Reimagining Cyber Podcast: So You’ve Been Hacked, Now What?

I was a guest recently on the Reimagining Security Podcast and recorded the episode “So you’ve been hacked, now what?” Here is a link to a detailed and informative blog post about the episode and the actual episode.   As detailed in the blog post, we covered these key topics and a few more: reasonable cybersecurity …

Kaseya Ransomware Attack – Yet Another Lesson in Humility and the Need for Resilience Preparation

In the Kaseya ransomware attack the REvil threat actor group achieved exponential reach by compromising a tool that managed service providers (MSPs) use to manage their customers networks to encrypt the networks of those companies that were customers of the MSPs. Current estimates are that around 60 of Kaseya’s MSP customers were compromised and that …

Podcast: #DtSR Episode 449 – TPA Tuma on A Watershed Moment for US Cyber

I was a guest recently on the Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast with Raf Los and James Jardine for episode 449 titled TPA Tuma on A Watershed Moment for US Cyber.  It is always fun to join the #DtSR Podcast and this time was no disappointment! In Episode 449 we discuss legal proceedings and what could …

Ransomware Attacks! The 5 Best Practices the White House Urges all Businesses to Take to Mitigate Them

The threat of ransomware attacks against all American businesses is so great that on June 2, 2021, the White House issued a memo to all corporate executives and business leaders with the subject “What We Urge You To Do To Protect Against The Threat of Ransomware.” This is the first time such a memo has ever been …

Understanding How Cyber Insurance Impacts Your Incident Response Planning (video of Shawn Tuma’s SecureWorld session)

In this SecureWorld session, Shawn Tuma teaches how cyber insurance impacts your incident response planning and why the two should work together, hand in hand. Listen Here: Article Page: Cyber Insurance and Incident Response: What to Know Talk Direct Link: https://youtu.be/wvEDCS-D1CY https://youtu.be/wvEDCS-D1CY

Nearly half of all businesses hit by cyber attacks in 2020 — 3 steps to help prepare your business

43% of businesses in the United States and Europe were hit with a cyber attack in 2020, an increase of 5% from 2019 which was 38%, according to Hiscox’s Cyber Readiness Report.  Businesses cannot ignore this threat and must face it head-on. All businesses should now have an operational and maturing cyber risk management program …

Podcast: Shawn Tuma Shares Real-Life Examples and Best Practices for Ransomware Incident Response

In this SecureWorld podcast, Shawn Tuma teaches about the ransomware attack lifecycle and complex incident response process with real-life examples and best practices. Listen Here: Podcast Page: https://www.secureworldexpo.com/resources/podcast-ransomware-attack-lifecycle Podcast Direct Link: https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18149138/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/ Link to slides: https://www.slideshare.net/shawnetuma/lifecycle-responding-to-a-ransomware-attack-a-professional-breach-guides-perspective/shawnetuma/lifecycle-responding-to-a-ransomware-attack-a-professional-breach-guides-perspective Tell us what you think about it on LinkedIn here: https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18149138/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/000000/ https://www.slideshare.net/shawnetuma/lifecycle-responding-to-a-ransomware-attack-a-professional-breach-guides-perspective/shawnetuma/lifecycle-responding-to-a-ransomware-attack-a-professional-breach-guides-perspective

Shawn Tuma Included in “Raise the Cybersecurity Curtain – Cybersecurity Leaders Quotes”

I am deeply honored to have been included in Raise the Cybersecurity Curtain – Cybersecurity Leaders Quotes. Here is my quote from page 7 of the publication: There is no such thing as being “secure.” There are always vulnerabilities that could have been found or remediated. There are always more things that a business could …

We need more humility in cybersecurity

We need more humility in cybersecurity. Let me explain … I was scrolling through LinkedIn and came across a comment on a post about FireEye from my friend Raf Los that reminded me of this issue and a webinar I did with SecureWorld several months back. In the webinar, I was asked what is the …

The Art of Cybersecurity: How Sun Tzu Masterminded the FireEye / US Agencies / SolarWinds Cyberattacks

Sun Tzu taught that, when it comes to the art of cybersecurity, you must be wary of your business partners and other third parties. Why?Unless you are living under a rock, you should have heard that FireEye–perhaps the preeminent cybersecurity firm on the face of the planet–was the victim of a successful cyberattack. So were …