Expert panelists and host Marco Estrela brings you behind our shield to discuss current cybersecurity topics ripped from the headlines.

This month we had a special guest! Elisa Mula, Founder of EM Designs, joined our panelists. Elisa and Marco went toe to toe, would Marco’s physical penetration prowess hold its own or would Elisa’s physical security tactics crush Marco like a bug! Listen to find out!

Hot Topics: Major Privacy Hack in South Korea, Australia’s Social Media Ban, and Threat Landscape Grows Increasingly Dangerous for Manufacturers.

Expert panelists and host Marco Estrela brings you behind our shield to discuss current cybersecurity topics ripped from the headlines.

Hot Topics: Cybercriminals Leveraging ChatGPT, AI’s “Lethal Trifecta”, F5 Networks Source Code Theft, SharePoint Vulnerability Update, Disrupting Malicious Uses of AI, AI-Powered Password Guessing Threat

Expert panelists and host Marco Estrela bring you behind our shield to discuss current cybersecurity topics ripped from the headlines.

This episode's Hot Topics include: The city of St. Paul's ransomware shutdown, Canada joins the EU in a cybersecurity pact, Palo Alto acquires CyberArk, SharePoint hack vulnerability, the Uberization of hacking, WhatsApp and Telegram banned in Russia

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Topic 1: Bill #1

Article title: St. Paul cyberattack//Group behind St. Paul cyberattack alleges posting 43 gigabytes of stolen data online, mayor says

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/melvin-carter-st-paul-cyberattack-update-august-11/

Topic 2: Patrick #1

Article title: Canada signs deal deepening European defence and security partnership

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-rearm-europe-deal-1.7567162

Topic 3: Toby #1

Article title: Palo Alto Networks Q4 Earnings Surge 16%, Eyes $25B CyberArk Deal

Source: https://www.webpronews.com/palo-alto-networks-q4-earnings-surge-16-eyes-25b-cyberark-deal/

Topic 4: Bill #2

Article title: What we know about the Microsoft SharePoint attacks

Source: https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/what-we-know-microsoft-sharepoint-attacks/753961/

Topic 5: Patrick #2

Article title: The Uber of the underworld

Source: https://www.economist.com/international/2025/05/29/the-uber-of-the-underworld

Topic 6: Toby #2

Article title: Russia restricts WhatsApp and Telegram, alleging apps used for fraud and terrorism

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/13/russia-clamps-down-on-whatsapp-and-telegram-over-data-sharing