The Security Student Podcast

#007 - In this episode, Edward Ajaeb the President of Nighthawk Strategies, shared a ton of insights about the private investigations space. He shared about his experience being a paralegal — then starting his own firm,  what skills make one a successful investigator, and what challenges he's faced and overcome.

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#006 - In this episode, Travis gives his quick thoughts about what challenges young professionals can expect to face in their very first security gig (regardless of subfield). Additionally, he puts out a call for someone interested in this topic to join a future (full) podcast session, to have a full discourse (DM him on LinkedIn if you're interested!).

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#005 - In this episode, we get the opportunity to learn about a niche aspect of investigative research.  Carolina Christofoletti, a passionate advocate and researcher, shares how she and her peers fight the proliferation of CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Materials) on the Dark Web. In this chat we covered the role of OPSEC in sensitive investigations, how she approaches the process of conducting investigations, how cybercrime studies make her a better researcher, and how aspiring practitioners can get started down the same career path as her.

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#004 - Very special guest, from a special organization. Jen Grant Holland, Special Agent and Chief of Civilian Talent Acquisition from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) joined to share with us about her extensive career in law enforcement and her advice for aspiring Special Agents. The conversation ranged from the types of projects that they work on at the AFOSI, the training involved, and how to standout as a candidate applying to join her organization.

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#003 - A fun conversation with Anna Gorodetsky, Protective Intelligence Manager, fellow podcaster (see link below for her podcast), and mentor to aspiring practitioners. She shared her advice for young professionals interested in corporate intelligence, a one of a kind perspective on what elements prepare someone to be a good analyst, and also the path that led her to where she's at today.

Listen to Anna's podcast, IMMIGRANT² and support her work here: 

https://alisadel.com/

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#002 - An intriguing conversation with Gareth Westwood, Global Security Intelligence Manager. He shared how his professional path led him from studying music composition, to military intelligence, and onto corporate intelligence. Topics covered include: job market challenges for practitioners, core competencies for intel analysts, and advice for aspiring practitioners. 

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#001 - An hour long chat with Ilya Umanskiy, an experienced security consultant who has advised security organizations and supported physical security, resilience, and investigative projects all over the world. Ilya shares with us the path that led him to his advisory role today, the seven domains of competence that are essential for flourishing as a security leader, and fun anecdotes that young and aspiring practitioners can learn from.

To learn more about Ilya's projects supporting young professionals, check out Sphere State, his learning platform:

https://spherestate.com/

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#000 - A short and sweet episode where Travis shares his vision of what you can expect in the first series of interviews that he holds with security practitioners from cyber, physical, risk, and other sub-fields. You can learn more about how he sees the first 52 ish episodes playing out here:

https://thesecuritystudent.com/

We hope this first episode gets you jazzed for the great list of security pros that will join the conversation in the future.

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