Episode 228: CISA’s Eric Goldstein on being Everyone’s Friend in CyberNew!!
Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), says the agency is all about helping companies and local government to keep hackers at bay....
Episode 227: What’s Fueling Cyber Attacks on Agriculture ?
In this episode of the podcast (#227) we speak with Allan Liska, the head of the CSIRT at the firm Recorded Future. about the spate of attacks in recent months targeting...
Spotlight: When Ransomware Comes Calling
With the attention given to the threats posed by ransomware, why do organizations still fall victim to these attacks? Max Henderson, the Manager of Incident Response at Pondurance joins us to...
Episode 222: US Rep. Himes on Congress’s About-face on Cybersecurity
In this week’s podcast, we speak with Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) about Congress’s sudden focus on cybersecurity - an about face that Rep. Himes says was encouraged by the devastating Colonial...
DEF CON: Security Holes in Deere, Case IH Shine Spotlight on Agriculture Cyber Risk
A demonstration at DEF CON of glaring flaws in software by agricultural equipment giants John Deere and Case IH raise the specter of remote, software-based attacks that could cripple farms and...
At Pride Summit: A Warning On Cyber Literacy
Poor cyber literacy is at the root of many of the cybersecurity problems plaguing the U.S. economy, according to Dr. Alissa Abdullah, Deputy CSO at MasterCard. The post At Pride Summit:...
Episode 218: Denial of Sustenance Attacks -The Cyber Risk To Agriculture
Forget about Colonial Pipeline and JBS. A coordinated cyber attack on U.S. agriculture could, in short order, lead to foot shortages and hunger in the U.S. and abroad. And history has...
Episode 214: Darkside Down: What The Colonial Attack Means For The Future of Ransomware
Intel 471 CISO Brandon Hoffman joins us to to discuss Darkside, the ransomware group that attacked the Colonial Pipeline, why the crew may have bitten off more than it can chew...
Seeds of Destruction: Cyber Risk Is Growing in Agriculture
In this episode of the podcast (#213): Molly Jahn of DARPA and University of Wisconsin joins us to talk about the growing cyber risk to the Food and Agriculture sector, as...
Deere John: Researcher Warns Ag Giant’s Site Provides a Map to Customers, Equipment
Software vulnerabilities in web sites operated by John Deere could allow a remote attacker to harvest information on the company’s customers including their names, physical addresses and the equipment they own....