The Bid Picture with Bidemi Ologunde

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde presented a strategic overview of how tech companies are now looking toward Africa as they build out their internet infrastructure and take advantage of the higher energy efficiencies that data centers located in Africa provide. A key question will be how all of these affect the social, economic, and political landscape of the African continent.

Please send questions, comments, and suggestions to [email protected]. You can also get in touch on LinkedIn, Twitter, the Clubhouse app (@bid), and the Wisdom app (@bidemi).

Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's latest book, Feet of Clay: Democracy, Democratic Values & Destructive Influences, available on Amazon, eBay, and Barnes & Noble.

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde discussed the fact that artificial intelligence can be used to deliberately generate and spread misinformation online. In other words, not everything we see, hear, or read on the internet is true or factual. For this episode, he used freely available open-source artificial intelligence tools to generate convincing sentences on different topics such as cybercrime, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and then mashed them up and edited them to sound even more convincing.

The result is this episode that will sound so factual to a listener without a technical or cybersecurity background, that they could even start sharing it with their friends and family members and go as far as using it as a logical basis for whatever worldviews they currently have.

Please send questions, comments, and suggestions to [email protected]. You can also get in touch on LinkedIn, Twitter, the Clubhouse app (@bid), and the Wisdom app (@bidemi).

Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's latest book, Feet of Clay: Democracy, Democratic Values & Destructive Influences, available on Amazon, eBay, and Barnes & Noble.

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Michael Music, a friend, former colleague, and fellow cybersecurity professional. Mike shared how he got interested in cybersecurity from a very young age while writing scripts for his video games, and then learning about SQL injection and cross-site scripting during web design classes in high school. We talked about how paranoia is a common trait among cybersecurity folks, and he shared how cybersecurity, in general, is a practical and obvious application of the things he enjoys doing. Mike shared some hard and soft skills that have helped him so far in his career, the things that motivate him to do great work, what his typical workday looks like, the things he likes to do outside of work, and some advice for anyone who is interested in cybersecurity and red teaming. To wrap up, Mike shared some of the books he likes to read, his favorite quote by Theodore Roosevelt, and we ripped on how Game of Thrones ended, which he happens to be currently re-watching. And, of course, the episode won’t be a great one without doing a shoutout to Roy Eggensperger. Hey Roy!

You can also reach Mike on Twitter @m1kemu, LinkedIn, Github @m1kemu, and on his blog: https://m1kemu.github.io/.

Please send questions, comments, and suggestions to [email protected]. You can also get in touch on LinkedIn, Twitter, the Clubhouse app (@bid), and the Wisdom app (@bidemi).

Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's latest book, Feet of Clay: Democracy, Democratic Values & Destructive Influences, available on Amazon, eBay, and Barnes & Noble.

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde discussed an unusual dispute between two federal agencies in the U.S. – the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

Please send questions, comments, and suggestions to [email protected]. You can also get in touch on LinkedIn, Twitter, the Clubhouse app (@bid), and the Wisdom app (@bidemi).

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde discussed the U.S. government's efforts to assert dominance in the semiconductor industry.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde discussed how the Chinese government is trying to achieve its semiconductor chip manufacturing goals as contained in their latest Five-Year Plan by co-opting Chinese tech companies using a carrot-and-sticks approach in terms of regulatory oversight.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde discussed how school clubs, sports teams, and even religious organizations are putting pressure on teenagers to use social media and what parents who disagree with that idea can do about it.

The social media agreement template on the Social Institute website.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Jacob Penovich, a friend, colleague, and fellow cybersecurity professional. Jacob shared how he got into cybersecurity completely by accident - back in the day, he worked as a pastry chef and was even contemplating going to culinary school, but he heard about a 5-month information security boot camp and decided to go for it. He came out of that boot camp with four certifications: A+, N+, MCSE, and CCNA, and then got a tech support job with AOL as his starting point. He shared how the penetration testing subfield of cybersecurity is great for someone like him who gets bored easily, because there is always something new to learn, the skills he has learned along the way to help him stay sharp as a client-side penetration tester, such as learning to be patient, not starting off with assumptions, good communication, and so on, the way he motivates himself daily, and lots more. He shared some of his favorite books and TV shows, as well as a motivational quote by Ernest Hemingway.

You can also reach Jacob on Twitter @vodkanaut777 and Instagram @vodkanaut.

Please send questions, comments, and suggestions to [email protected]. You can also get in touch on LinkedIn, Twitter, the Clubhouse app (@bid), and the Wisdom app (@bidemi).

Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's latest book, Feet of Clay: Democracy, Democratic Values & Destructive Influences, available on Amazon, eBay, and Barnes & Noble.

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde discussed the metaverse from several perspectives: its definition, history, Facebook’s strategic goals for dominating that space, their other competitors and collaborators, and the possible risks and threats of a future world that incorporates several different metaverses.

Please send questions, comments, and suggestions to [email protected]. You can also get in touch on LinkedIn, Twitter, the Clubhouse app (@bid), and the Wisdom app (@bidemi).

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Matt Larson, a friend, brother, former colleague, and fellow cybersecurity professional. Matt shared how got interested in computers back when he was 12 years old with his family’s first-ever Windows 98 Service Pack 1 desktop computer that had a 4GB hard drive, 40MB of RAM, and was connected to a 56K modem. We talked about how he couldn’t get the jobs he wanted even with the technical degree on his resume and then had to start from low-end tech support roles and work his way up. Matt shared the techniques he uses to motivate himself, which brought up how and why I used to call him “Mr. GDPR” during our time together at Verizon, a nickname that has apparently stuck to this day. Matt also shared some resume tips and general advice for anyone trying to get into the cybersecurity field, and he mentioned how his wife has supported and motivated him every step of the way from his days in tech support to the senior cybersecurity role he has now.

You can also reach Matt on Twitter @mtlarson86, and by email: [email protected].

Please send questions, comments, and suggestions to [email protected]. You can also get in touch on LinkedIn, Twitter, the Clubhouse app (@bid), and the Wisdom app (@bidemi).

Check out host Bidemi Ologunde's latest book, Feet of Clay: Democracy, Democratic Values & Destructive Influences, available on Amazon, eBay, and Barnes & Noble.