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Seeds of Destruction: Cyber Risk Is Growing in Agriculture

The Security Ledger

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 industry consolidation and precision agriculture combine to increase the chances of cyber disruption of food production. Read the whole entry. »

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Episode 162: Have We missed Electric Grid Cyber Attacks for Years? Also: Breaking Bad Security Habits

The Security Ledger

» Related Stories Spotlight Podcast: Security Automation is (and isn’t) the Future of Infosec Episode 159: Deep Fakes and Election (in)Security with ZeroFOX Spotlight Podcast: Rethinking Your Third Party Cyber Risk Strategy. If you believe the headlines, the first known disruptive cyber attack against the U.S.

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Cyber CEO: How to Get Executive and Board Level Buy-In for Cybersecurity

Herjavec Group

The trend of cybersecurity as a business driver rather than a technology issue has been developing for some time – yet it remains difficult to get executive and board-level buy-in for cybersecurity. InfoSec professionals tend to describe the benefits of a strong cybersecurity program with technical jargon and acronyms.

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Cyber Playbook: Information Technology vs Operational Technology – How to Leverage IT to Secure Your OT Systems

Herjavec Group

Information Technology (IT) primarily refers to hardware, software, and communications technologies like networking equipment and modems that are used to store, recover, transmit, manipulate, and protect data. . Operational technology has seen innovations that allowed it to become safer, more efficient, and more reliable.

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Cyber CEO: A Look Back at Cybersecurity in 2021

Herjavec Group

From Solar Winds to Colonial Pipeline, we’ve seen that the consequences of a ransomware attack don’t just affect the victimized organization – they can have trickle-down effects that impact whole communities, industries and even nations. I truly believe that your people are your first line of defense.

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Cyber CEO: Cybersecurity in 2021 – What We’ve Learned So Far

Herjavec Group

While the world transitions out of the pandemic, cyber adversaries have continued to take advantage of the chaos – cyber attacks have skyrocketed and are only becoming more frequent, destructive, and sophisticated. Ransomware – the hacker’s current cyber weapon of choice. In the U.S.,

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Spotlight Podcast: Breaking Bad Password Habits to Fight Advanced Threats

The Security Ledger

Related Stories Episode 162: Have We missed Electric Grid Cyber Attacks for Years? Also: Breaking Bad Security Habits Spotlight Podcast: Security Automation is (and isn’t) the Future of Infosec Spotlight Podcast: Rethinking Your Third Party Cyber Risk Strategy.