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Daily Briefing 9.23.16

Yahoo! discloses data breach affecting 500 million. Congressional Democrats warn Russia's Putin against trying to influence US elections. Shadow Brokers' inquiry focused on inadvertent exposure of hacking tools. DDoS takes down Krebs.

Today's Daily Briefing made possible by the generous support of CyberMaryland 2016.

Daily Podcast 9.23.16

Raum malware installation tool offered to criminals on a pay-per-install basis. NATO phishbait hooks German political parties. Industry notes.

Today's Daily Podcast made possible by the generous support of Recorded Future, and Women in Cyber Security.

Event Coverage

3rd Annual Senior Executive Cyber Security Conference

September 21, 2016 Baltimore, MD, USA

Cyber Security has become a pivotal topic for executives from every industry. We hear of new breaches every month, leaving many executives wondering 'Am I doing enough to protect my organization’s data?' Join us for the 3rd Annual Senior Executive Cyber Security Conference, hosted by COMPASS Cyber Security and Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute, to discuss the current cyber security landscape and how organizations can work to reduce their risk of a breach. Read more

Featured Interview

Malcolm Harkins

Chief Security and Trust Officer, Cylance

September 8, 2016 — Malcolm Harkins is the Chief Security and Trust Officer at Cylance Inc. In this role he is responsible for enabling business growth through trusted infrastructure, systems, and business processes. Harkins is also responsible for all aspects of information risk and security, security and privacy policy, and for peer outreach activities to drive improvement across the world in the understanding of cyber risks and best practices to manage and mitigate those risks. Hear more.

Featured Coverage

Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference

September 19-21, 2016 — National Harbor, MD, USA

The Air Force Association's annual meeting has a name that emphasizes the importance of the cyber domain in Air Force strategic, operational, and tactical thinking. Read more

Special Edition

Fundraising and Cyber Startups

Whether your bootstrapping your business on your own, borrowing from friends and family or going for your series A venture capital round, raising capital is something most business owners have to deal with, sooner or later. We spoke with experienced business leaders in cyber security to find out what they did to fund their companies, lessons they learned, and what advice they’d give. Listen here.

This Special Edition made possible by the generous support of Cylance.