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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Fog of Cyber War

ForAllSecure

Contrasting that is, perhaps, a more nuanced statement from Howard Schmidt, President Obama’s first cybersecurity czar, who said “We see people talking about the digital Pearl Harbor from the worms and Trojans and viruses. So back in 2005, Microsoft offered, you know, $25,000 to have somebody turn in a malware writer back.

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MY TAKE: Rising geopolitical tensions suggest a dire need for tighter cybersecurity in 2024

The Last Watchdog

Related: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 I recently visited with Mihoko Matsubara , Chief Cybersecurity Strategist at NTT to discuss why this worry has climbed steadily over the past few years – and is likely to intensify in 2024. Company decision makers responsible for cybersecurity certainly have their plates full in the coming year.