Stopping South Beach Drug Dealers From Calling Home And Other Cyber Career Advice
Release Date: 09/14/2020
Marvin Wheeler on Merging MDR with Artificial Intelligence
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In this episode Marvin Wheeler and I discuss the recent merger of Cybraics, an AI company with extremely advanced threat detection technology that came out of a DARPA project and SilverSky, a Managed Detection and Response company. While you normally see big hardware and software companies scooping up companies with unique technology, this was a little different. I think it's a trend that you will continue to see. Marvin has great insight into where things are going in cyber and also what qualities are important to advance your career. Enjoy! Cybraics: ...
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Computing at the Edge
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People are finding out that moving things into the cloud isn't always the right answer. Tom is an exceptional technologist and we discuss how to take the AI processing to the data when it may not be technically possible or feasible to push it to the cloud. I have wanted to have him on the podcast for months and we were finally able to lock down a time to chat. If you want to know where technology is going, this is a great episode to listen to. Tom and his team are at the very pointy end of solving some really tough and cool compute problems. We didn't talk about...
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Data Encryption In Cyber Security with Jon McLachlan
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In recent years, encryption has become an essential tool for cybersecurity and data protection. It’s also one of the most important aspects of any business today - especially when it comes to cloud databases. Encryption will protect your data from being stolen or intercepted by third parties and maintain your privacy by ensuring your information is only accessible by the intended recipient and not by anyone else. There are many different types of encryption methods, but they all use similar principles, which Jon will cover in-depth in this episode. Join the conversation with Jon McLachlan as...
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Post Breach Remediation
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Thomas is the Director of Post Breach Remediation with Kivu consulting. We have a great discussion about an incident we worked together and what happens after the breach. It's pretty interesting when big attacks happens, it's not always the company names you hear about in the news that are the responding teams. Companies like Kivu are brought in for some of the biggest breaches out there, many times by an insurance company, or outside legal counsel when things are really bad. It was great to catch up with Thomas and in this episode you will learn about how incidents get...
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Cyber Fraud Detection to Financial Startup
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If you are thinking of starting a company or a new founder, you quickly learn that there are lots of things to do that don't involve working on your technology or your big idea. It can quickly become a problem if you don't have the tools that you need to run your startup. Greg Miaskiewicz started Capbase and solved the above problem after being a successful founder and seeing a bunch of issues that other founders have when starting companies. Capbase is a startup building legal/financial tools for founders to setup and build their companies, from incorporation to IPO. Prior to...
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Using Artifical Intelligence to Analyze and Secure IoT Data
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I was thrilled to chat with Tim from Microshare.io about how he ended up in technology and what they are doing to protect IoT data. He was working on AI before it was a "thing" and has some amazing experience. He talked about why it is a great idea to start out in a support role no matter what type of company you work for, and where the industry is going. Enjoy this episode! Tim's company Microshare.io: Follow Tim on Twitter: Connect with Tim on LinkedIn:
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What skills are most important for cybersecurity professionals?
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Chris has over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and has worked at some of the biggest companies out there. He works in the Office of the CTO at VMware. I really enjoyed this conversation and know you will too! Chris shares some of the best ways to get into and learn cyber as well as what skills are necessary to work on to get ahead and succeed over time. Connect with Chris on LinkedIn: Connect with Robert on LinkedIn: If you are an IT auditor, you need to pick up IT Auditing, using controls to protect information assets: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XPSGGBR ...
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Introduction to Securing Operational Technology
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You have Operational Technology in your environment and probably need to think about it a little bit. I was lucky to chat with Kunle who is an expert not just in cybersecurity but also in OT Security. In this episode he give great information on the differences between IT and OT and what you need to consider when protecting it. Connect with Kunle: Connect with Robert: Some of the standards and trainings mentioned in the episode: NERC: IEC 62443: SANS ICS Training: Fortinet ICS Solutions:
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Networking Fundamentals for Cybersecurity
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Great discussion with John about networking, cyber, and fundamental skills that are required to succeed in the space. We also chatted about Cisco vs Juniper and why you would want to get certified in one vs the other. John is putting out some amazing content on youtube especially for those looking to get into the space. Aside from teaching a ton, he does some really cool stuff like break down job descriptions, and reviews certifications that he is doing. Connect with John here: Youtube: LinkedIn: Twitter: Twitch: Connect with Robert:
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Becoming a Pen-Tester
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Sanders watched the movie Hackers in middle school and knew he wanted to do that for a living. We had a great conversation and discussed some tools that are relevant today that have been around for over 20 years that are still very relevant today and you should learn if you want to improve your security game. As has been a theme with almost all of the people I've interviewed the topic of networking comes up and how it could have saved Sanders years of time in his career. This episode is a winner I know you will love it! Hackers movie trailer: Sanders on LinkedIn ...
info_outlineOn this episode of The SynAckFinAck Podcast, I welcome Lenny Chesal, at R2 Unified Technologies. Lenny and I chat about the state of the industry and how to get ahead in cyber.
I learn something in every podcast and this one is no different. Lenny has so much wisdom from years of experience in the field. I had no idea he got his start thwarting drug traffickers ability to call their contacts from the hotels of South Beach!
We also chat about the current state of the universities and how to deal with the problem of outdated curriculum, how to give back to the community, and the importance of soft skills.
Then, Lenny explains a significant problem with companies not utilizing security tools and shares about his podcast The New Normal and his involvement in various organizations, such as the Leukemia Society.
Connect with Lenny on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lennychesal
Visit his website: www.r2ut.com
Listen to his podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9kZTkwNDUwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz
Episode Timeline:
[00:04] Introducing Lenny Chesal + How he got into technology industry
[09:02] What should people be doing if they want to get into the technology industry?
[14:07] What would you recommend a security professional with a few years of experience in the industry to do to further their experience?
[18:36] How to avoid plateauing in your career + What to do when you don’t feel good in your position
[21:18] What do you see as the next big things in technology
[25:32] The tools are there, but people and companies are still being crushed. Trust the experts!
[29:54] Lenny shares about his podcast and his involvement in various organizations + How to get in touch with him