Advice and examples on how to own your career.  While I focus on cyber security, these tips are valid for any profession.  I give examples of my past as well as situations friends have experienced over the years.  My advice includes tips such as be strong, be proud, track what you do, toot you own horn, and many more.  This is a talk going back to the roots of this Podcast, helping cyber security students and early professionals learn, grow, and advance. Send questions, comments, or thoughts...

What jobs are out there, what jobs interest you and/or fit best with your desires, abilities, and preferences.  I talk about  eight (8) practices, over a dozen jobs, and 12 markets/industries, for listeners to learn about.  This talk came out of a 1:1 I had with an early professional at my company and I believe many listeners can benefit from this conversation.  Where do you want to take your cyber security career?  What's out there?  How do you find it?  What should you do? Reach out with...

Herein I talk about where I've been for the past 8 months, what's been going on, and what this season entails.  I go over 7 specific topics I will cover and ask the audience for input on guest speakers and other topics.  This is an exciting talk about the future and what to expect upcoming from Cyber Security Grey Beard.

How are businesses, with focus on managed security service providers, dealing with remote working in a distributed work environment?  This recording comes from a half hour panel discussion on this topic.Session from Third Annual MSS Forum Denver put on...

Lecture to Networking I class at a Community College

How leadership can and should engage enabling a dramatic shift in cyber security defenses. We are where we were 25+ years ago, something must change. This discussion covers one possibility.

Discussion around key offensive testing tools along with clear description of what they do, when and why to use them and the impact these tools have on target systems.

Offensive actions for Ethical Hackers

Interviewed by Chris Seinko of Cyber Work the Infosec Institute Podcast. Discussed my history, background and how others can enjoy a cyber security career.

Episode responding to Greybeardian questions.  I’ve heard from a number of listeners and want to share their experiences along with my suggestions and recommendations to their common situations.  I know many listeners find themselves in the same...

Discussion surrounding critical defensive actions all information security users must utilize.  I talk about managing and maintaining personal devices and how this directly relates to professions involving cyber security.  Network security, system...

Talk around cyber security defensive tools including endpoint protection, VPN, password managers, MFA (IAM), certificates and email encryption.

Discussion around new and evolving threats based on increased work and education at home. What are the threats and what can we do to mitigate them?

Governance and compliance jobs in cyber security, what they do and why these roles matter in cyber security.

Detailed talk around cyber security and privacy.  I provide examples around IOT devices such as RING and Echo as well as GPS, social media and other areas involving privacy today.  I give real world stories involving court cases and tales where people...

Top trends in cyber security as Cyber Security Grey Beard sees them in August 2020.

With the dreariness of the world today between COVID-19, riots, lock downs, and increased crime in certain areas, I thought it would be nice to have a positive pep talk for my listeners.  Herein I discuss focusing on a North Star and driving to...

Layoffs happen, be prepared, know what to look for and how to prepare

Many people want it all right now.  Life is a journey, both personally and professionally.  This 10-minute podcast discusses that it's okay to be where you are and finding happiness along the journey should take precedence over everything else.  Plan,...

Life from 18-27 is difficult and you are not alone!

Explanations for Cyber Security Projects, Deployments, Infrastructure and Architecture