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The FBI has been keeping tabs on the evolution of ransomware, and in recent years ransomware attempts and incidents have risen significantly in both sophistication and severity. The latest in this ransomware miniseries talks to FBI's Cyber Section Chief Bryan Smith on how the agency's investigation and mitigation tactics have advanced alongside these cyber crimes — including best practices to make your organization resilient amid growing threats.

With a region spanning Northeast Africa, Middle East and Central and South Asia, CENTCOM is preparing for the Defense Department's JADC2 effort to better connect data capacities around the world. DISA Central Field Command's Tania Wilkes shares some of her top cyber challenges and how she believes cyber education will make or break cybersecurity for military operations. Expect to hear about satellite communications, 5G security, zero trust and more in this episode.

Faced with increased threats from ransomware, the health care industry is growing its security priorities with technology and data. Dr. Kevin Fu, acting director of medical device cybersecurity at the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, discusses FDA's recently updated draft of its premarket cybersecurity guidance and how medical device developers can leverage capabilities like threat modeling to drive a proactive approach to cybersecurity.

A new Zero Trust Portfolio Management Office is putting the Defense Department on track to improve its overall cybersecurity posture. While this will be a major task for DOD, a zero-trust roadmap will ensure the proper training and workforce are in place for greater interoperability across the entire department. The portfolio management office will also help accelerate the adoption of zero trust throughout DOD and make it an embedded way of life. DOD’s Principal Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity Mark Hakun talks about culture change and the integration of zero trust, the challenges the department is facing and the capabilities DOD hopes to deliver later this year.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency promotes a variety of best practices and resources across the cyber space, and the software bill of materials — otherwise known as SBOM — is a rising area of importance. We speak with one of CISA's top promoters of SBOM development at the 2022 RSA Conference to dive into the different components of SBOM development, the benefits SBOMs bring to your security posture and how you can work on developing your own SBOMs today.

The Defense Department's Cyber Crime Center (DC3) is a federal cyber center and serves as a center of excellence for digital and multimedia forensics. Its training academy also trains thousands of DOD personnel every year. Acting Executive Director Joshua Black, a longstanding cyber expert, discusses the ransomware trends and threats facing the Defense Industrial Base in this kickoff episode in CyberCast's Ransomware Miniseries.