Jason Popillion is a CISSP and serves as a CIO/CTO of a SaaS company and Kevin Pentecost is a CISSP, CISM, CEH, CPT, MCSE, CCA, ITIL-F and serves as an Information Security Director for a manufacturing company.

Join them as they navigate the waters of the various internet layers, the world of anonymity via the Onion Router (TOR). Finally, take a trip down the infamous Silk Road and follow it all the way to the illusive Red Room.

Who knows? You may even find out the cost to go buy yourself 1000 TikTok, Instagram, or Twitter followers!!

Does everything that you've heard of on the Dark Web even really exist? Well….maybe…just maybe, one day, they'll take it upon themselves to go find out.

That, my friends is for another episode!!

Helpful websites: https://haveibeenpwned.com/

Citations:

Chitty, T (2017, May, 26). What is the Dark Web. CNBC Explains. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUjSVrh9UN4

Nelson, T (2021, February 11). Full Documentary: Dark Web. Janson Media. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL3pEe47qyk

VICE (2021, July 24). How to Hire a Hitman| The Business of Crime. VICE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sinsp0uLsS8

Leyden, J (2019, October 29). Cybersecurity news and views. The Daily Swig CYBERCRIME MAGAZINE. https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/arpanet-anniversary-the-internets-first-transmission-was-sent-50-years-ago-today

Matthieu, C (2020, October 19). Journey from ARPANET to XRPANET. Medium.com. https://medium.com/xrpanet/journey-from-arpanet-to-xrpanet-cc7bb576a49f

Jason and Kevin join guest Eric Lough, VP of Business Development at FCP Euro to discuss how managers think and make critical decisions around Cybersecurity. Eric brings over 15 years of experience in the Automotive Aftermarket to the table. We spend the majority of the episode picking his brain on several key questions on today's challenging decisions that most managers have to make as it relates to protecting their businesses. As you'll find out in this conversation, not all of these decisions are easy!

Jason Popillion is a CISSP and serves as a CIO/CTO of a SaaS company and Kevin Pentecost is a CISSP, CISM, CEH, CPT, MCSE, CCA, ITIL-F and serves as an Information Security Director for a manufacturing company.

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Jason Popillion is a CISSP and serves as a CIO/CTO of a SaaS company and Kevin Pentecost is a CISSP, CISM, CEH, CPT, MCSE, CCA, ITIL-F and serves as a Information Security Director for a Manufacturing company.

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