Spooky Cyber Threats

In Episode 5, Andrew and Kevin with Firewalls.com are in a Halloween mood and discuss the scary world of cyber threats in a roundtable with FortiGuard Labs’ Douglas Santos and SonicWall’s Daniel Kremers. Douglas and Dan discuss some of the most frightening hazards out there today, including zero-day exploits, fileless malware, phishing, ransomware, botnets, and much more. It’s not all scares though, as they also offer solutions to help you and the forces of good successfully fight off these cyber demons Learn more about threat monitoring from FortiGuard Labs at www.fortiguard.com and from SonicWall’s Capture Labs at www.sonicwall.com/lp/capture-labs.And get educated on the latest terminology with Firewalls.com’s Cyber Threat Dictionary at www.firewalls.com/blog/threat-dictionary.Our cyber security headlines discussed on the episode include:Cyberattacks now cost small companies $200,000 on average, putting many out of businesshttps://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/13/cyberattacks-cost-small-companies-200k-putting-many-out-of-business.htmlWhat we continue to get wrong about cybersecurityhttps://www.fifthdomain.com/opinion/2019/10/14/what-we-continue-to-get-wrong-about-cybersecurity/Most Americans Fail Cybersecurity Quizhttps://threatpost.com/americans-fail-cybersecurity-quiz/149041/Network Engineer Alan stops by for our Engineer’s Minute with a couple of quick and easy tips to better protect your network against online hazards. Learn more about the Professional Services offered by our Certified Experts: https://www.firewalls.com/servicesSubmit a question for a future Engineer’s Minute, a suggested episode topic, or any other feedback you may have to [email protected]. Remember, new episodes will be released every other Wednesday, so subscribe/follow to ensure you get the latest first - and please rate and review.Thanks for listening!