Latest Iso 27001 Podcast Episodes
'I Can't Wait for Passwords to Die!'
Two Guys and an Opinion - October 11, 2021 08:00 - 32 minutesThis week's episode is (nearly) all about those pesky passwords that won't go away and how one industry giant told Richard how he can't wait for them to 'Die'! We explore the concept of the 'password-less' future, how Coinbase got hacked by some rascals bypassing MFA and why you should listen ...
🎵 REvil's back... back again! 🎵
Two Guys and an Opinion - September 10, 2021 11:00 - 34 minutesBack by zero demand, as if they never went away, REvil's back and up to their old tricks. Was it as simple as a nice summer break or something more sinister? Also - is it time we rewrite the rules of business continuity and incidence recovery processes? Should be be placing more focus on the ...
WhatsUp ChaosDB!?
Two Guys and an Opinion - September 03, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutesIn this week's roundup of our industry's SNAFU's, we delve into the 'Worst Vulnerability Ever Found' in a cloud provider, the largest fine ever dealt out by the Irish Data Protection Commission, and LockBit strikes again! Notes: The WhatsApp story. The ChaosDB story. The Lockbit story.
SEASON 2 baby! Ransomware RANts, lazy CISOs, soggy budgets etc....
Two Guys and an Opinion - August 19, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutesSEASON 2! We're back and we're bold! And bald.... Vlad and Richard pick from where they left off at the end of Season 1. But now with added edginess! Unlike the rest of the world, the bad guys don't seem to have taken a summer break; the most noteworthy event being the Accenture hack by ...
REcurring REvil!
Two Guys and an Opinion - July 19, 2021 12:00 - 40 minutesIn this final episode of the season, we cover two of the most notable cyber incidents in recent weeks; PrintNightmare and the Kaseya breach. As a result, we lament the problem of the 'soggy middle' taking the 'tickbox' approach to cybersecurity. Also Vlad and Richard go through several 'tri...
VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: KnowBe4
Two Guys and an Opinion - July 01, 2021 17:00 - 41 minutesVENDOR SPOTLIGHT:KnowBe4 In another of our sub-series where we focus on a particular vendor in our portfolio, we welcome Javvad Malik, a Security Awareness Advocate from KnowBe4. It's a given that the majority of successful cybersecurity breaches start with a social engineering attack; the maj...
A.I. - Actual Ignorance?
Two Guys and an Opinion - June 25, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutesThis week we talk about the concept of 'SOC Burnout' and the need for companies to recognise the condition and support the analysts. Tenuously related to SOC burnout, we examine (destroy!), the 'Artificial Intelligence' myth that Cybersecurity vendors peddle on a daily basis. It's machine-le...
What the Fastly!?
Two Guys and an Opinion - June 11, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutesThis week's episode is dominated by the snafu at Fastly that brought the Internet to its knees. And following the news this week that the FBI was able to 'recover' a significant portion of the ransom paid to the DarkSide gang after the incident at Colonial Pipeline, we ask the rather fundamen...
VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: Agari
Two Guys and an Opinion - June 04, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutesIn this second episode of our sub-series of 'VENDOR SPOTLIGHT's, we introduce Agari - a leading vendor delivering enterprise email security by leveraging unique AI technology to protect your organisation and your inbox. We're joined by Chris Spencer - one of Agari's Email Security Practitioners...
Prohibition!
Two Guys and an Opinion - May 27, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutesIn this episode we cover the cybersecurity news from the past two weeks which is again dominated by more ransomware attacks wreaking havoc across the private and public sector alike... However, in a break from the norm Vlad and I go toe-to-toe over a thorny issue that divided the camp at The RA...
VENDOR SPOTLIGHT: rThreat
Two Guys and an Opinion - May 14, 2021 13:00 - 35 minutesIn a break from the norm, this week we're focussing purely on a single vendor that recently joined our portfolio: rThreat. We're delighted to be joined by Dany Applegate, their Co-Founder and Head of Marketing. rThreat specialises in Breach and Attack Emulation (BAE - see episode 12), allowing...
Ransomware Task Force
Two Guys and an Opinion - May 07, 2021 16:00 - 30 minutesIn this episode we discuss one heck of an 'own-goal' that leads to a rather embarrassing situation for an unlucky student. And could we actually see the beginning of the end for Ransomware? We cover the newly formed Ransomware Task Force and how effective we think their approach may be. Epi...
NKOTB-Chain
Two Guys and an Opinion - April 30, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutesIn this episode we discuss this week's New Kids on the Block-chain; QLocker and their rather well-executed and profitable Ransomware debut. Also covered is the no. 1 attack vector for these increasingly well-organised gangs and what your organisation should be doing to thwart their efforts. As...
Facebook-palm!
Two Guys and an Opinion - April 23, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutesBreaking news this week: A Pulse Secure VPN zero-day vulnerability found with NO FIX! We unpack what that means for the thousands of customers out there and what measures could be put in place to be in a Permanent State of Readiness should you get breached by a vulnerability such at this. And...
Groundhog-day!
Two Guys and an Opinion - April 16, 2021 11:00 - 32 minutesNow you may be forgiven for thinking that this episode is a montage of 3 or 4 of our previous podcasts... but alas, no... We do however visit some old friends like SolarWinds, Travelex and HAFNIUM as they all become topical again following the US/UK sanctions imposed on Russia this week. ...
B.A.E.
Two Guys and an Opinion - April 09, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutesBAE. No, not the aerospace company, your kid's bestie or the Danish for 'poop', but in fact an exciting and emerging capability in the war on cybercrime. Breach and Attack Emulation. This is the real deal. It may sound crazy, but we're saying we're going to deploy REAL malware into your net...
RANt-somware!
Two Guys and an Opinion - April 06, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutesIn a shocking turn of events, Richard gets triggered regarding the seemingly inexorable rise and rise of Ransomware attacks on organisations big and small. Vlad stays uncharacteristically calm! We discuss the facts and figures of cyber breaches during 2020 and also attempt to fix the whole s...
e-Pranks
Two Guys and an Opinion - March 26, 2021 12:00 - 47 minutesIn this episode we're joined by James Linton, AKA Sinon_reborn, AKA the Email Prankster. James shot to fame in 2017 following a series of audacious and outrageous email scams that targeted international banking institutions, high-profile politicians and even the Trump administration! We quiz...
PSR?
Two Guys and an Opinion - March 19, 2021 08:00 - 38 minutesYes, yes... you DO need another acronym! Or more specifically, an initialism! In this episode we introduce the concept of P.S.R. A 'Permanent State of Readiness'. Achieving PSR from an information and / or cybersecurity point of view should be seen as the holy grail of your cyber combat stat...
HAFNIUM!
Two Guys and an Opinion - March 12, 2021 16:00 - 22 minutesBREAKING NEWS! This week's brief podcast is recorded live from the front line of a potentially breached customer. Following on from last week's announced 'HAFNIUM' attacks on vulnerable Microsoft Exchange on-premise servers, we perform in-depth analysis on a potentially breached system. Al...
'Solarwinds123'?
Two Guys and an Opinion - March 05, 2021 09:00 - 37 minutesWith the fallout of the Solarwinds breach continuing to grab the headlines, we discuss the concept of 'supply-chain compromise' and why it's such a favoured attack vector. Also covered is the highly sophisticated zero-day exploit chaining attack perpetrated by a Chinese state-sponsored group ca...
Deniiiiied!
Two Guys and an Opinion - February 26, 2021 09:00 - 40 minutesAn action packed week in the world of cyber incidents leads us to explore what a DDOS attack is and what happens when you're not prepared! Vlad gets uncomfortable with 5000 firemen and in the end it was Agatha all Along! Notes: Agatha All Along!
War!
Two Guys and an Opinion - February 18, 2021 18:00 - 39 minutesThis week we feature our first guest speaker, Michael Stout. Michael is an internationally focused information security consultant, lecturer, and mentor. With a background in ethical hacking and senior management, he specialises in helping companies and directors understand, define, and imple...
Patch!
Two Guys and an Opinion - February 11, 2021 18:00 - 35 minutesThis week's episode provides an antidote to last week's main story; well we get about half way anyway! We're imparting our hard won experience and war stories concerning vulnerability management programs and how to hopefully get it right first time! Again, Richard rambled and we ran out of ...
Travel-ex!
Two Guys and an Opinion - February 05, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutesIn this episode we study in detail, (apologies, Richard rambled!), the shocking story of the demise of Travelex due in no small part to a highly successful ransomware attack. We cover just how avoidable these incidents are by dealing with those pesky vulnerabilities! And the drinking word this ...
GDP-ARGGHHH!
Two Guys and an Opinion - January 30, 2021 11:00 - 23 minutesJust when you thought you'd heard enough about GDPR - it's back! And there's now two of them! Who knew? Also in this episode we introduce you to a new drinking game and a shocking development in the war against ransomware.
Inauguration
Two Guys and an Opinion - January 22, 2021 15:00 - 29 minutesIt's our first podcast! Woot! This episode's ramblings cover our opinions on the last day of Trump, company culture regarding cybersecurity, the Solarwinds incident, ransomware, risk, phishing and other matters!
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