{"id":15256,"date":"2020-03-18T08:52:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T13:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/?p=15256"},"modified":"2020-06-10T11:21:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T16:21:56","slug":"observe-and-report-ping-episode-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.firewalls.com\/blog\/observe-and-report-ping-episode-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Observe and Report &#8211; Ping Podcast &#8211; Episode 15"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Episode 15: Observe and Report<\/h3>\n<h3><div id=\"buzzsprout-player-3045775\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/536932\/3045775.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-3045775&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/h3>\n<p>On Episode 15 of Ping: A Firewalls.com Podcast, we talk about SonicWall&#8217;s 2020 Cyber Threat Report. We welcome our first repeat guest, Brook Chelmo with SonicWall to dive into some key takeaways from the report, put together by the company&#8217;s Capture Labs team with observations from across their worldwide security network. They include the growing targeted nature of attacks like ransomware and phishing as opposed to the old &#8220;spray and pray&#8221; technique. We also talk about continued concerns about Internet of Things (IoT) and web application (aka cloud) security. And we get an update on the Hildacrypt ransomware cell, first discussed with Brook in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/ping-ransomware-cell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Episode 8<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Get a look at the full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sonicwall.com\/2020-cyber-threat-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SonicWall 2020 Cyber Threat Report<\/a> or just read through some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firewalls.com\/blog\/2020-sonicwall-threat-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highlights we put together<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In our cyber headlines segment, we discuss a recent DoppelPaymer ransomware attack affecting some major companies, Microsoft&#8217;s takedown of the Necurs botnet, and how increasing diversity could help with the cybersecurity talent shortage..<\/p>\n<h3>How to listen<\/h3>\n<p>Listen to Ping &#8211; A Firewalls.com Podcast using the player above&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Or just about anywhere you prefer to listen to podcasts (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/ping-a-firewalls-com-podcast\/id1478120100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5jnb8Mpr27flHgKWtBMd1y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS81MzY5MzIucnNz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Podcasts<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?fid=458901&amp;refid=stpr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stitcher<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1478120100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Overcast<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Business--Economics-Podcasts\/Ping---A-Firewallscom-Podcast-p1244150\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TuneIn<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-ping-a-firewallscom-podcas-49070656\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iHeart<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pca.st\/itunes\/1478120100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pocket Cast<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/castro.fm\/itunes\/1478120100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Castro<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/castbox.fm\/vic\/1478120100?ref=buzzsprout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Castbox<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/f\/pod\/1478120100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podchaser<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLMDienV_EkAMUWQKHl6hkigaYDZazno8r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong>, and of course via <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.buzzsprout.com\/536932.rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RSS<\/a><\/strong>, to name a few). 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You can get them anywhere you listen to podcasts, or go to our <a href=\"http:\/\/ping.firewalls.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full episode list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>New episodes are released every other Wednesday. Have a special request for a topic or a question for our network engineers to address? Email us at <a href=\"mailto:podcast@firewalls.com\">podcast@firewalls.com<\/a> and it could be on our next show!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 15: Observe and Report On Episode 15 of Ping: A Firewalls.com Podcast, we talk about SonicWall&#8217;s 2020 Cyber Threat Report. 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