What Matters in Cyber is a weekly look at the cybersecurity stories that deserve your attention.Hosted by cybersecurity and technology leader Steve Hill, each episode examines significant attacks, emerging threats, new security technologies, vendor developments, regulatory changes, and the growing influence of artificial intelligence.The goal is not to repeat every headline. It is to explain what happened, why it matters, and what security professionals, technology leaders, and businesses should consider doing next.New episodes every Monday.
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Patch Fast. Think Faster.Finding a security weakness is only useful if you can do something about it.This week, Steve breaks down PHP2Shell, the critical PHP vulnerabilities that triggered an emergency patching response, and separates demonstrated risks from the more dramatic headlines.Also covered: the eMud…
Episode details and show notes →Some of the most serious cyber risks can enter through systems, suppliers and processes you do not directly control.This week, Steve looks at the ConnectWise Cloud Backup incident affecting Microsoft 365 environments, altered Ledger hardware wallets, North Korean remote IT workers using laptop farms and comm…
Episode details and show notes →This week, cyberattacks are moving faster, but many defensive processes are still stuck waiting for maintenance windows, approvals and someone to confirm that a patch was actually installed.Steve examines the FBI breach reportedly linked to an unpatched third party system, the FortiBleed campaign targeting e…
Episode details and show notes →Trust sits at the center of almost every cybersecurity decision. We trust vendors, platforms, accounts, software updates and increasingly, AI agents. But what happens when that trust is misplaced or quietly exploited?In this week’s episode of What Matters in Cyber, Steve follows up on the Kiteworks security …
Episode details and show notes →What happens when waiting becomes the biggest cybersecurity risk?In this week’s episode of What Matters in Cyber, Steve examines the decisions organizations make when threats are developing, information is incomplete and the consequences of getting it wrong can be significant.We look at Kiteworks’ unusual de…
Episode details and show notes →Who has access to your business through the apps and services you trust?In the first full episode of What Matters in Cyber, Steve looks at how a stolen third party app key exposed customer information, what Boston Scientific’s cyber incident reveals about operational disruption, and why CISA is changing how …
Episode details and show notes →Welcome to What Matters in Cyber. I’m Steve, and in this short introduction, I share why I started the podcast and what you can expect each week.We’ll look beyond the headlines at cyberattacks, emerging threats, new technology, and changes across the industry. I’ll explain what happened, why it matters, and …
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