State of Cybercrime

Security Learn-It-Alls

Episode Summary

Rather than referring our weekly podcast panelists as security experts, we’re now introducing them as security practitioners.

Episode Notes

Rather than referring our weekly podcast panelists as security experts, we’re now introducing them as security practitioners. Why? A popular business article on mindset brought to our attention the perils of having self-proclaimed titles, such as experts and gurus. It signals our “thirst for knowledge in a particular subject has been quenched.” That is far from reality! Security is a constantly evolving field, with new threats and vulnerabilities. To have a fighting chance, it would behoove us to start by cultivating a curious learner mindset by asking, “Why?” and “How does this work?”

As reformed security know-it-alls, here are some of the stories we covered:

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