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People Skills Outweigh Technical Prowess in the Best Security Leaders

SecureWorld News

Having helped build out many SecureWorld conferences, I have come to realize—likely to no one's surprise—that the best cybersecurity leaders indeed have some technical prowess, but it is their soft skills that make them exceptional leaders. Those are opportunities to get better, not excuses to give up or avoid future failures.

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Was This the World's First Fatal Cyberattack?

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I heard a speaker at the SecureWorld Twin Cities conference give this chilling warning: "We're entering a time where cybersecurity is no longer about data security. it is about life security. ". A recent ransomware attack against a German hospital appears to have made this prediction a reality.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Industrial Control Systems

ForAllSecure

So it wasn't this story that we hear sometimes thrown around about Lightspeed net speed cyberattacks, you know it was human adversaries doing research on the environment, so the attack starts. In a moment I’ll introduce you to someone who is trying to do that--bring ICS equipment to security conferences.

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The Hacker Mind: Hackers Wanted: Filling the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

ForAllSecure

Then again, you might want someone --anyone -- to come in as a Level 1 security analyst so your current Level 1s can advance. But how do you even start to identify who might be good in a role in information security? A colleague of mine used to travel around to sans training conferences across the country. It's possible.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Crimeware As A Service

ForAllSecure

Baccio: So if you are a net defender, take this research and use that to inform your strategy. Baccio: I think the very first one was at an HIV conference in 89. And I think as a net defender, it's really bad news for all of us. It’s a clever way for malware to be monetized. Vamosi: Dwell Time.

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New York: Cyberattack Is Twitter's Fault, Let's Increase Regulation

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In its new report, the New York State Department of Financial Services says the cyberattack and resulting bitcoin scam netted the teen hackers at least $118,000. At SecureWorld conferences over the last couple of years we've heard a lot of talk about New York's cybersecurity regulations focused on the financial services industry.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Real World Criminals Online

ForAllSecure

Let's take apart packet captures you know, Project Honey net was going well. This is the hotel where the annual Black Hat USA conference is held. And it was just there to you know, bring people together. Let's analyze stuff. Let's analyze malware. Let's analyze exploits. That was really fun. VAMOSI: So Daniel changed his day job.