DtSR Episode 229 - NewsCast for January 24th 2017

Hi friends! We're honored to be finalists for the Security Blogger Awards 2017 "Best Security Podcast" so if you listen, go vote for "Wh1t3Rabbit" (as we're labeled) Link: https://devops.com/2017-social-security-blogger-awards-open-voting/   Digital transformation forces businesses to rethink cybersecurity A change where operations are being held accountable for security James has commented on this before. In order to get better security, it needs to be embedded in the teams within the organization, not just the security team. Link:http://www.cio.com/article/3157478/security/digital-transformation-forces-businesses-to-rethink-cybersecurity.html   Mobile is still the safest place for your data Most breaches are taking place in physical mediums, or traditional platforms Mobile was designed in the midst of the discussion on ‘digital threats’ - designed with security Mobile platforms are encrypted, more secure by default Link:http://www.infoworld.com/article/3155946/data-security/mobile-is-still-the-safest-place-for-your-data.html   The WhatsApp Backdoor That Isn’t Everyone freaked out that this is a government backdoor But - check your threat model - are you really worried about this (even if it was?) This is a design variation (if you freak out about this, you don’t understand the problem) Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/13/whatsapp-backdoor-allows-snooping-on-encrypted-messages Link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/13/whatsapp_encryption_concerns/ Link: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2017/01/whatsapp_securi.html   Organizational complexity is the greatest threat to cybersecurity This article is in a healthcare IT publication, not security - interesting? Have something to say? Let's hear it.Support the show>>> Please consider clicking the link above to support the show!-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=YouTube home: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyo0dkKRvfVtWXjRxNISrhme1MgBj3C2U&si=scHDiTuLXSEQ9qHqLinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/down-the-security-rabbithole-podcast/X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dtsr_podcast