S3 Episode 7: Raj Samani from Rapid7 on Cybersecurity risks

We know that cybersecurity presents a huge risk to us both personally and professionally, but what can we do to stay safe? To answer this question I spoke with cybersecurity expert Raj Samani, who at the time of recording was Chief Scientist at McAfee, and is now at Rapid7 on the Actionable Futurist Podcast®.

As an international cybercrime expert, Raj has assisted multiple law enforcement agencies in cybercrime cases, and is a special advisor to the European Cybercrime Centre and is on the advisory councils for Infosecurity Europe and Infosecurity Magazine.

Cybersecurity threats now have the potential to completely cripple companies and complete supply chains and my discussion with Raj is accessible to audiences of all types, and contains advice for a board of directors, right down to students considering their career options.

In this wide-ranging discussion, we covered topics including:

• Cybercrime in a pandemic world
• How cybercrime has evolved
• How supply chains are now a target
• The Log4j vulnerability and what it means
• Are boards taking cyber threats seriously?
• Making the board uncomfortable about the risks
• Contextualising why cybersecurity matters
• Can AI help fight cybercrime?
• Actionable advice to keep safe
• How much security do you need?
• The industries most at risk
• Nation-states running social media campaigns
• What the FireEye acquisition means for McAfee 
• Criminals now have R&D departments
• IoT and APIs as the next threat areas?
• Children's toys are getting hacked
• Putting security at the heart of design
• Bletchley Park's role in cybersecurity
• The hot roles in cybersecurity
• Top 3 cybersecurity trends
• Do companies need a dedicated Chief Security Officer?
• 3 things to do today to stay safe

Raj provides us with actionable and practical advice on what to do this week to reduce your exposure.

Make 2022 the year you lean forward and take cybersecurity seriously.

More on Raj

LinkedIn
Twitter
McAfee Enterprise
Raj's Blogs

Resources mentioned on the show

Have I Been Pwned? website
Speakers for Schools website
NoMoreRansom.org
The Cuckoo's Egg book
Applied Cyber Security and the Smart Grid book
Dave Grohl Biography
Bletchley Park

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