Behind the Shield - A Virtual Guardian Podcast

Behind the Shield - June 2023

June 2023 Episode (Originally Aired Live on 6.15.2023)
Hot Topics: US-based white hat researcher, Eaton Zveare, discovers serious flaws in well-known carmaker; Phishing controversy using pay raise as bait; Making progress in the war against cybercrime.
Special Guest Panelist: Graham Cluley of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast.
Spotlight: Rudolph Araujo, Arista Networks: IoT, Ransomware, Insider Threats and Your Data: Threat Hunting to the Rescue
Sources:
Topic 1
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/vulnerabilities-in-honda-ecommerce-platform-exposed-customer-dealer-data/
https://eaton-works.com/2023/06/06/honda-ecommerce-hack/
 
Topic 2:
Source: https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2023/05/26/ciaran-martin-argues-that-cyberspace-is-finally-if-unevenly-getting-safer
 
Topic 3:
Source: https://grahamcluley.com/staff-salary-phishing-test-backfire/
https://www.rollonfriday.com/news-content/exclusive-incredulity-firm-sends-lawyers-fake-pay-rise-emails

Behind the Shield - May 2023

May 2023 Episode (Originally Aired Live on 5.18.2023)
Hot Topics: Cisco IOS vulnerabilities and UQAM’s 2023 Report on geopolitical cyber incidents.
Spotlight: Amber Borgersen, Product Manager for IBM Security's Threat Management functionalities - the QRadar Suite, discusses “SIEM is dead! Or is it…?”

Behind the Shield - April 2023

April 2023 Episode (Originally Aired Live on 04.19.2023 in front of a live audience at Esterel Resort, Quebec Canada)
Panelists: Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist Byron Acohido (lastwatchdog.com), VG CEO Patrick Naoum, Co-Founders of NaviLogic Bill Strub and Bob Bennett, and VG’s Sr. Director Cybersecurity and host of the show, Marco Estrela.
Hot Topics:
Topic 1:  Article title: Six arrested in Quebec as police dismantle international identity theft network
Source: https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/six-arrested-in-quebec-as-police-dismantle-international-identity-theft-network-1.6344156
Topic 2: Article title: Putin’s secret weapon: weaponized ransomware
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-ransomware-attacks-in-ukraine-linked-to-russian-sandworm-hackers/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/security-firms-find-thin-lines-connecting-notpetya-to-ukraine-power-grid-attacks/
Topic 3: Article title: SlashNext's 2023 Mobile BYOD Security Report Reveals 71% of Employees Have Sensitive Work Information on their Personal Devices; 43% Were the Target of Phishing Attacks
Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/slashnexts-2023-mobile-byod-security-report-reveals-71-of-employees-have-sensitive-work-information-on-their-personal-devices-43-were-the-target-of-phishing-attacks-301785360.html
Sponsor/Spotlight: Byron Acohido “Network security reborn: Leveraging machine learning, automation to drive legacy defenses into obsolescence.”
Bonus Segment: Rapid Fire Topics with Byron Acohido
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Behind the Shield - March 2023

March 2023 Episode (Originally Aired Live on 03.16.2023)
Hot Topics: Multi Factor Authentication Blind Spots, T-Mobile's Security Breach (API Attack vector), TikTok ban (US & Canada governments), Return of IceFire Ransomware.
Sponsor/Spotlight: Branden Williams, VP of IAM Strategy at Ping Identity: "Fostering Collaboration to Build Trust in an Untrustworthy World.
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Behind the Shield - Feb 2023

Hot Topics: Mortgage Broker 8Twelve’s leak (where everything went wrong), Reddit cyberattack, AI in the wrong hands, and clickbait article of the month: “Cyber Apocalypse 2023: Is The World Heading For A ‘Catastrophic’ Event”.
Spotlight Speaker & Sponsor: Mike Britton, CISO for Abnormal Security (sponsor), brings guest customer Joel Godbout, Cybersecurity Manager at PCL Construction, to discuss “Securing Your Cloud Email Platform from Socially-Engineered Attacks”.
Sources:
Topic 1:
Article title: Customer database of Canadian mortgage broker left open on internet
Source: https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/customer-database-of-canadian-mortgage-broker-left-open-on-internet/525096
 
Topic 2:
Article title: Hackers breach Reddit to steal source code and internal data
Source: Hackers breach Reddit to steal source code and internal data (bleepingcomputer.com)
 
Topic 3:
Article title: Security risks of ChatGPT and other AI text generators
Source: Security risks of ChatGPT and other AI text generators | SC Media (scmagazine.com)
 
Topic 4 (Bonus):
Article title: Cyber Apocalypse 2023: Is The World Heading For A ‘Catastrophic’ Event?
Source: Cyber Apocalypse 2023: Is The World Heading For A ‘Catastrophic’ Event? (forbes.com)
 
Register free to attend the live virtual taping of the March 2023 episode at www.virtualguardian.com/event

Behind the Shield - Year In Review

Monthly cybersecurity podcast from Virtual Guardian experts and friends. This episode is a special "Year In Review" featuring 7 panelists talking the most memorable 2022 cybersecurity hacks and events, followed by their wishes and predictions for 2023. This event originally aired on 1/19/2023. To join future Behind the Shield events and ask your questions live, visit www.virtualguardian.com/event.

Behind the Shield - Nov 2022

Monthly cybersecurity podcast from Virtual Guardian experts and friends. 
Hot Topics: Empire, Maple Leaf Foods breach; Ransomware attack on Boeing; Twitter verified users; Breaches across Australia; LockBit ransomware mastermind arrested. Spotlight by OVHcloud: Hyper Resilience and the Future of Data Centers.

Behind the Shield - Oct 2022

Expert panelists and host Marco Estrela discuss current cybersecurity topics ripped from the headlines. Spotlight on "Zero Trust" with speaker Brad Stocking of IBM Security.

Behind the Shield - Sept 2022

The Virtual Guardians are back! Hot Topics include: 18 year old hacks Uber, Sephora's fine under the CCPA, and the summer attacks in Quebec on big targets like Bombardier, The National Research Institute, The City of Laval, Bell Technical Solutions, and Montmorency College. September's Spotlight is by Halcyon. Speaker Chris Vincent, Senior VP of Go-To Market Strategy, talks "The Truth About Ransomware".

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