Marsh says ransomware drove cyber insurance claims to second highest on record in 2024
Marsh says ransomware drove cyber insurance claims to second highest on record in 2024
Half of UK firms have over 10 cyber positions unfilled, according to Cisco
From Cisco to chaos (by choice), Marc Blackmer, CMO at Corero Network Security, joins us to unpack the real talk no one warns you about when you take the top marketing job.
In this episode, Gianna and Charles sit down with Marc to unpack the real, raw, and hilarious side of marketing leadership. From walking away from Cisco to jumping back into the startup chaos, Marc shares with us why he needs a mess to clean up, how he builds teams that balance his creative chaos, and why telling the truth in interviews matters more than boasting about perks.
We discuss impostor syndrome, hiring to your weaknesses, and how ChatGPT became Marc’s idea dumping ground so he doesn’t drive his team crazy. And yes, there’s even a game that ends in a heartfelt tribute to Dave Grohl.
The Alvin Independent School District in Texas has notified over 47,000 individuals affected by a data breach exposing sensitive personal information
Global smishing campaigns linked to Chinese cybercriminals escalate with Smishing Triad’s new tools and techniques
Discover key lessons from Take Command 2025 on building proactive, resilient cybersecurity defenses. Watch Ted Harrington’s full session on demand.
Individuals allegedly linked to the DragonForce cybercriminal syndicate have claimed the attack on the three UK retailers
Reporting on the rise of fake students enrolling in community college courses:
The bots’ goal is to bilk state and federal financial aid money by enrolling in classes, and remaining enrolled in them, long enough for aid disbursements to go out. They often accomplish this by submitting AI-generated work. And because community colleges accept all applicants, they’ve been almost exclusively impacted by the fraud.
The article talks about the rise of this type of fraud, the difficulty of detecting it, and how it upends quite a bit of the class structure and learning community…
Prolific PhaaS operation Darcula uses Magic Cat software to steal over 800,000 cards in a seven-month period
The National Cyber Security Centre has published advice for retailers while the Co-op admits customer data was stolen