The Bid Picture with Bidemi Ologunde

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde described what is basically a case of Insider Threat on steroids, regarding how a U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife conspired to sell Restricted Data regarding the design of nuclear-powered warships to someone they believed was a representative of a foreign government. Officials from that foreign government actually notified the FBI, which then led to a months-long sting operation involving encrypted messages and emails, multiple dead drops, and even the use of clandestine physical signals from the embassy of that foreign government in Washington, D.C. 

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde talked about how a well-known organized cybercrime group has evolved its hacks and attacks, from the days of stealing card information and hacking ATMs, to creating custom-made ransomware and even setting up fake companies to recruit new employees.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Grace Chi, the co-founder, and chief operating officer of Pulsedive Threat Intelligence, a cybersecurity company that is focused on high-fidelity, high-value threat intelligence solutions to help organizations proactively improve their security posture. Pulsedive was founded in 2017 and is based in New Jersey, in the U.S.

Grace talked about her role in operationalizing Pulsedive by leveraging her interdisciplinary background – she actually studied art history and behavioral neuroscience for her undergraduate degree at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She described how she effectively combines her knowledge of product marketing and her fundamental knowledge of cybersecurity in her role as a cybersecurity entrepreneur. She shared how she considers her education as a form of experience, in terms of learning how to learn and learning how to think, how she stays sharp and motivated during dynamic, non-typical workdays, and also her favorite things to do outside of work, which usually includes observing nature, watercolor painting, making miniature houses, and playing board games. She also gave some salient advice for anyone thinking of starting a cybersecurity-focused business. Grace is also available on Twitter @euphoricfall.

Pulsedive Website
Pulsedive on LinkedIn
Pulsedive on Twitter: @pulsedive

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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 addressed two key questions regarding the return to the office. First, what constitutes the right balance of how many days per week to spend working from home and how many days per week to spend in the office. Secondly, on the opposite end of the return to office spectrum, do we really need to meet in person?

The opinions expressed in this episode are the host's opinions alone and do not represent those of his employer or any other organizations he is affiliated with.

Working From Home - A Research Paper.

Does Working from Home Work? Evidence from a Chinese Experiment.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Paul O’Connor, a friend, brother, former colleague, and fellow cybersecurity professional. Paul shared how a professor’s lecture during a class in Accounting for Information Security Systems consolidated his interest in cybersecurity, the importance of having good mentors, the soft skills that have helped him so far, his hands-on methods of motivating his team, and some advice for anyone trying to enter the field. And of course, once again, I brought up the V8 tomato juice incident from way back.

Paul's book on Amazon: Threat Modeling for Cybersecurity Investment.

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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 provided new details and some plausible theories regarding the recent arrest of Ilya Sachkov, the Russian CEO of a leading cybersecurity company, Group-IB.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde talked about the delicate balance between security and privacy, in terms of how geofence warrants are being used to arrest the rioters that breached the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.

A link to the Capitol Breach Cases.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde answered listeners’ questions about what working in cybersecurity entails in terms of daily job functions, stress levels, hours, and pay.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde talked about how Canada’s military took advantage of the COVID pandemic to test propaganda techniques on Canadians.

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In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde talked about the evolution of the role of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), based on several internal and external factors such as employee migration, wage inflation, changing government regulations, cyberattacks, and so on. A general assumption for this episode is that the CISO reports to the CIO and the CIO reports to the CFO, but that may not be the case in every organization.

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