Welcome to our latest episode featuring Brian Monheiser! In Cyber Security, we often talk about digital threats and attack methods as “intelligence”. But this time, we're exploring something different: non-digital intelligence. We'll dive into Brian's area of expertise, geo-spatial intelligence, and discuss its applications and connections to cyber security. Additionally, we'll hear about Brian's personal journey, from being a US Marine to fatherhood, and his life's transitions. Don't miss this insightful conversation!

This week Hot Takes are back after a break with some commentary on Sam's keynote at Gartner's Security and Risk conference in London, some thoughts on build vs buy when it comes to tech, which leads us to talk about Splunk and Cisco!

In this episode of the "On The Hook" podcast, we're joined by Craig Riddell. From his early days of jumping out of planes to navigating UNIX, Craig shares his path to becoming a prominent figure in cybersecurity. We discuss the significance of the Field CISO role, address the intricacies of cloud native companies, and explore strategies for building a skilled cyber workforce. Beyond the world of tech, Craig and Sam draw parallels between rugby's lessons and its applications in business and life. We also touch upon the importance of understanding business perspectives and delve into discussions on futurism and AI. Don’t miss out!

This week we sit down with the ever insightful Vikram Venkatasubramaina, CEO and Founder of Nandi Security.    We learn about Vikram's journey to founding a Cybersecurity company - a company that's little different then what you might think hearing “Cyber startup” - Instead of focusing on protecting corporate data or networks - He's focused on protecting consumers and individuals, something we can really use in today's overtly connected world.    We talk about his journey to finding the security industry, the challenges of working in tech through bubbles and economic downturns, the ethics and ideology that drives Vikram, and of course what he’s like outside the office.    We think this is an episode worth your attention. Privacy of individuals is something that we need to take seriously and hope this helps further that conversation!

During this week's hot takes we get into the topic of "hack back" after Jacob mis-reads a press release. In the second half of the show we chat on some meta philosophy about listening to others opinions...

We can’t have asked for a better guest for our 10th episode.    Allie Mellen is talented across the board when it comes to cyber. She understands the role technology plays, how to build security processes, and most importantly the people behind our SOCs and infosec teams.    At Forster, as an industry analyst, Allie focuses on all things security operations and advises businesses on how best to build their security programs as well as assess technologies and vendors.    During our sit down we talked about the challenges of being an analyst, the challenges of being a woman in the industry, Allie’s career path, how to hone writing skills, what Allie is seeing from a technology trend perspective, and as always a little bit of what she does outside of work!    If you want to know what the people behind the Foster Wave’s are like, how you can grow your career, or just what's happening in the industry, this is the episode for you.

In the second episode of Security hot takes we have two dramatic topics for you! One on how the security industry is patting it self on the back for views that are disconnected from reality, and two, how people are not collaborating with their third-parties and mis-understanding third-party risk programs.

Ever wonder why hackers wear hoodies? Or why should you be concerned if your government job has a good view? Or what the most money-sucking board game is?    Well this is the episode for you!    We met Kayne’s cat, talked about old computers, ethics issues in AI, funny stories from Kanye's first job, comical failings of physical security from Kayne’s audit days, and of course board games again!    Kayne's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaynemcgladrey/   Mansions of Madness board game from Fantasy Flight Games: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/mansions-of-madness-second-edition/   "Moloch" (with our friend Dan Miessler): https://danielmiessler.com/p/moloch-the-most-dangerous-idea//   "Amistics" from Stephenson's Seveneves: https://www.newphilosopher.com/articles/the-art-of-amistics/   And the book Seveneves (he wrote Cryptonomicon and Snow Crash): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seveneves   Captain Sonar on Board Game Geek (BGG) https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171131/captain-sonar   The Star Wars board game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3593/star-wars-star-warriors   The RSA 2020 presentation that I mentioned from Dr. Alon Kaufman and I, "Ghost in the Machine: Reconciling AI and Trust in the Connected World": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At1OkjPWUJw   Twilight Imperium also from Fantasy Flight Games: https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/twilight-imperium-fourth-edition/   Gloomhaven on BGG: https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Gloomhaven&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

In this first episode of Security Hot Takes we break down the new SEC rules and why it can actually drive worse behavior in Cybersecurity, I learn about negative trust, and we brain storm some bad ideas on how to improve ransomware.... Come listen to us role play as legal experts on this episode of Security Hot Takes (we are not in any way legal experts or lawyers...and nothing we say is legal advice or even life advice. Sue someone else when things go wrong please.)

On this episode we have the one and only of Fortune's most powerful women, Edna Conway. We talk about Edna’s career journey from law school to becoming a CISO and security leader at companies like Cisco and Microsoft.  It’s impossible to capture how easy it is to talk to Edna and how much you can learn from listening to her experiences. Suffice to say, don't miss this episode; it's worth every minute. Check out more about Edna here: https://www.womenleadersincybersecurity.org/edna-conway   And thank you to Clumio for sponsoring this episode. Check them out at www.clumio.com.   Episode Topics: Global Supply Chain, FedRAMP, Cyber Security Careers, Poetry, Risk, Governance, Federal and Government service 

Get ready for an insightful episode this week! Maggie MacAlpine joins us bringing her mix of knowledge from history and present-day cybersecurity.   We get into election security and there's no better person than Maggie to guide us through it. We explore the fall of the Bronze Age and connect it with our current digital ecosystem. And we chat about the renowned MITRE and its significant role in Cybersecurity!   Being a passionate writer, Maggie will also share her experiences with playwriting.   Whether it's understanding the Bronze Age or tackling today's election security, you don't want to miss out on this episode. So tune in and embark on this exciting journey with us!  

What an episode! Amit Serper joins us this week to talk about hacking IOT devices and his love of 90s rock music! Amit has an unrivaled history of discovering fixes to large scale ransomware attacks, participating in amazing research, and being an all around good dude!    Tune in to hear us talk about the ridiculously cavalier approach many vendors take to security when it comes to the internet of things, smart grids, home appliances and more. We also talk about how to approach finding new exploits with Amit's way of thinking.    Follow his work here: https://infosec.exchange/@0xamit

Episode 5 with Rebecca Blair! This exciting episode features an enlightening conversation between Rebecca Blair, Jacob Berry, and Sam Curry. They explore the details of Rebecca's newly published book on security operations and engage in a lively debate over Jacob's radical viewpoint on the perpetual challenge that CISOs face (with Sam providing a contrary opinion). They also discuss the often-controversial topic of gatekeeping in the security industry, and expectedly, venture into realms of Sci-Fi and gaming. (Is this a Sci-Fi and gaming podcast masquerading as a security podcast?) Each episode of our series delivers a distinct perspective on the multifaceted world of cybersecurity. If you're intrigued by the journey of career progression in cybersecurity, curious about the ins and outs of becoming a published author, or eager to understand the daily trials a CISO confronts, then this engaging episode is perfect for you!  Buy Rebeca’s new book, “Aligning Security Operations with the MITRE ATT&CK Framework: Level up your security operations center for better security” here https://a.co/d/h6w81hq

Ready for another engaging episode of "On The Hook"? This time around, Sam Curry and Jacob Berry are chatting with Daniel Miessler, a visionary who's been writing since the 90's on tech. He publishes a weekly news letter "Unsupervised Leaning" on AI, Security, Tech, and is, as he puts it, on a mission of "Building a model of human flourishing, as well as frameworks for increasing it". We talk AI and digital life - From exploring the impact of AI on our everyday life to speculating about augmented knowledge, it's another conversation that you don't want to miss. Tune in for some tech talk, a few laughs, and much more. Thanks to our guest, Daniel! Subscribe to Daniel's newsletter here: https://danielmiessler.com/

We are back!  On this episode we have Jason Straight Senior Managing Director and CPO at Ankura. We talk about the non-traditional way he got into security and how he has built one of the best managed detection and response businesses in the industry, a little bit of MDR history, and his love for music and motorcycles.  Topics include some thoughts on interesting incident response engagements and a horror story from Sam's days of motorcycles too. As noted in the show, go listen to Hello Mary on Spotify!   https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/hello-mary-new-york-band-1234607414/   https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kgB8Ix1GHS4t8OWmsMDGn?si=JC3KN8jyR-ygyKsVUFU6rw

This week we have a 15 minute short episode for you! We have a brief discussion on Sam's take aways from RSA 2023 and discuss the reality of this years big trend... We will be back in two week with a normal full length interview!

We have an excellent guest this week - Gary Hayslip! A fantastic CISO, SiFi collector, Lego connoisseur, and author!  We talk about the underground CSIO fight club, lots of Sifi, DnD, neurodiversity, speaking with the board, CISO burnout, raising kids, Legos,  get an office tour, and so much more.

Our inaugural episode with John Dwyer head of research at IBM X-Force.   The history behind 90s hacker Hollywood, thoughts on whats driving people in the industry to crazy, near death experiences, and ninjas in the data center. Can't ask for better conversation!   Thanks to our guest John!