Join host Justin Beals as he explores the art of human hacking with Chris Hadnagy, CEO of Social Engineer, LLC, and renowned author in social engineering. Discover Hadnagy's compelling journey through security and computer science, including pivotal incidents, pioneering social engineering frameworks, and collaborations with agencies like MI5 and the FBI. Gain insights into ego suspension, nonverbal communication, and defense strategies against social engineering, emphasizing empathy,...

In this gripping episode of Secure Talk, hosted by Justin Beals, we dive deep into the fascinating intersection of technology, governance, and society. Our special guest, Mark Listes, CEO of Pendulum, discusses his journey from a coding enthusiast to a champion of cybersecurity and democracy. The episode takes a compelling turn as we explore a riveting case study on a data breach involving Carta and Linear. Discover how internal governance and public narratives play crucial roles in securing...

The Secure Talk podcast, hosted by Justin Beals, presents a bonus episode discussing recent security breaches with guests Stephen Farrell of Ideagen, Paul Bingham of Western Governors University, Raffaele Mattone of Judy Security, and Alex Cox of LastPass. The episode covers the 23andMe data breach, Microsoft government email hacks, the Whitworth University ransomware attack, and insights on the LockBit ransomware takedown. It highlights breach responses, risks of consumer DNA data, and...

This Secure Talk podcast interviews Alex Cox, Director of Threat Intelligence for LastPass. We discuss the evolution of cybercrime, the significance of threat intelligence, and the recent takedown of the notorious ransomware group, Lockbit. The conversation covers Alex’s background in law enforcement and cyber security, the progression of cybercrime from Zeus Trojan to ransomware, the entrepreneurial approach of cybercriminals in the development of ransomware operations, and the increasing...

Secure Talk invited CEO and Founder of Judy Security Raffaele Mautone to join us as a guest. The conversation focuses on a cybersecurity breach involving Whitworth University, covering the details of the breach, the response by the university, the challenges faced, and the importance of communication and disaster recovery plans in the event of a ransomware attack. The discussion also highlights the significance of having a multi-faceted approach to protecting data, including paper backups and...

In this Secure Talk episode we welcome Paul Bingham, a former FBI Cybercrime Investigator and currently the Senior Vice President and Executive Dean at the College of Information Technology at Western Governors University. The discussion spans Paul’s 25 year career in the FBI fighting cybercrime, his transition to academia, and his insights on cybersecurity. Key points include advice for those interested in career paths like cybersecurity or FBI, Paul’s perspective on a Microsoft security...

How do you secure critical infrastructure that provides life-saving products? Life Sciences, BioPharma, and Health Tech companies hold some of the most valuable and private data. Security guards these organizations against motivated hackers, legal liabilities, and patient privacy. We are speaking with Stephen Ferrell, a leader in security for the life sciences space. We’ll highlight the significance of GAMP and its risk-based approach. Finally, they analyze the 23andMe data breach and the...

In this episode, Mark hands over the leadership of the SecureTalk podcast to Justin Beals, the CEO of StrikeGraph. They discuss security's complexity and measurement's role in ensuring effective security practices. Justin shares his perspective on security and how StrikeGraph helps organizations identify and operationalize the right security practices. They also discuss the impact of AI on security and the growing demand for security standards and certifications. Justin outlines his plans...

Chris Were is the Co-Founder and CEO of Verida, a network of decentralized data storage, messaging, and single sign-on solutions that enable interoperable ownership of personal data for Web3. In this episode of Secure Talk, Chris talks about self-sovereign identities, zero-knowledge credentials, and crypto wallets, and explains how personal will unlock AI digital assistants. Verida https://www.verida.io/

Cory O'Daniel is the CEO and Co-Founder of Massdriver a company that provides self-service capabilities for deploying cloud infrastructure in an optimal manner for both cost and governance. Cory talks a bit about Massdriver's service and explains the challenges of traditional dev ops, and how dev ops is evolving. He also talks about what founders should look for when selecting a funding partner. Massdriver https://www.massdriver.cloud/ The Secure Talk Podcast https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Stephen de Vries is the Co-Founder and CEO of IriusRisk a cybersecurity firm that helps companies to identify threats and improve security processes in the design and rollout of software. Stephen explains how IriusRisk helps its customers and also talks about the changing regulatory and threat landscapes related to cybersecurity. IriusRisk https://www.iriusrisk.com/ The Secure Talk Podcast https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Karen Gondoly is the CEO and VP of Project Management of Leostream, a leading connection management platform for virtual desktop infrastructures. Karen talks about some of the key trends related to security, access, and performance in the remote desktop access space. Leostream https://leostream.com/ The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Dr. Shira Brezis is the CEO & Co-Founder of Redefine, an end-to-end security technology provider for decentralized finance (De-Fi) investors. Shira talks about the current state of crypto security and De-Fi risk mitigation strategies are evolving. Redefine https://redefine.net/ The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Chris Piche is the CEO and Founder of Smarter AI. Chris explains what AI cameras are and how they are used. He also discusses some of the challenges for the deployment of fully autonomous vehicles. Smarter AI https://smarterai.camera/ The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Sean McDermott is the Founder and CEO of the Windward Consulting Group, a Service Now Elite Partner. Sean provides an overview of Service Now's advantages in service management, operations management, and security. He also explains why companies make a decision to use Service Now and how they select a partner to assist their digital transformation. Windward Consulting https://windward.com/ The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Lasha Antadze is the Founder of Rarify Labs one of Rarimo’s service providers. He talks about how NFTrade and Rarimo are launching the first marketplace that enables users to purchase NFTs with any cryptocurrency on any chain. Users can now execute multi-chain transactions with a single signature, a single transaction fee, and a single click. Lasha explains what this means for the wider NFT ecosystem. He also discusses topics such as digital sovereignty and the present and future state of...

Sean Falconer is the Head of Marketing & Developer Relations at Skyflow, a Co-Host of Software Engineering Daily, and the sole host of the data privacy and compliance podcast Partially Redacted. In this episode, Sean explains why many data privacy strategies fail and how to fix them. He also talks about the danger of using tools such as ChatGPT and how web applications can limit their threat surface by using tools to protect and encrypt data. Skyflow https://www.skyflow.com/ The...

David Sinclair is the Founder and CEO of 4Freedom Mobile. David talks about the different ways public and private organizations can track individuals, monitor their activity, and collect personal data. He also explains some best practices to prevent being tracked and to protect your personal information. 4Freedom Mobile https://4freedommobile.com/ The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Nick Harrahill is the Director of Customer Support at Spin.ai. In this episode of Secure Talk, Nick talks about some key findings in a recently released report on the security risks associated with SaaS applications. He gives examples of the most common attacks and introduces some best practices to counter such attacks. Spin.ai https://spin.ai Report on SaaS Application Risks https://spin.ai/saas-application-risk-report/ The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Darren Gallop is the Co-Founder and CEO of Carbide, a cybersecurity firm that provides businesses of all sizes with the tools they need to adopt a strong cybersecurity and compliance posture. In this episode, Darren talks about how to engage your team in cybersecurity to build a secure by-default company and how to showcase your company's cybersecurity posture in a way that helps you close deals faster and earn greater customer trust. He also gives advice on cybersecurity education and how...

Aviv Grafi is the Founder and CTO of Votiro. In this episode Aviv explains what zero-trust content security is and how it can greatly reduce the risk of compromise from weaponized documents. Votiro https://votiro.com/ The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Jeremy Snyder is the Founder and CEO of FireTail.io, an API security platform. On this episode of Secure Talk, Jeremy explains how the explosion in the number of APIs has caused security issues for most organizations. He then introduces several best practices for securing APIs and the various apps that they connect with. FireTail https://www.firetail.io/ The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Michal Cizek is Co-Founder and CEO at GoodAccess, a global SaaS VPN provider that has customers in 120 countries. Michal explains the ins and outs of the VPN market and talks about what businesses should look for in a VPN provider. He also shares his thoughts about creating an effective organizational culture and building a Teal Organization. GoodAccess https://www.goodaccess.com/ The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Eric Kedrosky, CISO at Sonrai Security, talks about some specific steps companies can take to implement an effective cloud risk management strategy. He discusses topics including identity management, data discovery, cloud security, and vulnerability management. Sonrai Security https://sonraisecurity.com/ The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast https://securetalkpodcast.com/ Youtube https://youtu.be/9rxhtvuQac4