Security Cocktail Hour

Guest Rebecca Cahak helps Joe and Adam get in touch with the feminine side of the business and IT worlds. We talk about her advocacy for women’s careers and leadership for women, including through her organization FIERCE. We even toss in a discussion of work-life balance and a quick zoology lesson.

What we’re drinking: Tequila

FIERCE links:
• FIERCEnow.org
• IG - @fierce_now
• LinkedIn – fiercenow.org
• Male Allyship - https://fiercenow.org/want-to-be-promoted-be-an-ally/

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This time around we welcome a native son of Staten Island, Jason Mar-Tang of Pentera. Jason tells us about the recent BlackHat conference, and we discuss the always tricky topic of how far to let a security incident progress before shutting it down. We also talk about attacking your own systems to improve your defenses, and the latest challenges in that long-established practice.

What we’re drinking: Free Choice

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Adam and I cover a lot of ground with the legendary Chris Roberts. We start off with reports of dolphins off Staten Island and end with how to wreck a classic Porsche, plus a little bit of security talk in between. It’s a fun discussion you won’t want to miss.

What we’re drinking: Scotch (PM time zone) and Tea (AM time zone)

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Attorney and Internet civil liberties pioneer Jennifer Granick introduces us to a new cocktail and talks about the latest in the battle to protect our rights in a world of ever-increasing government surveillance. 

What we’re drinking: French 75

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Joe and Adam catch up with top tier security incident responder David Warshavski. David shares his latest insights on trends in what attackers are doing, cyber defense and the emerging security issues around AI. 

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Joe and Adam gather round the virtual campfire to recount legends more chilling than any tired old monster story. Hear about the Stuxnet and Target hacks, and how these classic tales from the past are still relevant to how we detect and defend against intrusions today.

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What we’re drinking: Scotch

Links to resources we mention:
Operation Olympic Games
EternalBlue
WannaCry
Zero Days movie

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For this episode we’re joined by Idan Wiener, co-founder and CEO of Illustria, an innovative startup in the software supply chain security space. Idan shares his thoughts and experiences from the startup world, and the things he wishes he’d known when he first set out on this journey.

What we’re drinking: Whiskey 

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Joe and Adam discuss how culture and the human element impact security, with infrastructure and disaster recovery expert Leticia Espinosa. We cover the harsh realities that go beyond technology, including what security people really think of that security awareness training your company makes you take every year. 

What we’re drinking: Mezcal

Links to resources we mention:

Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)

We don’t just talk about security. If you have a security problem you need to solve, we can help. Reach us at [email protected] or @SecCocktailHour on Twitter.

If you think getting your first job in security is hard, try hiring qualified security people. Joe and Adam open up their bag of tricks on hiring hard-to-find talent to build a top-notch security team.

What we’re drinking: Classic Martini 

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For part two of our series on Internet privacy, we talk about playing in the big leagues: How dissidents, journalists, whistleblowers and others with tough adversaries can protect themselves using tools like Tor and Tails.

Links to resources we mention:
Tor
Tails
Qubes OS
Signal

We don’t just talk about security. If you have a security problem you need to solve, we can help. Reach us at [email protected] or @SecCocktailHour on Twitter.