What Will Be The Biggest Surprise For Security In 2024?

Join host James Azar and me as we talk about workforce development, diversity, the Internet of Things, and the role of government in technology.

The overwhelming majority of IoT devices on the market are hot garbage that do not follow security best practices. Allowing consumers to use passwords that have appeared in breaches before makes it easy for threat actors to gain persistence on devices. Devices with no update mechanism means IoT devices become a perpetual threat once the first vulnerability is found. Most people have no way of knowing that their IoT sensor needs an update, so it’s unrealistic to shift the responsibility of software updates to consumers.

“In this episode, we’re talking with Kayne McGladrey about cybersecurity, cyberterrorism and how to defend against these attacks at the personal, corporate, and national levels. I’ve been working on research for my next book and I knew that I had to talk to him to see what we could do to defend against this new and pernicious form of war.”

Incident responses and recovery plans should be updated biannually. Kayne McGladrey, CISSP and cybersecurity strategist for Ascent Solutions said, “Effective incident response plans must cover preparation, detection and analysis, containment, eradication and recovery, and post-incident activity.”

The workforce of tomorrow still will be technically savvy, well-versed in machine learning and data science. Advanced machine learning skills will be important, but Kayne McGladrey (@kaynemcgladrey), Director of Security and Information Technology at Pensar Development, recommended that those looking for future employment also consider learning a programming language.

“The intent here is not to master it,” McGladrey explained, “but rather to gain an understanding and appreciation of how things work from the inside out. Employers are also looking for career stability so that they can invest in their people, so don’t hop from company to company on an annual basis.”