Ready, Set, Secure

This episode is brought to you by Secret Double Octopus 

In a perfect world security would be at the top of everyone’s mind, users would stay hyper vigilant, and everyone could access their critical systems without worry. Unfortunately, most users are simply focused on getting into their accounts to get the job done which can result in access falling into the wrong hands. We’ve seen this time and time again with phishing, nefarious push notifications, and man in the middle attacks resulting in breaches.

But what if you could take passwords and unprompted push notifications off the table? In this episode Michael and Greg chat with Don Shin, Security Marketing Strategist at Secret Double Octopus, to discuss the future of passwordless technology. 

Things Mentioned:

·       Hutch’s talks at RSA - https://www.rsaconference.com/experts/Justin%20Hutchens

·       Cyberattack on Puerto Rico’s Water Authority - https://therecord.media/fbi-investigating-cyberattack-on-puerto-rico

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Host: Michael Farnum

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Co Host: Greg Porterfield

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Guest: Don Shin  

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This episode is brought to you by Armis.

Armis recently released the “State of Cyberwarfare and Trends Report: 2022-2023”. They surveyed over 6,000 IT and Security professionals from all over the globe to determine their sentiments on cybersecurity spend and preparedness. The results were alarming.  

Michael and Greg spent some time with Armis VP of Product & Industry Solutions, Chris Dobrec, to discuss some of these findings.  

Things Mentioned:

• BSides Oklahoma 
• Hutch’s talks at RSA 
• Armis State of Cyberwarfare and Trends Report 
• Organizations Preparing for Cyberwar 
• Cyberwarfare Threat Looming Large  
• FBI Takes Down Hive Criminal Ransomware Group
• Armis  

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Host: Michael Farnum

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Guest: Chris Dobrec  

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Annie Jamshed is a VERY busy woman. When she’s not at her day job you can find her running the Houston Affiliate of WiCyS, working hard as the outreach director of CS2AI, or wrangling speakers for HouSecCon. In the middle of all of this Annie found time to sit and chat with Michael and Greg to discuss her journey into cyber, her work (and all the work left to do) for Women in Cyber, and one of our favorite topics – the cybersecurity skills gap. 

Things Mentioned:

• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/paypal-and-twitter-abused-in-turkey-relief-donation-scams/amp/
• https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sonicwall-warns-web-content-filtering-is-broken-on-windows-11-22h2/
• https://uh.edu/uh-energy/research/Conklin-Art
• Women in Cybersecurity
  • LinkedIn Company Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/wicys-houston-affiliate
  • LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8966704/  
  • Twitter - https://twitter.com/WicysHouston  
  • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wicyshoustonaffiliate
• https://www.houstonseccon.org  
• https://www.cs2ai.org      

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Host: Michael Farnum

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Guest: Annie  

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Tired of hearing about Chat GPT? Too bad – we’re getting into it. On our last episode co-host Greg Porterfield predicted the growth of ChatGPT for everyday use and in one short month this topic has saturated the internet. This week Greg is joined by our own Kenny Parsons to talk about his ChatGPT presentation at the Dallas DEF CON user group and to discuss all the buzz around this tool, its uses, its limitations, and what the future may look like.

Things Mentioned:

• https://usergroups.splunk.com/events/details/splunk-dallas-area-splunk-user-group-presents-hybrid-dasug-2nd-tuesday2-feb-16-presents-map-usersbus-to-splunk-usecost-with-chargeback-app/
• https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2023/01/23/microsoftandopenaiextendpartnership/
• Hutch’s HouSecCon Talk - https://vimeo.com/766078135
• DC940 -https://mobile.twitter.com/dcg940 

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Co Host: Greg Porterfield

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Guest: Kenny Parsons 

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2022 is coming to a close which means it’s time for our new year’s prediction episode! This year Michael and Greg are joined by Set Solutions Director of Solution Architecture, James Hynes, to discuss the problem with machine identity management, the battle of the AIs for code, and the widening cybersecurity skills gap. 

Things Mentioned:

• https://www.csoonline.com/article/3661357/7-machine-identity-best-practices.html
• https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/gartner-top-security-and-risk-trends-for-2021 
• https://www.zdnet.com/article/stack-overflow-temporarily-bans-answers-from-openais-chatgpt-chatbot/
• https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/openai-invites-everyone-to-test-new-ai-powered-chatbot-with-amusing-results/
• https://vimeo.com/766078135
• https://thecyberwire.com/stories/9b4819b28766496c8a731382456b48ee/cybersecurity-predictions-for-2023
• https://www.fedscoop.com/cybersecurity-skills-shortage-has-pushed-federal-agencies-to-poach-staff-from-one-another-says-commerce-cio/
• https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/03/closing-the-cybersecurity-skills-gap/
• https://www.zdnet.com/article/bad-news-the-cybersecurity-skills-crisis-is-about-to-get-even-worse/
• TAB Cyber Foundation - https://web.cvent.com/event/0ac8a54d-fbe9-4a16-8510-49dcf538389f/websitePage:f8a0c7fd-f46a-463e-8876-c0d631e3a979

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We’ve hit a huge milestone – 50 episodes! We sat down with our CEO, John Marler, in our brand-new studio to discuss the origins of the podcast, how to add value to the cybersecurity community, and what’s next for Set Solutions. 

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Host: Michael Farnum 

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Co Host: Greg Porterfield

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Guest: John Marler 

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We’ve come to the end of our cybersecurity awareness month series and today we’re wrapping up with Colin O’Connor of ReliaQuest to talk about managed services. When a direct hire or staff augmentation isn’t a good fit for your organization – an MSP could be the best way to bridge the gap. 

In this episode the guys discuss different business cases for bringing in an MSP, the difference between a company’s size and their maturity (and the problems that come with both), when it might NOT make sense to go with an MSP, and how an MSP can help your organization scale up. 

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Host: Michael Farnum 

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Co Host: Greg Porterfield

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Guest: Colin O’Connor 

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For the third episode in this special cybersecurity awareness month series Michal and Greg chat with two of the leaders on our services team, Jonathan Townsend, VP of Engineering, and Brandt Varni, Director of Practice Management, to discuss how Staff Augmentation can benefit your organization. 

In this show they break down when you should consider staff augmentation vs. project-based work or a full-time hire, when technical or cultural fit should be more heavily weighted while selecting resources, planning for staff aug needs vs. emergency placements, and when it’s time to look at longer term options. 

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Host: Michael Farnum 

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Co Host: Greg Porterfield

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Guest: Jonathan Townsend 

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Guest: Brandt Varni

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In the second part of our Skills Gap Series for Cybersecurity Awareness month the guys sit down with our Director of Talent Acquisition, Shera Southerland, and Senior Recruiter, Dan Angel, to discuss hiring top cybersecurity candidates. In this episode you’ll hear advice for writing intriguing job descriptions, setting reasonable expectations around cybersecurity roles, and how to set yourself apart from other organizations vying for the same talent.  

Set Solutions Staffing: https://www.setsolutions.com/staffing/

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Host: Michael Farnum 

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Co Host: Greg Porterfield

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Guest: Shera Southerland 

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Guest: Dan Angel

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We’re taking a break from our regular show to deep dive into an urgent need in the cybersecurity industry – qualified people. According to cyberseek.org there are over 700,000 open cybersecurity jobs across the nation, so for Cybersecurity Awareness Month Ready, Set, Secure is focusing on how to close the skills gap to keep your organization up and running. 

For part one of this series Michael and Greg chat with Lesley Carhart, Director of Incident Response at Dragos and fierce advocate for diversity and mentorship in the cybersecurity industry, about how to get more people involved and what companies can do to continually develop and grow talent. 

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Host: Michael Farnum 

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Co Host: Greg Porterfield

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Guest: Lesley Carhart 

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·      Twitter: https://twitter.com/hacks4pancakes

·      Website: https://tisiphone.net