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Karissa A. Breen

Karissa Breen, more commonly known as KB, is a serial entrepreneur that founded KBI.Media, the independent & agnostic global cybersecurity media company. She has been crowned LinkedIn Top Voice in Technology. KB is a Cybersecurity Investigative Journalist that hosts the flagship podcast, KBKast, interviewing cybersecurity practitioners from around the globe about security and the problems business executives face. KB asks hard-hitting questions and gets real answers from her guests, providing a unique yet neutral position on these topics. KB is the Producer & Host of the streaming show, 2Fa.tv, where she asks questions to demystify the world of cybersecurity, providing insight into the world of security to business executives, and focuses on the downstream impacts these cybersecurity events have on our markets.

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Don’t Take The Bus Lane, Take The Fastlane

Don’t Take The Bus Lane, Take The Fastlane From Karissa A. Breen Fastlane Solutions celebrates the launch of their new strategy   On Thursday 24th August, I hosted the Fastlane new strategy launch event at the exquisite Vini Divini Wine Lab on Carrington Street in Sydney. The event kicked off with a diverse selection of wines, and attendees had the...

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Tenable CEO and Chairman calls out Microsoft for unacceptable cybersecurity practices

In a recent article, Amit Yoran, the Chairman and CEO of Tenable, criticised Microsoft for its cybersecurity practices. He mentioned that Senator Ron Wyden had written to various government agencies, urging them to hold Microsoft accountable for negligent cybersecurity practices that have allowed Chinese espionage against the US government. Data from Google Project Zero showed that Microsoft products were responsible for a significant number of “zero-day” vulnerabilities since 2014.

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Nullify Launches in Sydney

Nullify Launches in Sydney

I was invited to the launch event of a cybersecurity start-up, Nullify. The event was hosted at the stunning ‘Fossix Gateway Lounge’ in Sydney, Australia. A great turnout, with a mix of industry professionals, Nullify’s early-adopters, investors, as well as the start-up community. 

Dog Scams

Dog Scams

It is intriguing how people find so many ways to pull innocent people into emotional traps. These scammers strike at a time when people are most vulnerable...

The Recap: Risk to Resilience – ANZ

The Recap: Risk to Resilience – ANZ

Trend Micro is currently running one of the largest cybersecurity roadshows ever, the ‘Risk to Resilience World Tour’ covering more than 120 locations around the globe. 

Virtual Patching

Virtual Patching

Scenario 1:MyBank Pty Ltd has 300+ critical legacy enterprise applications. Almost all of them were built by the then IT-savvy non-developers. They were built...