DtSR Episode 129 - NewsCast for February 9th, 2015

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Topics covered

• Massive breach at American Health Insurer Anthem - from the "haven't we done this once before?" department as Queen - Another One Bites the Dust plays in the background
  • https://gigaom.com/2015/02/05/oops-another-big-data-breach-this-time-at-anthem/
  • http://money.cnn.com/2015/02/05/investing/anthem-hack-stocks/index.html?sr=twmoney020615anthemwallst0600story
  • (Obligatory OMG China! hype link) http://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/02/china-to-blame-in-anthem-hack/
• Hackers target brokers, financial advisors -- SEC "does something"
  • http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/231649-hackers-targeting-brokerages-and-financial-advisers
  • SEC weighs cybersecurity disclosure rules (why SEC?) - http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/229431-sec-weighs-cybersecurity-disclosure-rules
• A promising new technology which detects hacks in - milliseconds? -but what's the use-case?
  • http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-03/new-technology-detects-hacks-in-milliseconds
• Google launches vulnerability research grants program - because bug bounties just aren't enough
  • http://www.scmagazine.com/google-launches-vulnerability-research-grants-program/article/395694/
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (the company that was so thoroughly hacked) CEO Amy Pascal is out! But is this proof of anything, for security? Ask Michael...
  • http://www.csoonline.com/article/2880600/security-leadership/the-conversation-security-leaders-need-to-have-about-amy-pascal-s-departure.html

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