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Katrina Biscay, CISO at University of Cincinnati, and Michael Coates, CEO and Co-Founder of Altitude Networks, discuss the unique security challenges of higher education, build security programs and staffing for the multitude of security responsibilities at a university, and universities can approach cloud and data security.
Michael Coates is the CEO & Co-Founder of Altitude Networks. A disruptor in cybersecurity, bringing the first cloud-native data loss prevention solution for Office365, Google Workspace, and other cloud collaboration platforms. Michael has worked in the information security space for the past 15 years leading security at global organizations such as Twitter and Mozilla, protecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Michael was previously the Chief Information Security Officer at Twitter, where his organization worked to protect users, systems, and data for nearly 300 million users. Before Twitter, Michael was the Director of Product Security at Shape Security, acquired by F5 in 2020. Prior, Michael was head of security for Mozilla, where he built and led the security assurance program to protect nearly half a billion Firefox users, Mozilla web applications, and infrastructure. Michael has also served on the global board of directors for OWASP, the largest non-profit application organization in the world. Michael was a member of the board for six years, three of those years as the chairman. Before building and leading security programs, Michael assessed, compromised, and secured applications and networks for some of the largest banks, governments, and enterprises worldwide. Michael is an early-stage investor and advisor to multiple startups and was also honored to be selected as an SC Magazine Influential Security Mind. Michael is based in San Francisco with his wife, two children, and a dog. Feel free to connect with him on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcoates/ Learn more about his business and company links here: https://altitudenetworks.com/ http://altnet.to/CISO
Justin Berman, CISO of Thirty Madison, and Michael Coates, CEO and Co-Founder of Altitude Networks, discuss the unique challenges CISO's face, as well as the security demands of taking a startup from Zero to One.
Bob Lord, former CSO of the Democratic National Committee, and Michael Coates, CEO of Altitude Networks, discuss the state of cybersecurity today - what's working, what isn't working, and the biggest challenges in the security industry.
Steve Tran, CISO of MGM, and Michael Coates discuss the constantly shifting technologies and risks faced by security leaders, as well as the unique security challenges in the entertainment industry.
Colonial Pipeline makes ransom payment of nearly $5 million Biden signs executive order to bolster federal cyber defenses Apple failed to disclose security incident affecting millions of users Thanks to our episode sponsor, Altitude Networks Wouldn’t it be great if you could INSTANTLY KNOW if a file containing sensitive information was shared in the wrong way, anywhere in your company AND security had a real time slack notification with a magic “undo button”?! Altitude Networks solves these challenges and protects you from all data leak risks on Google Workspace and Office 365! Altitude Networks is addressing the data security gap so check them out at AltitudeNetworks.com and be sure your sensitive data isn’t shared with the wrong people! For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com
FBI warns of phishing sites using search ads Researcher finds WiFi vulnerable to “frag attacks” Data transfer demonstrated on Apple’s Find My network Thanks to our episode sponsor, Altitude Networks Imagine an employee just left and went to a competitor: did they take proprietary documents or critical roadmaps with them? Did they add a backdoor access via personal accounts to documents? You’re a cloud-forward company on G Suite, how would you know your data is at risk? Altitude Networks can automatically tell you who is trying to steal your critical cloud data from G Suite and Office 365. Altitude Networks is addressing the data security gap in Google Workspace and Office 365. Check them out at AltitudeNetworks.com and be sure your sensitive data stays when your employees leave!
U.S. declares emergency in 17 states over fuel pipeline cyber attack Japanese manufacturer Yamabiko targeted by Babuk ransomware Microsoft May 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 55 flaws, 3 zero-days Thanks to our episode sponsor, Altitude Networks Imagine an employee just left and went to a competitor: did they take proprietary documents or critical roadmaps with them? Did they add a backdoor access via personal accounts to documents? You’re a cloud-forward company on G Suite, how would you know your data is at risk? Altitude Networks can automatically tell you who is trying to steal your critical cloud data from G Suite and Office 365. Altitude Networks is addressing the data security gap in Google Workspace and Office 365. Check them out at AltitudeNetworks.com and be sure your sensitive data stays when your employees leave! For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.
Darkside behind the Colonial Pipeline attack Insurance provider ends ransomware reimbursement Tor exit nodes plagued by malware Thanks to our episode sponsor, Altitude Networks Uh oh, Johnny left the company 6 months ago, but still has access to numerous files in Google Drive via his personal account! Do you know how many other former employees and contractors still have access to our documents? It’s a lot more than you might think. Altitude Networks automatically discovers sharing to personal accounts and can eliminate it with one click. Altitude Networks is addressing the data security gap in Google Workspace and Office 365. Check them out at AltitudeNetworks.com and be sure your sensitive data isn’t shared with the wrong people!
Colonial hackers stole data ahead of pipeline shutdown Microsoft pulls Windows 10 AMD driver causing PCs not to boot New TsuNAME flaw could let attackers take down authoritative DNS servers Thanks to our episode sponsor, Altitude Networks Uh oh, Johnny left the company 6 months ago, but still has access to numerous files in Google Drive via his personal account! Do you know how many other former employees and contractors still have access to our documents? It’s a lot more than you might think. Altitude Networks automatically discovers sharing to personal accounts and can eliminate it with one click. Altitude Networks is addressing the data security gap in Google Workspace and Office 365. Check them out at AltitudeNetworks.com and be sure your sensitive data isn’t shared with the wrong people! For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.
Pitiful password enabled recent water treatment facility hack Border patrol scans millions of faces, catches 0 imposters at airports India using a glitchy app to inoculate 300 million people by August Thanks to our episode sponsor Altitude Networks Wouldn’t it be great if you could INSTANTLY KNOW if a file containing sensitive information was shared in the wrong way, anywhere in your company AND security had a real time slack notification with a magic “undo button”?! Altitude Networks solves these challenges and protects you from all data leak risks on G Suite and Office 365! Check it out at AltitudeNetworks.com and be sure your sensitive data isn’t shared with the wrong people!
Link to Blog Post This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, February 8-12, 2021 is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Johna Till Johnson (@JohnaTillJohnso), CEO, Nemertes Research. Thanks to our episode sponsor, Altitude Networks Imagine an employee just left and went to a competitor: did they take proprietary documents or critical roadmaps with them? Did they add a backdoor access via personal accounts to documents? You’re a cloud-forward company on G Suite, how would you know your data is at risk? Altitude Networks can automatically tell you who is trying to steal your critical cloud data from G Suite and Office 365. Check it out at AltitudeNetworks.com and be sure your sensitive data stays when your employee leaves! All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com
SIM swapping gang targeting celebrities arrested Researcher demonstrates the vulnerability of open source to supply chain attacks Google study looks at high-risk victims of email attacks Thanks to our episode sponsor Altitude Networks “Uh oh! Charles just accidentally shared the board deck by link on the company slack channel… and the link is open to all employees! I hope we can take it down before the M&A information leaks!” Does this scenario sound familiar? Make sure it doesn’t happen at your company!! Altitude Networks provides always-on data security for GSuite and Office365. Check it out at AltitudeNetworks.com and be sure your data isn’t shared to the wrong people.
Office 365 will help admins find impersonation attack targets U.S. agencies publish ransomware factsheet Europol busts international cybercriminal group Thanks to our episode sponsor Altitude Networks Imagine an employee just left and went to a competitor: did they take proprietary documents or critical roadmaps with them? Did they add a backdoor access via personal accounts to documents? You’re a cloud-forward company on G Suite, how would you know your data is at risk? Altitude Networks can automatically tell you who is trying to steal your critical cloud data from G Suite and Office 365. Check it out at AltitudeNetworks.com and be sure your sensitive data stays when your employee leaves! For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com
A look at Iranian spyware operations Florida water treatment plant hacked to distribute harmful chemicals Microsoft to add 'nation-state activity alerts' to Defender Thanks to our episode sponsor Altitude Networks Remember that time when someone at work accidentally shared a Google document to your personal email? Well, that happens a lot and it leaves a backdoor to cloud data for former employees or contracts. Altitude Networks is the only solution that will protect you from this and many other data leak risks on G Suite and Office 365! Check it out at AltitudeNetworks.com and be sure your sensitive data isn’t shared with the wrong people!
New phishing attack uses Morse code to hide malicious URLs Hacked by SolarWinds, Mimecast lays off staff despite record profits Activists complain of weakened voting security standard Thanks to our episode sponsor Altitude Networks Uh oh, Johnny left the company 6 months ago, but still has access to numerous files in Google Drive via his personal account! Do you know how many other former employees and contractors still have access to our documents? It’s a lot more than you might think. Altitude Networks automatically discovers sharing to personal accounts and can eliminate it with one click. Check it out at AltitudeNetworks.com and be sure your sensitive data isn’t shared with the wrong people! For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.
Yassir Abousselham joined Splunk in January, where he is responsible to protect company systems and the data entrusted by its employees, customers, and investors. Prior to Splunk, Yassir served as Chief Security Officer at Okta and Chief Information Security Officer at SoFi, in addition to holding various security leadership roles at Google and Ernst & Young. Yassir holds two U.S. patents in trusted network communication and is an active member in the cybersecurity industry, from co-chairing the San Francisco Evanta CISO Summit, to acting as an advisor for cybersecurity startups. You can watch the live recording on Altitude Networks' website.
In today's episode, we will be talking with our good friend, Michael Coates. Michael has been in the information security space for 15 years holding roles such as CISO of Twitter, Head of Security of Mozilla and Chairman of OWASP. Today, he is the co-founder and CEO of Altitude Networks (https://blog.altitudenetworks.com/) providing a solution to prevent data theft and loss in cloud collaboration systems. Listen in and get a deep understanding of the importance of having a holistic approach to data privacy among other things. Michael will be speaking at RSA Conference on February 27, 2020 at 2:50 pm PT. The session title is: "The First 6 Months as a CISO Determines Success or Failure." Reserve your seat! (https://www.rsaconference.com/experts/michael-coates) You can connect with Michael in the following ways: Twitter: https://twitter.com/_mwc and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcoates/. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner. Let our 20+ years of expertise help you achieve the outcomes that are best for your business: cloud, SD-WAN, data center, security or anything else. We have engineers and project managers available to assist you. Call our office at 678-575-8515, email us at info@techandmain.com or visit us at www.techandmain.com. Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/techandmain/message
Michael Coates is on a mission, a journey, an unassailable quest. You don't come away from senior security leadership roles at Twitter and Mozilla without some real-world lessons of how to improve cybersecurity. Those lessons inspired our guest Michael Coates, former Twitter CISO, to co-found his new startup Altitude Networks. While we don't yet know all the details about Altitude Networks, we know Michael is addressing the protection of data when using cloud collaboration software like Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, Office 365 and other online collaboration services. Michael shares with us the lessons he learned from security roles at Twitter and Mozilla is applying at Altitude Networks. Security products need to be designed to solve problems and alleviate work, not make work. And security needs to enable end-users to get their work done and not interrupt them with confusing popups, options, and decisions most end users won't understand. Join us on this episode of DevOps Chat to get the latest on Michael Coates and his new company Altitude Networks. You can sign up for Michael's new newsletter at https://hubs.ly/H0jvMBN0 .
Joe shares the heartbreaking tale of a catphishing case that leads to murder. Dave describes a shoe company using an unusual method to trick engagement with an online ad. The catch of the day engages a Nigerian scammer promising a fortune in precious minerals. Dave interview Michael Coates, head of Altitude Networks and former CISO at Twitter. Links to this week's stories - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/after-alaska-teen-s-murder-cybersecurity-experts-warn-catfishing-predators-n1019536 https://medium.com/shanghaiist/chinese-shoe-company-tricks-people-into-swiping-instagram-ad-with-fake-strand-of-hair-54d8a2d8ec1d https://www.419eater.com/html/user_subs/godfather/godfather.htm https://altitudenetworks.com/ Thanks to our show sponsor KnowBe4.
Michael Coates, CEO and co-founder of cloud security startup Altitude Networks, has had a long and varied career. Beginning with a stint as a consultant breaking into banks and continuing through roles as head of security assurance at Mozilla and CISO at Twitter, he has helped protect hundreds of millions of users over the years. He spoke with Dennis Fisher about what he's learned about empowering teams, the importance of making users safe by default, and the value of solving problems one at a time.
Tensions between the US and Iran over tanker attacks, nuclear ambitions, and the downing of a Global Hawk drone seem to be finding expression in cyberspace: Refined Kitten sees to be pawing for some American phish. Facebook tries friction as an alternative to content moderation in damping its abuse in fomenting South Asian violence. Cryptomining campaigns are showing some renewed vigor. And a look at lead generation for Nigerian prince scams. Mike Benjamin from CenturyLink on RDP scanning and the GoldBrute campaign. Guest is Michael Coates, former CISO for Twitter and former head of security for Mozilla, from Altitude Networks on better addressing the needs of CISOs and improving the sales process. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/June/CyberWire_2019_06_21.html Support our show
Josh and Kurt have a chat with Michael Coates from Altitude Networks. We cover what Altitude is up to as well as general trends we're seeing around data security in the cloud. Michael lays out his vision for "data first security".
#MillenniumLive episode with Michael Coates, CEO, Altitude Networks. He has also held roles as CISO of Twitter and Security Director at Mozilla.