Kassouf Podcast Network Presents: Cyber Matters

We wrap up our special series on phone, Internet, and elder fraud with Amanda Senn, Director of the Alabama Securities Commission. In part one of our conversation, Director Senn explains the Commission’s mission to protect Alabama investors against all forms of securities and investment fraud and talks about the current trends the ACS is seeing.   Watch this on YouTube The Commission is committed...

In part two of our conversation with Lynn Shobe, retired Senior Special Agent with the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation, we talk about personal experience wtih phone, mail, and in-person financial scams.  Lynn explains what to look for if you think a relative or friend is being scammed and how to handle some of the more common scams.   Lynn, a Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Financial...

In part 2 of our conversation with Joshua Crumbaugh, CEO of PhishFirewall, we ask the "billion dollar question" - Why haven't we fix the phishing problem?   Joshua explains how attackers are utilizing "big data" tactics, driven by quickly evolving AI, to create sophisticated, highly adaptive phishing campaigns that can easily get by SPAM filters, leaving the users the last, best line of defense. ...

This is Cyber Matters, part of the Kassouf Podcast Network, with host Russ Dorsey , Principal and Chief Information Officer at Kassouf. Cyber Matters discusses issues that truly matter - to us, our clients, their families, and their businesses.   Cyber Matters is not just about code, computers, and techn ical jargon. Instead, we focus on the human side of cyber and technology, discussing the impac...

In Part Two of our summer vacation special, we discuss international travel safety and security with retired Air Force Lt. Col. Doug Wilson , co-founder of Counter Threat Group . Doug talks about the best way to be an America abroad - low key and situationally aware. He talks about how to blend in, what activities to avoid, the "right" way to get lost, and what items you should have on you for in...

In our latest podcast, we welcome Lynn Shobe, retired Senior Special Agent with the Alabama State Bureau of Investigation. We talk about phone, mail, and in-person financial fraud, and why criminals still use these "old school" methods.   Lynn, a Certified Fraud Examiner and Certified Financial Crime Investigator, has spent over half of his 40+ year career focusing on financial crime and fraud inv...

In Part One of our summer vacation special, we discuss international travel safety and security with retired Air Force Lt. Col. Doug Wilson , co-founder of Counter Threat Group . Doug guides us through the pre-travel checklist, highlighting the essential items you should have and preparations you should make before boarding your flight. Furthermore, we explore important considerations when it come...

In this episode, we talk to Renee Bord, Executive Director of the Alabama Technology Foundation, about the Foundation's mission to position Alabama as a leader in technology by providing the State's largest academic STEM database, connecting students pursuing degrees in any of the STEM fields with Alabama businesses relying on a local STEM workforce. In addition to the student database, the Founda...

In this episode, we chat with Joshua Crumbaugh, CEO of PhishFirewall, about his career in cyber security as a an ethical hacker, and how his study of human behavior and psychology made him very effective. We talk about how lesson learned as an ethical hacker led him to found PhishFirewall. PhishFirewall is a phishing attack simulation platform that employs adaptive AI, as well as fundamental princ...

This is Cyber Matters, part of the Kassouf Podcast Network, with host Russ Dorsey , Principal and Chief Information Officer at Kassouf. Cyber Matters discusses issues that truly matter - to us, our clients, their families, and their businesses.   Cyber Matters is not just about code, computers, and techn ical jargon. Instead, we focus on the human side of cyber and technology, discussing the impac...

This is Cyber Matters, part of the Kassouf Podcast Network, with host Russ Dorsey , Principal and Chief Information Officer at Kassouf. Cyber Matters discusses issues that truly matter - to us, our clients, their families, and their businesses.   Cyber Matters is not just about code, computers, and techn ical jargon. Instead, we focus on the human side of cyber and technology, discussing the impac...