone and how the U.S. needs to learn to operate in it; Cybersecurity as a National Security Threat; Security Strategy and how it integrates into our overall competitive strategy; how Economic Espionage has damaged America's role as the world's lone super power; and turning Intellectual Property theft protection into competitive advantage on the global stage. All this and much, much more on this week's episode of Task Force 7 Radio.

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