Mornings With Mark

Live streamed to 1,250+ viewers each morning, each episode of this show took a deeper look into a security or privacy topic that's in the news or just on Mark's mind. Ran for almost 200 episodes in 2018 and 2019.

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The War Room
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The War Room

During a large incident response, bringing everyone together to a "war room" can be the difference in a speedy recovery, but there are downsides as well. The biggest? Fatigue & burnout. How do you monitor and handle that?

Being An Educated Social Media User
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Being An Educated Social Media User

There is a ton of news and information on social networks. There's also a mountain of garbage. How do you sort through it all? Can you? Do we have the tools we need to make sense of the content we're presented with?

DRUGS!!! and IT Risk and Graphs
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DRUGS!!! and IT Risk and Graphs

Many questions come along with the federal legalization of cannabis in Canada. It's a massive example of trickle down risk as various controls around usage and methods of delivery are pushed into areas they weren't designed for. Are you doing the same thing with your IT deployments? Are

Virtual Experiences & Content Delivery
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Virtual Experiences & Content Delivery

Virtual events can be a great way to connect with your audience. They are not only less expensive to run but they are much easier to access for most people. So why are they rarely enjoyable despite having great content?

Communicating FOR Your Audience
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Communicating FOR Your Audience

When you're trying to teach, pass along a message, or just generally reach anyone, the key is to understand how THEY want to consume information. That's a huge gap in most communications today, especially breach notification. Put yourself in the audience's shoes!

Facebook...ugh...%$&#ing, Facebook
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Facebook...ugh...%$&#ing, Facebook

Facebook removes 800+ accounts this week, some with massive followings, for political content. The twist? They were US-based, not foreign. What does this mean for our use of social networks?

Google+ & Infrastructure Monitoring
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Google+ & Infrastructure Monitoring

Google recently conducted a complete security & privacy review of various APIs associated with Google+. The result? The service is shutting down and they found a vulnerability. Did they take the proper steps in disclosing the issue?

Evidence, Accusations, and Motivation
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Evidence, Accusations, and Motivation

With the Bloomberg report on hardware hacking looking more in doubt, more and more politics are coming into play. Anytime you evaluate news, it's important to look at things objectively. Here are a few tips around evaluating cybersecurity news.

Following Up On Tough News
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Following Up On Tough News

Reflecting back on my keynote at SecTor in Toronto where I delivered some tough new to a roomful of security professionals. Here's what worked and what could've been better!

How To Deliver Tough News
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How To Deliver Tough News

Sometimes you have to deliver really bad news. It's not your fault, but you're the one on the hook. How do you deliver it? How do you deliver it without getting mired into the downside?

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (#NCSAM). Look for tons of great content online as the community comes together—globally, not just nationally—to try and raise awareness of cybersecurity and privacy issues.