Lessons from the School of Security Hard Knocks

Today's Guest is Greg Rattray, co-founder and partner at NextPeak. In this episode, Greg discusses what he is currently working on at NextPeak, his connection to the Aspen Cybersecurity Group, how his educational background supported his future career, how cybersecurity has changed over the years, what the new administration should focus on, and his toughest lesson learned.

Today's Guest is Neil Daswani, Co-Director at the Stanford Advanced Security Program. In this episode, Neil discusses his work at the Stanford Advanced Security Program, some of the most important duties of a CISO, the importance of being able to "talk tech", what inspired his most recent book, ways to improve the industry, how he got his start in cybersecurity, the biggest challenges facing our s...

Today's Guest is Sam Visner, Tech Fellow at MITRE. In this episode, Sam discusses what his current role entails, the issues he sees surrounding our transition to 5G, lessons he learned to help him work through the bigger questions, our current government policy and national strategy, how he views cybersecurity from a corporate goverance perspective, his work with the Space ISAC, and his toughest l...

Today's Guest is Ian Anderson, DevSecOps Engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center. In this episode, Ian discusses what he is currently working on, the challenges associated with changing to DevSecOps, how he defines the "Sec" in DevSecOps, Navy's BlackPearl Initiative, what key metrics you should use to judge DevSecOps success, the impact that his education had on his career, what he considers our...

Today's Guest is Raj Samani, Fellow and Chief Scientist at McAfee. In this episode, Raj discusses his work at McAfee, the importance of finding like-minded people, his background in helping defend against cyber crime, APT, his book, the SolarWinds attack, the power of social media, and his toughest lessons learned throughout his career.

Today's Guest is Antero Päivänsalo, CISO and Head of Information Security at Nokia. In this episode, Antero discusses his role as CISO at Nokia, his considerations around customer and supply chain risk, how 5G plays a role in security risk, his previous roles at Nokia, the Nokia Security Hackathon, what keeps him up at night, and his toughest lessons learned.

For our 25th episode, our host and CEO, Joe Saunders, reflects on his lessons learned over the past 24 episodes. He focuses on 6 specific episodes: John Graham-Cumming, Greg Touhill, Tony Sager, Gary McGraw, Rick Howard, and Ron Ross. He shares his insight on how these episodes touch on three different kinds of lessons: personal development & leadership, business, and technical.

Today's Guest is Kurt John, Chief Cybersecurity Officer at Siemens USA. In this episode, Kurt John discusses his role and the history of Siemens USA, "Cyber Norms", protecting the manufacturing process, how his previous roles prepared him for his current one, his work with the The Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority, what keeps him up at night, and more.

Today's Guest is Seth Carmody, VP of Regulatory Strategy at MedCrypt. In this episode, Seth discusses his role at MedCrypt and their mission to make security easier for medical device manufacturers, medical-related security issues, his career journey and work at the FDA, what product manufacturers need to consider, and his toughest lessons learned. Additionally, Joe and Seth engage in a great disc...

Today's Guest is Gloria D'Anna, RF Systems and Antenna Applications Engineer at the Ford Motor Company. In this episode, Gloria discusses her background, what keeps her up at night, her book, cybersecurity standards in the automotive industry, SAE G-32, Cyber-Physical Systems, and her toughest lessons learned in the cybersecurity field.

Today's Guest is John Graham-Cumming, CTO at CloudFlare. In this episode, John Graham-Cumming discusses his early background, his role at CloudFlare, how internet infrastructure differs in China, his book "The Geek Atlas", code breaking, email filtering, movie code, what keeps him up at night, 5G, and more.

Today's Guest: Michael Fraser, Co-Founder and CEO of Refactr. In this episode, Michael discusses his company Refactr, the trials and triumphs of a start up, getting his start in the Air Force, his time in retail, the open source movement, and more.

Today's Guest: Marc Crudgington, the CISO and SVP of Information Security at Woodforest National Bank. In this episode, we learn ways to shorten the time to mitigate a breach, what it takes to become a Chief Information Security Officer, and what you, executives, and the board should know about the coming Cyber War.

Today's Guest: Dr. Gary McGraw, Co-Founder of the Berryville Institute of Machine Learning. In this episode, Dr. Gary McGraw discusses co-founding the Berryville Institute of Machine Learning, the risk factors associated with machine learning, his background and early career work, the difficulties surrounding software security, and a fun story here and there. Dr. McGraw is an advisor to RunSafe Se...

Today's Guest: General Greg Touhill, the first Federal CISO. In this episode General Touhill discusses his service in the military, his work at DHS, our new administration's top priorities, and embracing zero trust as a business imperative. General Touhill highlights the importance of adopting a framework, communication, and follow through.

Today's Guest: John Felker, Senior Fellow at the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security. In this episode, we learn about leadership, listening, and building organizations to align with the mission. But we also learn why it is important to both trust and verify.

Today's Guest: Tommy Gardner, Chief Technology Officer at HP Federal. In this episode, Tommy discusses his role at HP Federal, his company's background and green initiative, the role of research in cybersecurity, designing with cybersecurity in mind, and some of the most formidable lessons he's learned along the way.

Today's Guest: Dr. Edward Amoroso, CEO of TAG Cyber LLC. In this episode, we explore the different profiles of CISOs and the balance between simplicity and complexity.

Today's Guest: Michelle Valdez, Chief Information Security Officer at OneMain Financial. In this episode, we learn how to bring context and relevance to deep technical issues to help build resilient organiztions and systems.

Today's Guest: Rick Howard, Chief Security Officer at Palo Alto Networks. In this episode we learn how great leaders embrace teammates who make mistakes and help learn their lessons.

Today's guest is Rob Knake, Senior Fellow for Cyber Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. In this episode, Rob discusses the cybersecurity risk associated with a transition to the new administration, disinformation on social media as a threat to cybersecurity, the United States' decision on 5G, the DoD, the importance of critical infrastructure security, and his recent book: "The Fifth Domai...

Today's Guest: Sanjay Bavisi, President of EC-Council. In this episode, we explore how an attorney who was a technologist at heart has followed his passion to make a global impact on security.

Today's guest is Bill Crowell, partner at Alsop Louie Partners. Bill shares some of the expertise he's gained as Deputy Director of the NSA, CEO of a publicly traded company, and now as Venture Capitalist. In this episode, we discuss election interference, attacks in critical infrastructure, 5G, the "zero trust" principle, open source software, and his overall industry takeaways.

Today's guest is Ron Ross, Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). In this episode, we explore the profound positive impact standards have on our security posture and how software development life cycle will contribute significantly towards this end.

Today's Guest: Ron Gula, Co-Founder & President of Gula Tech Adventures. In this episode, we explore the increasing impact individuals, companies, and non-profits can have in securing the country and the importance of educating ourselves on the risks digital services have in our lives.