Mike Curnow is the CEO of Defiant Networks, past CISO, and a Cybersecurity consultant. He is a hands-on engineering and cybersecurity expert with entrepreneurial mindset and a preference for opensource technologies. He has interesting and unique opinions that are unfiltered yet very well thought out.

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Website: https://defiant-networks.com/

Hachi Programming Language: https://takkotheboss.github.io/

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Timestamps:

1:34 Welcome Mike Curnow

2:13 The Umm Ahh Ya Know Charity

2:52 Yes, we have a "Jamie" on this podcast

4:46 What is Defiant Networks?

6:50 Zero Trust Networks & Web3

8:42 Side Track - Favorite Star Wars Movie?

9:31 Side Track - The Office or Parks & Rec?

11:17 Current State of Affairs in Cybersecurity Risk

14:55 Leave the World Behind Movie

17:31 Recent AT&T and Verizon Outage

19:42 Volume of Cyber Attack Attempts

21:33 Favorite Cybersecurity Tools (SIEM, SOAR, EDR)

26:03 Palo Alto or Cisco?

26:45 Hachi Programming Language (NEW)

32:05 Sources of Cybersecurity Information

38:44 Dealing with stress of CISO job

43:46 What irritates you about the job

46:48 AI Concerns

49:39 Small Kids & Devices (Phones & Tablets)

53:05 Personal Data Privacy

54:49 Advice to Job Seekers Breaking into Cybersecurity

57:34 Cybersecurity Domain Map

1:01:16 Extra Credit Chit Chat - Hot & Cold Natured