The Cyber Resilience Advantage Vol 10.

Welcome to the February edition of The Cyber Resilience Advantage, Vol 10! Today, we are sharing the 9th Newsletter in this series since its inception in Q1, 2023, and are excited to thank the 5,841 Subscribers who have decided to walk our journey with us - we could NOT do this without all of you!

In this month's Newsletter, I'll share all of the incredible content we’ve been creating for you recently including the most recent episodes of our podcasts, The Cyber Risk Management Podcast, which is a?podcast?hosted by veteran cybersecurity professionals, for business leaders to learn what it takes to turn your Cyber Risks into Business opportunities; the Your Cyber Path Podcast, a?podcast?hosted by experienced cybersecurity hiring managers and designed to make you?irresistible?to hiring managers; insights I share through my Inflection Point and YCP Mentor Notes, updates on our partnership with SecureWorld and more!

I hope you enjoy the content I have created for you.

As always, if there are topics of interest you would like us to dig deeper into, or if you want to be interviewed on one of our podcasts, please let us know.

If you've been following us for a while now, thank you! I'm grateful for your support.

And if you're new to our tribe, welcome!

We're here for you.

Just in case you missed it...

Here's the recap of our most recent episodes of The Cyber Risk Management Podcast with my cohost, Jake Bernstein, CISSP, CIPP/US , CISSP, CIPP/US.

Our most recent episodes:

• Episode 147: SEC Complaint Against SolarWinds Corporation | What can we learn about the SEC Complaint against SolarWinds Corporation and Timothy G. Brown? Find out in Episode 147!
• Episode 148: SEC Disclosure Rules on Cybersecurity | Learn about the SEC’s new rules for cybersecurity disclosures, including cyber incidents AND annually about cybersecurity risk management and governance.
• Episode 149: The Tools and Rules of Digital Trust | This episode will help you understand how to take a very important, yet ethereal, idea like digital trust and make it more concrete and actionable.
• Episode 150: Privacy Laws Driving Demand for Cybersecurity | Twelve US states now have major privacy laws, up from only five last year. Learn how that's driving demand for cybersecurity.
• Episode 151: Does Ransomware Kill Sick People? | Is there any reliable evidence that sick people die at a higher rate when their hospital is disabled by ransomware? Find out right here, in Episode 151.

Next, a list of the most recent episodes of Your Cyber Path Podcast with my co-host, Jason Dion .

Our most recent episodes:

• Episode 112: Listener Questions | In this episode, Kip and Jason jump in to answer questions directly from our listeners!
• Episode 113: SDP 9: Least Common Mechanisms | In this episode, Kip and Jason cover the Security Design Principle of “Least Common Mechanism”.
• Episode 114: The NIST CSF vs The Top 18 | In this episode, Kip and Jason discuss the importance of cybersecurity in the current digital landscape and focus on comparing two different standards: The NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the CIS Top 18.
• EP 115: SDP 10: Separation of Privileges | In this episode, Kip and Jason delve into the concept of the separation of privilege as a vital component of their series on security architecture and design principles.
• EP 116: What's Next After Season 2? | In the grand wrap-up of season two of the podcast ‘Your Cyber Path’, hosts Kip Boyle and Jason Dion reflect on their four-year podcast journey. They also reveal that for the time being, there won’t be a season three as originally planned.

Inflection Point

Some of you may have seen my Inflection Point Articles here on LinkedIn. Here's the recap of the most recent Articles I've shared with my LinkedIn tribe:

• Granting Exceptions to Cybersecurity Policies and Standards | If you don’t have a good exception-handling process right now, check out this Inflection Point for some suggestions.
• The Increasing Demand for Cybersecurity Leadership | According to the US Chamber of Commerce, SMBs make up 99.9% of all businesses in the United States. Now for some cold, hard reality that I hope will help others who will walk my path: SMB senior decision-makers don’t buy what they need. They buy what they want. Cyber has become a material, existential risk!
• The Risks in Phishing Simulation Testing | Find out why, if you’re not careful, phishing testing can backfire on you.
• Cyber IS a Material Business Risk | The S.E.C. has finally said so. We are experiencing the materiality of cyber by watching companies deal with the fallout of real cyber-attacks. Find out more in this Inflection Point.

Featured Inflection Point Article:

This hot topic Inflection Point article was also picked up by our Partner, SecureWorld , and featured in their newsletter, distributed to thousands of InfoSec professionals around the world!

Ransomware, HIPPA. & Patient Trust

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Your Cyber Path (YCP) Mentor Notes

Some of you may have also seen my YCP Mentor Notes Articles here on LinkedIn. Here's the recap of the most recent Articles I've shared with my LinkedIn tribe:

• A Digital Trust Story | It’s not just a “nice idea”. Let me tell you a story that will make digital trust more concrete.
• Digital Trust "Tools and Rules" | OK, let’s really get down into the weeds with digital trust and look at “tools and rules”.
• One More Note on Digital Trust | Contrary to popular belief, digital trust is not solely a technological problem, nor is it solely a personal problem.
• The Parallel Job Search: Get 3 Job Offers at Once | If you’re not ready to quit starting or accelerating your cybersecurity career, then I want you to make your goal to get three offers at once. You should do that by building a parallel job search.

Featured YCP Mentor Notes Article:

Shifting Our Focus

As we planned season 3, Jason and I realized we’ve talked about everything we wanted to at this point. So, we’ve decided to hit pause on the podcast and focus more of our efforts on building our new IT and cybersecurity certification company, Akylade.

If you want to hear more about what we’re up to, listen to our most recent Your Cyber Path Podcast episode 116, and check out our featured YCP Mentor Notes article, Shifting Our Focus.

YCP Podcast Episode 116, "What's Next after Season 2"?

If you haven't been following our feeds or are new to our Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC tribe, be sure to check out The Cyber Resilience Advantage Newsletter Special Edition for more information about our partnership with SecureWorld we published last Fall, and the opportunity to connect with InfoSec professionals across the country.

SecureWorld's Mission: Connecting, informing, and developing leaders in cybersecurity.

As a long-standing SecureWorld member, and recent SecureWorld partner, our team at Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC would like to acknowledge the recent opportunities our team has been given to contribute to the SecureWorld newsletter.

Ransomware's Impact on the Healthcare Field and Patient Trust

We are excited to feature Ahanu Boyle's first contribution!

Adding Security Keys to Your Authentication Toolbox

We encourage all InfoSec professionals to learn more about SecureWorld and invite all of you to come connect with our team at any of the events in the upcoming Spring conference schedule.

We'd love to meet you in person!

Here are the Top 10 Reasons to Attend SecureWorld this Spring!

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Kip Boyle is a husband, dad, entrepreneur, and experienced cyber risk manager. He founded Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC in 2015, after seven years as the CISO of PEMCO Insurance in Seattle. As a captain on active duty in the US Air Force, he served in the Combat Archer and F-22 Stealth Fighter programs where he was the director of enterprise network security. These days, he serves as virtual chief information security officer for many customers, including a professional sports team and fast-growing FinTech and AdTech companies. Over the years, Kip has built teams by interviewing hundreds of cybersecurity professionals. And now, he’s sharing his insider’s perspective with you!