Cyber Risk News & Trends with Tony Anscombe

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Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Cyber risks are impacting businesses more than ever during this global pandemic so it is important that the global risk management community stays informed. This is why Justin Smulison reached out to Tony Anscombe, the Chief Security Evangelist at ESET!   Tony has some great insights for the RIMScast audience regarding current cybersecurity news and trends that you won’t want to miss! He discusses the new types of cyberattacks he has been seeing against the backdrop of COVID-19, how malicious actors are adapting to the pandemic, and what you can do as a risk professional or CIO to keep things secure with remote workforces.   Key Takeaways: [:15] About today’s episode and guest. [:21] About some of RIMS’ current exciting features and events. [1:25] More about today’s discussion with Tony Anscombe. [1:49] Justin welcomes Tony to RIMScast! [1:55] Tony explains what a security evangelist does. [3:20] Tony gives some recommendations for risk professionals and CIOs on how they can keep things secure with remote workforces. [6:11] How are malicious actors adapting to the pandemic? [6:59] Tony speaks about the types of attacks he has been seeing during (or because of) the pandemic. [10:49] Tony highlights some of the new types of attacks he has been seeing against the backdrop of COVID-19. [12:02] Should governments take more care in considering when they make announcements regarding cyber threats for the general public/consumers? And how does Tony recommend they best go about it? [13:17] Tony speaks about some of the brand spoofing/phishing schemes he has seen recently. [14:36] Tony shares his reaction to the Twitter Bitcoin Scam that occurred in mid-July and shares what risk professionals can learn from it. [20:58] Tony’s recommendations for protecting your information on your phone. [21:57] Justin thanks Tony Anscombe for joining RIMScast and shares some of the fantastic links to check out in this episode’s show notes!   Mentioned in this Episode: RIMS Workers' Compensation Virtual Workshop — August 10th-12th, 2020 RIMS-CRMP Prep Virtual Workshop — Aug. 17th–19th, 2020 RIMScast — More Cybersecurity Interviews RIMS Advisory Services — Ask a Peer RIMS Risk Leaders Series Upcoming RIMS Webinars On-Demand Webinars RIMS Coronavirus Information Center RIMS Advocacy: Coronavirus Advocacy Information RM Magazine Risk Management Monitor RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RIMS-CRMP Stories RIMS Transitional Membership — Available to RIMS professional or associate members upon their separation from their current place of employment. Transitional membership is renewable once, or a maximum of two years from the date of separation. Download any episode of RIMScast. 2020 Twitter Bitcoin Scam   Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org and listen on iTunes. Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org.   Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook and Twitter, and join the RIMS Group on LinkedIn.   Follow up with Our Guest: Tony Anscombe’s LinkedIn