Marci McCarthy is CEO and President at T.E.N. CEO and Chairman at ISE® Talent. She founded T.E.N.’s flagship program, the Information Security Executive® of the Year (ISE®) Program Series, which is lauded by the IT industry as the premier recognition and networking program for security professionals in the U.S. and Canada. She is a 2012 recipient of a 4th Congressional District of Georgia Citation for fostering greater visibility and professionalism for the IT security industry, naming March 13th “Marci McCarthy Day.” She was listed as one of IFSEC Global’s Security and Fire Influencers for 2018 as #3 of 20 total leaders in their Cybersecurity category; she was also the highest-ranking woman on the list. She is also the DeKalb GOP Chairman (Georgia). She joins us to discuss information security and election integrity.

Albert Whale, Founder and CEO of IT Security Solutions, Inc and the developer of ITS Safe which provides real-time continuous protection at machine speed. He has over 30 years of experience with reducing the risk for business owners, minimizing their liabilities and overall risk. He has extensive experience in the techniques that criminal hackers use and identifies the probability and impact risks to exploit their business. He is the author of #Hacked and the primary author of #Hacked2. 

"VSOC", nonprofit cybersecurity challenges, seven steps to defend healthcare agencies, workforce shortage, loss of GPS for flight navigation in Dallas, and some thoughts on aviation and navigation from my active pilot days.

Google forms COVID phish, US national cybersecurity strategy, Microsoft customer data breach, economic uncertainty and the effect on cyber risk, and skill resources and advice for CISOs - plus what I believe is an important certification for CISOs that is not talked about too often.

From July 5, 2022 - William Birchett, President of Logos Systems and creator of the vCISO Network, discusses the virtual CISO space including elements that make a successful vCISO, the biggest threat to SMBs (it's not ransomware!), and his future plans to help the vCISO field through Logos Systems, the vCISO Network, and other endeavors.

Jon Sternstein is the Founder and Principal of Stern Security, a cyber security company headquartered in Raleigh, NC. He is co-author of the Cisco Press course titled “Security Penetration Testing (The Art of Hacking) LiveLessons”, holds many security certifications including: GIAC Penetration Tester and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), is a featured cyber security expert, and talks with us about managing risks - and a little guitar! Recorded at RETR3AT Cyber Conference Montreat College September 23, 2022.

Keith Maune, Founder & COO at Acumen Technology, discusses his IT and cybersecurity path, from doing consulting work for companies needing website design and programming services, working after school and full-time during the summers, pursuing a BS and MBA while working full-time as co-owner and CIO of Advanced Network Solutions, earning a law degree, and launching Acumen Technology, a comprehensive managed services organization that serves Middle Tennessee as the premier IT services provider for community banks, healthcare providers, and professional services organizations.

AMLBot cleans house, Windows Zero Day details, White and Black Hat, Magnibar ransomware, and SMBs feeling financial pain from county system attack.

From January 1, 2020 Information security theater, improvements that look and sound good but make no real impact to overall security stance of an organization, can do more harm than good. Are you understanding the information security risks of your organization before designing and implementing controls?

Update on Optus, why ji32k7au4a83 is a common password, Russia's version of GitHub, Lockbit used in attack, Malwarebytes new MDR, White House unveils IoT labeling initiative, and a new CMMC-focused podcast - plus a few thoughts on podcasts in general.