Behind the Shield - A Virtual Guardian Podcast
Behind the Shield is a monthly webinar hosted by Virtual Guardian, an ESI family company. Our team of experts are veteran threat smashers, ethical hackers, and experienced security professionals who speak in terms of lessons learned – and how identification, protection, response and resilience help organizations stay ahead of digital criminals. After each live webinar, the content is reproduced as a podcast for your listening enjoyment. Check out virtualguardian.com/events to register to participate in live episodes to ask questions and experience without commercial interruptions.
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Episodes
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 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.
This is a recording of an event that took place live. To attend live Behind the Shield events and ask the panelists questions, register for future events at virtualguardian.com/event
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 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
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
Tuesday Jan 24, 2023
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.
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 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.
Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
Wednesday Oct 26, 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.
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 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".
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
Wednesday Aug 31, 2022
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Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Come behind the shield and inside our cyber war room for a breakdown of the world’s latest cybersecurity events! After Hot Topics, the spotlight is on Tim Chase (Field CISO, Lacework): Secure Your Cloud: First Easy Steps. This is an encore presentation of Behind the Shield. Enjoy it live every month: Register at virtualguardian.com/event.
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
The Virtual Guardians take you behind the shield for a breakdown of the world’s latest cybersecurity events. Thank you to our June critical and spotlight sponsor: Jane Arnett of Check Point. Learn more about Behind the Shield and register for a future live event. This is a recording from the live webinar on 6/16/22.
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
The Virtual Guardians take you behind the shield for a breakdown of the world’s latest cybersecurity events. Thank you to our May critical and spotlight sponsor: NaviLogic. Learn more about Behind the Shield and register for a future live event. This is a recording from the live webinar on 5/19/22.