Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
After a jam packed AWS re:Invent 2018, I've been thinking about how to deliver information to an audience. One of the challenges is delivering that information with enough context that it makes sense to that audience.
This is where a lot of security teams fall down. They put out the bare minimum amount of information about an initiative or challenge and—while users might comply—it leaves their users in the dark. There's no need for that.
// MWM no. #143
After a jam packed AWS re:Invent 2018, I've been thinking about how to deliver information to an audience. One of the challenges is delivering that information with enough context that it makes sense to that audience.
This is where a lot of security teams fall down. They put out the bare minimum amount of information about an initiative or challenge and—while users might comply—it leaves their users in the dark. There's no need for that.
// MWM no. #143

![Ransomware Attack On Kaseya Still Very Real For Victims #shorts
Long after the headlines pass, victims of ransomware are left struggling to get back to normal operations. IT is hard. Cybersecurity is harder still.
More in this short...
References:
- Ransomware Costs Double in Q4 as Ryuk Sodinokibi Proliferate by Coveware, https://www.coveware.com/blog/2020/1/22/ransomware-costs-double-in-q4-as-ryuk-sodinokibi-proliferate
- Ransomware Report: Sophos State of Ransomware Report 2021, https://secure2.sophos.com/en-us/content/state-of-ransomware.aspx
Cybereason, Report: Ransomware Attacks and the True Cost to Business, https://www.cybereason.com/blog/report-ransomware-attacks-and-the-true-cost-to-business
- Kevin Beaumont (@GossiTheDog) on Twitter, https://twitter.com/gossithedog/status/1414549083495272453?s=21
Index:
- [0:00] Kaseya
- [0:10] Back to normal?
- [0:32] Continued risk
- [0:42] Long road
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![New Ransomware Resources For Defenders #shorts
Two new resources launched to help people understand the challenges associated with ransomware.
StopRansomware.gov collects resources for individuals and business trying to prevent ransomware and those impacted by an attack.
RansomWhe.re tracks payments made to ransomware cryptocurrency wallets.
Learn more in this short...
References:
- https://StopRansomware.gov from the US federal government
- https://RansomWhe.re from the Krebs Stamos Group
- Coverage of the US government site launch, $10 million rewards bolster White House anti-ransomware bid, https://apnews.com/article/technology-joe-biden-europe-business-government-and-politics-cd21d84b5fd070421f871610b40e91d0
- Ransomwhere project tracks payment demands, https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/ransomwhere-project-tracks-payment-demands-132133459.html
Index:
- [0:00] 2 New Resources
- [0:06] StopRansomware.gov
- [0:24] RansomWhe.re
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![Is the Software Supply Chain Corrupted? #shorts
Software supply chain is a relatively new term but not a new idea. Most software is built using a lot of other components. These components should be checked to make sure they are what you think they are BEFORE being packaged up and sent out to users.
Not shockingly, thats usually not the case and new research shows yet again why this practice hurts your cybersecurity by letting hackers easily compromise your software.
Learn more in this short...
...and you can read the original report by Ax Sharma for Bleeping Computer at https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researcher-hacks-over-35-tech-firms-in-novel-supply-chain-attack/
Index:
- The question [0:00]
- A new technique [0:07]
- How software is built [0:12]
- What should happen [0:28]
- Security is fundamental [0:44]
#shorts Is the Software Supply Chain Corrupted? #shorts](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KA1byyMP0WI/mqdefault.jpg)


