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Securiosity is a weekly cybersecurity podcast from Scoop News Group. Greg Otto and Jen O’Daniel will spend each week answering the overarching questions from the latest in security and privacy news. They’ll also talk to leaders in both the public and private sector on how they view the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. Policy, research, venture capital…they’ll examine it all. If you’re curious like us, like and subscribe now. Securiosity. You have questions. So do we.
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Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
How is information being shared during the pandemic?
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Despite the world being in the state it’s in, there is still an internet to defend. Whether its information about criminals spinning up COVID-related scams, a run-of-the-mill ransomware attack, or some other form of cybercrime, information still needs to be shared between enterprises in order to keep things working as much as possible.
On this episode, Greg Otto talks to Dan Young, Founder of QuoLab, about what he’s doing to help keep the lines of information sharing open, especially in this heavily-remote workforce world we are all living in.
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
How important is API security?
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Everyone loves APIs. They can simplify app development while saving time and money. Yet, like all technology, hackers can find holes in APIs that can lead to enterprises having to deal with the loss of their crown jewels. So, in turn, there are startups entering the marketplace that aim to secure APIs, no matter what type of business is putting them to use. In this episode, Greg talks to Roey Eliyahu, CEO of Salt Security, about API security and how important it is for enterprises to consider.
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
How do you fight off a ransomware attack?
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Ransomware has been one of the biggest threats in cybersecurity over the past few years. Hospitals, governments, cities, companies, they've all been impacted by this wave of malicious behavior.
But what happens when an enterprise is hit? What goes on in the short term? How do you stop the bleeding? How do you recover? On this episode, Greg Otto talks with David Macias, president of ITRMS, a IT service provider based in California. Macias, a victim of a ransomware attack, tells us how he recovered, what he learned, and what he tells his clients to do in order to prevent a similar incident from occurring.
Friday May 22, 2020
Is there a different way to battle phishing emails?
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
Security awareness training, in the form of phishing emails, is generally frowned upon. Whether you have been responsible for administering it, taking it, and/or failing at it, the practice generally elicits an eye roll. What if it didn't have to be that way?
CyberScoop Editor-in-Chief Greg Otto talks with Votiro CEO Aviv Grafi on the way he is making email content safe to click on -- no matter what.
Thursday May 07, 2020
What is a 'leaking sinkhole?'
Thursday May 07, 2020
Thursday May 07, 2020
In April, a small agency under the DOD released a bulletin that said a Chinese hacker group had been stealing data from cleared contractors via a leaking sinkhole. Shannon Vavra dug into that bulletin, and found the story behind it to be a very confusing mystery. In this episode, she talks about it with CyberScoop Editor-in-Chief Greg Otto.
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Where is the weak link in your application security?
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
In this episode, CyberScoop Editor-in-Chief Greg Otto talks with AppOmni CEO Brendan O'Connor on how enterprises are dealing with application security. Sometimes security teams just click the wrong box or grant the wrong permission, and O'Connor talks about how to fold that into a organization's overall security strategy.
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Will we ever be able to vote online?
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
The 2020 presidential election is going to be here, and like anything else, it's going to be impacted by the global pandemic. Some tech-savvy people want to vote online, while others are pushing for the low-tech means of vote-by-mail. Imperva CTO Kunal Anand spoke with CyberScoop Editor-in-Chief Greg Otto about the feasibility of each, no matter if it occurs during a pandemic.
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Is Winnti Group running front companies to hide its malware?
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Friday Apr 10, 2020
Winnti Group has appeared time and time again in recent months, but a new report released this week shows that the group may be getting sloppy. Greg Otto and Shannon Vavra break down what malware the group is using, how they may be tied to a company known as "World Wired Labs," and what it tells us about the Chinese cybercrime underground.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Why are we having the same conversation about threat intelligence?
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Threat intelligence has been around as long as the cybersecurity industry itself. Yet the conversation has sounded the same for years. In this episode, Greg Otto talks with Todd Weller, chief strategy officer for Bandura Cyber, about how the community can shift what it talks about when it comes to threat intel and which sectors needs to better utilize it if the conversation is to ever sound different.
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
How has COVID-19 changed the cybersecurity community?
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
We've seen malware, scams, and surveillance pop up since COVID-19 has turned our world upside down. The CyberScoop staff — Greg Otto, Jeff Stone, Sean Lyngaas and Shannon Vavra — looks at the whirlwind of news from the past month, how is the cybersecurity community dealing with it, and the lasting changes that will come from the pandemic.