Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast

For a computer science undergrad looking to start a cybersecurity career, good experience depends on a healthy balance between academia and extracurriculars. University of Tennessee student Julianne Cox tells Brian how she has developed her skills inside and outside of the classroom, and looks forward to increasing diversity as the next president of her school's Women in Cyber Security (WiCS) chapter.

Although we tend to portray cybersecurity as black-and-white, good vs. bad, digital forensics and incident response investigations have revealed that it's much more complicated. Brian chats with Cindy Murphy, President & Founder of Tetra Defense (formerly Gillware Digital Forensics), about her start in law enforcement, reacting to ransomware attackers, and the mindset of a business leader.

Security and compliance misinformation runs rampant – especially with thousands of products joining the market each year. How does a service provider cut through all that noise? Choice CyberSecurity co-founder and COO Alex Rutkovitz breaks down compliance misconceptions, separating value from product, risk assessment, and more.

Consumers may install the latest security feature on their device but perhaps the most important question is, do they know how to use it? Kyla Guru, high school senior and CEO & founder of Bits N' Bytes Cybersecurity, deems user education a crucial aspect of security that is often overlooked in favor of the technology itself and shares how she built her own organization to empower tech users in their everyday lives.

Despite being only a couple of years old, the City of New York's cybersecurity program has quickly risen to become a model of success for cities all over the globe. Quiessence Phillips, the city's Deputy CISO and Head of Threat Management, has spent her last few years there fortifying its SOC team. She and Brian talk "true ops" philosophy, playbook automation, and other secrets to success. 

Generation Z kids have the benefit of growing up in a super-connected world with so much more available to them than other generations, but this can inhibit creativity and imagination down the road. Brian sits down with Paraben Corporation President & CEO Amber Schroader, to talk about the young new hires to digital forensics, cybercrimes in the cloud, and how her past culinary experience prepared her for her line of work.

Perspectives on what's essential to developing your skills in cyber vary depending on who you ask. Some say it depends on certifications, others say experience is the key. Mari Galloway, CEO of Women's Society of Cyberjutsu and Sr. Security Architect, discusses her motivations, recommended approach to education and certifications, and what she looks forward to in the rest of 2020. 

In order to stand out as a brilliant startup in a sea of cybersecurity vendors, a few things should always be top-of-mind: a strong investor-entrepreneur relationship, awareness of other vendors, and a thorough understanding of the landscape. Roselle Safran, who is a founder & CEO of a stealth-mode startup herself, speaks to her experience with building a strong startup and offers advice for others seeking the same.

Security and e-discovery often work together closely but the key differences are subtle, with the latter being more focused on preserving evidence. Mary Mack, CEO of EDRM, elaborates on the work of those professionals, shares mistakes she's seen and lessons learned, as well as organizations' changing perspectives on data in the cloud.

To address the global cyber talent shortage, we must expand our outreach efforts to offer education to women and girls in third-world countries. Eileen Brewer travels to remote parts of the world equipped with a suitcase full of motherboards to teach computer workshops and inspire future engineers. She describes how listeners can get involved in similar programs and make a difference in helping to diversify the industry.