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Apr 2023
35m 32s

The challenges of carrying out vulnerabi...

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The Vulkan Papers. The Cyberspace Solarium Commission recommends that CISA set up a test bed to improve maritime cybersecurity. Dragos CEO on critical infrastructure cybersecurity. The JCDC’s pre-ransomware notification efforts. Guest Mike Hoffman, Technical Leader Global Services at Dragos & a SANS instructor, discusses challenges carrying out vulnerability management. In the Learning Lab, Dragos’ VP Product & Industry Market Strategy Mark Urban concludes his two-part discussion about industrial cyber threat intel & collective intelligence with Seth Lacy, Principal Threat Hunter at Dragos.


Control Loop News Brief.

The Vulkan Papers.

A Look Inside Putin's Secret Plans for Cyber-Warfare (Der Spiegel)

Secret trove offers rare look into Russian cyberwar ambitions (The Washington Post)

Maritime cybersecurity.

Full Steam Ahead: Enhancing Maritime Cybersecurity (Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0)

Cyber experts call for CISA to establish maritime equipment test bed (FedScoop)

Dragos CEO on critical infrastructure cybersecurity.

Full Committee Hearing to Examine Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities to the United States' Energy Infrastructure (Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources)

JCDC and pre-ransomware notification.

JCDC Cultivates Pre-Ransomware Notification Capability (CISA)

Getting Ahead of the Ransomware Epidemic: CISA’s Pre-Ransomware Notifications Help Organizations Stop Attacks Before Damage Occurs (CISA)


Control Loop Interview.

The interview is with Mike Hoffman, Technical Leader Global Services at Dragos & SANS instructor, discussing challenges carrying vulnerability management.


Control Loop Learning Lab.

In Part 2 of 2, Dragos’ VP Product & Industry Market Strategy Mark Urban speaks with Seth Lacy, Principal Threat Hunter at Dragos, about industrial cyber threat intel & collective intelligence. 

Industrial Cyber Threat Intel & Collective Intelligence links:


Control Loop OT Cybersecurity Briefing.

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