Over its 11 years in publication, the BeyondTrust Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report has been downloaded over 16,000 times, aiding thousands in enhancing their cyber defenses with detailed data analysis and expert insights. This year's report not only examines 2023 Microsoft vulnerabilities but also evaluates their use in identity-based attacks, highlights significant CVEs (9.0+ CVSS scores), and discusses mitigation strategies.
In this special Alice & Bob episode, James is joined by top cybersecurity experts and report commentators Paula Januszkiewicz, Terry Cutler, Eliza-May Austin, and Sami Laiho. They discuss the report's findings, share their experiences with vulnerabilities, and explore the future of Microsoft security and AI.
Paula Januszkiewicz, CEO and Founder of CQURE, Microsoft MVP and RD, Cybersecurity expert
Paula Januszkiewicz is the Founder and CEO of CQURE and CQURE Academy, which she established back in 2008. She is also an Enterprise Security MVP, honorable Microsoft Regional Director, and a world-class cybersecurity expert, consulting Customers worldwide. In 2017, Paula graduated from Harvard Business School. She delivers keynotes and sessions at the biggest world conferences such as RSA, Black Hat, Microsoft Ignite, SecTor Canada, Australian Cyber Conference, GISEC, GITEX, LEAP, and many others. She is often a top-rated speaker, including being chosen the No. 1 Speaker at Microsoft Ignite (among 1,100 speakers at a conference with 26,000 attendees) and at Black Hat Asia 2019. At the RSA Conference, two of her sessions were among the top 5 best rated. Paula is known for her unique stage presence that is always well-received among diverse audiences, often gathering thousands of people!
Paula has over 19 years of experience in the cybersecurity field, performing penetration tests, architecture consulting, trainings, and seminars. Every year, she takes over 200 flights to provide cybersecurity services for CQURE’s Customers. Paula and her Team also design security awareness programs for various organizations, including awareness sessions for top management. Together, they create various security tools (CQTools) supporting penetration tests, incident response, and forensics, which are shared with the community. Paula is a member of the Technical Advisory Board at the Royal Bank of Scotland/Natwest. And to top it all off, she has access to the source code of Windows!
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Eliza-May Austin, CEO, th4ts3cur1ty.company
I am a technical Founder with a passion for cybersecurity and innovation, leading the charge at th4ts3cur1ty.company and the pioneering PocketSIEM.co.uk service.
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Terry Cutler, Ethical Hacker & Founder, Cyology Labs
Terry Cutler is the CEO of Cyology Labs and the author of the #1 Amazon Best-Selling book "Insider Secrets to Internet Safety: Advice from a Professional Hacker." As an international award-winning cybersecurity expert and a Government-cleared Ethical Hacker, Terry is known for his top-level consulting services. Moreover, he is also famous for extensive coaching products, numerous TV appearances, and live public speaking events.
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Sami Laiho, Windows OS & Security Expert, Senior Technical Fellow
Sami Laiho is one of the world’s leading professionals in the Windows OS and Security. Sami has been working with and teaching OS troubleshooting, management, and security since 1996.
In 2019 Sami was chosen by TiVi-magazine as one of the top 100 influencers in IT in Finland. He is the 11th most followed person in his field in Finland.
At Ignite 2018, Sami’s “Behind the Scenes: How to build a conference winning session” and “Sami Laiho: 45 Life Hacks of Windows OS in 45 minutes” sessions were ranked as #1 and #2 out of 1708 sessions!! This was the first time in the history of the conference that anyone has been able to do this.
Before that, at Ignite 2017, the world’s biggest Microsoft event, Sami was evaluated as the Best External Speaker! Also, Sami’s sessions were evaluated as the Best session in TechEd North America, Europe and Australia in 2014, and Nordic Infrastructure Conference in 2016, 2017 and 2019.