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Cybersecurity Where You Are (audio)

Center for Internet Security

Welcome to audio version of “Cybersecurity Where You Are,” the podcast of the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Cybersecurity affects us all — whether we’re online at home, managing a company, supporting clients, or running a state or local government. Join us on Wednesdays as Sean Atkinson, CISO at CIS, and Tony Sager, SVP & Chief Evangelist at CIS, discuss trends and threats, explore security best practices, and interview experts in the industry. Together, we’ll clarify these issues, creating

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Episode 71: Advancing K-12 Cybersecurity Through...

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2023/12/08

In episode 71 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-hosts Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager are joined by Carlos Kizzee, SVP for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®) Strategy & Plans at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®); Dr. Bhargav Vyas, Assistant Superintendent for Compliance and Information Systems as well as Data Protection Officer at Monroe-Woodbury Central School District; and Terry Loftus, Assistant Superintendent & Chief Information Officer of Integrated

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Episode 70: How the Media Molds Public Perception of...

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2023/11/22

In episode 70 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-host Sean Atkinson is joined by Mathew Schwartz, Executive Editor for DataBreachToday & Europe at the Information Security Media Group (ISMG). Together, they discuss the media's role in shaping public understanding and perception of infosec. They begin by considering the idea of media channels helping to educate the public about cybersecurity matters, including data breaches and digital threats. From there, they go on to talk about how the

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Episode 69: How the NCSR Assessment Sows SLTT Cyber...

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2023/11/09

In episode 69 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-host Sean Atkinson is joined by Tyler Scarlotta, Manager of Member Programs at the Center for Internet Security (CIS). Together, they discuss how the Nationwide Cybersecurity Review (NCSR) helps U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) government organizations evaluate their cyber maturity. They begin by reviewing what the NCSR assessment program entails and identifying trends from previous years. They then explore the lessons learned by

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Episode 68: Designing Cyber Defense as a Partnership...

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2023/10/27

In episode 68 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-hosts Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager are joined by James Yeager, VP of Public Sector and Healthcare at CrowdStrike. Together, they discuss designing cyber defense as a partnership effort. They begin by reflecting on the ongoing work of CIS and CrowdStrike to advance cyber defense together. After touching on some of the biggest trends they've seen in the threat landscape, they note how giving advice to customers around cyber defense requires partnership

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Episode 67: Seizing the Moment after a Cybersecurity...

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2023/10/13

In episode 67 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-host Sean Atkinson is joined by Stephanie Gass, Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance at the Center for Internet Security (CIS). Together, they discuss how to seize the moment once you've completed a cybersecurity audit. They explore the types of questions that you need to think about and the challenges you might encounter when acting upon a cybersecurity audit's findings. Additionally, they walk through a few examples of how you might consider

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Episode 66: How RABET-V Verifies Non-Voting Election...

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2023/10/06

In episode 66 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-hosts Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager are joined by Mike Garcia, Senior Cybersecurity Advisor at the Center for Internet Security (CIS), and Jared Dearing, Sr. Director of Elections Best Practices at CIS. Together, they discuss the Rapid Architecture-Based Election Technology Verification (RABET-V) program. They begin by noting how the lack of a standardized verification process for non-voting election systems warranted the creation of a holistic testing

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Episode 65: Making Cyber Risk Analysis Practical with...

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2023/09/29

In episode 65 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-host Sean Atkinson is joined by Christopher Painter, Board Member of the Center for Internet Security (CIS) and President of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise Foundation. Together, they discuss cybersecurity risk management. They begin by discussing how cyber risk analysis fits into a business risk management program in general. From there, they explore quantitative risk analysis (QRA), including its benefits for understanding cyber risk and the

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Episode 64: Defining Your Data Management Standards

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2023/09/15

In episode 64 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-host Sean Atkinson initiates a series around establishing an underlying policy for your organization's cybersecurity program. He begins by discussing how a policy provides an overview of the business rules, or standards, that will feature in the program. With each standard, he clarifies that you can take a procedural approach to upholding supporting elements. He then narrows his focus to managing data and information, including different types of data

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Episode 63: Building Capability and Integration with...

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2023/09/01

In episode 63 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-host Sean Atkinson discusses software bills of materials (SBOMs). He uses CISA and other resources to contextualize key considerations of an SBOM, including how you can use one to understand your organization's underlying risks. From there, Sean explores how to build capability in the SBOM space. He urges a judicious approach that follows practice and builds on resiliency.ResourcesEpisode 22: CIS Behind the Veil: Log4jCIS Software Supply Chain

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Episode 62: Inside the 'Spidey Sense' of a Pentester

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2023/08/18

In episode 62 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-host Sean Atkinson sits down with Chris Elgee, Senior Security Analyst at Counter Hack; and Erik Pursley, Technical Engineer at Counter Hack. Together, they discuss the "spidey sense" that goes into being a penetration tester. They reflect on key skills and certifications that help to make a successful pentester, review some of the methodologies that go into pentesting, and consider how specialization might be inevitable in an evolving technology

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Episode 61: Overcoming Pre-Audit Scaries Through...

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2023/08/04

In episode 61 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-hosts Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager are joined by Stephanie Gass, Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance. Together, they discuss the components of an effective cybersecurity risk governance program. They explore how to represent technical security questions to others, how to overcome challenges associated with changing the way a company makes decisions related to risk, and how culture plays into these types of shifts. They also reflect on how

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Episode 60: Guiding Vendors to IoT Security by Design

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2023/07/21

In episode 60 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-host Sean Atkinson is joined by Kathleen Moriarty, CTO at the Center for Internet Security (CIS); Ben Carter, Internet of Things (IoT) specialist at CIS; and Kaitlin Drape, Research and Innovation Process Lead at CIS. Together, they discuss a white paper they recently released that guides IoT vendors on how to build security into their products by default and by design. Kathleen, Ben, and Kaitlin begin by reflecting on why they created such a document

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Episode 59: Probing the Modern Role of the Pentest

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2023/07/07

In episode 59 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-hosts Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager are joined by Ed Skoudis, founder of the SANS Penetration Testing Curriculum and Counter Hack. Together, they discuss the value of penetration testing – all while CIS as an organization is undergoing a pentest! They begin by considering the historical perspective of pentests. (In Tony's words, "the foundational perspective for testing back then was to create drama.") They then reflect on how penetration tests excel

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Episode 58: Inside CIS's Award-Winning Workplace Culture

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2023/06/23

In episode 58 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-host Sean Atkinson is joined by more than a dozen Center for Internet Security (CIS) employees during the company's 2023 Full Staff Meeting at the Sagamore Resort. Together, they discuss the collaborative nature of CIS's award-winning workplace culture. Using the Full Staff Meeting as a lens, each employee reflects on the importance of an annual in-person meeting for all employees. Their responses highlight how colleagues, teams, and business units

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Episode 57: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the...

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2023/06/09

In episode 57 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-hosts Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager are joined by the following guests: William Pelgrin, Founder and Former Chair of the MS-ISAC; Thomas Duffy, Former Senior VP Of Operations and Services at the MS-ISAC; and Karen Sorady, VP of MS-ISAC Stakeholder Engagement Division. Together, they celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). They look back on the past two decades and reminisce on pivotal moments

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Episode 56: Cybersecurity Risks and Rewards of LLMs

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2023/05/26

In episode 56 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-host Sean Atkinson is joined by Dr. Paulo Shakarian, Associate Professor at the School of Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering (CIDSE) at Arizona State University. Together, they discuss the cybersecurity implications of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT-3. They first look back on how deep learning has enabled machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) to reach new levels of accuracy. Next, they discuss how

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Episode 55: Live at RSA Conference 2023

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2023/05/12

In episode 55 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-host Sean Atkinson speaks with experts in attendance at RSA Conference 2023. He asks nearly a dozen different attendees to share their impressions of the event. They explain how someone can get the most out of being at RSA and what made this year's conference stand out compared to previous years. (Spoiler alert: "AI" as a buzzword was everywhere.) They also discuss just some of the different topics you can learn about at RSA, such as the opportunity

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Episode 54: How to Get Started in Cybersecurity

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2023/04/28

In episode 54 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-host Sean Atkinson addresses how to get started in cybersecurity. He begins by looking at the different types of hard skills and soft skills that form the foundation of any cybersecurity career. Next, he draws upon his expertise to offer advice around certifications, learning a programming language, using a training provider, and building a portfolio. He also shares key insights into how you can make cybersecurity a rewarding career choice for years

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Episode 53: Fostering a Neurodiverse Cybersecurity...

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2023/04/14

In episode 53 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-host Tony Sager is joined by Ron Gula, President and Co-Founder of Gula Tech Foundation. Together, they acknowledge Autism and Neurodiversity Awareness Month by discussing the need to create more opportunities in cybersecurity for neurodiverse individuals. They point out that there's no one way for all employers and supervisors to support employees with different abilities. It's up to the employers and supervisors to decide where those efforts fit

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Episode 52: Back in the Buzz of RSA Conference

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2023/03/31

In episode 52 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, co-hosts Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager discuss RSA Conference 2023. Together, they point out that the annual conference is more than just a trade show. They use that lens to identify some tips and tricks that attendees can use to get the most out of their time there. Additionally, they discuss what themes and activities you can expect to see at RSA Conference 2023. Their conversation ends with a teaser of Sean's talk at the event.ResourcesA CISO's Best

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