Read the full stories at CISOSeries.com This week&#x27;s Department of Know is hosted by Sarah Lane, with guests Peter Gregory, author of over 50 books on cybersecurity, and Michael Bickford, former CISO, New York State Gaming Commission, Unisys Security Consulting. Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube. The Department of Know is live every Friday at 4:00 p.m. ET. Join us each week by registering for the open discussion at CISOSeries.com. A huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker is extending Zero Trust beyond endpoint control. With their recent release of Zero Trust Network Access and Zero Trust Cloud Access, access isn&#x27;t based on credentials alone, it requires the right user, the right device, and the right conditions. Because as we&#x27;ve seen in recent large-scale CRM breaches, stolen credentials and misconfigurations can expose massive amounts of data. With ThreatLocker, nothing is exposed, and access is limited to exactly what&#x27;s needed. Learn more and start your free trial today at ThreatLocker.com/CISO.

The Department of Know: Ransomware gangs, Copilot apps, and drones phone home

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Hey everybody, I'm Sarah Lane and this is the Department of Know. Peter Gregory, retired security leader and cybersecurity author of many a book. What's your priority this week? Oh, my priority this week, Sarah, is wrapping up the details of a training course so I can begin recording as early as next week.

That sounds exciting. Mike Bickford, former CEO, New York State Gaming Commission and Unisys Security Consulting. What about you? What's your priority this week? Oh, protecting our data and making sure we have policies around it. There you go. All right, let's run that animation and get the show on the road. From the CISO Series, it's Department of Know.

Welcome to the Department of Know. This is your virtual Friday strategy meeting. Our sponsor today is ThreatLocker. Remember, as we get going, get involved in our YouTube live chat. We are broadcasting every Friday at 4 p.m. Eastern Time. You can also email us at any time. Feedback at CISOseries.com. Disclaimer, opinions expressed are those of our guests. We've got about 30 minutes, so let's dive right in.

Starting with our segment, no or no. Okay, so with no or no, I'm going to run through some stories from the past week and I want both of your quick takes. Is it something security professionals should know about and need to know about? Or is it more noise than signal? We're going to start with ransomware gangs focusing on the 40-something manager rather than that CEO.

So this comes from researchers at Zscaler's ThreatLabs who suggest that many ransomware groups are now preferring to deal with a middle manager over that C-level executive. Saying the preferred victim holds a manager level title is probably in their mid-40s and works in accounting, finance, sales, operations, HR,...

The Department of Know: Ransomware gangs, Copilot apps, and drones phone home

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The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.

The Department of Know: Ransomware gangs, Copilot apps, and drones phone home

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.