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Overseeing security and privacy challenges in COVID era is an extremely difficult task, and it’s even more complicated if you’re a Healthcare CISO. You must monitor the vital signs of your security program while keeping the pulse on threat vectors and adversaries. Anahi Santiago meets with me at the bar to discuss being a CISO during the pandemic, medical device security, Ransomware, advice for aspiring healthcare security professionals and more. SYMLINKS Linkedin HIMSS ChristianaCare DRIN...

The great Philosopher Seneca once said "While we teach, we learn”. The Protege Effect states that the best way to learn is to teach someone else. This powerful theory is further explained by cybersecurity leader and mentor, Naomi Buckwalter during her stop at Barcode. We also get into topics such as cybersecurity mentoring, privacy post-pandemic, cybersecurity myths, Philly Tech Sistas, stopping cybercrime, breaking into cyber, advice for cybersecurity recruiters, and much more. SYMLINKS Li...

Data is always the main target in an attacker’s scope. Therefore, organization’s should take a “data first” approach to preventing a strike that could cripple them with one shot. I catch up with Purandar Das, Founder and CEO of Sotero, to discuss his data protection strategy. Purandar started Sotero with the conviction that today’s data protection was deficient and that a better approach was needed to protect data. He is a firm believer that security, where the core focus is not the data, is ...

Debbie Reynolds, AKA “The Data Diva,” is a world-renowned technologist, thought leader and advisor to multinational corporations for handling global data privacy, cyber data breach response, and complex cross-functional data-driven projects. She's also an internationally published author, highly sought-after speaker, and top media presence for global data privacy, data protection, and technology issues. Debbie joins me at the bar to discuss data privacy in the pandemic era, streamlining cryp...

nu·cle·us /n/ : the central and most important part of an object, movement, or group, forming the basis for its activity and growth. Having a nucleus to your Threat and Vulnerability Management Program is critical, as well as having an established TVM program itself. In this episode, I chat with Scott Kuffer, co-founder and COO of Nucleus Security. He is an expert in vulnerability management and workflow optimization. We discuss the critical pillar of cybersecurity and his Nucleus Security p...

An aviator is an expert of the skies and must know how to properly navigate through clouds. Fully understanding cloud formations and their potential dangers when flying is a vital part their profession. Flying through clouds is just like driving through fog – little visibility can represent extreme danger for those unaware of the circumstance. To help us understand, Cloud Security expert Ashish Rajan, host of the popular Cloud Security Podcast, joins me and my special co-host Mike in BarCod...

Often, data goes Absent Without Official Leave. No one within the organization grants it permission to vacate the premises. How do organizations protect and secure their data and stay ahead of the bad actors? A data breach is the intentional or unintentional release of private/confidential information to an untrusted environment. It's extremely crucial that the risk and consequences of a data breach transcends to the public. Confidentially is the 1st tenant in the CIA triad. For those who may...

To defend against modern day hackers, you must train your mind to think like one. Ted Harrington is the author of "HACKABLE: How To Do Application Security Right", which is an Amazon BEST SELLER in 9 Categories. He is also Executive Partner at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE), the security organization famous for hacking everything from cars to medical devices to smartphones, and more. Ted has been named both Executive of the Year and 40 Under 40. He also co-founded and organizes the pop...

A "Suplex" is an offensive move used in wrestling by which an attacker uses his weight to throw a defender. Phillip Wylie’s unusual journey into the field of cybersecurity is preceded by his career as a powerlifter and pro wrestler for the WCW. He has since taken full control in the industry as an offensive security professional. He is an established Red Teamer, Pentester, Ethical Hacking Instructor, and founder of the PWN School Project - an education focused cybersecurity organization that ...

HD Moore, famed developer of the wildly used Metasploit penetration testing tool spoke with me about his current focus, RUMBLE, in addition to his perspective on bug bounty programs, advice for aspiring pentesters and more. Of course, we also discussed the happening bar scene in Austin TX and how the city has become known as Silicon Hills. SYMLINKS Metasploit WarVox Axman Project SONAR Legion of Doom Masters of Deception Apache Win32 Chunked Encoding exploit TESO (Austrian hacker group) ADM ...