Cybersecurity Episodes

In this episode, we explore the differences between XDR and SIEM, two crucial tools in the world of security monitoring. Our guest, Dez Rock, CEO of SIEMonster, shares her fascinating journey from professional hacker to build...

In this episode, we explore the essential strategies and best practices for building and optimizing a blue team cybersecurity approach. Our guest, Mike Sailor, shares his expertise on how organizations can effectively prepare...

In this popular episode from last year, we explore the fascinating world of red team cyber security with Dwayne Laflotte, a seasoned expert in offensive cybersecurity. Dwayne shares his wealth of knowledge and experience, div...

This timely episode features an in-depth discussion between cybersecurity expert Melissa Palmer (@vmiss) and hosts W. Curtis Preston and Prasanna Malaiyandi on the crucial role preparation and planning play in effectively res...

In this episode, we look at the latest Ransomware Trends Report from Veeam, which gives us a view into the sobering world of ransomware attacks and the critical lessons they teach us about cyber defense. Join W. Curtis Presto...

Our guest this week is a specialist at offensive cybersecurity; that is, they keep you safe by attacking you and showing you your vulnerabilities. They're a red team. We've got the leader of their red team, Duanne Laflotte, ...

Nothing tells the story like a good story, right? This week we have Mike Saylor, the CEO of Black Swan, a cybersecurity company. Boy, has he been in the trenches. He tells some great stories about responding to cyber attac...

This week the SEC has made a new rule that publicly traded companies must disclose any cyber attacks within four days. What if you're not a publicly traded company in the US? Should you reveal what happened to you? We …

During this recording, Mr. Backup asked our guest how many backup systems that he had looked at had at least one critical security flaw, he said pretty much 100%. Holy. Cow. Doron Pinhas runs a company called Continuity Softw...

Today we are proud to have as our guest, Zach Fuller, a founding partner of the Silent Sector, a cybersecurity firm -- and a former Green Beret who served in combat. We talk a little about how his service made …

This week we talk with Eric Jeffery, a cybersecurity SE and host of the Cyber Security Grey Beard podcast, and he is just a little miffed about how organizations are responding to cyber attacks today. It's not so much about …

Last year LastPass suffered two hacks that left their customer's data exposed. What can you learn from this event, even if you're not a LastPass customer? We use this hack as an example of what your company should do (or …

You know how we tell you to limit the amount of privilege each admin gets, in order to limit the blast radius if their account is compromised? What if you could apply that concept to applications that use private data …

I was shocked to learn that my favorite password manager had a few known vulnerabilities, and you might be shocked too! We found this great research paper from the University of York, and invited one of the co-authors on to …

An incident response plan is the key to successfully surviving a ransomware attack, and it's a bit like Dramamine. The time to get one is too late to get one. @Vmiss (Melissa Palmer) joins us again to talk about this …