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CheckMates Go: Cyber Security Podcast from Check Point

Learn about Cyber Security topics through brief, informal conversations with experts from Check Point. Topics include: Incident Response, Customer Success Stories, Cyber Security Trends and Technologies.

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Check Point CheckMates

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Technology

Podcast website

community.checkpoint.com

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

S04E10: Passwords, Phishing, and Passkeys, Oh My! 24.10.2022

Some articles from our friends at CyberTalk.org about passwords, phishing, and passkeys. 20 Password Management Best Practices 10 Signs of Phishing for Anyone Who Champions Security 5 Steps to Mitigate Credential Exposure Risks This is How We Will Replace Passwords in the Near Future…

S04E09: Digital Droppings 21.10.2022

First of a series on business data and how organizations can protect it. Mazhar Hamayun is a Security Engineer with Check Point and a member of the Office of the CTO who covered this topic on CyberTalk.org. We begin the series by discussing what business data is, where it might reside, who might want it that shouldn't, and why.

S04E08: CyberTalk Headlines 03.10.2022

Some recent headlines from our friends at CyberTalk.org : FOMO on the latest cyber security tech? 8 mistakes CIOs make and how to avoid them American Airlines learns breach caused by phishing Adware installed 13 million times + how to uninstall it

S04E07: Protect Yourself 26.09.2022

Part 2 of my conversation with Cyber Security Evangelist Eddie Doyle about how organizations can create a culture of cyber security that goes beyond just the technical people, and it's easier than you think! Miller's Law

S04E06: Cybertalk Headlines 19.09.2022

From our friends at CyberTalk.org : How to prevent sneaky zero day attacks on fleets of smartphones CISO’s Guide to Mobile Security Hackers could crash power grids, but they’re mostly after… 10 mind-boggling cyber security statistics (and they might scare you) 7 actionable CISO strategies for effective executive-level communication

S04E05: This Is Not Training 12.09.2022

PhoneBoy talks with Cyber Security Evangelist Eddie Doyle about how organizations can create a culture of cyber security that goes beyond just the technical people, and it's easier than you think!

S04E04: CISO Headlines 02.09.2022

Some recent CISO-focused headlines from our friends at CyberTalk : 5 key traits of highly effective CISOs 6 different types of CISOs and the environments they thrive in Zero Trust Segmentation: A primer for CISOs

S04E03: Not Affiliated With Us 22.08.2022

Part 2 of 2 of our conversation with Check Point Evangelist Mark Ostrowski  about how to protect yourself from the threats out there today. Full TechTalk here: https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Threat-Prevention/Malware-2021-to-Present-Day-Building-a-Preventative-Cyber/m-p/152918#M4011 

S04E02: Cyber Talk Headlines 18.08.2022

We're going to try something a little different with PhoneBoy reading and commenting on a few articles from CyberTalk.org . If you like this format, let us know by commenting! Links: SmokeLoader distributes Amadey malware, what you need to know Xiaomi Phone Bug, Payment Forgery   Researching Xiaomi's TEE to get Chinese Money   Healthcare Payer CISO Shares Real World Insights MailChimp Br...

S04E01: Malware Rising 01.08.2022

Part 1 of 2 with Check Point Evangelist  Mark Ostrowski on the state of malware over the last 18 months or so.  Full TechTalk here: https://community.checkpoint.com/t5/Threat-Prevention/Malware-2021-to-Present-Day-Building-a-Preventative-Cyber/m-p/152918#M4011  

S03E21: It Starts With Data 01.11.2021

Part 3 of my conversation with Adam Gray at Novacoast about what powers NovaSOC .

S03E20: The One Prince Charles Fancies 25.10.2021

PhoneBoy and fellow Cyber Security Evangelist Grant Asplund talk about the current state of the workplace in the era of Covid and some stories of pre-Covid business travel.

S03E19: The Things They're Missing 20.09.2021

Part 2 of PhoneBoy's conversation with Adam Gray at  Novacoast  about Incident Response, Remote Access, and the challenges of doing cyber security in a distributed world.

S03E18: Next Generation is So 1999 07.09.2021

Part 2 of PhoneBoy's conversation with fellow Cyber Security Evangelist  who hosts the CISO's Secrets podcast as well as the Talking Cloud podcast. We talk a little bit about MetaInfo, a company Check Point acquired in 1998, and a bit more technology history that is still impacting cyber security today. That diagram from 1997 mentioned in the show is on the CheckMates post for this episo...

S03E17: Fun With Browser Extensions 30.08.2021

PhoneBoy talks with Adam Gray, a founding and current member of the Board of Directors of Novacoast . We talk a bit about the early days of Cyber Security, how that led to the NovaSOC offering, then a bit about the potential security issues with browser extensions.

S03E16: He's No Gilligan 23.08.2021

PhoneBoy talks with fellow Cyber Security Evangelist Grant Asplund, host of the CISO's Secrets podcast as well as the Talking Cloud podcast. Grant's got quite an interesting history, which we get into in this episode, talking his history opening up an Apple dealer back in the 1980s and what networking looked like back then.

S03E15: Is it XDR or MDR? 02.08.2021

PhoneBoy talks with Check Point Product Manager Yoni Nave about Check Point's upcoming Extended Detection and Response (XDR) offering which will also incorporate some Managed Detection and Response (MDR) elements if you need it.

S03E14: The Truth is in the Middle 19.07.2021

PhoneBoy talks with Product Manager Yoni Nave about the evolution from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) to Extended Detection and Response (XDR) . 

S03E13: What is EDR? 01.07.2021

PhoneBoy talks with Product Manager Yoni Nave to answer the question What is Endpoint Detection and Response?

S03E12: A Series of Failures 21.06.2021

In April of 2021, PhoneBoy talked with Tim Otis and Jon Niccolls of the Check Point Incident Response Team about Ransomware. Since then, things have gotten worse . How was Colonial Pipeline compromised with Ransomware? An older VPN account .

S03E11: Schrödinger's Patch 07.06.2021

PhoneBoy talks with Tim Otis and Jon Niccolls from the Check Point Incident Response Team about what the recent Solarwinds Suburst attack and Microsoft Exchange Hack have in common from an incident response point of view.

S03E10: MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluation Part 2 17.05.2021

Part 2 of our conversation with Product Manager Yoni Nave about Check Point's participation in the recent MITRE Engenuity Enterprise Attack Evaluation 2020, the excellent results Check Point received, and why it matters. The report from MITRE: https://attackevals.mitre-engenuity.org/enterprise/participants/checkpoint/results.html?adversary=carbanak_fin7 Check Point's blog post on the top...

S03E09: MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluation Part 1 10.05.2021

Part 1 of a 2 part conversation with Product Manager Yoni Nave about Check Point's participation in the recent MITRE Engenuity Enterprise Attack Evaluation 2020, the excellent results Check Point received, and why it matters. The report from MITRE: https://attackevals.mitre-engenuity.org/enterprise/participants/checkpoint/results.html?adversary=carbanak_fin7 Check Point's blog post on th...

S03E08: CloudMates, Toolbox, and TechTalks, Oh My! 12.04.2021

PhoneBoy talks with Shay Levin and Val Loukine about some recent community projects: CloudMates : Our new cloud-focused community on CheckMates CheckMates Toolbox : A collection of useful tools developed by Check Point R&D and the CheckMates Community TechTalks : Our regular series designed to educate you on the latest information security technology and trends, including practical advice on p...

S03E07: Maintain The Tie 22.03.2021

PhoneBoy talks with Eric Anderson at Atlantic Data Security about the psychology of always being on the defense in cyber security.

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