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Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 40 - Rise of Enterprise Security BrowsersThe emergence of the enterprise browser represents a significant step forward in cyber security innovation. Ignoring this evolution is no longer an option for security-conscious organizations looking to stay ahead of the curve in the ongoing cyber arms race
2025-04-3004 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 39 - GenAI and guidance to cyber security practitionersCyber security leaders need to be empowered addressing below GenAI impacts
What if my security team want to leverage GenAI use-cases?
What if my business team want to evaluate, experiment, perform POCs around GenAI apps?
What if my business team continue to consume the GenAI products?
What if my organizations targeted by AI attacker?
2023-11-2207 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 38 - RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox 2023The RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox is an annual competition that showcases the latest and most innovative cybersecurity startups and emerging technologies. Cybersecurity professionals can learn a lot from security innovations showcased at events such as the RSA Security Conference.
2023-05-0208 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 37 - Manage effective Container/ K8 Security AssessmentsCybercriminals are using Docker containers to distribute malware due to its scale of operations. Get ready to compose security assessment on their containers comprising 4C’s (Code, Container, Cluster and Cloud Infra). Digital business require lean team with talented expertise to conduct assessment services.
2021-06-2307 min
Listen with IrfanPrayag Shukla recites Shamsher Bahadur Singh's poem | Recorded in 1994Model aur Kavi is a poem which Shamsher Bahadur Singh has dedicated to the painter Ghulam Rasool.
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2021-05-0805 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 36 - Vulnerability Management Maturity Assessment ProgramEnsuring that existing vulnerability management program works well to enhance the operational maturity require assessment. Leverage external professionals to conduct assessments based on defined framework across building blocks and act to mature your vulnerability management program. Listen to this podcast for more details
2021-04-0406 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 35 - Threat Hunting Capability Development FrameworkWith increased adoption to digital by business and technology advancements consumed by bad actors makes threat hunting a ‘must to have’ program. Cyber threat intelligence enables security analysts with data enrichment, however good programming and coding skills helps threat hunter to uncover the unknowns.
2021-01-3006 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 34 - Cyber security table top exercise (TTX)Organizational business continuity program should mandate CISO or CIO to have TTX periodically to rehearse the cyber security incident response plans. The level of participation and greater audience with variety of expertise to combat cyber security incidents quantify the TTX success.
2021-01-2309 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 33 - Microsoft Endpoint DLP use casesMicrosoft Endpoint DLP helps organizations to adopt data protection strategies with most common use cases such as protecting sensitive data based on regulatory compliance, prevent unintentional or accidental exposure of critical data and restricting unwanted activities on windows devices.
2020-11-1505 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 32 - Azure Information Protection - Getting Started and Best PracticesEnterprise today face data protection challenges to secure sensitive information across its life cycle and exploring solutions. Microsoft Azure Information Protection has been widely purchased by many customers, but struggling to find ways to get started and require assistance in adopting best practices. Let's explore it in this podcast.
2020-10-2610 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 31 - Multi cloud SIEM deployment cost considerations with IBM QRadar and SplunkCloud business leaders prefers multi cloud deployment strategies either within the region or across regions to have cost effective solution. IT security managers require security event management solutions prefers to have deployed on the cloud environment or either prefer SaaS offerings
IBM QRadar and Splunk are the leading vendors in the market today offers wide range of SIEM use-cases. It require design and cost considerations to make it effective and fit for business purpose.
2020-10-1907 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 30 - Microsoft E5 can replace 16 Security vendorsMicrosoft clients with E5 license can evaluate the below 16 functional domains to utilize the security use-cases and replace security vendors. However, if customer’s have unique requirements that are achievable only with marketplace security products should continue to leverage other security solutions.
2020-09-2807 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 29 - Simplify network security with SASESASE (Security access service edge) concept is to have all the functional components of network and security required for enterprise available on cloud based services that are globally accessible for the digital business
2020-09-2106 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 28 - People is the most critical vulnerability in any organizationEvery organization will have opportunity to learn from their security incidents. While performing root cause analysis, often organization fail to analyze deeper to figure-out the human element associated with it.
2020-07-2407 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 27 - Five ideas to enhance the cyber immune systemIT security leaders are looking for cost effective security programs that enhance their cyber security immune systems. Listen to this podcast to learn those five key ideas.
2020-07-2205 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 26 - CISO should redefine corporate security strategyCyber risk is business risk – CISO representation at board level is important to provide business solutions. Hence in the year 2020 – CISO’s should redefine the corporate security strategy.
2020-06-2910 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 25 - Social media addiction is injurious to mental healthIncreased adoption of digital make all generations to prey to social media platforms. With increase fake news or misinformation and lack of knowledge to perform fact check, mostly kids and adults are mentally affected and targeted for cyber bulling and online harassment.
2020-05-1707 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 24 - Develop self defensing capabilities in applicationsIn mobile first market, organizations need to develop mobile applications that has self defensing capabilities. As the in-app protection technologies are new - DevOps leaders should invest time to learn and adopt implementing it for their high value applications. Listen to the self defensing capabilities here.
2020-05-1008 minFuture of Cyber SecurityEpisode 23 - Protection from Maze RansomwareMaze is a file encrypting virus and also a successor to ChaCha. Organizations need to have protection strategies from being victim of similar cyber attacks. Listen to this podcast for more details
2020-05-0405 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 22 - Recommendations to adopt Zero Trust principlesOrganizations need to define zero trust strategy to enforce the security controls across the ‘defense in depth’ layers. Security in continuous process and require constant learning as the attacks are sophisticated and targeted. Adopting to Zero Trust principles keep the business safe from any breaches.
2020-04-2806 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 21 - India - The personal data protection bill, 2019The Personal data protection bill, 2019 mandates to implement cyber security controls such as de-identification, encryption, protect integrity, prevent misuse, unauthorized access to modify, disclose or destruct of personal data. The bill has obligations to take prompt and appropriate action in response to a data security breach. It shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to five crore rupees or two per cent. of its total worldwide turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher.
2020-04-2010 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 20 - Cyber security leaders need fraud prevention to protect their digital businessIn this digital economy, online fraud detection systems are a necessary component in any security architecture and augment the basic application protection capabilities offered by a web application firewall and identity management solutions. Cyber security leaders need to know more about fraud management solutions. In this episode you'll hear key 45 solution providers operating in this space.
2020-04-1311 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 19 - Digital business require ‘tailored’ security servicesEvery business is unique in its own way and adopting cyber security services that are ‘tailor-made’ with two-way communications will help address risks and challenges to safe-guard from data breaches.
2020-04-0708 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 18 - Understand the MSSP (Managed Security Service Provider) services betterEnterprise prefer to outsource their IT security and believes that its cyber security operations are managed well. But - how well you understood their service descriptions. Listen to this episode to learn certain basic that are required for this digital business needs?
2020-03-3104 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 17 - Enterprise can't protect threats, if they don't see it.Data residency, compliance issues, and the need for visibility and monitoring of data continue to drive organizations to adopt data loss prevention capabilities. Enterprise can't protect threats, if they don't see it. Listen this podcast
2020-02-0708 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 16 - How to bring 'WOW' factor in SOC visitsExperience is all about sense of feel, taste, music to ears, seeing and believing. Listen to this podcast that helps 'How to make the SOC visit as experience to bring the ‘wow’ factor'.
2019-12-0709 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 15 - Digital workplace security for social media generationsOrganizations need to have futuristic security strategy programs to enable digital workplace safe from cyber breaches. Business can’t expect that GenZ will only use emails channels for exchanging messages. They shall use social media platforms. Hence digital workplace security program should seamlessly identify, detect, protect and respond to cyber threats and allowing employees to securely work anytime, from anywhere
2019-10-2306 minFuture of Cyber SecurityEpisode 14 - Machine first security operations delivery modelMachine first security delivery model require clear understanding of automation use cases and well document incident response playbooks. Organizations today finding ways and means to utilize both humans and machines in cyber security operations
2019-10-1303 minFuture of Cyber SecurityEpisode 13 - Zero Trust Network AccessZero Trust is taken from the principle of “never trust, always verify,” can achieve using micro segmentation by limiting the lateral movements between the network segments and only intended application access from outside. Trust security framework / Zero trust architecture helps customers to prevent unauthorized access, contain breaches, and reduce the risk of an attacker’s lateral movement through your network.
2019-07-1005 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 12 - 72 hours for data breach notificationAccording to Article 33 – EU GDPR – “Notification of a personal data breach to the supervisory authority”; the controller shall without undue delay and, where feasible, not later than 72 hours after having become aware of it.
Unless organization has not prepared for data breach – it’s impossible to achieve the timeline of 72 hours notification and but them in risk in front of regulatory bodies.
2019-07-0306 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 11 - Deepfake – Seeing is no longer believingDeepfakes exploit this human tendency using generative adversarial networks (GANs), in which two machine learning (ML) models duke it out. Deepfake technology is now being used to create high-fidelity phishing attacks where the phishing target, identity protection and fraud that're yet to come.
2019-06-2705 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 10 - Enterprise should adopt active cyber defense strategyActive cyber defense strategies unless do not violate regulation and law of the land are considered now as appropriate direct action to counter threats. Today’s security business function should have everything it needs to mount a competent defense of the ever-changing enterprise landscape
2019-05-2405 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 9 - Unpatched vulnerabilities; Is it problem worth solving?Organization continue to have ageing vulnerabilities remained unpatched and its serious problem that need solution that are effective to reduce the time that vulnerability discovered and patched. Listen to the four key strategic recommendations.
2019-05-1705 minFuture of Cyber SecurityEpisode 8 - Cyber threat intelligence feeds for security operationsOrganization need to detect the threat quickly and do not want to waste time investigating false negative alerts, thereby remediate the vulnerabilities and mitigating the attack vector more quickly. There are many cyber threat intelligence service providers in the market, and the number appears to be growing. Not all services that are marketed as threat intelligence actually provide that type of content, so it is important to understand what problem customers are trying to solve
2019-05-0907 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 7 - Application visibility is key for data center micro segmentation Perimeter-based security approaches are no longer sufficient. The starting point for devising a micro-segmentation is discovering and identifying all the application flows within the data center. Listen to this podcast to understand it better.
2019-04-1105 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 6 - Amazon focus on cyber security areas are AWS & Smart home securityStudies have indicated that most security breaches in the cloud (such as AWS) are due to settings errors, which a data breach costing an average of $6.5M, according to Cloudnosys. Amazon has two primary areas of focus for cybersecurity and data protection: Amazon Web Services (AWS) and smart home security.
2019-04-0905 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 5 - What Facebook doing to address cyber security gapsAfter several cyber security and privacy issues reported against Facebook, its time to re-look their process, people and technology. Facebook began revamping its privacy policy, has restricted data access to various APIs, implemented a more stringent review process, and announced the hiring of an estimated 10,000 new employees who will focus on combating data breaches and monitoring content.
2019-04-0806 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 4 - Internet of things and cyber security recommendationsInternet connectivity is a two-way street. With these devices becoming a gateway to our homes, workplaces, and sensitive data, they also become targets for attacks. Lets learn what industry is doing with it and what recommendations are to be kept in mind while building security strategies.
2019-04-0505 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 3 - Importance of security operational metrics and reportsMost organizations operate with limited financial and resource constraints, they need to prioritize security activities to maximize business benefits. When communicating to board on security financial reporting, its important to provide visibility beyond security operations and infrastructure. The measurements, metrics and reporting are vital in any security business. Read more in my blog - https://rasoolirfan.com/2019/04/04/importance-of-security-operational-metrics-and-reports/
2019-04-0407 min
Future of Cyber SecurityEpisode 2 - Chronicle cyber securityBackstory will become the backbone of many managed security service providers. In this episode, lets learn about Chronicle (Google Alphabet's project X moon shot) contribution to cyber security. Read my blog for more details https://rasoolirfan.com/2019/03/26/revolutionary-threat-hunting-platform-for-massive-data/
2019-03-3006 minFuture of Cyber SecurityEpisode 1 - Cyber security with MITRE ATT&CKMITRE evaluates cybersecurity products using an open methodology based on our ATT&CK™ framework. In this podcast, lets get some basic knowledge on MITRE's contribution to industry with ATT&CK framework.
2019-03-2907 min