In this episode of The Gate 15 Interview, Andy Jabbour speaks with Allan Liska. Allan Liska, threat intelligence analyst at Recorded Future, has more than 15 years of experience in information security and has worked as both a security practitioner and an ethical hacker. Through his work at Symantec, iSIGHT Partners, FireEye, and Recorded Future, Allan has helped countless organizations improve their security posture using more effective intelligence. He is the author of “The Practice of Network Security, Building an Intelligence-Led Security Program”, “Securing NTP: A Quickstart Guide” and the co-author of “DNS Security: Defending the Domain Name System and Ransomware: Defending Against Digital Extortion.”, and "Ransomware: Understand. Prevent. Recover."

• Allan on LinkedIn
• Allan on Bluesky
• Allan on Substack (Ransomware)
• Green Archer Comics
• Allan Liska’s cybersecurity books on Amazon!
• The Gate 15 Interview EP 55. Allan Liska, Ransomware Sommelier. Threats, mental health, comic books and Diet Dr. Pepper. (18 Feb 2025)

“I think we’re in a rough time right now… we need to be more empathetic and more compassionate” – Allan Liska

In the podcast, Allan and Andy discuss:

• Ransomware, Recorded Future, cybersecurity, and comics!
• Anti-Ransomware Day, 3rd party ransomware risk, and the expanding ransomware ecosystem
• IABs, scams, BEC, and other threats
• Thoughts on AI and LLMs
• The value of networking!
• Green Archer Comics! and where you can meet Allan: Comic Logic (17 May), Big Lick Comic Con NOVA (30-31 May) Sleuthcon (05 Jun)
• We play Three Questions! and talk, Green Arrow, The White Desert, and some rapid-fire comic word association
• And more!