There is “no one way” to start and stay in the field of cyber security. Whether you are involved from the military, law enforcement, consulting, or IT services, it doesn’t matter. I have had countless discussions for years with other professionals online, at conferences, or over drinks, which have changed the way I think about cyber security. That is where this podcast comes in. What if I can capture those moments and frank discussions? I want to share the stories from other cyber security l ...
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#117 – Sara Avery: Go After What You Want
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Sara Avery is a Regional Sales Manager at Zscaler. She has held various positions over the past 20 years in the Information Technology field and discovered her passion for information security 15 years ago. Her career has largely been spent in sales and account management with a laser focus on my customer's success. Sara's tenured experience in cyb…
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#116 – Jennifer Brown: This Is A Wakeup Call
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Jennifer Brown is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, diversity and inclusion consultant, and author. As the successful founder, president, and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, headquartered in New York City, Jennifer is responsible for designing workplace strategies that have been implemented by some of the biggest companies and nonprofits in…
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#115 – Alyssa Miller: We Are Lacking Empathy
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Alyssa Miller leads the security strategy for S&P Global Ratings as Business Information Security Officer (BISO), connecting corporate security objectives to business initiatives. She blends a unique mix of technical expertise and executive presence to bridge the gap that can often form between security practitioners and business leaders. Her goal …
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#114 – Chloé Messdaghi: How Can We Do Better
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Chloé Messdaghi is the Chief Strategist at Point3 Security. In addition to her passion for keeping people safe and empowered both on and offline, she is also interested in increasing the numbers of marginalized genders in information security. She is the Co-Founder of Women of Security (WoSEC) and Hacking is NOT a Crime and the Founder of WeAreHack…
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#113 – Julian Waits: Diversity of Thought
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Julian Waits is the general manager of cybersecurity at Devo Technology. He has over 30 years of experience in senior leadership roles at technology companies, specializing in security, risk, and threat detection. He serves on several industry boards, including the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP) and Nationa…
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#112: Douglas Brush – Pain Is Inevitable, Suffering Is Optional
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This is the last episode in the five-part series on mental health, self-care, and neurodiversity. This will not be the last time I speak about these issues on the podcast. I encourage everyone to take these issues seriously and help remove stigmas and champion differences in the way our brains work. Cybersecurity professionals spend most of their d…
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#111 – Danny Akacki: Work Worth Doing
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Danny Akacki is just a storyteller perpetually looking for a stage. He loves nothing more than attending conferences, giving talks, writing blogs, and finding new ways to reach as many people as he can to educate about cybersecurity. For him, there is no greater satisfaction than community building. Danny has been fortunate enough to spend his care…
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#110 – Ryan Louie: Security Starts In the Mind
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Ryan K. Louie, MD, Ph.D. is a board-certified psychiatrist focusing on the mental health impact of cybersecurity, and the psychiatry of entrepreneurship. Ryan received his MD and Ph.D. degrees from the Stanford University School of Medicine and completed residency training in psychiatry at the University of Hawaii Department of Psychiatry. Ryan com…
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#109 – Amanda Berlin: Happier People Stay Longer
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Amanda Berlin is the Lead Incident Detection Engineer for Blumira and the CEO and owner of the nonprofit corporation Mental Health Hackers. She is the author of a Blue Team best practices book called "Defensive Security Handbook: Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure” with Lee Brotherston through O'Reilly Media. She is a co-host on the Brakein…
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#108 – Bill Hudenko: The Mind Body Connection
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Bill Hudenko, Ph.D. has significant experience in the fields of both mental health and technology. Dr. Hudenko is a licensed psychologist, a researcher, and a professor who holds a joint appointment as a faculty member at Dartmouth's Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. His research focuses on th…
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#107 – Daniel Wood: We Don’t Have Enough Skilled People
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Daniel Wood is the Associate Vice President of Consulting at Bishop Fox, where he leads all service lines, develops strategic initiatives, and has established the Applied Research and Development program. Daniel has over 15 years of experience in cybersecurity and is a subject matter expert in red teaming, insider threat, and counterintelligence. D…
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#106 – Jasson Casey: Hire Missionaries, Not Mercanaries
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Jasson Casey is the CTO of Beyond Identity, a passwordless identity management provider. He also serves as a Fellow in CyberSecurity with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the National Security Institute (NSI). Previously, Jasson was CTO of SecurityScorecard, VP of Engineering at IronNet Cybersecurity, Founder and Execut…
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#105 – John Hammond: Raise The Cyber Security Poverty Line
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John Hammond is a Security Researcher at Huntress as well as a cybersecurity instructor, developer, red teamer, and CTF enthusiast. John is a former Department of Defense Cyber Training Academy curriculum developer and teacher for the Cyber Threat Emulation course, educating both civilian and military members on offensive Python, PowerShell, other …