The Risk Roundtable EP 34: Awareness Month Alphabet Soup, Upcoming Festivities, and a Spicy Debate

On the latest episode of the Risk Roundtable, Andy leads Dave and Jen through a discussion of the various awareness campaigns and how these efforts do a great job of providing resources and materials for all organizations, big and small. Focusing first on Cybersecurity Awareness Month that is ongoing in the month of October, Jen talked through the messaging, the themes (See Yourself in Cyber) and the importance of each of us doing our part. Later in the podcast, Dave shared his thoughts on National Insider Threat Awareness Month that concluded in September and the theme of Critical Thinking for Digital Space and how everyone can do their part. The team also talked about security preparedness for the upcoming holidays. Andy capitalized on the discussion to talk about security awareness and mindfulness to appreciate, regardless of who you are and what your beliefs are. To cap off the episode, Andy took the roundtable through his three questions to include the always spicy debates on pumpkin pie and pumpkin flavored drinks.

Microsoft Exchange links:

• https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2022/09/30/analyzing-attacks-using-the-exchange-vulnerabilities-cve-2022-41040-and-cve-2022-41082/
• https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/10/03/ms-exchange-cve-2022-41040-cve-2022-41082/
• https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2022-41040-and-cve-2022-41082-proxyshell-variant-exploited-in-the-wild
• https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Exchange+Server+0Day+Actively+Exploited/29106

Additional links include:

• Rob Joyce Cybersecurity Awareness Month Tweet: https://twitter.com/nsa_csdirector/status/1576879730006974464?s=21&t=i5SFfoTH_fMVxFbhMl1I2A
• Catalin Cimpanu Cybersecurity Awareness Month Tweet: https://twitter.com/campuscodi/status/1573485751278379018?s=21&t=i5SFfoTH_fMVxFbhMl1I2A
• Podcast link – https://gate15.global/the-gate-15-interview-cybersecurity-awareness-month-2022-with[…]ac-plus-background-shout-outs-favorite-movies-tigers-and-more/
• Be A Cybersecurity Awareness Month Champion- https://staysafeonline.org/programs/cybersecurity-champion/
• NCTC indicators – https://www.dni.gov/index.php/nctc-newsroom/nctc-resources/item/2272-u-s-violent-extremist-mobilization-indicators-2021
• G15 resources IT - https://gate15.global/resources/insider-threat/
• Jen Lyn Walker Tweet - https://twitter.com/gate15_jen/status/1576978983064780804?s=21&t=i5SFfoTH_fMVxFbhMl1I2A
• Major in the United States Army and a Maryland Doctor Facing Federal Indictment for Allegedly Providing Confidential Health Information to a Purported Russian Representative to Assist Russia Related to the Conflict In Ukraine https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/major-united-states-army-and-maryland-doctor-facing-federal-indictment-allegedly
• Honolulu Man Pleads Guilty to Sabotaging Former Employer’s Computer Network - https://www.justice.gov/usao-hi/pr/honolulu-man-pleads-guilty-sabotaging-former-employer-s-computer-network