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Let’s talk about the biggest hype of 2023: the Metaverse. Is this just a big marketing BS bubble, or has the Metaverse the potential to something big next thing?

In this episode of Hackwerk.io we are discussing the Metaverse from A (like AR) to Z (like Zen) with two fantastic guests: Kevin O’Donovan and Cyril Coste

Shownotes:

Kevin O’Donovan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinodonovan/

Cyril Coste on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrilcoste/

Some AR / VR / meta resources:

William Gibson, the godfather of cyberspace: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gibson

A historic view on VR Multiuser Worlds in the Internet: VRML

https://web.archive.org/web/20090321032205/http://vrmlworks.crispen.org/cyberspace.html

Snow Crash, the famous – what can go wrong in the metaverse – book by Neal Stephenson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash

Metaverse by Meta: https://about.meta.com/metaverse/

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What is the difference between cybersecurity thought leadership and traditional online marketing? And WFT, why some people are called cybersecurity influencer?

In this episode we discuss the difference between influential people and marketing influencer in Cybersecurity.

Gosh… and we need to discuss why Tyler and Mirko are rated as cybersecurity influencer in influencer marketing reports…

We’ve got some good answers from Yael Moav. Yael is a professional Cybersecurity Influencer Marketing expert, engaging with Cyfluencer on influencer marketing in cybersecurity space.

This episode is dedicated to cybersecurity thought leaders, influencer marketing experts and the all the wanna be cybersecurity influencers 

Hosts of this Episode:

Tyler Cohen Wood: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylercohen78/

Mirko Ross: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirko-ross/

Guest

Yael Moav: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yael-moav/

Show notes:

Yael on LinkendIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yael-moav/

Cyfluencer: https://cyfluencer.com/

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A chip in your brain, connected to web. Sounds fascinating but also scary from cybersecurity perspective.

Computer to brain interfaces is a promising technology in medicine to help people suffering from fatal diseases as locked-in Syndrome or Parkinson.

Tech Startups Neuralink dreaming beyond medical application towards connecting the brain with the web, extending the human mind to the metaverse. In this episode we are talking with the brain researcher and psychiatry expert Knut Schnell about the history of Computer to Brain Interfaces, the currents state of the technology and the outlook.

Hosts of this Episode:

Tyler Cohen Wood

Mirko Ross

Guest

Knut Schnell

Show notes:

• Knut Schnell on LinkendIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/knut-schnell-b927b269/

• Brain-To-Computer Inferfaces are Coming, Will we be ready? https://www.rand.org/blog/articles/2020/08/brain-computer-interfaces-are-coming-will-we-be-ready.html

• Physicians Group Files State Lawsuit and Federal Complaint Against UC Davis Regarding Deadly Monkey Experiments at Elon Musk-Funded Lab: https://www.pcrm.org/news/news-releases/physicians-group-files-state-lawsuit-and-federal-complaint-against-uc-davis

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Botnets are on of the biggest threats from the internet. We are talking with cybersecurity expert Philippe Humeau about botnets, cover their capabilities and how botnets are controlled.

Host of this episode:

Tyler Cohen Wood & Mirko Ross

About our guest:

Philippe Humeau graduated in 1999 as IT security engineer from EPITA (Paris, France). He founded his first company at the same time and quickly oriented it towards penetration testing and high-security hosting. He was also deeply involved in Magento’s community creation & animation in France and versed in eCommerce (wrote 4 books on the topic). In 2020, he founded CrowdSec, a company editing an eponymous open-source and collaborative IPS, leveraging both IP behavior & reputation to create a community and tackle the mass scale hacking problem. His crushes will forever be IT security, DevSecOps, and entrepreneurship.

Shownotes:

Mirai botnet authors avoid jail time: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/09/mirai-botnet-authors-avoid-jail-time/

CrowdSec website: https://crowdsec.net/

CrowdSec GitHub: https://github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec

CrowdSec explained in 15 minutes by Philippe ➜ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NgZBldnos

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The furture of cars is connected. This leads into increased attack surfaces for vehicles owners and the automotive industry. We talk with automotive cybersecurity expert John Heldreth about the threats for automotive due hacking, cybercriminals and nation state actors.

John is co-founder of the Automotive Security Research Group (asrg), an open community of automotive cybersecurity and saftey expert with more than 7.000 members worldwide.

Hosts of this show: Tyler Cohen Wood & Mirko Ross

Shownotes:

John on linkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnheldreth/

Automotive Security Research Group: https://www.asrg.io/

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We talk with Christina Lekati on psychological elements and behavioural science involved to perform cyber attacks by social engineering.

Christina Lekati is a psychologist and a social engineer. She specializes in the mechanisms of behavior, motivation, decision making, manipulation and deceit. She is an expert in human dynamics and passionate about social engineering.

Hosts of this Show: Tyler Cohen Wood & Mirko Ross

Shownotes:

Christina on: LinkedIn and Twitter

Professional profile and CV of Christina at CyberRisk: https://www.social-engineering-training.ch/

Interview in TAZ Newspaper (Germany): https://taz.de/Sicherheitsexpertin-ueber-Social-Engineering/!5711020/

Presentation at ElBsides Hamburg: "When Your Biggest Threat is on Your Payroll – Drivers and Enablers of Insider Threat Activities": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ovY0YlLZNU&t=2208s

Presentation at Hacktivity: "Social Engineering Through Social Media": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Z69AsSFn0&t=577s

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Err! This episode we talk with Paul Oor about the golden era of Pirates: from the past and what they have in common with today's cybercrime as ransomeware gangs.

So, let's walk the plank and get fascinated by historic analogies of pirates nests, asymetric warfare and letters fo marque.

Guest: Paul Oor

Hosts: Tyler Cohen Wood & Mirko Ross

Shownotes:

Paul Oor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulwmoor/

Podcast woth Paul and PwC Luxembourg: https://www.pwc.lu/en/podcasts-tech-talks.html

Article by Paul , "CEO's enabling CISO's" : https://isaca.nl/opinieartikel/ceos-enabling-cisos/

Article by Paul, "learn from Piracy': https://isaca.nl/nieuws/cisos-enabling-business/

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This is the recording of our twitter spaces live show from 30.12.2022. We have invited cybersecurity industry & social media experts to be the fortune tellers for 2022: what will be the most relevant cybersecurity and infosec topics in 2022?

Listen to the show and the ideas of our guests on the stage:

Avrohom Gottheil, Rob May and Evan Kirstel.

As this was a live show on twitter spaces, we apologize for some audio quality struggles, keyboard noises and barking dogs... it is the live show madness ;)

Enjoy the conversation and we wish you a happy new year 2022!

Your hackwerk.io hosts Tyler Cohen Wood & Mirko Ross

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"Something claims to be something and that this is authenticating with something... identies are always something about relationships".

In this episode Tyler and Mirko are talking with the digital identity experts Lorna Goulden and Rob van Kranenburg about the role of digital identies and how to build a cybersecure digital identity.

Learn more about the Rob, Lorna and the concept of Disposable Identities at:

• The Future Show Now: A third way: Self Sovereign Identity and Disposable Identities, Rob van Kranenburg, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPzwgQKke6E

• The Cybersecurity Aspects of New Entities Need a Cybernetic, Holistic Perspective, Rob van Kranenburg & Gaelle Le Gars, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351804704_The_Cybersecurity_Aspects_of_New_Entities_Need_a_Cybernetic_Holistic_Perspective

• Twinds Foundation: https://twinds.org/

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity, what can go wrong? Together with AI cybersecurity expert Pamela Gupta we bring light to super complicated topic: What ist the promise and value of AI and can we build trustworthy and cybersecure AI applications.

So, as HAL9000 in Space Odyssey said: "This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it."

Hosting this show: Tyler Cohen Wood and Mirko Ross.

About our guest Pamela Gupta:

Pamela Gupta, MSc is CEO and President of OutSecure and Chief Security Strategist at Virtual CISO.

Pamela earned a Masters in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Bridgeport in 1997. She has certification in CSSLP, CISM, and CISSP.

Pamela serves as a Global Chief Information Security Officer and Cyber Security Consultant for clients across industries, working with multinationals and Fortune 500 companies. As CEO of OutSecure, she excels at identifying exposures to current cybersecurity risks for companies. OutSecure’s clients rely on them to prioritize risks and develop adequate risk mitigation so that their business can expand and grow.

As Founding Member at IoT Security Foundation, she collaborates with users across industries to ensure IoT applications are secure systemwide. Pamela is also Member of Online Trust Alliance, Founder and Board Member of (ISC)2, and Coach at FIRST.

Pamela has extensive experience in cybersecurity. She has worked as Global Information Security Officer at Avon, Information Security Officer at Higher One, Director Information Security Risk at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Security Architect at Time Warner, and Security Analyst at Prudential Securities.

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