Cyber Security Grey Beard®

Nov 09 2022 53 ep. 22 mins 177

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Cyber security focused discussions geared towards students, early professionals and individuals moving into the cyber security profession. I use my ~30 years' experience in industry and provide examples, stories, suggestions and answer questions. This podcast is designed to help listeners learn, grown and advance in the cyber security profession.

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S4S3 State of Ransomware in Cyber Security - Interview by AlgoSec

Nov 09 2022 28 mins

Discussion with AlgoSec around ransomware based off of the Extrahop Cyber Confidence Index 2022. I cover numerous questions about what organizations are doing today and what they should change to improve cyber defenses. The crux of this study shows the cognitive dissonance of cyber security leaders and IT decision makers. They believe one thing whereas the evidence completely contr

S4E10 Cyber Security Attacks in the News Summer 2022

Sep 21 2022 16 mins

In this episode I discuss cyber-attacks in the Summer of 2022. I’ll review who was attacked, its impact, and the aftermath. While I would love to go into the technical details about the attacks, that data becomes harder and harder to find with each breach and news release. Victims are tight lipped and apparently being told more and more to not share technical details. We know tha

S4E9 Online Cyber Security Tools and Building Lab Environments

Sep 14 2022 17 mins

This episode covers online tools and lab environments that cyber security students and early professionals can use to learn and increase technical skills. While these environments are usually meant for those that want to get very deep with the technical side of cyber security, non-technical folks can certainly use these as well. The tools/trainings go as deep as the user wants. I a

S4E8 Interview with Adrianus Warmenhoven - Cyber Security and NordVPN

Sep 07 2022 30 mins

In this episode I spend 30-minutes talking with Adrianus Warmenhoven, Defensive Strategist at Nordvpn. We dove into virtual private networks (VPN) and networking. Hear how VPN's work, when to use them and why. We discuss real-world examples and talk security stories as well as some cyber security history. Send comments, questions, and episode ideas to: [email protected] Nord

S4E7 Red Team, Blue Team, Purple Team in the Cyber Security Realm

Aug 31 2022 24 mins

Here I talk about different avenues within cyber security. We use terms such as red team, blue team, and purple team when discussing offense, defense, and a merger of the two. I’ll go over different technologies, teams that cover each of these areas and jobs that involve each team. We have these teams and terms due to the size and complexity of the overall cyber security professi

S4E6 Getting More from Your Cyber Security Employer

Aug 24 2022 26 mins

This episodes has me talking about how employees can get enhanced benefits from their employer. Most people figure salary is the only thing that matters from when it comes to the benefits of working. This is a major mistake. Healthcare alone can potentially bring thousands of dollars per year in additional compensation and companies vary greatly in this area. 401(k) programs have t

S4E5 Interview with Perry Carpenter of KnowBe4 - Cyber Security Awareness Training

Aug 17 2022 30 mins

Conversation with Perry Carpenter, C | CISO, MSIA, who currently serves as chief evangelist and strategy officer for KnowBe4, the world’s most popular security awareness and simulated phishing platform. Perry and I talked about the history of KnowBe4, his journey in cyber security, what students and early professionals can study to succeed in social engineering among other topics

S4S2 AlgoSec Interview: Aplication Security for Cyber Security Professionals

Aug 10 2022 20 mins

Podcast sponsored by AlgoSec where I discuss how applications impact network and security engineers. This was a 1:1 conversation between me as an SME with a marketing leader at AlgoSec. You can find the full video interview here. This topic provides detail on challenges experienced by network and security engineers related to applications and application security. We talk about a b

S4E4 Getting Deep with Cyber Security Applications

Aug 03 2022 19 mins

In this episode, I discuss the detail and complexity inherent with software solutions including specific jobs that relate to cyber security applications. Many of us tend to think that software is only skin deep. In reality, applications go from involved to intricate to MASSIVELY COMPLEX. Too often I’ve engaged with projects where I figure, oh, it’s a software program, no big de

S4E3 Interview with W. Curtis Preston aka Mr. Backup - Backups, HA/DR and Cyber Security

Jul 27 2022 28 mins

In this episode I step away from my normal monologue style to interview a renowned guest, W. Curtis Preston. Curtis, the Chief Technical Evangalist at Druva, is also known as Mr. Backup. Curtis runs his own website, Backup Central dot com with his own Podcast called Restore It All. He also participates in the No Hardware Required Podcast for Druva. Curtis and I discuss the relation