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To The Point - Cybersecurity

Forcepoint | Global Cybersecurity Leader | Security. Simplified.

Stay ahead in the dynamic world of cybersecurity with "To the Point Cybersecurity." This podcast offers in-depth discussions on the latest cyber threats, trends, and technologies impacting businesses, governments, and communities globally. Listeners will gain insights into how emerging technologies, such as AI and frameworks like data governance and expanded global cyber regulations, are shaping modern security practices. The podcast also provides practical strategies for navigating the

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50:17

Someone Needs to Do Something, But Who? With Nicole...

To The Point - Cybersecurity ·

2022/01/03

Back from the archives! This week we're spotlighting one of our favorite episodes in Summer 2021 with The New York Times journalist Nicole Perlroth where she shares insights from her decade long research for her book "This is How They Tell Me the World Ends". (FORMERLY EPISODE 138) This week Nicole Perlroth, award-winning journalist for The New York Times and best-selling author of “This Is How They Tell Me The World Ends” joins the podcast to discuss her decade long journey covering cybersecurity

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44:10

Log4Shell for the Holidays? with Dr. Richard Ford

To The Point - Cybersecurity ·

2021/12/28

Dr. Richard Ford, Chief Technology Officer at Praetorian joins us on the podcast this week to share perspective on Log4Shell that's been making the headlines in recent weeks. He explains why this is the worst zero-day vulnerability the industry has seen in the last ten years, what makes it special and how Log4j's ubiquity in the java world will keep it around for a long time to come. He shares insights from the trenches on how to mitigate and warns why scanners are not proving reliable for catching

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46:15

Boots On The Ground with Mark Arena

To The Point - Cybersecurity ·

2021/12/21

Joining us from the fantastic vista of Monaco is Mark Arena, CEO at Intel 471 – and he has a great story to tell about the origins of the company name! He also breaks down the ransomware threat over the last couple decades and how they have evolved with the availability of new, faster, better technology as well as a business acumen in creating affiliate programs and Ransomware-as-a-Service. And he shares insights on cryptomixing as yet another path ransomware gangs can utilize to anonymize their

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45:24

A Conversation with Chris Krebs

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2021/12/14

This week Chris Krebs, founding partner of Krebs Stamos Group and the first Director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) joins the podcast this week. He shares insights on ransomware trend lines, policy discussions, and streamlining the government engagement process for the private sector. He also shares perspective on risk (HINT: you can manage it but not eliminate it), how we can’t attack our way out of the cyber problem, the Information

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53:07

OT and The Art of the Possible with Rob Lee

To The Point - Cybersecurity ·

2021/12/07

This week Dragos CEO and co-founder Rob Lee joins the podcast and breaks down the OT challenge that many businesses are facing today including a lack of clarity on who within the business owns OT and defining what acceptable OT risk means within the business. He also shares perspective on multi-factor authentication as one of the universal controls, the industry + geopolitical aspect of managing risk, and shifting the lens to think about the IP threat from the operator POV. And he shares insights on

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48:22

E160 -See Something, Do Something A Conversation with...

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2021/11/30

This week we catch up with Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of the think tank Silverado Policy Accelerator (SPA) and co-founder of Crowdstrike. He shares details on the newly launched Alperovitch Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies offering MA-PhD programs that intertwine cybersecurity and statecraft giving students the opportunity to study adversaries’ unique motivations, capabilities and histories. We also discuss the key policy areas that SPA is focusing on

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43:39

Spotlight On: The Center for Internet Security With...

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2021/11/17

Curt Dukes, Executive Vice President and General Manager for Security Best Practices at the Center for Internet Security (CIS) joins the podcast this week. He shares insights from his more than 30 years with the NSA and how that journey led to the CIS and the synergies between the two organizations in providing cyber resources and fostering threat intelligence information sharing. And for those not familiar with the CIS he provides a great primer on this vital organization started 20 years ago by a

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57:15

Is This The Dreadnought Moment? With Dr. Andrew Hammond

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2021/11/09

Dr. Andrew Hammond, Historian and Curator of the International Spy Museum joins us this week - and let’s be honest he has just about the coolest job out there today! Hammond takes us through the classic period of espionage and the reliance on physical data and spycraft techniques to transport through to the modern day battlefield of cyber intelligence and espionage. And he provides insights on the historical throughlines of attacks that haven’t really changed over the centuries, by and large what is

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46:20

What’s The Security Tipping Point? With Mike Watson

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2021/11/02

Mike Watson, CISO for the Commonwealth of Virginia, joins the podcast this week and shares perspective on the challenges and opportunities for security teams at the state and local level. He recounts a 2009 ransomware incident and details just how sophisticated ransomware attackers have become in the ensuing years since. And he provides perspective on shared responsibility, security standards and compliance baselines of “good”, walking the fine line of multi-factor authentication, security ubiquity,

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50:59

The Ransomware Whack-a-Mole Conundrum, With Matthew...

To The Point - Cybersecurity ·

2021/10/26

This week we catch up with Matthew Ferraro an attorney at the international law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and former intelligence officer. He has written extensively on national security and legal issues and most recently authored the CNN opinion piece “Ransomware attacks are about to get worse. But there are ways to stop them”. He shares with us perspective on the role of governance in the continued pursuit to thwart ransomware groups which can feel like a “whack a mole” battle. He

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48:15

The Incredible Power of Stubborn Optimism, With...

To The Point - Cybersecurity ·

2021/10/19

This week our special guest is Sudhakar Ramakrishna, President and Chief Executive Officer of SolarWinds. He shares insights from his first year at the company, joining at a very dynamic time as news of the Sunburst attack first started making headlines. He provides perspective on what we consider a master class in leading through crisis – putting employees and customers first, the importance of transparency, continuous and two-way communications (even when you don’t have all the answers) and

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46:57

Cyber in the 21st Century, With Combiz Abdolrahimi

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2021/10/12

This week we welcome guest Combiz Abdolrahimi, a national security lawyer and Emerging Technology and Innovation Leader at Deloitte. We deep dive into today’s critical infrastructure vulnerabilities and navigating the path forward to address the threat with systems that weren’t originally designed with cybersecurity in mind. (Hint: don’t approach 21st century cyber challenges with 20th century thinking) And he shares perspective from his time in government at the U.S. Departments of State, Treasury,

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52:27

Today’s Ransomware Relationship Status: It’s...

To The Point - Cybersecurity ·

2021/10/05

Joining us this week is Danny Jenkins, CEO and Co-founder of ThreatLocker, an Orlando-based cybersecurity firm providing zero-trust endpoint security. Danny shares insights on the challenges facing critical infrastructure, particularly water systems that continue to be targeted with today’s latest headline grabbing financial + idealogical threat of ransomware. And he poses the question, “Will we get to a point where we have to stop drinking tap water?” He also provides perspective around the nuances

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38:03

"Roided-out Sitting Duck", Part Two With Juan Andres...

To The Point - Cybersecurity ·

2021/09/28

Want to know what this week’s episode title means? Listen to our two-part episode with Juan Andrés Guerrero Saade (aka JAGS), principal researcher at SentinelOne and Adjunct Professor of Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). JAGS takes us on an exciting and educational ride through his research efforts on Moonlight Maze, one of the first widely known cyber espionage campaigns in world history, and how he came to be a featured hologram in the

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35:00

"Roided-out Sitting Duck", Part One - With Juan...

To The Point - Cybersecurity ·

2021/09/21

Want to know what this week’s episode title means? Listen to our two-part episode with Juan Andrés Guerrero Saade (aka JAGS), principal researcher at SentinelOne and Adjunct Professor of Strategic Studies at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). JAGS takes us on an exciting and educational ride through his research efforts on Moonlight Maze, one of the first widely known cyber espionage campaigns in world history, and how he came to be a featured hologram in the

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47:01

Cyber Reporting in the Age of Dis/Misinformation and...

To The Point - Cybersecurity ·

2021/09/14

Joe Marks, reporter for The Washington Post’s daily newsletter Cybersecurity 202 covering the policy and politics of cybersecurity joins us this week. He takes us behind the scenes of his many years covering cybersecurity and policy sharing insights behind the stories, the reporting process and journalism in the age of dis/misinformation. He also shares perspective on key moves made by CISA in bringing election and security groups together and the ticking clock for government investment in

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48:03

F**k It, Ship It! with Sheera Frenkel

To The Point - Cybersecurity ·

2021/09/07

Sheera Frenkel covers cybersecurity from San Francisco for the New York Times. Previously, she spent over a decade in the Middle East as a foreign correspondent.Sheera previously worked for the Times of London, McClatchy and NPR, where her fluency in Hebrew and her conversational Arabic helped land stories. She has said that her time as a foreign correspondent aids her coverage of cybersecurity: People are always speaking different languages and their motivations are often unclear.Frenkel and her

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Beauty of Elliptic Curves and Post Quantum...

To The Point - Cybersecurity ·

2021/08/31

This week we catch up with Dustin Moody, a Mathematician in the NIST Computer Security Division who shares insights on how he found his way to NIST and cryptography through a love of elliptic curves and their beauty in numbers and patterns. Learn more about the impending quantum revolution and what that means for encryption and what (as well as how long) it takes to develop a post-quantum cryptography standard (hint: it takes several years!). And he gives us a peak into the future of crypto agility

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45:04

Bitcoin is Here to Stay (and it Would Like to Stop...

To The Point - Cybersecurity ·

2021/08/24

Dive into the world of cryptocurrency with this week’s guest Jeff Roberts, executive editor at Decrypt and author of the book “Kings of Crypto: One Start-Up’s Quest to Take Cryptocurrency Out of Silicon Valley and On To Wall Street”. For those that are wondering, Jeff shares that cryptocurrency today is definitely mainstream and while it is still a speculative investment - with big banks getting into the game it may not stay that way for long. (HINT: in the next 10 years, we just may have an FDIC

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46:51

What makes a smart city, um, smart? With Chris Teale

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2021/08/17

This week we chat on the complexities and opportunities smart cities can deliver in the US and around the globe with guest Chris Teale, reporter at Smart Cities Dive. He’s spent years meeting with government and community leaders on the growth of smart cities and shares thoughts on just how fluid defining what a smart city is today. Learn which cities around the world are leading in the smart city evolution and how a patchwork of state-by-state laws and regulatory frameworks help and/or hinder

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