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Encore Episodes
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”.
February 2023 Episode (Originally Aired on 02.16.2023)
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: Mike Britton, CISO for Abnormal Security, brings guest customer Joel Godbout, Cybersecurity Manager at PCL Construction, to discuss “Securing Your Cloud Email Platform from Socially-Engineered Attacks”.
2022 Year In Review Episode (Originally Aired on 01.19.2023)
Special “Year In Review” featuring 7 panelists talking the most memorable 2022 cybersecurity hacks and events, followed by their wishes and predictions for 2023.
November 2022 (Originally Aired on 11.17.2022)
Hot Topics: Empire, Maple Leaf Foods breach; Ransomware attack on Boeing; Twitter verified users; Breaches across Australia; LockBit ransomware mastermind arrested.
Spotlight: Christopher Reynolds, Partner Account Manager at OVHcloud: “Hyper Resilience and the Future of Data Centers”.
October 2022 Episode (Originally Aired on 10.20.2022)
Expert panelists and host Marco Estrela discuss current cybersecurity topics ripped from the headlines.
Spotlight: Brad Stocking, Associate Partner Cloud and Infrastructure Security at IBM Security: “Zero Trust – No Silver Bullets”.
September 2022 Episode (Originally Aired on 09.22.2022)
Hot Topics: 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.
Spotlight: Chris Vincent, Senior VP of Go-To Market Strategy at Halcyon: “The Truth About Ransomware”.
August 2022 Episode (Originally Aired on 08.18.2022)
Expert panelists and host Marco Estrela discuss current cybersecurity topics ripped from the headlines.
Spotlight: Tim Chase, Field CISO at Lacework: “Secure Your Cloud: First Easy Steps.”
June 2022 Episode (Originally Aired on 06.16.2022)
Expert panelists and host Marco Estrela discuss current cybersecurity topics ripped from the headlines.
Spotlight: Jane Arnett, Strategic Advisor & Cyber Security Evangelist at Check Point Software Technologies: “Down the Rabbit Hole: A Tour into the Dark Web”.
May 2022 Episode (Originally Aired on 05.19.2022)
Expert panelists and host Marco Estrela discuss current cybersecurity topics ripped from the headlines.
Spotlight: Bob Bennett, Co-Founder NaviLogic: “Adventures in Third Party Risk Management”.
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