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Malicious or 'bad' bots are all the rage now.  Cybercriminals and scammers use them to hurt users and companies' bottom line. As bot capabilities advance and become more rampant in e-commerce, businesses need to become savvier about their defenses in order to protect their customers. We sat down with Antoine Vastel, Head of Research at DataDome, to discuss the evolution of malicious bots, the impact on e-commerce, and how businesses can defend themselves. All this and more on The Cyber Jack Podcast. 

Identity-related breaches remain a continual threat to organizations, with 84% experiencing a breach in the last year. We spoke with Julie Smith of the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA) about these new research findings, the importance of securing digital identities in the new connected world, and what the IDSA is doing to rally companies and individuals to fight against a growing identity threat landscape. All this and more on The Cyber Jack Podcast.

Software and app security have been black boxes for too long.  The attacks on SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline gave the US federal government more urgency to push for transparency across cybersecurity - from software bill of materials (SBOMs) and mandates. We spoke with Jeff Williams, Co-Founder and CTO of Contrast Security, about what makes software and app security so difficult, why even the largest organizations still have insecure code, and your human right to security transparency. All this and more on The Cyber Jack Podcast. 

The economy is shifting, and budgets are tightening. Cybersecurity must shift with it. We sit down with Marcus Bartram, General Partner, Telstra Ventures, to discuss cybersecurity investment in this economic climate, identity-based threats, and what cyber issues CISOs and the industry should keep their eyes on in 2023. All this and more on The Cyber Jack Podcast.

Guest Tony Anscombe, Chief Security Evangelist, ESET brought some data with him. According to ESET's research, key stats around malware and ransomware have declined, and that's great, but that doesn't tell the full threat story. Apple products have an aura of impenetrability, but a back door in MacOS was recently discovered by ESET.  And finally, we check in on the Russia-Ukraine war cyber implications.  All this and more on The Cyber Jack Podcast.

There's a global talent shortage in cybersecurity. So when we hear about an Army veteran's success in security story, we get excited.  Tom Gorup, VP of Security Operations at MDR provider Alert Logic, dives into the OCOKA military strategy and how he's applied what he learned from his deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan to his leadership role in security operations. All this and more on The Cyber Jack Podcast.