About this podcast
A weekly discussion of new developments and the latest cybersecurity threats, including ransomware, malware, phishing schemes, DDoS attacks and more, facing the U.S. industrial sector.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 168 episodes
- 247 Days Later · 43 minSend us Fan Mail Recently, the conversation in industrial cybersecurity has shifted from detection to response. The onset of faster-moving and easier to scale attacks driven by…
- Network Security - Don't Fix the Engine While The Plane is Flying · 37 minSend us Fan Mail If there’s one area where the old adage of “you have to see it to believe it” might not resonate as strongly, it’s OT cybersecurity. I say this because one of…
- Water Treatment Hacks Reflect Larger OT Threats · 24 minSend us Fan Mail Although the need to defend the networks, data and endpoints of critical infrastructure dates back to the first time a PLC was connected to an HMI, the…
- Shadow AI Is Amplifying OT Threats · 23 minSend us Fan Mail Name a prominent AI company, and chances are they’ve been in the news for the wrong reasons over the last couple of months. Anthropic, OpenAI and Meta have all…
- AI is Fueling, Killing Ransomware · 27 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode, we’re doubling up on a couple of topics that continue to be at the top of industrial cybersecurity’s critical issue list – ransomware and…
- Good Guys Also Use AI · 27 minSend us Fan Mail The pace of technological advancement and the evolution of hacker behaviors makes recording episodes of this podcast well in advance a bit or a risk. There’s…
- LISTEN: The Continuing Evolution of Ransomware · 34 minSend us Fan Mail There is perhaps no greater confluence of old and new school ideologies than the current ransomware threat landscape plaguing the industrial sector. On one hand…
- LISTEN: Security Breach: 'Prevention is Damn Near Impossible' · 35 minSend us Fan Mail The truth can be … brutal. The harsh realities of many situations we face on a daily basis can be tough to embrace, especially when they dictate having to adjust…
- The Hard Realities of OT Cybersecurity · 31 minSend us Fan Mail Perhaps you’re familiar with the phrase, “ignorance is bliss.” It was first written by English poet Thomas Gray in 1742. He was reflecting on the carefree aspect…
- Focus on Hitting Lower, Not Harder · 44 minSend us Fan Mail The unsexy blocking and tacking that creates more win-win cybersecurity scenarios. It struck me in putting this episode together that working in industrial…
- 'Defense in Depth is Dead' · 36 minSend us Fan Mail I feel very fortunate to work in the industries that I do, because I get to speak with a lot of really innovative people doing really interesting work with…
- Countering New-Age, State-Sponsored Industrial Hackers · 35 minSend us Fan Mail Cybersecurity is unlike any other Industry or environment I’ve ever covered. But more than the technology, the intriguing players and the somewhat spooky…
- Taking Down of a North Korean Remote Access Scam · 37 minSend us Fan Mail We’ve all seen or heard the reports about how hackers are using AI to elevate their attacks in obtaining funds and intellectual property from unsuspecting…
- Multiple Paths to Zero Trust - Channeling D&D, LOTR and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia · 44 minSend us Fan Mail One of my least favorite tasks of Basic Training was weapons maintenance. I didn’t really mind cleaning my M-16A2 rifle, but sometimes it just felt pointless…
- The Bad Guy's Different Set of Rules · 29 minSend us Fan Mail Not to continue to beat our collective heads into the same wall, but by now everyone knows that manufacturing leads the way in targeted cyberattacks, as well as…
- Finding the Soul of a Pirate · 38 minSend us Fan Mail We all know that cybersecurity, and industrial cybersecurity in particular, is facing a huge talent deficit. Finding an individual who not only understands the…
- Analyzing, Responding to the Inevitable Uptick in Iranian Cyberattacks · 37 minSend us Fan Mail Although discussing the military activities currently taking place in Iran runs the risk or bringing up polarizing political views, the cybersecurity realities…
- Hybrid Warfare is Upon You · 32 minSend us Fan Mail Last December the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, issued an advisory warning manufacturers, operators of critical infrastructure, and…
- Security Breach: Strengthening Your Weakest Links · 33 minSend us Fan Mail When we talk about the challenges presented to those trying to secure the operational landscape of manufacturing, it’s tough to avoid what I’d call the usual…
- Clarifying the Big-Picture Impacts of CMMC · 41 minSend us Fan Mail Back in 2020, the Department of Defense, as it was called at the time, introduced the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). It carried the goal of…
