Life on the Blue Team

It’s easy to be a Monday morning quarterback, even with cybersecurity. But defending a business, of any size, against cyber threats today is hard. Like, really hard. Defenders have to succeed every single time; attackers only need to succeed once. And then your company makes the headlines. Today we’ll delve into the world of the “blue team” – the defenders who are charged with protecting your data and the services you depend on – with cyber expert Oz Jones. Along the way, we’ll learn valuable lessons for everyone. Interview Notes Oz Jones on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/4f5a/  Troy Hunt got pwned: https://www.troyhunt.com/a-sneaky-phish-just-grabbed-my-mailchimp-mailing-list/  CIS Controls: https://www.cisecurity.org/controls  Marsh’s Top 12 controls: https://www.marsh.com/en-gb/services/cyber-risk/insights/cyber-resilience-twelve-key-controls-to-strengthen-your-security.html  Further Info Dragon Coin Promo!! https://fdsd.me/promo425 Generate passphrases with a d20: https://d20key.com/#/  My book: https://fdsd.me/book  My newsletter: https://fdsd.me/newsletter  Support the mission: https://fdsd.me/support  Give the gift of privacy and security: https://fdsd.me/coupons  Recommend news stories: send to news [at] firewallsdontstopdragons.com  Send me your questions! https://fdsd.me/qna  Get your Firewalls Don’t Stop Dragons Merch! https://fdsd.me/merch  Table of Contents 0:00:00: Intro 0:00:29: Patron promo is LIVE! 0:01:16: Correction 0:01:49: Interview setup 0:04:44: Jargon definitions 0:06:39: How did you get into cyber incident response? 0:09:56: What does it mean to be on the Blue Team? 0:13:25: What are the most impactful cyber threats to companies today? 0:16:34: Are people or companies most as risk for ransomware attacks? 0:19:57: What impact has cyber insurance had on cyber security? 0:21:02: What are the most common types of attacks on companies? 0:23:59: How should companies educate their employees about cyber threats? 0:30:48: How does working from home or using personal devices impact cyber attacks? 0:35:22: How can you protect your company against supply chain attacks? 0:38:45: What resources are available to help companies prepare? 0:41:07: How can we detect attacks and malware infections? 0:44:22: After an attack, how do you respond? 0:48:05: What are my legal obligations for notifying my customers? 0:50:25: Are table top simulations useful? 0:52:07: Are there incident response consultants you can hire? 0:53:05: Can you recommend some helpful resources? 0:56:11: As consumers, how can we make better choices? 0:58:22: Interview wrap-up 1:01:51: Troy Hunt was pwned 1:03:04: Patron bonus preview 1:04:32: Looking ahead