TWiET 569: Are Your Patches trackd? - Bridging the cybersecurity skills gap, vulnerability and patch management with TrackD

11/10/23 • 73 min

CISA Alerts: High-Severity SLP Vulnerability currently being exploited.
ChatGPT outages attributed to DDoS activity.
Gen Z and Millennial employees are a bigger cybersecurity risk than older employees.
Security firm finds highly invasive malware hidden in software developer tools.
Strategies for bridging the cybersecurity skills gap.
Mike Star, CEO and founder of trackd talks about managing patches and how the community can help preventing disruption from bad updates.

Hosts: Louis Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curtis Franklin

Guest: Mike Star

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CISA Alerts: High-Severity SLP Vulnerability currently being exploited.
ChatGPT outages attributed to DDoS activity.
Gen Z and Millennial employees are a bigger cybersecurity risk than older employees.
Security firm finds highly invasive malware hidden in software developer tools.
Strategies for bridging the cybersecurity skills gap.
Mike Star, CEO and founder of trackd talks about managing patches and how the community can help preventing disruption from bad updates.

Hosts: Louis Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curtis Franklin

Guest: Mike Star

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Okta customer data exposed in support breach impacting 134 companies.
Biden requests $3.1B more for FCC's "rip-and-replace" program to remove insecure equipment from federal networks, targeting Huawei and ZTE equipment.
Kaspersky finds Android spyware targeting WhatsApp users, reusing malware from Telegram cyber attacks.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is using AI to scan social media for derogatory content before approving visas. Brian warns about oversharing online.
President Biden signs executive order governing federal agency use of AI, requiring non-discrimination, privacy, security, and responsible testing. The hosts debate if AI needs unique regulation.
Chris Heard, CEO of Olive Technologies talks about how businesses can properly evaluate the total cost of ownership when looking for the right software solutions.

Hosts: Louis Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curtis Franklin

Guest: Chris Heard

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Ransomware group reports a victim company to the SEC for failing to promptly disclose a breach.
Shadowy hack-for-hire group behind sprawling web of global cyberattacks
Electrical arc detection devices that can prevent dangerous home fires caused by faulty wiring.
The worst passwords of 2023
The NIS2 Directive: The first piece of EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity
Jenna Bilotta of LaunchDarkly joins to discuss transforming DevOps tools with better user experiences.

Hosts: Louis Maresca, Brian Chee, and Curtis Franklin

Guest: Jenna Bilotta

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