Top cybersecurity breaches of 2021 | Guest Keatron Evans

Infosec’s Principal Security Researcher, instructor and cybersecurity renaissance man Keatron Evans returns to the show for the first in a series of once-quarterly episodes breaking down big stories in the news and cybersecurity trends for the future! We talk Solarwinds, Colonial Access Pipeline, Oldsmar, Keatron’s origin story and why, just like practicing your scales makes you a better musician, master pentesters and security pros got where they did by mastering the art of repetition in learning. – Start learning cybersecurity for free: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast0:00 - Intro 2:30 - How did you get into cybersecurity? 4:00 - What skills did you have early on? 6:10 - First interaction with Infosec10:34 - Work as a principal security researcher13:20 - Machine learning in cybersecurity 14:14 - Infosec classes17:28 - Equity in cybersecurity 20:25 - You don't need a technical background21:36 - Major security breaches of 202122:15 - SolarWinds breach24:56 - What job roles help stop these breaches?27:50 - Water treatment plant breach31:42 - Infrastructure security 34:30 - President Biden and cybersecurity39:22 - Supply chain security 43:20 - Security trends for 202249:00 - Projects to keep an eye on50:52 - Learn more about Evans51:44 - Outro