Cybersecurity Where You Are (audio)

Cybersecurity Where You Are (audio)
Podcast Description
Welcome to audio version of “Cybersecurity Where You Are,” the podcast of the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Cybersecurity affects us all — whether we’re online at home, managing a company, supporting clients, or running a state or local government. Join us on Wednesdays as Sean Atkinson, CISO at CIS, and Tony Sager, SVP & Chief Evangelist at CIS, discuss trends and threats, explore security best practices, and interview experts in the industry. Together, we’ll clarify these issues, creating confidence in the connected world. Subscribe to the video version of our podcast here: https://fast.wistia.net/embed/channel/0l9fss300m?wchannelid=0l9fss300m.
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The podcast addresses critical cybersecurity themes such as financial fraud involving cryptocurrency, operational playbooks for security, and the importance of workplace culture. Recent episodes include discussions on how cryptocurrency is exploited for fraud, the fundamentals of malware takedown operations, and insights on post-quantum cryptography, aiming to educate professionals on emerging trends and best practices within the cybersecurity space.

Welcome to audio version of “Cybersecurity Where You Are,” the podcast of the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Cybersecurity affects us all — whether we’re online at home, managing a company, supporting clients, or running a state or local government. Join us on Wednesdays as Sean Atkinson, CISO at CIS, and Tony Sager, SVP & Chief Evangelist at CIS, discuss trends and threats, explore security best practices, and interview experts in the industry. Together, we’ll clarify these issues, creating confidence in the connected world. Subscribe to the video version of our podcast here: https://fast.wistia.net/embed/channel/0l9fss300m?wchannelid=0l9fss300m.
In episode 151 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager conclude their mid-year review of 12 Center for Internet Security® (CIS®) experts’ cybersecurity predictions for 2025. Here are some highlights from our episode:
- 01:12. The importance of consolidating security operations and using what already exists
- 03:18. The promise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in relieving grunt work
- 08:26. The great responsibility and burden of integrating GenAI into business operations
- 10:53. How control and inspection generate trust in systems
- 17:57. Post-quantum cryptography, IoT in edge computing, and GenAI’s sociopolitical risks
- 30:21. The need for a more holistic understanding of compliance
- 33:34. Why zero trust doesn’t mean “no trust”
- 36:56. The need for AI as an element of critical security control
- 41:33. The dynamic challenge of protecting all assets with varying levels of security
Resources
- 12 CIS Experts’ Cybersecurity Predictions for 2025
- Episode 145: 2025 Cybersecurity Predictions H2 Review — Pt 1
- Episode 135: Five Lightning Chats at RSAC Conference 2025
- Establishing Essential Cyber Hygiene
- Episode 95: AI Augmentation and Its Impact on Cyber Defense
- Guide to Asset Classes: CIS Critical Security Controls v8.1
- An Examination of How Cyber Threat Actors Can Leverage Generative AI Platforms
- An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- Episode 120: How Contextual Awareness Drives AI Governance
- Episode 118: Preparing for Post-Quantum Cryptography
- Episode 63: Building Capability and Integration with SBOMs
- Episode 99: How Cyber-Informed Engineering Builds Resilience
- Mapping and Compliance with the CIS Controls
- Mapping and Compliance with the CIS Benchmarks
- CIS Community Defense Model 2.0
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