Cyber Unplugged
Join SonicWall and a range of Cybersecurity Professionals as they talk frankly about all things cybersecurity on Cyber Unplugged.
Episodes
18 episodes
S2 E5: 2023 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report: Highlights and Insights
In the world of cybersecurity it has been an eventful few years – we’ve had the pandemic, the rush to remote work, supply chain issues, the list goes on. In 2022 we saw things beginning to normalise in some areas so many might have felt that we...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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14:38
S2 E4: Cybersecurity Maturity: How a major Australian Telco was breached and how to prevent a similar attack
Based on data from the mid-year update to the 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, the United States, the U.K. and other cybercrime hotspots are seeing decreases in cybercriminal activity, while many less-affected regions are seeing an uptick in...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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14:09
S2 E3: 2022 Cyber Threat Report, highlights and insights
From ransomware to cryptojacking, 2021 saw cybercrime rise across the board. In this episode SonicWall experts discuss the SonicWall 2022 Cyber Threat Report and take a look at why threats are skyrocketing, which areas are being hardest h...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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19:39
S2 E2: Totally Secure – becoming an MSSP has never been more easy
For organisations MSSPs are an efficient and cost-effective way to protect their data and network from intrusions while reducing the complexity of the process. For example, hiring an in-house cybersecurity team can be more expensive than workin...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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17:46
S2 E1: 2021 Mid-Year Threat Report - Cyber threat intelligence for navigating today’s business reality
Halfway into 2021, cybercriminals are impacting businesses worldwide. High-profile attacks on Colonial Pipeline, JBS Foods, Kaseya and hospitals worldwide have proven once and for all that these criminals aren’t just willing to conduct attacks ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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18:02
S1 E13: 3 Top Trends in Higher Ed IT for 2021 and Beyond
The toothpaste is out of the tube, and higher education will never be the same. The ability to work and learn online from anywhere has been popular with faculty and students. Now that the systems are in place, academic leaders won’t want to see...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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17:05
S1 E12: 2021 Cyber Threat Report: How 2020 Changed Cybersecurity Forever
2020 brought unprecedented global change, and cybersecurity was no exception. From the widescale shift to remote work brought by the pandemic, to record-high cryptocurrency prices, to one of the worst cyberattacks of all time, the tools and tac...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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15:22
S1 E11: How to Select the Perfect Next Generation Firewall
This episode examines various criteria for selecting the perfect next-generation firewall, such as specific management features, platform capabilities, performance, and more. With cyber threats of all types on the rise, the risks to businesses ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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24:52
S1 E10: Cyber Safety Tips – Keep your Kids Safe Online
Tuesday, 9 February 2021, is the 18th edition of Safer Internet Day with activities taking place right across the globe. With a theme of "Together for a better internet", SonicWall has rounded up some security experts (and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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16:42
S1 E9: Is SASE The Solution?
The Security Perimeter must follow wherever humans work and extend to wherever the assets reside, which in the last 12 months has meant anywhere and everywhere. SASE provides a fundamentally new way to think about delivering network security, e...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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16:22
S1 E8: Cybersecurity 101
Cybersecurity has its own language and with an increasing focus being placed on cyber awareness we wanted to demystify and explain some of the key terms for those who might be new to Cybersecurity. Join SonicWall experts as they discuss some of...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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31:38
S1 E7: The Biggest Breaches of 2020 – the What, Why and How plus Key Learnings
2020 has been an eventful year particularly in the cybersecurity industry where we have seen some major brands be hit by ransomware and phishing attacks. In this episode we discuss the hows and whys of some of these major breaches and discuss w...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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17:41
S1 E6: Profiting From The Pandemic – How Covid-19 Has Changed The Cyber Threat Landscape
These are dark days for many businesses and individuals. But they’re salad days for cybercriminals. Opportunistic hackers, seeing a chance to take advantage of the confusion and fear surrounding the pandemic, have been out in force.SonicWall ex...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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35:54
S1 E5: SD-Branch: Securing Branch Sites in the Hyper Distributed Era
Traditional methods of deploying and maintaining security at branch sites has become ineffective, expensive and unmanageable. A secure SD-Branch solution can form a cornerstone for boundless cybersecurity in distributed enterprise environments....
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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20:55
S1 E4: Social Engineering: The Threat Is Coming From Inside The House
Listen as John Aarsen, SonicWall and Alasdair Truett of Fortisat discuss the anatomy of social engineering attacks and how people are manipulated into performing actions or divulging confidential information. Social Engineering attacks have bec...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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34:40
S1 E3: Embrace SaaS Applications Without Fear
Is your business deploying more and more Software as a Service applications? Although SaaS apps empower businesses with agility and enhanced productivity, this efficiency isn’t without risks. Listen in to understand how SaaS apps can be adopted...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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20:19
S1 E2: Maintaining Security in the ‘New Business Normal’
In episode 2, we discuss the ‘new business normal’ with insights from a CEO and IT service providers perspective. We’ll learn about the challenges and solutions faced by organisations in recent months and what plans are being put in place to ke...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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36:56
S1 E1: Bridging the Cybersecurity Business Gap
In this, our debut episode, we discuss how an unexpected accelerator has brought about a new business normal in which everyone is remote and everyone is mobile. With cybercriminals keeping pace with this change everyone is also less secure. How...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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35:29