In this special Holiday edition of Discarded, the tables are turned with hosts, Selena and Crista, becoming the answer-ers, our returning Moderator, Mindy Semling, as the question asker, and our wonderful audience is transformed into Cyber Elves.

This conversation is lively and filled with questions from a variety of engaged audience members. (Thank you to everyone who contributed). Questions range from career advice for aspiring Cyber Threat Analysts, to certain threats exploding in popularity, to a reflection of 2023.

The Discarded Podcast team would like to take a moment and thank the following people for their contributions to the Cyber Security Landscape this year:

• Pim Trouerbach
• Kelsey Merriman
• Tommy Madjar
• Bryan Campbell
• Greg Lesnewich
• Kyle Eaton
• Joe Wise
• Emerging Threats team
• The overall Proofpoint Team, including, but not limited to our PR and marketing teams

Resources mentioned:

Youtube: Katie Nickels Sans Threat Analysis Rundown

https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-courses/cyber-threat-intelligence/

https://www.networkdefense.co/courses/investigationtheory/

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/how-online-romance-scams-netting-millions-self-harm-rcna85252

https://medium.com/mitre-attack/attack-v14-fa473603f86b

https://medium.com/katies-five-cents/a-cyber-threat-intelligence-self-study-plan-part-1-968b5a8daf9a

https://medium.com/katies-five-cents/a-cyber-threat-intelligence-self-study-plan-part-2-d04b7a529d36

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/sleight-of-hand-how-china-weaponizes-software-vulnerability/

https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-621/

https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-untold-story-three-young-hackers-web-killing-monster/

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