Jane Lo, Singapore Correspondent speaks with Ms Lynette TAN, Chief Executive. Singapore Space and Technology Limited (SSTL). As Chief Executive and Board Member of SSTL, Lynette develops the organisation’s industry initiatives, leads its startup accelerator programmes and drives its consulting business, identifying opportunities for government organisations, companies and individuals to make critical decisions in the growing Asian space industry. In addition to running SSTL’s very own space accelerator programme for tech startups, she is also the managing Partner of Project Cyclotron, an exclusive programme with the Singapore government that assists early stage, deep tech, space start-ups. She is a Karman Fellow, an international award given to individuals whose achievements in space are outstanding. She is also an advisor to German space start up, MyelinS. Lynette is active in promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics interest amongst youths and women. For her efforts and accomplishments, she received the Lancôme Visionary Award in 2018 and was recently recognised for her “Outstanding Contributions to the Science & Technology Industry” by a leading women’s publication. She was also recognised as a Trailblazer on the inaugural “Singapore 100 Women in Tech List” in 2020 for her outstanding efforts to put Singapore on the map of the space industry and for being a pioneer in the region’s space sector. In this podcast, Lynette shares the highlights of the space sector and the latest news, and Singapore’s role in developing the ecosystem. With the rich space heritage across the world, she stresses the importance of connecting the “best and the brightest”, the “movers, shakers, ideas and people who are going to get the job done”, to push the space technology frontier and better lives. As the sector is expected to continue its steady growth in the coming years, Lynette discusses the focus on accelerating innovations and cultivating the talent pipeline in order to realise the sector’s ambitions. Lynette also provides updates on recent partnerships, including Project Cyclotron - a Cap Vista and SSTL’s joint venture-building program for space and deep tech companies, and the GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) collaboration between SSTL and ST Engineering. Recorded: Friday 23rd July 2021 / 7.15am (Singapore Time)  

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Episode 274 - Space Sector in Asia: A perspective from a pioneering Asian space organization

We speak with Kshira Saagar, Chief Data Officer of Latitude Financial Services about what is Data Literacy and why it is important. Kshira has been consecutively recognised among the Top 10 Analytics Leaders in Australia, for 2019, 2020 and 2021. He is focused on helping key decision-makers and CxOs make smarter decisions using data, and strongly believes that every organisation can become truly data-driven. This is an insightful interview about how Data is the New Oil and moves into touching on ethics, privacy and managing AI capabilities. For the MySec.TV version visit https://mysecuritymarketplace.com/av-media/importance-of-data-literacy-insights-of-a-chief-data-officer/ #mysecuritytv #datascience #dataliteracy #chiefdataofficer #CDO #AI #ML #privacy

Episode 273 - Importance of Data Literacy - Insights of a Chief Data Officer

We speak with Rob Nobilo, Regional Sales Director with Virsec Virsec is a San Jose, USA based company which provides an application-aware workload protection platform. Virsec is gearing up for rapid growth in the ANZ region with Rob recently joining the team. Nobilo brings years of in-depth experience as a former Sales Director at Palo Alto Networks, looking after enterprise accounts in BFSI, retail, healthcare, utilities and mining. Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, Nobilo spent five years at Dimension Data (now NTT) in various roles including Security Practice Manager and National Business Manager of Managed Security Services. “Virsec is gearing up for rapid growth in the ANZ region and I am keen to continue building the team over the coming year. The cybersecurity market in ANZ is worth around A$5bn and we will keep expanding at an annual rate of 18% till 2026,” said Nobilo. Read more https://australiancybersecuritymagazine.com.au/virsec-announces-expansion-into-the-anz-market-with-new-appointments/ Watch the Video version - https://mysecuritymarketplace.com/av-media/virsec-enters-anz-cybersecurity-market/ #mysecuritytv #cybersecurity #virsec #appsec #workloadprotection 

Episode 272 - Virsec enters ANZ Cybersecurity Market

We speak with Phil Rodrigues, Head of Security, APJ Commercial at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Following the Federal Government’s announcement that it is investing more than $8 million in improving the skills and availability of cyber security professionals, we look at AWS and ADAPT research that found 92% of Australian and New Zealand CISO’s report the pandemic has increased the need for security and awareness training within their organisation. Further, 44% reported the depth of their in-house security skills is good but could be better, with an additional 39% reporting in-house skills are ‘poor’ or ‘OK’." Recorded Live on MySec.TV - episode available https://mysecuritymarketplace.com/av-media/cybersecurity-professionals-australia-invests-8-million-on-skills-and-availability/ Apologies for a network outage during the session. #cybersecurity #AWS #cyberskills #securityawareness #mysecuritytv

Episode 271 - Cybersecurity professionals - Australia invests $8 million on skills and availability

Alexis Dorais-Joncas started his career in cybersecurity in 2010, when he was hired by ESET as a malware researcher. In 2015, Alexis was appointed head of ESET’s R&D branch office located in Montreal, where he and his team focus on cutting edge malware research, network security and targeted attack tracking. Their goal is to shed light on the latest trends and developments in the malware ecosystem and implement efficient and innovative countermeasures to allow ESET customers to be safe online. Alexis is an established speaker on current cyberthreats, having spoken in front of both very technically literate audiences at events such as Bluehat and M3AAWG, and in higher level settings such as RightsCon, SERENE-RISC workshops and GoSec. He has been quoted in several security and technical media such as Wired, ITWorldCanada, DarkReading and Ars Technica, with broadcast appearances on Radio-Canada and Sky News in the UK. In this podcast with Jane Lo, Singapore Correspondent, Alexis takes the audience behind the scenes of real cybercrime investigations ESET has been involved in. By going over success stories such as the Andromeda and Operation Windigo busts that brought down multi-million dollar criminal networks, Alexis helps shed some light on how private security companies partnerships with law enforcement agencies work. With an excess of 350,000 new malware files observed each day, Alexis explains that one of the first steps is turning these into unique and actionable insights, using a combination of automated unpacking and decryption tools and in-depth analysis. In sharing such threat information with law enforcement agencies, he highlights the integral role of trust, including the importance of following protocols where customers’ data are involved, and exercising caution to avoid “tipping off”. While waiting for the “right moment to strike”, Alexis points to another important role that the private sector plays. To help the law enforcement arrest the cyber criminals and build the case for indictment and prosecution, Alexis shares how his team provides comprehensive training to the law enforcement agencies. Alexis also discusses how the work behind Andromeda and Operation Windigo busts took up to 4 years, and how identification of victims through “sinkholing” forms part of the take down efforts. As these two cases illustrate, with the right private-public partnerships and collaborations, Alexis stresses while cybercrime may be borderless, cyber criminals are not immune from prosecution. Recorded: 18th June 2021, 7am Singapore/  [-1 day] 7pm Montreal  

Episode 270 - Working in partnership with law enforcement - ESET cybercrime investigations

We speak with Dr John Coyne, Head of Strategic Policing and Law Enforcement at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. A cyber sting three years in the making culminated last week when the Australian Federal Police (AFP) executed hundreds of search warrants in Australia-wide raids. Dubbed Operation Ironside, the AFP joined the FBI to harness an encrypted app called ANoM and feed it into underworld circles worldwide. Since 2018, the AFP has been reading the presumed secure ANoM messages that resulted in Monday’s raids. With state police agencies, the AFP arrested 224 people on 526 charges. Simultaneous raids occurred around the world. We discuss what may be the implications of such an operation – not just on organised crime but also on the future of policing and trust in encryption capabilities. Further reading: https://australiancybersecuritymagazine.com.au/operation-ironside-sees-police-raids-worldwide/ Thanks for tuning in and stay tuned for more… #MySecurityTV #Police #Policing #Ironside #AFP #Encryption MySec.TV version is available here https://mysecuritymarketplace.com/av-media/police-operation-ironside-what-are-the-implications/ 

Episode 269 - Police Operation Ironside – What Are The Implications?

Jane Lo, Singapore Correspndent interviews Professor Dr. Christian Doerr, Professor of Cyber Security and Enterprise Security, Director of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Lab, Hasso Plattner Institute (Potsdam, Germany). Professor Dr. Christian Doerr, is the Professor of Cyber Security and Enterprise Security, and Director of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Lab, Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, Germany. He works in the broad area of network security and critical infrastructure protection, with a research focus on designing resilient network systems, localizing and estimating current threats through real-time situational awareness in networks as well as conducting threat intelligence on adversaries.   While most of his work focuses on technology, he also integrates socio-technical aspects of cyber security in his research. Professor Doerr  received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Cognitive Science from the University of Colorado, USA. In this podcast, Professor Doerr discussed the investigation by his team into the emerging role of Bitcoin in powering advance malware, and shared insights into threat actors’ use of Bitcoin blockchain to signal the locations of the Command and Control (C&C) Infrastructure. He highlighted key developments of the C&C evolution in the cat-and-mouse game between the cyber defenders and the threat actors. With attractive characteristics such as immutability, open-access, and high adoption rates, he pointed out how blockchain holds certain advantages over existing designs for threat actors. While the research team was able to execute a temporary take-over of the infrastructure that cost the adversaries approximately $2 million, the threat actors, however, were able to adapt quickly and resume their malicious activities. As detection of covert communication patterns in a blockchain is still in its infancy, Prof Doerr predicted that threat actors will increasingly blend their malicious activities with normal services using the blockchain infrastructure.  Faced with such a scenario, he advised cyber defenders to bolster basic mitigation measures,  including addressing the weakest link by raising user awareness. Recorded 26th May 2021 Singapore 5.15pm/ Germany 11.15am. Professor Doerr spoke at BlackHat Asia 2021 - MySecurity Media were media partners to the event.  

Episode 268 - The Emerging Role of Bitcoin in Spreading Malware

WordPress set to grow to $636 billion this year, fiercely competing with eCommerce. Today we’re interviewing WP Engine’s Country Manager, ANZ, Mark Randall and Senior Engineer and self-described “WordPress Evangelist” Ricky Blacker. WP Engine, the #1 managed WordPress platform in the world, is launching the world’s first WordPress economy study in partnership with the University of London and Vanson Bourne. The WordPress Economy report reveals WordPress is a multi-billion-dollar industry now valued at $597 billion, compared to AI at $327 billion and eCommerce at $618 billion. Listen to the previous interview with WP Engine – https://australiancybersecuritymagazine.com.au/wp-engine-the-future-of-websites-fake-news-dark-data/ #mysecuritytv #wordpress #wpengine Recorded on MySec.TV Live - June 8, 2021

Episode 267 - The WordPress Economy – Set to grow to $636 billion this year

Interview with Mary Jo Schrade, Assistant General Counsel and Regional Lead for Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) Asia. Disrupting one of the world’s most dangerous malware - Trickbot Mary Jo Schrade is an Assistant General Counsel and Regional Lead for Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) Asia and is based at Microsoft’s Cyber Security Center in Singapore. She oversees the initiatives, programs and strategies related to Microsoft Asia’s efforts to prevent or disrupt organized cybercrime and online tech support scams through public-private partnerships, coordinated enforcement, and customer engagements relating to cyber security and Microsoft's digital trust commitment to its customers. In this podcast, Mary Jo gave highlights of Microsoft’s legal action in October 2020 to disrupt Trickbot, one of the world’s most pervasive malware families which was behind attacks launched by ransomware groups such as Ryuk. Representing one of the rare cases where the disruption was coordinated by private sector organisations, this involved extensive partnerships around the world with other organisations, including FS-ISAC (financial services information sharing and analysis center), ISPs, and other cybersecurity companies. She also shared some of the key factors and decisions behind the legal strategy, and learning lessons for cyber defenders. For smaller and medium sized organisations in Asia, she stressed that the effectiveness of protective measures, such as multi-factor authentication, cannot be underestimated. Recorded 28th May 2021, Singapore 9am.  

Episode 266 - Disrupting Dangerous Malware - Microsoft’s legal action to disrupt Trickbot

We speak with Evan Davidson, Vice-President, Asia Pacific & Japan and Kelvin Wee, Director for Security Engineering, APJ for SentinelOne and discuss how AI-driven innovations are disrupting the Top Right Quadrant for Endpoint Protection. We also discuss what the Mitre Att&ck evaluation is, their methodology and why it has become one of the best sources for CISOs to choose their cybersecurity solutions. SentinelOne scored 100% for visibility in the evaluation and we cover the critical importance visibility has in providing extended detection and response capability. Linked to the Mitre Att&ck evaluation is available via https://attackevals.mitre-engenuity.org/enterprise/participants/sentinelone/?adversary=carbanak_fin7 Recorded courtesy of SentinelOne, 27 May 2021 - MySec.TV version is available here.

Episode 265 - Endpoint of Singularity - SentinelOne disrupting the Top Right Quadrant for Endpoint Protection

We speak with ISACA on their recent annual research report, The State of Cybersecurity. We're joined by Jenai Marinkovic, vCTO/CISO at Tiro Security and advisory board member at Beyond, and member of ISACA’s Emerging Trends Working Group and Jonathan Brandt, ISACA Information Security Professional Practices Lead. State of Cybersecurity 2021, Part 1: Global Update on Workforce Efforts, Resources and Budgets reports the results of the annual ISACA global State of Cybersecurity Survey, conducted in the fourth quarter of 2020. The report (www.isaca.org/state-of-cybersecurity-2021) focuses on the current trends in cybersecurity workforce development, staffing and cybersecurity budgets. The issue of cybersecurity workforce deficiencies remains unresolved, despite years of reporting on this problem from numerous resources. Streamed May 28, 2021. Thanks for tuning in and stay tuned for more... #MySecurityTV #ISACA #Cybersecurity #cyberskills

Episode 264 - State of Cybersecurity 2021: Global Update on Workforce Efforts, Resources and Budgets

We speak with ISACA on their recent annual research report, The State of Cybersecurity. We're joined by Jenai Marinkovic, vCTO/CISO at Tiro Security and advisory board member at Beyond, and member of ISACA’s Emerging Trends Working Group and Jonathan Brandt, ISACA Information Security Professional Practices Lead. State of Cybersecurity 2021, Part 1: Global Update on Workforce Efforts, Resources and Budgets reports the results of the annual ISACA global State of Cybersecurity Survey, conducted in the fourth quarter of 2020. The report (www.isaca.org/state-of-cybersecurity-2021) focuses on the current trends in cybersecurity workforce development, staffing and cybersecurity budgets. The issue of cybersecurity workforce deficiencies remains unresolved, despite years of reporting on this problem from numerous resources. Streamed May 28, 2021. Video version is available at https://youtu.be/ykzwD2CB0Jc Thanks for tuning in and stay tuned for more... #MySecurityTV #ISACA #Cybersecurity #cyberskills

In this interview we speak with Tim Jones, Managing Director and Stefan Prandl, Chief Technology Officer of Hyprfire. Hyprfire is an Australian cybersecurity start-up which has innovated the application of Power Law Statistical Distributions and Behavioural Analytics to achieve effective, real-time network anomaly detection. Get a copy of the Firebug Whitepaper here www.hyprfire.com/whitepaper #cybersecurity #networkdetection #IDS To view the MySec.TV interview - visit https://youtu.be/JEg8z0ndtWI

Episode 263 - Introducing Hyprfire and the Firebug Intrusion Detection System

Interview by Jane Lo, Singapore Correspondent with Dr. Herbert Lin, Senior research scholar, Cyber Policy and Security, Center for International Security and Cooperation; Hank J. Holland Fellow, Cyber Policy and Security, Hoover Institution; and Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science. In addition to his positions at Stanford University, Dr. Lin is Chief Scientist, Emeritus for the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies, where he served from 1990 through 2014 as study director of major projects on public policy and information technology, and Adjunct Senior Research Scholar and Senior Fellow in Cybersecurity (not in residence) at the Saltzman Institute for War and Peace Studies in the School for International and Public Affairs at Columbia University; and a member of the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. He served on President Obama’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. Prior to his NRC service, he was a professional staff member and staff scientist for the House Armed Services Committee (1986-1990), where his portfolio included defense policy and arms control issues. He received his doctorate in physics from MIT. Dr. Lin’s research interests relate broadly to policy-related dimensions of cybersecurity and cyberspace, and he is particularly interested in and knowledgeable about the use of offensive operations in cyberspace, especially as instruments of national policy. Avocationally, Dr. Lin is a long-time folk and swing dancer and a poor magician. Apart from his work on cyberspace and cybersecurity, he is published in cognitive science, science education, biophysics, and arms control and defense policy. He also consults on K-12 math and science education. In this podcast, Dr Lin discussed cyber influence and the modern phenomenon of misinformation, offering historical perspectives and insights into how technological tools are leveraged in today’s misinformation campaigns. He emphasised the key differences between cyber operations and cyber enabled information operations, where the former (e.g. ransomware) targets computer systems, the latter (misinformation) targets our hearts and minds.  Giving examples observed in the U.S., he noted challenges with implementing effective mitigation measures against misinformation whilst preserving the free flow of ideas. He also addressed some commonly asked questions for deploying misinformation and information warfare as a psychological operation from a national security perspective. With non-stop advances in technology and no-shortage of opportunities to sow misinformation, Dr. Lin also shared his thoughts on the evolution of the threat landscape.  

Episode 262 - Cyber Influence and Misinformation – a growing threat in Cyber Space

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