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

SC Magazine

But what might they offer the front-facing information security officer – someone with a ten-year plan, wondering what to prepare for down the line? The Project assumes that consumers will access information with technologies designed for more and more immediacy, and less and less effort. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images).

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Meet the 2021 SC Awards judges

SC Magazine

Prior to Mastercard, Abdullah was the chief information security officer at Xerox, where she established and led a corporate-wide information risk management program. She also served as the deputy chief information officer of the White House. She is also the host of the Mastering Cyber podcast.

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Verizon DBIR: Analysis of Verizon DBIR Report

NopSec

The Verizon 2020 DBIR report is out again – [link] – and most of the information security industry is busy reading and analyzing it cover to cover. I am sure all my infosec colleagues analyzed the report cover-to-cover and more specifically from the incident response and intrusion detection perspective.

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The World of Scambaiting, Preventing Social Media Account Takeovers, Network Wrenches Hacked

Security Boulevard

Then they switch to the best practices to prevent social media account takeovers, highlighting […] The post The World of Scambaiting, Preventing Social Media Account Takeovers, Network Wrenches Hacked appeared first on Shared Security Podcast.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

ForAllSecure

You’d think that having an amazing resume, a couple of bug bounties, or a CTF win would land you that dream infosec job. Welcome to the hacker mind and original podcast from for all secure, it's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. There's a serious shortage of InfoSec professionals.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Diversity

ForAllSecure

You’d think that having an amazing resume, a couple of bug bounties, or a CTF win would land you that dream infosec job. Welcome to the hacker mind and original podcast from for all secure, it's about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. There's a serious shortage of InfoSec professionals.

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