Episodes
Resilience is a word that occupies a lot of meaning in cybersecurity. But what does it mean for the self? What does it mean for defenders and cyber professionals to be resilient? And what are the sources they can draw from when the chips are down?
Published 05/16/23
Published 05/16/23
RSA is one of the world’s largest cybersecurity conferences. But there are hundreds more gatherings. One question often posed by newcomers is how to get involved, how to get to conferences where they can learn more and meet more people.
Published 05/02/23
This is First Watch Spotlight, from SafeGuard Cyber, where we focus on the up and coming generation of cybersecurity professionals.
Published 04/18/23
It’s fair to say that crypto and web3 are having something of a moment. Following the collapse of FTX, the ensuing crypto winter, and increased metaverse skepticism, where do we stand today?
Published 04/11/23
Welcome to the last episode in our series of interviews celebrating Women’s History Month! Today, we have a very special episode. It seemed only fitting to close out the month by handing the mic over to two incredible women in this industry. My friend, Katie Hanahan, takes the mic as guest host, and she is joined by none other than Katie Moussouris, founder and CEO of Luta Security.
Published 03/30/23
We’re continuing our celebration of Women’s History Month, with our series of interviews with women in cybersecurity. From CISOs and the lessons they’ve learned, to what the next generation of defenders has to offer, we’re bringing you two interviews per week.
Published 03/28/23
We’re continuing our celebration of Women’s History Month with our series of interviews with women in cybersecurity. From CISOs and the lessons they’ve learned, to what the next generation of defenders has to offer, we’re bringing you two interviews per week. All month long!
Published 03/23/23
We’re continuing our celebration of Women’s History Month with our series of interviews with women in cybersecurity. From CISOs and the lessons they’ve learned, to what the next generation of defenders has to offer, we’re bringing you two interviews per week. All month long!
Published 03/21/23
This is First Watch Spotlight, where we put the focus on the up and coming generation of cybersecurity professionals. Our goal is to show there’s no singular path into the industry, and hopefully highlight some ways more people can enter the field.
Published 03/16/23
Today’s guest is Rachel Rocha, an aspiring SOC analyst and a contributing writer to Overt Operator.
Published 03/09/23
We’re kicking off our celebration of Women’s History Month, with our series of interviews with women in cybersecurity. From CISOs and the lessons they’ve learned, to what the next generation of defenders has to offer, we’re bringing you two interviews per week. All month long.
Published 03/07/23
Today’s guest is Richard Seiersen, Chief Risk Officer at Resilience.
Published 02/21/23
This is First Watch Spotlight, where we put the focus on the up and coming generation of cybersecurity professionals. Our goal is to show there’s no singular path into the industry, and hopefully highlight some ways more people can enter the field.
Published 02/14/23
"Humans are the weakest link." "Security is everyone's responsibility." These ideas are taken as self-evident truths in cybersecurity, to the point of being platitudes. But how true are they? And is relying on these ideas as truths making us any safer? The way we work, and the information systems that connect and enable that work have undergone transformational and revolutionary changes. Those facts should be enough to merit a re-examination of old ideas. Now add to those changes a...
Published 02/07/23
As the former CEO of FireEye and McAfee, Dave DeWalt has a long history with the cybersecurity industry. Since moving on from those roles, he now occupies a unique vantage point, looking at today’s business problems from his seats on numerous boards and looking toward the future as an investor in new security companies and technologies with his firm, NightDragon. I talked to Dave about the intense year that was 2022 and looking ahead to this year. The conversation ranges across geopolitics,...
Published 01/24/23
"Security Culture" gets a lot of lip service, but what does it mean to build it with intention? And perhaps most importantly, how can security leaders measure its impact on business operations?
Published 01/10/23
Today’s guest is Joseph Carson, Chief Security Scientist (CSS) & Advisory CISO at Delinea. We tackle the topic of Natural Language Understanding, a domain within the broader realm of AI. Joseph has been researching it deeply, and I wanted to know what he thinks about where the tech is today, and where it can fit into today’s security tooling. We get into the complications posed by human language, how NLU can be weaponized, the broader issues of AI (including buzzword abuse) and how...
Published 11/28/22
Today’s guest is Kendrick Trotter, Founder and CEO of Us in Technology. His story is remarkable. After playing Division 1 college football, Kendrick moved back home to the Bay Area and took up work as an Uber driver. A chance encounter led to a sales job in cybersecurity, where he saw rapid success. In lieu of climbing the corporate ladder, Kendrick saw a different opportunity. His story and his company are a testament to the power of imaginative capability: who we imagine working in tech,...
Published 11/07/22
Today’s guest is Rebekah Skeete, Security Engineer at Schellman and Chief Operations Officer at Black Girls Hack. After Black Hat, a mutual friend told me I had to hear Rebekah’s story. And is indeed incredible. From parking lot attendant for the Texas Rangers to the mail room, with a side hustle in political campaign management, to the IT help desk and beyond. Her path, like so many I’ve spoken to, is unconventional. But a few principles stand out: do the job with excellence, be curious...
Published 10/24/22
With a military background in intelligence, a storied career from the vendor side to now blockchain, Chris Russell is a self-described "nerd." And his appetite for learning shows no signs of abating, having recently enrolled in a PhD program.  In this conversation, we talk about what actionable intelligence looks like, how to translate security to non-technical audiences, and why he believes more practitioners are needed in policymaking decisions.
Published 10/17/22
This is First Watch Spotlight, where we put the focus on the up and coming generation of cybersecurity professionals. Some are right out of school, and some are entering from a different career path altogether. Our goal is to show there’s no singular path into the industry, and hopefully highlight some ways more people can enter the field.
Published 10/13/22
Amber DeVilbiss is a Senior Cybersecurity Advisor, and also a children’s book author and illustrator. Her book, "The Little Cyber Engineer," is something special. It's a work that manages to capture how servers work, illustrates network packets, and deconstructs what it means to be a hacker. And Amber accomplishes all this in rhyme, with captivating illustrations to boot. She’s no stranger to breaking down complex topics, with videos on Instagram and TikTok breaking down the OSI model, in 3...
Published 10/10/22
Social engineering attacks are resurgent, leaving a wave of breaches behind them: Take Two Interactive, American Airlines, Uber, Okta, Microsoft, Twilio, the list goes on. The historical solution to this problem has been security awareness training, including phishing simulations. But after decades of relying on this solution, do we have real data on its efficacy?
Published 10/03/22