In episode 76: Amazon confirms that Alexa recordings are kept forever, details about one of the largest Facebook malware campaigns, and our top three tips for staying private on vacation. The Weekly Blaze podcast is your update on the top 3 security and privacy news stories from the past week. These podcasts are published every Monday and are 15 minutes or less quickly giving you "news that you can use". Show Notes: https://sharedsecurity.net/2019/07/08/amazon-alexa-recordings-facebook-malware-campaign-top-3-tips-to-stay-private-on-vacation/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWcZ0PlzaIY

In this episode Ryan Davis, Chief Information Security Officer at NS1, speaks with host Tom Eston about the changing role of the CISO, acquisitions, what the biggest challenges are, and Ryan's advice for those considering a career as a CISO. This is one episode you don't want to miss if you're curious what a CISO does, thinking about becoming one, or currently a CISO yourself. Intro 0:00 Who is Ryan Davis? 00:51 Being a CISO in different industries 4:19 What you learn going through an acquisition 7:51 The current role of the CISO 9:30 How the the economy affects the role of the CISO 15:47 What the biggest challenge is for CISO's today 19:16 Advice for someone that wants to be a CISO 22:23 How to connect with Ryan 25:00 Show notes: https://sharedsecurity.net/2023/09/18/the-changing-role-of-the-ciso-with-ryan-davis-chief-information-security-officer-at-ns1/ #podcast #cybersecurity #privacy #sharedsecuritypodcast ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI114nSZgjI

This month we discuss Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. What are they, how to identify them, and why BEC scams have created over $1.8 billion worth of losses to businesses last year alone. Show notes: https://sharedsecurity.net/2021/12/09/business-email-compromise-scams/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc4tFdfYEqg

What you need to know about Biden's new National Cybersecurity Strategy, which aims to provide a framework of what the current administration wants the US federal government, critical infrastructure organizations, and private companies to do to work together to improve national cybersecurity. BetterHelp, a direct-to-consumer mental health app, has been asked to pay $7.8m by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegedly passing on users' mental health information to Facebook, Snapchat and others. Fast food chain Chick-fil-A has confirmed a credential stuffing attack that allowed cybercriminals (who apparently really love chicken sandwiches) to access 71,473 customer accounts and sell access to them online. Intro 0:00 Biden's National Cybersecurity Strategy 0:46 BetterHelp's FTC Fine 06:18 Chick-fil-A Data Breach 10:12 Show notes: https://sharedsecurity.net/2023/03/13/bidens-national-cybersecurity-strategy-betterhelps-ftc-fine-chick-fil-a-data-breach/ #podcast #cybersecurity #privacy #sharedsecurityshow ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u0Ht_K_gVU