Protecting People

Five Minute Forecast for the week of June 20th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. Law enforcement arrest thousands in global social engineering stings Icefall vulnerabilities put thousands of critical systems around the world at risk Blackcat takes ransomware victim shaming to a new level Joining us is Proofpoint VP of Threat Research...

Most of the time, security slip-ups happen because of careless, accidental behavior. Through educating people and focusing on changing behaviors, those cyber risks can be mitigated. That’s the idea behind the importance of people-centric cybersecurity.  Today we hear from Jeffrey Wheatman, Cyber Risk Evangelist at Black Kite, about implementing people-centric cybersecurity and assessing your organ...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of June 13th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. Unpatched router vulnerabilities are being exploited by state-sponsored attackers Ukrainian security authorities warn of active Follina campaigns Details of a massive Facebook phishing campaign revealed Joining us is senior threat researcher Jared Peck, f...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of June 6th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. A cyber attack causes chaos in one of Italy’s largest cities Has FluBot delivered its last message? European law enforcement thinks so. Apple blocks over 1.6 million malicious and untrustworthy apps from iPhones Joining us is senior threat researcher Danie...

Proofpoint’s biggest release of the year is here: the 2022 Human Factor Report. To ensure you don’t miss a thing, Protecting People has your on-the-go breakdown of the report straight from the source, Sherrod DeGrippo, Vice President of Threat Research and Detection at Proofpoint, joins the show to talk about some of the key findings and topics from the Proofpoint 2022 Human Factor Report and how...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of May 30th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. A New York man gets four years for his part in stealing more than four million credit cards Ransomware causes serious disruption to one of India’s largest airlines CLoP ransomware makes a return after four months of silence Joining us is senior threat rese...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of May 23rd. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. Conti ransomware calls time on direct attacks, but remains highly influential Half a million Chicago students have their personal information stolen in a security breach U.S. authorities recover $15m from ad fraud operators Joining us is Proofpoint’s Chery...

What attacks keep CISOs up at night? Are your employees prepared for those attacks? Is remote work putting you at risk? To find out the answers, Lucia Milica, Global Resident CISO at Proofpoint, joins us to discuss this year's Voice of the CISO Report, where 1,400 CISOs from around the world were interviewed to share their experiences of the past 12 months and offer their insights for the years ah...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of May 16th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. Managed service providers could let attackers scale supply chain attacks GCHQ says that Russian attackers continue to target Ukraine supporters Firmware bugs affect over 200 models of HP computers Joining us is Proofpoint cybersecurity evangelist, Brian Re...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of May 9th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. Security experts warn of a major vulnerability for F5 Networks’ BIG-IP products The U.S. Chamber of Commerce to oppose SEC-proposed rules for cyber incident disclosure. And Costa Rica declares a national emergency amid a wave of ransomware attacks Joining u...

Two conferences, four main tracks, numerous speakers, a cybersecurity ecosystem and community — plus the snazzy jackets. You won’t want to miss the all-virtual events Protect 2022 and Wisdom 2022 from Proofpoint. Hear our conversation with Tim Choi, Vice President Product Marketing at Proofpoint: Why “versus” is the event theme this year What to expect in the four different tracks Who the keynote...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of May 2nd. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. REvil returns in what appears to be fallout from the Russia-Ukraine conflict A phishing scheme steals more than $20 million from the Department of Defense Onyx ransomware destroys data instead of locking it away Joining us is senior threat researcher Daniel...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of April 25th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. Five Eyes tells members to watch out for Russia-aligned cyber attacks Black Cat ransomware pounces on sixty victims in just four months T-Mobile gets hits by Lapsus$ but emerges relatively unscathed  Joining us is email fraud researcher Timothy Kromphard...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of April 18th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. US authorities warn of a dangerous new malware targeting industrial control systems The FBI blames North Korean attackers for a record-breaking crypto theft Microsoft hits back against a notorious banking Trojan Joining us is senior threat researcher Dan...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of April 11th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. Russian organizations no longer immune from cyber attacks Cash App notifies over eight million customers of a data breach VMware warns of several critical vulnerabilities in its products Joining us is senior threat researcher Andrew Northern, for a discu...

Tax season is fast upon us in the United States. Here’s the rundown of tax-related phishing trends to make you more wary and alert. Hear our conversation with John Checco, Resident CISO at Proofpoint: Tax-themed phishing trends old and new What’s real and what’s not about IRS messaging Top preventative measures to enact today    More information about John and today’s topics: LinkedIn Profile: htt...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of April 4th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. More Lapsus$ leaks as two teenagers are charged with cyber crimes in the UK The FBI warns of a phishing campaign targeting US election officials Another contender emerges for biggest ever cryptocurrency theft Joining us is email threat researcher Timothy...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of March 28th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. U.S. authorities say Russian cybersecurity firm poses a risk to national security Lapsus$ suspects arrested after unprecedented data theft spree More than 600 critical infrastructure orgs hit by ransomware in 2021 Joining us is senior threat researcher,...

Everyone gets phishing emails. Not everyone falls for them. In this episode, we discuss the eighth annual State of the Phish report and learn how vulnerable users are to today’s so-called New Normal. What should you know and how should you respond? Today we hear from Gretel Egan, Sr. Security Awareness Training Strategist at Proofpoint and primary author of the annual State of the Phish report, ab...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of March 21st. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. Data thieves add Microsoft to their growing list of tech victims Office updates are mistakenly flagged as ransomware German government warns against using Russian antivirus software Joining us is senior threat researcher, Andrew Northern, to discuss a re...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of March 14th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. Big tech data theft spree continues with attack on gave developer Ubisoft Chinese government-sponsored attackers target U.S. Gmail accounts Authorities extradite an REvil affiliate implicated in Kaseya ransomware attack Joining us is threat research engi...

In this episode, Ken Spencer Brown, Senior Manager, Marketing Strategy and Content at Proofpoint, helps us navigate the new possibilities and challenges posed by artificial intelligence and machine learning in cybersecurity. We'll uncover how it's being used, where it's going, and why we should take notice. Join us as we discuss: The differences between AI, machine learning, and deep learning How...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of March 7th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. Attackers leak Nvidia secrets after the chip giant refuses to negotiate Researchers get a closer look at the inner workings of Conti, including source code Joining us is Proofpoint Director of Threat Research and Intelligence, Wes Drone, for a look at the...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of February 28th. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. War in Ukraine spills over into the cyber security arena Toyota pauses car production after supply chain cyber attack And Conti pulls the plug on Trickbot a week after taking over Joining us is Proofpoint cyber security evangelist, Brian Reed, to talk...

Five Minute Forecast for the week of February 21st. All the cyber security news you need to stay ahead, from Proofpoint’s Protecting People podcast. Meet the new boss, not quite the same as the old boss, as cyber criminals invade virtual meetings Conti ransomware group launches a Trickbot takeover Digital art collectors fall prey to a coordinated phishing attack Joining us is threat researcher Joe...