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 144 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager are joined by Carlos Kizzee, Senior Vice President of Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®) at the Center for Internet Security®(CIS®). Together, they discuss how the MS-ISAC’s new funding model helps to carry on the character and culture of this collaborative cyber defense community. Here are some highlights from our episode:
- 01:11. The unique mission, history, and value of building community at the MS-ISAC
- 05:36. A new fee-based model to preserve services and support amid federal funding changes
- 07:08. Service continuity as a commitment to U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial entities
- 09:45. Initial feedback and considerations heard at the 2025 ISAC Annual Meeting
- 11:40. The new membership funding model and how it preserves SLTT collaboration
- 15:25. A cost-effective approach to securing the “cyber-underserved”
- 19:31. The range of U.S. SLTT government organizations who can enroll as members now
- 21:59. The illusion of “free” in helping U.S. SLTTs to strengthen their cyber defenses
- 22:55. Why U.S. SLTTs need to enroll in paid MS-ISAC membership before October 1, 2025
- 28:03. Scale as the key to making MS-ISAC activities as cost-effective as possible
- 30:05. The essential need for U.S. SLTT government organizations to invest in the MS-ISAC
Resources
- Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center®
- Episode 142: SLTTs and Their Nuanced Cybersecurity Needs
- Episode 137: National Cybersecurity Through SLTT Resilience
- ISAC Annual Meeting
- MS-ISAC Membership Resources
- Become an MS-ISAC Member
- Episode 30: Solving Cybersecurity at Scale with Nonprofits
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