74. The Online Criminal Underground: Cybersecurity and Corporate Threats

There are constant news blasts highlighting ransomware incidents, company data hacks, and online theft. These threats are real and growing more present by the day — ultimately, increased connectivity, untraceable cryptocurrency, and bad international actors all but ensure that online data is at risk. . What is it that causes company risk? Who are the actors at fault? And, perhaps most importantly, what can be done to mitigate these risks? . Greg Otto, Chief Cybercrime Reporter at Intel 471 discusses prevention methods as well as how international agencies, businesses, the federal government, and insurance companies are working diligently to protect their own interests as well as our data. As hacking prevention methods become simpler and more convenient, the field of cybersecurity will become more secure. . Learn more about the current challenges, relevance and importance of cybersecurity with SAE’s Automotive Cybersecurity Certification course. The program teaches the context and requirements of the laws, regulations, and standards with a focus on the regulations of UNECE WP.29 and ISO/SAE DIS 21434. . Liked the episode? Drop us a review and follow SAE Tomorrow Today on your favorite podcasting platform. Bookmark us at https://www.sae.org/podcasts/tomorrow-today to dive deeper into the work being done by our guests and check out the video and bonus features. Help us become even better by sending ideas for future guests and topics to [email protected]. . Follow SAE on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Follow host Grayson Brulte on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.