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Only about a third of companies know how many vendors accesstheir systems

• nearly every company is at risk for a third party breach
• it's almost impossible to vet every third party
• developing a strategy and being consistent, scaling is key
• http://www.csoonline.com/article/3055012/techology-business/only-a-third-of-companies-know-how-many-vendors-access-their-systems.html

No firewall, second-hand $10 routers are to blame for Bengladeshbank heist

• we talked about this initially in episode 185(Link: DtSREpisode 185 - NewsCast for March 15th 2016)
• it's almost unfathomable that this happened
• SWIFT attacked, now the suspected malware is identified

Jim McKelvey's Launchcode is helping unconventional techtalent

• internal mentorships could be the key
• who out there is doing this, talk back to us using hashtag#DtSR on Twitter

The Simpson's math secret is the key to better security ...?

• http://www.csoonline.com/article/3054566/leadership-management/the-simpsons-math-secret-is-the-key-to-better-security.html

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