5. Staying Secure in a COVID-19 World w/ John Verry

Published: March 23, 2020, 8:45 p.m.

b'Can we all agree that this is a strange, confusing, and stressful time to be living through?\\xa0 That none of us really know what\\u2019s going to happen, or what the future holds?\\xa0 While restaurants, airlines, cruise ships, and countless other businesses are struggling, there\\u2019s one group of people that don\\u2019t seem to be slowing down at all, and that\\u2019s cybercriminals.\\xa0
They\\u2019re exploiting this crisis and taking full advantage of people\\u2019s fear and panic, often causing untold damage in the process.\\xa0
We at Pivot Point have received countless calls from customers with questions about the changes that this pandemic has brought on. How do they stay safe? What should they be focused on? How do they keep their companies safe during these trying times?\\xa0 While he\\u2019s usually the host of the show, on this episode John Verry, the CISO and Managing Partner here at Pivot Point Security, sat down to discuss a few of the biggest challenges he sees as companies try to stay safe in this current landscape.\\xa0 \\xa0 He talked through:\\xa0

  • Why all the people working from home could present a challenge
  • How to safeguard against increased social engineering and phishing attacks.\\xa0
  • What to do if vendors start closing up shop
\\xa0 To hear this episode, and many more like it, you can subscribe to The Virtual CISO Podcast here. If you don\\u2019t use Apple Podcasts, you can find all our episodes here.'