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The NIST CSF 2.0: Framework Governance?

In this week's episode, Bill and Robin discuss the brand-new cybersecurity framework from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Dubbed the NIST CSF 2.0, this expands on their first iteration by adding a new pillar of 'Governance.' What is the CSF, how is 2.0 different from 1.0, and why should you care? Learn all this and more on the latest episode of The Ring of Defense!

Data Loss Prevention with Cato Networks [Demo]

Learn how quick and easy it is to secure your sensitive information with DLP from Cato Networks! In this video Robin will show you how to configure, and test, DLP Policies in less time than it would take you to drink a coffee. DLP enables organizations to define a set of rules which govern the movement of data to and from their applications. This is achieved by identifying sensitive information which matches defined data types and taking the appropriate action. DLP also identifies the file type of an asset being requested and can prevent its download of so defined.

No Ethical Boundaries: WormGPT

In this week's episode, Bill and Robin discover the dangerous world of an AI tool without guardrails: WormGPT. This AI tool is allowing people with limited technical experience to create potential chaos. When coupled with the rise in popularity of tools like the Wi-Fi pineapple, and Flipper Zero, do you need to be more worried about the next generation of script kiddies? Learn all this and more on the latest episode of The Ring of Defense!

Keeping your SLED Secure: Should you pay a ransom?

In this week's episode, Bill and Robin respond to a viewer request, and delive into the world of State, Local Government and Education, and how they can stay protected and secured with limited budgets. We cover documents issued by the FBI regarding how to stay safe, and also discuss how some OEM vendors are advocating that SLED organisations should just pay whatever ransom has been asked. Will this make the threat actors go away, or will they be here to extort another day?

LockBit hits TSMC: A $70M Ransom?

TSMC, the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer, has been listed on LockBit’s dark web blog, with the gang demanding $70 million for the stolen data. TSMC states that it was due to their IT hardware suppliers; yet another reason to pay attention to the supply chain. So, who are LockBit, how do they operate, and how can you prevent this from happening to you? Learn all this and more on the latest episode of The Ring of Defense!

What is the Cato Management Application?

Are you looking to get started with Cato Networks, but you're unsure how to begin? Join Robin Johns as he provides you with a tour of the Cato Management Application, and shows you how easy it is to deploy sites, configure users, monitor your applications and performance, while securing your network; all in one place.

Reddit and Extorted It: OpenAI Leaks and Paying for Ransomware?

Join Bill Carter and Robin Johns as they talk about the latest and greatest Cybersecurity topics and incidents happening across our digital landscape. In this episode we take a look at how Reddit has dealt with a recent data breach leading to personal information theft, and a hefty $4.5m demand to not leak the information, as well as how the OpenAI foundation has 100,000 ChatGPT user credentials available for sale on the dark web.

MOVEit and Lose it: Exploitation and Patching Hell

Join Bill Carter and Robin Johns as they talk about the latest and greatest Cybersecurity topics and incidents happening across our digital landscape. In this episode we explore how the BBC, British Airways, Aer Lingus and other organisations have become victim to a 'mass hack' due to an alleged vulnerability in the MOVEit secure file transfer system, as well as explore how an old iPhone vulnerability could give threat actors full access to your device, without you even opening a file or clicking a link....

Security Obscurity: DNS Tunnelling and CensysGPT

Join Bill Carter and Robin Johns as they talk about the latest and greatest Cybersecurity topics and incidents happening across our digital landscape. In this episode we dive into the concepts and attack vectors of DNS Tunnelling, as well as start exploring the dangerous OSINT tools of Shodan and Censys. Security through obscurity used to be acceptable, but with GPTs and Adversarial GANs appearing - is this still a valid approach?