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Stanford University

Big Breaches - What We Learned From the World's Most Disruptive Cybersecurity Attacks

Stanford University via YouTube

Overview

Explore the world's most disruptive cybersecurity attacks and learn effective prevention strategies in this 58-minute webinar led by Dr. Neil Daswani. Delve into recent high-profile breaches such as SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline, and Kaseya, while gaining insights into crucial security habits for organizations. Discover effective countermeasures for phishing, malware, software vulnerabilities, unencrypted data, and third-party compromise. Examine both meta-level and technical root causes of breaches, and understand how to implement a stronger cybersecurity foundation. Gain valuable knowledge applicable to both organizational security implementation and individual learning of cybersecurity basics. The webinar covers attack vectors, notable breaches like OPM, Equifax, and Facebook, US intelligence assessments, and Zero-Day attacks, concluding with a Q&A session to address specific concerns and prepare for the future of cybersecurity.

Syllabus

Introduction
Attack vectors
OPM breach
Equifax breach
Facebook breach
Russians on Facebook
US intelligence assessment
ZeroDay Attacks
SolarWinds
Colonial Pipeline
Root Causes
Conclusion
Questions

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    Johan Strömqvist
    I would say this was highly informative, solution oriented and succinct. I liked the review of relatively recent breaches. I recommend watching this.

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