Special Editions

In this CyberWire Podcast Special Edition, we examine the current state of cyber security education, speak to experts in the field, and learn about what it’s going to take to prepare the next generation of cyber security professionals.

Whether your bootstrapping your business on your own, borrowing from friends and family or going for your Series A venture capital round, raising money is something most business owners have to deal with, sooner or later. We spoke with experienced business leaders in cyber security to find out what they did to fund their companies, lessons they learned, and what advice they’d give.

The 2016 Black Hat conference is in the books, and we wrap up our coverage with more insights from industry leaders on what trends they’re seeing, and where they think the industry is headed.

The 2016 Black Hat conference is underway in Las Vegas this week, and in this special report from the show floor we’ll hear from industry leaders about industry trends, and from venture capital funders about what they need to see before saying yes, and why it’s harder to get startup funding than it used to be.

Cyber security comes down to risk management, and it’s hard to manage what can’t be measured. How can cyber risk be credibly quantified and communicated? We’ll talk to companies developing technology solutions aimed at quantifying cyber risk and hear from insurance experts and other industry stakeholders grappling with this important new challenge facing businesses today.

The people we spoke to at 2016's Women in Cybersecurity Conference had a remarkable diversity of career and academic backgrounds, as well as life experiences. Many themes emerged from our conversations, including the importance of mentorship, willingness to try new things and take risks, and the importance of flexibility and communications skills. They also dispelled some myths, including the notion that you need to have a technical background for a career in cyber security.

We sat down with a range of women, from students to industry leaders, for candid conversations about their personal journeys, their experiences as women in a male dominated field, and their advice to women considering a career in cybersecurity.

RSA in an international conference, with attendees and exhibitors from around the world.

Andy Williams is the UK Cyber Envoy. His mission at RSA was to spread the word about his nation’s significant cyber capabilities, to help facilitate business relationships with companies in the US, and to promote the technologies that UK companies were showing at the conference.

Telesoft Technologies is one of those companies, and Matthew George is their CTO. He’ll tell us about their effort to bring the speed of FPGA’s to the market. 

And finally, we’ll hear from Ezequiel Gutesman, Director of Research at Onapsis Research Labs. He’ll share the findings from a Poneman report on security within German software giants SAP's offerings.

There was no shortage of new and innovative technology on display at the RSA conference. We sat down with industry innovators to get their perspectives.

In this RSA special edition, we’ll hear from Lance Cotrell, Chief Scientist at Ntrepid about their secure browser technology.

Emily Mossberg is from Deloitte Advisory Cyber Risk Services, and she’ll give us her perspective on emerging trends in cyber risk management.

Oliver Friedrichs is the CEO of Phantom, who were the winners of this year’s RSA Sandbox competition. He stresses the importance of automation.

Richard Moulds from Whitewood Encryption Systems tells us about their true random number generation and delivery system,

And finally, Vikram Sharma from Quintessence Labs, who’s flagship Trusted Security Foundation aims to centralize the management of encrypted keys.

Threat intelligence - it's more than just attribution. In fact, unless you carry a gun and wear a badge, it's probably not much about attribution at all. Instead, it's about reducing risk.

Special thanks to our guests who sat down for interviews at RSA:

Ryan Trost, Cofounder and CTO at ThreatQuotient

Eric Olson, VP of Intelligence Operations at LookingGlass

Rick Howard, Chief Security Officer at Palo Alto Networks