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This week's Department of Know is hosted by Sarah Lane with guests Dmitriy Sokolovskiy, senior vice president, information security, Semrush, and Nick Espinosa, host, The Deep Dive Radio Show
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Cybercom-NSA leadership nominee to assess dual-hat role
Two-thirds of third-party applications access sensitive data without justification, says report
GhostPoster browser extensions up to 840,000 installs
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Jen Easterly to helm RSAC
Windows January update causes login problems
UK police blame Copilot for intelligence mistake
Thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker

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Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.

U.S. weighs private companies' cyberwarfare roles
China: stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software
DeadLock uses smart contracts to hide work
Thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker

Want real Zero Trust training? Zero Trust World 2026 delivers hands-on labs and workshops that show CISOs exactly how to implement and maintain Zero Trust in real environments. Join us March 4–6 in Orlando, plus a live CISO Series episode on March 6. Get $200 off with ZTWCISO26 at ztw.com.

GoBruteforcer targets blockchain projects
Android accessibility issue just a bug
Verizon to stop automatic phone unlocks
Thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker

Want real Zero Trust training? Zero Trust World 2026 delivers hands-on labs and workshops that show CISOs exactly how to implement and maintain Zero Trust in real environments. Join us March 4–6 in Orlando, plus a live CISO Series episode on March 6. Get $200 off with ZTWCISO26 at ztw.com.