The Cyber Periscope

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Introducing Wiley's The Cyber Periscope podcast, hosted by Pam Signorello, a Wiley partner with extensive experience assessing cyber and privacy risks. Like a periscope — two mirrors aligned to reveal blind spots — this series looks around corners with professionals working at the forefront of cyber and privacy. Pam and her guests explore emerging risks, evolving legal and regulatory expectations, and the practical challenges organizations face in navigating cybersecurity, privacy, and data governance. Together, they create a collective lens on the forces shaping the cyber and privacy landscape.

Episodes

  1. 1d ago

    Part 2 – Readying for the Inevitable: Former FBI Leaders on Incident Response and Business Resilience

    Building on last week's discussion of sophisticated cyberattack campaigns, today's episode focuses on preparing for and responding to these large-scale threats. Organizations can successfully navigate cyber events by planning, testing, and coordinating their people, processes, and communications long before a crisis emerges. Pam Signorello continues her conversation with Lyn Brown and Erin Joe, two former senior FBI officials who collectively spent more than 50 years investigating matters of national security and overseeing cyber investigations. As members of Wiley's Privacy, Cyber & Data Governance Practice, Lyn and Erin share insights on what drives resilience – including building leadership depth, eliminating single points of failure, understanding contractual and regulatory reporting obligations, and conducting realistic tabletop exercises. Cyber incidents are inevitable, but chaos is preventable. How can organizations strengthen their resilience before a crisis occurs? Find out in this episode of The Cyber Periscope. The Pratt's Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Report article referenced in Part 1 of this discussion is available here: https://www.wiley.law/media/publication/675_J.%20Brown%20M.%20Brown%20E.%20Joe%20A.%20Lynwood.pdf

    Part 2 – Readying for the Inevitable: Former FBI Leaders on Incident Response and Business Resilience

  2. Sep 28

    Part 1 – Inside Today's Cyber Threats: Perspectives from Former FBI Leaders

    Cyber threats are no longer isolated incidents affecting a single company. Today's attacks are often part of sophisticated campaigns by nation-state actors and organized criminal enterprises— with consequences that can extend across industries, critical infrastructure, and the broader economy. In this episode of The Cyber Periscope, Pam Signorello sits down with colleagues Lyn Brown and Erin Joe, two former senior FBI officials who collectively spent more than 50 years investigating matters of national security and overseeing thousands of cyber investigations. As members of Wiley's Privacy, Cyber & Data Governance Practice, Lyn and Erin now work alongside companies as they prepare for, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents, bringing a rare perspective to the evolving threats posed by ransomware, nation-state cyber operations, AI-enabled attacks, North Korean remote IT worker schemes, and supply chain compromises. Why should business leaders think beyond individual incidents and adopt a "campaign mindset" toward cyber risk? Find out in this episode of The Cyber Periscope. The Pratt's Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Report article referenced in this episode is available here: https://www.wiley.law/media/publication/675_J.%20Brown%20M.%20Brown%20E.%20Joe%20A.%20Lynwood.pdf

    Part 1 – Inside Today's Cyber Threats: Perspectives from Former FBI Leaders

  3. Jul 21

    The Deepfake Defense Game Plan: Using IP Law to Fight AI Impersonation

    Artificial intelligence has made it easier than ever to create convincing deepfakes that can damage reputations, facilitate fraud, and undermine trust. In this episode, Pam Signorello is joined by Wiley Intellectual Property partner David Weslow to discuss how organizations can use copyright, trademark, and rights-of-publicity laws to combat AI-generated impersonations, remove harmful content, and create friction for bad actors before significant damage occurs. What remedies are available when a deepfake targets your organization, brand, or even reputation? Find out on this next installment of The Cyber Periscope. David's article for the The Computer and Internet Lawyer, mentioned in today's episode, is available here: https://www.wiley.law/article-Deepfakes-Deep-Claims-Using-Intellectual-Property-to-Combat-Artificial-Intelligences-Digital-Deception

    The Deepfake Defense Game Plan: Using IP Law to Fight AI Impersonation

  4. May 7

    Defending Reality: Combating Synthetic Media Through Deepfake Response Coverage

    As synthetic media becomes more convincing, cyber risk is expanding beyond our systems and into perception itself. Impersonation events challenge the architecture of "traditional" cyber insurance, which is built around technical failure and security events. In this episode of The Cyber Periscope, Pam Signorello sits down with Michael Phillips, Head of Global Cyber Portfolio Underwriting at Coalition, to explore how synthetic media is reshaping cyber risk, why deepfakes present unique challenges for insureds and insurers alike, and what the emergence of Coalition's dedicated Deepfake Response Endorsement signals about the future of cyber insurance. From reputational harm to the erosion of digital trust, this conversation examines how underwriting, coverage structure, and risk assessment are evolving in the age of AI.

    Defending Reality: Combating Synthetic Media Through Deepfake Response Coverage

  5. Mar 30

    War Exclusions in the Cyber-Risk Era: Redefining the 'Battlefield'

    As cyber operations increasingly intersect with geopolitical conflict, legacy insurance exclusions are being put to the test. In this episode of The Cyber Periscope, Pam Signorello sits down with Jessica Gallinaro to unpack how modern cyber incidents are challenging decades old assumptions about the war exclusion. Together, they explore why legacy policy language struggles to address conflicts that unfold in the digital realm, how insurers are revising exclusions to reflect real world risk, and what attribution means in an era where military and cyber boundaries continue to blur.

    War Exclusions in the Cyber-Risk Era: Redefining the 'Battlefield'

  6. Feb 4

    Beyond the Malware: The Leadership Test Hiding Inside Every Ransomware Event

    What determines whether a ransomware event becomes a controlled disruption or a full blown crisis? In this episode of The Cyber Periscope, Pam sits down with Dr. Stephen Boyce, CEO and President of The Cyber Doctor, and Don Wyper, COO of DigitalMint, to explore why ransomware outcomes diverge so dramatically. From leadership readiness to the shrinking role of reputational risk, they break down how decisions made months before an attack, and in the pressure cooker moments after, ultimately define the fallout.

    Beyond the Malware: The Leadership Test Hiding Inside Every Ransomware Event

  7. 12/16/2025

    AI's Role in the Evolution of Cyber Threats

    What happens when the familiar faces of trusted clients, coworkers, and peers turn out to be AI-generated imposters? In this episode of The Cyber Periscope, Pam Signorello sits down with Nate Lovett of Wiley's Cyber Insurance practice, to dissect the rise of AI-driven cybercrime. From multimillion-dollar deepfake scams to automated ransomware and hyper-targeted phishing, AI has introduced a range of new, rapidly evolving threats for insurers to navigate. Together, Pam and Nate explore why organizational defenses are lagging, how insurers are adapting policy language, and what this next wave of digital crime means for risk management.

    AI's Role in the Evolution of Cyber Threats

  8. 11/03/2025

    Phishing Claims Test "Direct" Causation Chain

    Welcome to the premiere episode of The Cyber Periscope, where Pamela L. Signorello sits down with Bill Knauss, special counsel in Wiley's Insurance Practice, to discuss the 2025 NetDiligence Cyber Claims Study, the evolving landscape of cyber risk, the outsized impact of ransomware, and a pivotal court decision challenging the concept of "direct" causation in a cyber insurance policy.

    Phishing Claims Test "Direct" Causation Chain
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Introducing Wiley's The Cyber Periscope podcast, hosted by Pam Signorello, a Wiley partner with extensive experience assessing cyber and privacy risks. Like a periscope — two mirrors aligned to reveal blind spots — this series looks around corners with professionals working at the forefront of cyber and privacy. Pam and her guests explore emerging risks, evolving legal and regulatory expectations, and the practical challenges organizations face in navigating cybersecurity, privacy, and data governance. Together, they create a collective lens on the forces shaping the cyber and privacy landscape.

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