Security Matters

We're starting the new year with a conversation focused on securing critical infrastructure. The issue, of course, is that we're seeing increased threats and cyberattacks on critical infrastructure. Not to mention the war in Ukraine. This collective threat is a rallying point, bringing together cyber professionals from around the world, as well as their respective countries. On today’s episode, host David Puner talks with David Higgins, who’s a Senior Director in CyberArk‘s Field Technology Office, about how the critical infrastructure landscape has changed, its global implications and how cyber protectors have had to adapt.

For every me or you, there are now 45 machine identities. That's 45 machine identities for every single human identity, according to the CyberArk 2022 Identity Security Threat Landscape Report. And 68% of those machine identities have some level of sensitive access. Attackers know this, and are doing their best to take advantage of those odds. Host David Puner sits down with Udi Mokady, Founder, Chairman and CEO of CyberArk, shortly after the wrap of the company’s Impact 2022 conference, for a talk about Identity Security – where CyberArk has been, where it's going – and a little about guitar playing too.

How do we stand a chance against emerging cyber threats? It's because, in large part, there are researchers at the cutting edge – dedicated to the pursuit and understanding of novel threats and vulnerabilities – by thinking just like attackers. That's the world in which Lavi Lazarovitz, CyberArk Labs’ Head of Security Research, lives and thrives. Lazarovitz leads an elite group of white hat hackers, intelligence experts and cybersecurity practitioners. Host David Puner talks with Lazarovitz about deconstructing the attack cycle and various ways to better understand how threat actors operate – in the ongoing effort to stay ahead of them.

Securing critical infrastructure that powers our way of life can be a sleepless job. But sometimes that's the cost of being a protector... Today's guest, Carla Donev, is no stranger to working round-the-clock. As Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at NiSource, she leads security operations for one of the largest utilities in the country, which delivers gas and electricity to millions of citizens across six states. Host David Puner talks with Donev about the evolving threat landscape and how building safer, more resilient operations is key to preserving trust.

You may have heard the famous Mike Tyson quote, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the face.” Applied to the context of cybersecurity, the message is – when things get real, what will you do? How will you react? You can attempt to prepare for seemingly every scenario under the sun, but you still can’t know when or how or where you'll actually get punched.
So how do you prepare for the unknown – for that metaphorical Iron Mike punch to the face? And what do you do when it happens? That's what host David Puner gets into with today's guest Shay Nahari, CyberArk’s VP of Red Team Services.