About When Bits Hit the Fan: The Tech Podcast for the Rest of Us
Feel inundated with new things every day? The tech world is constantly changing so let us do the grunt work to keep you up to speed. Learn more about how trending cyber-news will impact your business from our hosts, James Shuler and Taylor Littlejohn. Tune in and help your team harness the power of technology so you can get back to the things that matter: your business.
Brought to you by https://centretechnologies.com
S2:E5 Is Your Name Bing? 'Cause ChatGPT Brought You to Me
Hosts James Shuler, Taylor Littlejohn, and Producer Emily Kirk tackle the uncertainties surrounding the AI revolution. They'll discuss how it's evolved since our last episode, what that means for different industries, and how Centre is approaching the ChatGPT phenomenon internally. BONUS: Hear James's favorite ChatGPT pick up lines (spoiler alert, they're epic...ly horrible).
15 Feb 2023
S2:E4 Never Write Another Valentine, ChatGPT's Got You Covered
Artificial Intelligence takes center stage with the rise in talk about OpenAI's latest and greatest automated language tool: ChatGPT. Hosts James and Taylor tackle the pros and cons of this trend and we hear from Centre's Creative Writer, Emily Kirk, on the impact it may have on future generations. So big question time: Have you tried it yet?
27 Jan 2023
S2:E3 Contractor Botch: Defiling the FAA
Finally we have an update on the FAA's outage that occurred on Jan. 11. A contractor somehow "deleted files while working to correct synchronization between the live primary database and a backup database" (FAA NOTAM Statement). Hosts James Shuler and Taylor Littlejohn assess the situation and beg to ask the question: how on earth does this happen and what can we do to prevent it?
12 Jan 2023
S2:E2 (Not) Leaving on a Jet Plane
Just this past week the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) encountered a connection loss culminating in 3 hours of radio silence (pun intended). While the investigation is still ongoing, hosts James and Taylor dig into the facts we do have and apply them to the 4 requirements of IT security:
Clean Copy of Data
Proactive Threat Hunter
Visibility into Security Gaps
Incident Response Plan
12 Jan 2023
S2:E1 The "Rackspace Debacle"
Podcast hosts James Shuler and Taylor Littlejohn discuss the Rackspace breach that occurred in December of 2022. Tune in as they mull over the gritty details and ponder the age old question: are you protected from a data breach? If you answer is no, Centre Technologies can help!
23 Mar 2022
#12: Corporate Business Killers: "Acts of War" Clause
On this weeks episode, James and Taylor talk about the state of Cyber War, Biden's Cybersecurity Round Table, and SMBs relying on cyber insurance as their corporate lifeline.
LINKS
"It's Your Patriotic Duty" (https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/599118-biden-asks-top-ceos-to-invest-in-combating-potential-cyberattacks)
Cyber War - It's Closer (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-cyberattacks-us-energy-fbi-warning/)
Centre Technologies Blog (https://www.centretechnologies.com/) -- We're talking all the hottest topics here
Follow Us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/centre-technologies), Twitter (https://twitter.com/centretechs), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CentreTechnologies)
25 Feb 2022
#11. Shield Up for Cyber Warfare
In this episode, James and Sarah dig deeper into what a cyber war really means for the U.S. economy and how it could impact the SMB space. As Russia continues to attack Ukraine and launch cyber attacks on those who interfere, businesses have very little time to take action and shield against likely rippling cyber attacks.
1 Feb 2022
#10: Putin's Promises: Cyber War
In this episode, James and Taylor breakdown what the Russia/Ukraine conflict means to SMBs and what to look out for in the coming weeks. The deeper look on international conflict plays a direct role on SMBs when the consequence is cyber warfare. Is your business protected? What can you do in the coming weeks to make sure you are protected?
You should be paying attention to this story as it develops daily.
LINKS
$8 Gas Prices Looming with Russian Conflict (https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/Russian-invasion-could-trigger-8-gas-exposing-16811355.php)
Cyber War will Happen if Russia Invades Ukraine (https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/28/russia-cyber-army-ukraine-00003051)
Your Incident Response Plan CANNOT Wait (https://blog.centretechnologies.com/why-your-incident-response-plan-cant-wait-any-longer)
Special shoutout to this weeks sponsor eSentire (https://www.esentire.com/). eSentire is The Authority in Managed Detection and Response Services, protecting the critical data and applications of 1000+ organizations in 70+ countries from known and unknown cyber threats. Founded in 2001, the company’s mission is to hunt, investigate and stop cyber threats before they become business disrupting events.
17 Jan 2022
#9: The "Kronos" Issue
In this episode of When Bits Hit the Fan, James and Taylor breakdown #1 on their 4 things every business needs and the Kronos hack updates. With the mass increase in ransomware attacks, how do you know your data is clean? Can you ensure the bad actors aren't already there? Your vendors are at risk just as much as you are. Can you ensure a vendor breach doesn't effect your business?
4 Things Every Business Needs:
1. Clean Copy of Data
2. Proactive Threat Hunter
3. Visibility into Security Gaps
4. Incident Response Plan
SPONSORS
Special thanks to this weeks sponsor, Cohesity (https://www.cohesity.com/). Imagine combining the best values, people, and technology in the world to transform data management. That’s what we’ve done at Cohesity. Join us on our journey to simplify how organizations manage data to unlock tremendous value for their businesses.
21 Dec 2021
#8: Log4j Vulnerability... fake news?
The Log4j vulnerability has been blowing up this past week. James and Taylor break down why the news loves this story and if you should be worried. The team turned on the mic at Centre's holiday party to break down the latest bits that hit the fan.
LINKS
What is log4j? (https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/12/20/log4j-hack-vulnerability-java/)
16 Dec 2021
#7: CISO Anthony Leatherwood pt. 2
This is the second half of our episode with Anthony, CISO at Centre Technologies. Anthony is new to the role but not new to the industry. It was great to get some space inside his brain on what's to come in the cyber landscape. Enjoy!
10 Dec 2021
#6: All Things Cybersecurity Feat. Anthony Leatherwood
This week, James connected with Centre Technologies Chief Information and Security Officer in a two part series discussing Anthony's background, up and coming cyber threats and more in this exclusive episode.
12 Nov 2021
#5: Can we Trust the Government's Cybersecurity Practices?
SHORT: This weeks episode is short and to the point. It was mandated last week that the government needed to sure up the security of any known vulnerabilities.... from four years ago. James and Taylor dive into how the government hasn't fixed what has been known. And, are our security practices more protected than the government's?
LINKS
Biden Outlines Steps For Urgent Cyber Threats (https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/578987-biden-administration-officials-outline-steps-to-tackle-urgent-cyber)
7M Robinhood Users Affected (https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/robinhood-data-breach-is-bad-but-weve-seen-much-worse/)
28 Oct 2021
#4: Look out for Killware Costumes this Halloween
This week James and Taylor are talking about Gartners latest coined term "Killware". What is it? How is it changing our lives? What's the bigger picture for business owners?
LINKS
Alabama Hospital Rasomware Attack (//wsj.com/articles/ransomware-hackers-hospital-first-alleged-death-11633008116)
Gartners Blog on Killware (https://blogs.gartner.com/wam-voster/2021/07/21/the-emergence-of-killware-the-lethal-malware/)
Super Bowl Water Treatment incident - Killware (https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/dhs-secretary-killware-malware-designed-to-do-real-world-harm-poised-to-be-worlds-next-breakout-cybersecurity-threat/)
25 Oct 2021
#3: The First Ransomware Death?
What's hit the fan this week? The evolution of ransomware.
Facebook, Instagram, and cellular companies all getting hit with ransomware. The first ransomware death?? Where is ransomware going and to what lengths should critical infrastructure be prepared? We are talking about it all in this weeks episode!
LINKS
Alabama Hospital Hit with Ransomware Attack Puts Baby in Distress (https://www.wsj.com/articles/ransomware-hackers-hospital-first-alleged-death-11633008116)
Facebook Outage Effects Millions (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/04/technology/facebook-down.html)
20 Oct 2021
#2: Who is responsible for cybersecurity?
On this weeks episode, we dive into who is ultimately responsible for the IT and cybersecurity. Spoiler, we think it's a shared responsibility. The IT Manager's role is changing and we are digging into who should be help accountable for it all.
LINKS
Azure Vulnerability (https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/27/22644161/microsoft-azure-database-vulnerabilty-chaosdb)
Coinbase hacker stole from at least 6k Customers (https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/coinbase-says-hackers-stole-cryptocurrency-least-6000-customers-2021-10-01/)
28 Sept 2021
#1: How NIST/CISA Are Auditing Private Businesses
First episode of the podcast! We're talking about the latest add on to the White House Cybersecurity Memorandum which sparked our curiosity. CISA and NIST created performance goals (https://www.hstoday.us/federal-pages/dhs/cisa-nist-issue-critical-infrastructure-control-systems-cybersecurity-performance-goals/) on how they are following through with audits on private businesses.
Cybersecurity has blown up in the news and the government is stepping in as they deemed certain industries critical to the US economy. Just two weeks ago we hosted an event that the government was going to walk the talk, it's just a matter of time. Well, here we are. The government has deemed these critical and will be audited to maintain cybersecurity best practices.
Bottom line, the government is wedging their way into private businesses. If today you don't have any preventative measures in place, you should be worried. Some resources we recommend reading:
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Webinar with Lotus Midstream (https://youtu.be/ZIX-ksp6Vl4)
Important Factors in Implementing MFA (https://blog.centretechnologies.com/implementing-multi-factor-authentication-security)
Homeland Security's Directives for Oil and Gas Industry (https://blog.centretechnologies.com/homeland-security-cyber-security-requirements)
How to Lower Your Cyber Insurance Rates (https://blog.centretechnologies.com/reducing-cyber-insurance-costs)
21 Sept 2021
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