The CISO is a human-centric role. The biggest issues that CISOs typically encounter are not technical problems but human and governance problems. In 2025, we predict that as regulatory and policy demands for CISOs grow, including requirements for the CISO to personally certify the cybersecurity integrity of their business, the CISO role will become the least desirable in business.

This week on the podcast, we dive in to the WatchGuard Threat Lab's 2025 security predictions. We'll cover each of the predictions and explain the trends that drove us to making them for the coming year. The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.

This week on the podcast, we cover the first ever UEFI bootkit targeting Linux systems and what it means for evasive malware. After that, we give an update on whats being called "the worst telecom hack in US history" before ending with our analysis of a research post showing the latest phishing evasion techniques for malicious office documents. The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.

This week on the podcast, we look back to our 2024 security predictions that we made last year and grade ourselves on how well we saw the future. We cover everything from AI deep-fake phishing to VR headset hacking! The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.

Join WatchGuard CSO Corey Nachreiner and Director of Security Operations Marc Laliberte as they discuss key findings from the WatchGuard Threat Lab’s Q2 2024 Internet Security Report. You’ll learn about the latest malware trends, like malware volume dropping across all products but evasive “zero day” malware increasing. They’ll cover the top network exploits, like a 2019 Nginx vulnerability that threat actors targeted during the quarter. And they will share the most dangerous phishing and malware sites your users visited, and much more.

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This week on the podcast, we review CISA's most recent report on the top routinely exploited vulnerabilities from the last year. Before that, we cover North Korea's latest malware evasion testing followed by a report on a different evasion technique that abuses concatenated ZIP archives. The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.

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This week on the podcast, Marc Laliberte and Corey Nachreiner dive into a research white paper that explores how attackers could use AI to execute a full-scale money or credential theft scam from start to finish. Before that, they discuss Sophos's five-year battle with Chinese hackers targeting network devices, followed by a conversation about Microsoft’s ongoing fight against password spray attacks through compromised network devices.

This week on the podcast, we cover a research white paper that details how attackers could use AI to complete an entire money-theft or credential theft-scam from start to finish. Before that, we discus Sophos' 5 year battle with Chinese hackers targeting network devices followed by Microsoft's current battle with password spray attacks through compromised network devices. The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.