In this episode...

  • The Belgian government's internal phishing test has "gone off the rails" a bit
    • Used a legitimate entity to test against
    • Panic and hilarity ensued, but mostly panic
    • http://www.networkworld.com/article/2951514/security/belgian-government-phishing-test-goes-offtrack.html
  • British ICO makes a 180,000 pound fine
    • Disconnect between policy and reality
    • Was anything lost?
    • 2 big failures lead to a fine
    • https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2015/08/ico-fines-nationwide-money-lender-the-money-shop-180-000/
  • McAfee and Black Hat attendee surveys wildly different
    • Answers you get depend on who and how you ask
    • Interesting answert though...
    • Lesson: The more experience you have, the less confidence?
    • http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2015/07/21/two_surveys_of_cybersecurity_professionals_show_starkly_different_attitudes.html