ESW #291 - Ryan Fried, Tim Morris

Every year, management needs to figure out what initiatives will be prioritized for the upcoming year. This simple, free method uses a quantitative approach based on CIS controls with input from the front-line analysts and engineers. The outcome is an engaging team discussion and clear plan for what the team should prioritize.

Segment Resources:

https://www.cisecurity.org/controls

It’s CyberSecurity Awareness Month and this year’s theme, set by CISA, is See Yourself in Cyber. We’re going to take some liberties in the interpretation of this to talk about the lines blurring between personal and work accounts and devices. We’ll also discuss MFA risks - what types of MFA are safe to use, and which aren’t in 2022?

This segment is sponsored by Tanium. Visit https://securityweekly.com/tanium to learn more about them!

Finally, in the enterprise security news, Cloudflare has 1.25 billion incentives to draw customers away from AWS, NetSPI raises $410M for pen testing? Tines extends their Series B an extra $55M, Detectify and Eclypsium also raise funding, Some big funding for Web3 security startups, Adversary emulation tools for blue teamers, Breaking news: the security market isn’t out of money, it’s just fine, The art of selling to cybersecurity people, and more!

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