Secure Talk Podcast Justin Beals

It seems a new security crisis is emerging at a weekly pace. The emergence of critical security breaches, data exposures and digital infrastructure failures has vastly accelerated in the last 5 years.

What happens when your job is to operate in a crisis? Join us for the next episode of Secure Talk where we sit down with Vice Admiral Mike LeFevre (ret.) the CEO of Concentric Security and Roderic Jones ex-Scotland Yard and Executive Chairman of Concentric as they share their deep experience in crisis management. Their valuable insights were gleaned as Mike LeFevre commander, Office of the Defense Representative to Pakistan during the killing of Osama Bin Laden and as Roderick Jones served for Scotland Yard’s Special Branch focused on international terrorism. Their insights delve into four key phases of crisis management—911 moments, second and third-order effects, steady state, and the road to normalcy—while underscoring the importance of leadership, preparation, and external relationships. They also highlight the critical need for cyber risk management in today's evolving threat landscape. This episode also covers their book, 'End Game First: A Leadership Strategy for Navigating a Crisis,' which serves as a guide for cybersecurity leaders.

What software do radical techno-libertarians, the CIA, Privacy Advocates, the US State Department and Cyber Criminals use every day? The TOR Browser.

In this compelling episode of SecureTalk, Justin Beals, the Founder and CEO of Strike Graph, discusses the book ‘Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy’ with its author, Ben Collier, a Lecturer in Digital Methods at the University of Edinburgh. This episode traces the early anonymity problems that the US military and libertarian-minded computer scientists were attempting to solve. How they created a partnership and worked together to invent a solution that could provide global privacy at the dawn of the information age. Ben provides powerful insights into the motivations behind its invention and the future of our connected world.

"They're not trying to be gracious here. They're trying to make as much money as they can with that personal data.” - Mary D'Angelo

Join us for this Secure Talk podcast to unmask the activity of cyber criminals on the dark web. Mary D’Angelo, an expert in Cyber Threat Intelligence, helps us “follow the money” and understand the aggressive tactics being used by threat actors to steal and monetize your data. Discover how these criminal organizations are monetizing your personal data before it even surfaces in the dark corners of the internet and how the long tail of data breaches can follow your organization for years.

98% of cyberattacks rely on social engineering. An average business organization faces over 700 social engineering attacks annually. And 90% of data breach incidents target the human element to gain access to sensitive business information.

How can understanding human psychology help your cybersecurity defense?

On the latest SecureTalk, I engage in a profound conversation with Dr. Abbie Marono, a behavioral scientist from social-engineer.com. We explored how nonverbal communication and emotional triggers play crucial roles in cyber threats. This insightful discussion reveals that our trust and cooperative nature, while beneficial, can also be exploited by skilled attackers.

Dr. Marono’s ability to blend her academic research with practical cybersecurity applications is a testament to the power of multidisciplinary knowledge. Her insights on preference for trust and how nonverbal communication plays a part in that can help transform the people in your organization into a primary defense mechanism. Don't miss out on these valuable insights for enhancing your security approach!

From childhood hacking experiments to disrupting North Korea's internet, Alejandro Caceres shares his incredible journey and the future of cyber warfare on SecureTalk.

From the early days of modems and personal computers Alejandro was deeply interested in connective computing. The early days of exploring BBS’s, telecom networks and digital modems revealed Alejandro’s talent and expertise for understanding vulnerabilities in systems. Later as a professional “red teamer”, by searching for paid vulnerabilities in common systems like Google Chrome, Alejandro was approached by a “friend of a friend” to perform some analysis. That analysis was an attempted hack on Alejandro by a North Korean operative.

Tune into this intriguing episode as we chat with Alejandro about his journey as a professional cybersecurity hacker. How he was attacked, and how he responded by hacking North Korea. What does it take to hack an entire country? Alejandro Caceres, the mastermind behind a massive cyber attack on North Korea, tells all in this gripping episode of SecureTalk.

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What are the essential principles for successful CISO leadership?

In this episode of SecureTalk, Justin Beals, founder and CEO of StrikeGraph, sits down with cybersecurity expert Todd Fitzgerald to explore this question. As the author of 'CISO Compass' and the newly released 'Privacy Leader Compass,' Todd shares his journey from a computer programmer to a cybersecurity leader and touches on critical topics from his books. The discussion delves into the evolution of the CISO role, and his approach to CISO strategy, including different methodologies such as incident-driven and vision-driven approaches.

Todd also provides an insider perspective on the renowned SolarWinds hack and the lessons it offers for improving security measures. With over 20 years of experience as a Chief Information Security Officer, Todd's insights offer invaluable guidance for navigating the complexities of cybersecurity.