Behind the Shield

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Speakeasy Lunch & Learn with IBM and Virtual Guardian in CT

Join IBM and Virtual Guardian for a lunch and learn discussing: Trending cybersecurity threats, the value of threat intelligence for your organization, and strategies to improve your organization’s security posture. After presentations, attendees will get a password “speakeasy style” to gain access to Happy Hour.

Time: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 – 12:00pm – 3:30pm ET | Venue: 1928 Cocktail Club – 1018 Main Street Branford, CT

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Annual Charity Golf Tournament

Save the date! Virtual Guardian and Partners host our Annual Charity Golf Tournament for the benefit of The University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital.

September 16, 2024 @ 8:00 am – 6:00 pm CT | Venue: Royal Golf Club

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An In Depth Look Behind the Shield

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BEHIND THE SHIELD PODCAST

Recorded live on 2.16.2023

Behind the Shield February 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”.
Extras: 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”.

Recorded on 1.19.2023

Behind the Shield Year in Review

Hot Topics: Special “Year In Review” featuring 7 panelists talking the most memorable 2022 cybersecurity hacks and events, followed by their wishes and predictions for 2023.

Recorded on 11.17.2022

Behind the Shield November 2022

Hot Topics: Empire, Maple Leaf Foods breach; Ransomware attack on Boeing; Twitter verified users; Breaches across Australia; LockBit ransomware mastermind arrested.
Extras: Christopher Reynolds, Partner Account Manager at OVHcloud: “Hyper Resilience and the Future of Data Centers”.

Recorded on 10.20.2022

Behind the Shield October 2022

Hot Topics: Expert panelists and host Marco Estrela discuss current cybersecurity topics ripped from the headlines.
Extras: Brad Stocking, Associate Partner Cloud and Infrastructure Security at IBM Security: “Zero Trust – No Silver Bullets”.

Recorded on 9.22.2022

Behind the Shield September 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.
Extras: Chris Vincent, Senior VP of Go-To Market Strategy at Halcyon: “The Truth About Ransomware”.

Recorded on 8.18.2022

Behind the Shield August 2022

Hot Topics: Expert panelists and host Marco Estrela discuss current cybersecurity topics ripped from the headlines.
Extras: Tim Chase, Field CISO at Lacework: “Secure Your Cloud: First Easy Steps.”