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Hi friends! We're honored to be finalists for the Security Blogger Awards 2017 "Best Security Podcast" so if you listen, go vote for "Wh1t3Rabbit" (as we're labeled)

Link: https://devops.com/2017-social-security-blogger-awards-open-voting/

Digital transformation forces businesses to rethink cybersecurity

• A change where operations are being held accountable for security
• • James has commented on this before. In order to get better security, it needs to be embedded in the teams within the organization, not just the security team.
• Link:http://www.cio.com/article/3157478/security/digital-transformation-forces-businesses-to-rethink-cybersecurity.html

Mobile is still the safest place for your data

• Most breaches are taking place in physical mediums, or traditional platforms
• Mobile was designed in the midst of the discussion on ‘digital threats’ - designed with security
• Mobile platforms are encrypted, more secure by default
• Link:http://www.infoworld.com/article/3155946/data-security/mobile-is-still-the-safest-place-for-your-data.html

The WhatsApp Backdoor That Isn’t

• Everyone freaked out that this is a government backdoor
• But - check your threat model - are you really worried about this (even if it was?)
• This is a design variation (if you freak out about this, you don’t understand the problem)
• Link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/13/whatsapp-backdoor-allows-snooping-on-encrypted-messages
• Link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/13/whatsapp_encryption_concerns/
• Link: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2017/01/whatsapp_securi.html

Organizational complexity is the greatest threat to cybersecurity

• This article is in a healthcare IT publication, not security - interesting?