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Cyber Pearl Harbor Is Happening Right Now — It’s Ransomware

Daniel Miessler

Since 2007 the InfoSec industry has been talking about TheBigOne™—the event that would change cyber threats from annoyances to existential concerns. The idea was that it’d be some massive blast that would take out the country’s power grid, or disable the entire internet, along with what they used to call e-commerce.

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Cyber CEO – Cyber Hygiene is More Critical for Your Business Now Than Ever Before – Here’s Why

Herjavec Group

In light of the ever-evolving threat landscape, the interconnectivity driven by the Internet of Things (IoT), and rising remote work scenarios, one thing is clear – the strength of an organization’s cyber hygiene relies on the internal practices implemented.

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Top 8 Cybersecurity Podcasts of 2021

eSecurity Planet

Since 2017, host Jack Rhysider has investigated some of the most noteworthy stories related to the darkside of the internet, specifically hacking, data breaches, and cybercrime. It requires some baseline industry knowledge, but it’s a great way to stay on top of InfoSec current events. Malicious Life. 5 stars, 670 ratings.

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OSINT in 60 seconds. Mind reading on TV

Pen Test Partners

These are common con techniques and used by social engineers. Targets who were UK based, had been in one area for a while, or were quite open in their approach to social media were easier to find. He has been a speaker on the infosec circuit and was one of the keynotes at the inaugural 44CON London security event in 2011.

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From a tech explosion to accidental cyberattacks, researchers offer a glimpse into 2030

SC Magazine

Enter Project 2030, a collaboration between Oxford Visiting Researcher Victoria Baines and Trend Micro Vice President of Security Research Rik Ferguson, which uses a mixture of survey data and forward-thinking understanding of technology to predict the infosec concerns a decade from now. AI could impact more than just social engineering.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Bug Bounty Hunters

ForAllSecure

Stok: In the early 90s, when everyone was just not having the internet, that's kind of where I started my journey. Fortunately I was covering security for ZDNet from day one, and eventually got pretty good at explaining infosec to others. Mind you, this was pre-internet as we know it today. No infosec Twitter or Discord.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Bug Bounty Hunters

ForAllSecure

Stok: In the early 90s, when everyone was just not having the internet, that's kind of where I started my journey. Fortunately I was covering security for ZDNet from day one, and eventually got pretty good at explaining infosec to others. Mind you, this was pre-internet as we know it today. No infosec Twitter or Discord.

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