Behind the Shield

Your monthly pass into the world of advanced cybersecurity events.

Headline News, Hot Topics and Q&A

An In Depth Look Behind the Shield

The Virtual Guardians take you behind the shield and inside the Cyber War Room for a breakdown of the world’s latest cybersecurity events.

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Recorded live on: 10.17.24

Behind the Shield October 2024

Hot Topics: Utilities getting attacked (again!), is quantum computing threatening Bitcoin, vulnerable API headaches and we will see if collaboration is achievable in the face of rising cyberthreats.
Extras: This month we’re joined by Mike Melo, CISO of Ontario’s Life Labs, for a Q&A about his CISO role, what keeps him up at night and the pitfalls of trying to achieve cyber-resilience. If you’re interested in having a sneak peek into the daily life of a CISO, you won’t want to miss this interview.

Recorded live on: 9.19.24

Behind the Shield September 2024

Hot Topics: Acquisitions and mergers in the SIEM/Analytics space; Microsoft’s end of kernel access for EDR security clients; Mastercard acquires Recorded Future; TfL directs 30,000 employees to verify identities and reset passwords after data breach.
Extras: 3000 pagers kill several and injuring thousands in Lebanon; Spotlight from Lisa Jones-Huff of Elastic on how AI is impacting the way cybersecurity analysts do their jobs.

Recorded live on: 8.20.24

Behind the Shield August 2024

Hot Topics: CrowdStrike’s global blue screen of death debacle, splitting the CISO role, Oracle’s NetSuite woes and the largest password leak of all time?!?
Extras: An interview with Chris Vincent from AKA Identity.

Recorded live on: 6.20.24

Behind the Shield June 2024

Hot Topics: Fortigates get breached, Do you recall when Recall was recalled?, Medical-related ransomware breaking all kinds of records (Recorded Future study), Arrests in the Desjardins hack, Update on the Snowflake debacle, and Another Microsoft flaw causing headaches via WIFI.

Recorded live on: 5.24.24

Behind the Shield May 2024

Hot Topics: Do bounties for ransomeware work? Black Basta, wreaking havoc again! Google accidentally wiping out a huge account and APT28 cybercrime group updates.
Extras: RSA 2024, IBM think and ITSec recap/insights.

Recorded live on 4.18.2024

Behind the Shield April 2024

Hot Topics: The Just for Laughs email scam, Roku’s most recent cyberattack affecting 576 000 accounts, and Palo Alto’s Zero-Day attack.
Extras: Bruno Germain of Zscaler spotlights: “SDXCentral reports: “SASE is future, ZT is past, but SSE is right now”; The many ways this is wrong!”

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