Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast (DtSR)

Ladies and Gentlemen, friends, countrymen, lend me your ears! This episode of DtSR features one of my favorite guests and one of the better storytelling from the "old days" opportunities I can recall. It also, not accidentally, features one of my favorite totally genuine people from our industry - Chris Nickerson. I think the best way to describe Chris is like a charismatic honey badger....

This week, I'd like to thank JD Work for taking the time to be on the show and sharing his professional experience and expertise with us. The space of cyber policy, at the national and international level, is growing by leaps and bounds; and difficult decisions are often debated even as rapid reactions have to be made. These are difficult times for policymakers in the theater of cybersecurity...

This week, Brian Carrier joins DtSR to talk about digital forensics and incident response in 20/20. Forensics and incident response has had to evolve and change as devices become more mobile, smaller, and purpose-built. Brian talks through what this change has meant, and how tools and techniques have had to evolve to deal not only with the explosion of device types, but also sizes and various log...

This week, DtSR dives into security leadership with an academic twist. We have the pleasure of hosting Robert Turner , the CISO of the University of Wisconsin, Madison. This episode was recorded March 13th, 2020 right as the University and other institutions across the country and the world started their efforts to social distance and work from home due to the Corona Virus (Covid-19) pandemic. Spe...

Welcome to episode 388, an episode at least 5 years in the making...mainly because it's taken this long to figure out a good way to get Anton on the podcast! Now that he's not an analyst anymore, I snagged him for an honest and open conversation about the one topic he has more expertise in than most anyone I know - the SIEM. We wax philosophically, I manage to show my ignorance of the st...

This week, as we all continue quarantines and work-from-home DtSR hosts Valentina Thörner,  who is an expert on remote workforce leadership. Valentina  literally wrote the book ( From a Distance ) and now she's on the show discussing how to be a leader when your workforce is remote.   Additional Links and Resources 1:1s https://remote.co/creative-ways-get-to-know-your-team-when-work-from-home...

Covid-19 ... that's the headlines. Everywhere. The suddenly remote workforce is a problem for many enterprises, and as workers are forced to work from home - security is a problem. To that end, I snagged Brian Foster who has a long and storied history in our industry, to talk about what he thinks we should be thinking about. Listen in, share, and let's hear what you think folks! Stay saf...

Greetings! On this episode of the podcast we present to you an episode we recorded back in January ( but then due to a storage error we lost temporarily ) with Nathan Collier from Malwarebytes. Nathan reported some findings from his research that basically there was some pre-installed malware running around, impossible to uninstall, on low-cost mobile phones. That kind of villainy is unforgivable...

This week Rafal hosts Dr. Chase Cunningham, Forrester analyst and all-around security badass to redux Zero Trust. The last time we tackled the topic was Episode 222 with John Kindervag back in 2016 - so it's time to see what's new. Zero trust is more than just firewall rules, and it encompasses a lot of security technologies we don't even think about - so this update is a great prim...

Join Rafal & James this week, as they welcome Jennifer Ayers. Jennifer is the Vice President of Overwatch and Security Response at Crowdstrike. Rafal and Jennifer worked together "back in the day" so the conversation starts with a little storytelling from the old days, and then works its way into Jennifer's fantastic career and lessons learned over the years in her various leade...

This week on DtSR Podcast, a long-awaited guest joins us. That's right, the one and only Jeremiah Grossman joins us live from a tropical paradise, and you need to hear his message. On this show we cover history, "the basics", and the necessity to know what your security attack surface looks like. It's perhaps one of the least sexy topics ever - but if you ignore it, you're...

Welcome friends and fans! This week we go down the rabbithole with Russell Mohr of MobileIron as we talk about the security implications for 5G. The new standard unleashed upon the American consumer (but more importantly on the commercial market) is changing mobile communication and connectedness. About the guest... Russell Mohr is an expert in 5G and mobile technology, with a wide breadth of expe...

Welcome to episode 380 of the DtSR Podcast. We have a special treat for you this episode, with long-time friend Gadi Evron, and he holds nothing back in his start discussion of our industry. We virtually guarantee this will quickly be your favorite episode...or at least your top 5. Highlights from this week's episode include... Gadi unloads on the 'attackers in the spotlight' nature...

This week, in our final (for real this time) episode recorded LIVE from Enfuse Conference 2019, courtesy of OpenText, we chat with Brian Chidester. It's a fascinating conversation about what the IoT world can (and is) do for law enforcement and government ... think smart cities + Cops. Highlights from this week's episode include... Brian shatters any last shred of privacy I could believe...

In our final "Live from Enfuse 2019" episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Paul Shomo to talk about some of the things he's talked to CISOs about as he travels and advises on behalf of OpenText. It's a pretty interesting conversation... Once again, thanks to OpenText for having the DtSR Podcast in Vegas! Highlights from this week's episode include... Paul and Ra...

Welcome to 2020, as Down the Security Rabbithole rolls on! This week we're back with a timely episode on the global war for soft power, with Andrea Limbago, Chief Social Scientist from Virtru. This is an interesting episode, touching on some topics such as privacy and censorship, and very timely. Highlights from this week's episode include... Andrea gives us a run-down on "soft powe...

Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year listeners of the Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast! This week the show focuses on one of the most important things any of us really have - our children. Protecting kids in an increasingly digital world is tough, but not impossible. We decided to bring Theresa Desuyo from Qustodio on the show this week to discuss what her company is doing, and the broader th...

This week, DtSR is joined by Malcolm Harkins - former CISO of Intel and industry insider extraordinaire. Malcolm shares insights from his long and distinguished career so pull up a virtual chair, grab your notebook, and pull over because this is one that's a great listen. Highlights from this week's episode include... Rafal asks Malcolm why he doesn't job-hop like most CISOs Malcolm...

This week, on a very special show recorded from his home studio in Atlanta, Rafal welcomes Mike Daugherty back onto the show to tell the story of his crazy journey and battle with the FTC. Highlights from this week's episode include... Mike gives a recap of the road to where he got Rafal and Mike discuss the last few years since episode 171: " When the FTC Attacks " Rafal & Mike...

Welcome back for another great episode. This week we have a boomerang guest, Amber Schroader, recorded live in Las Vegas at Enfuse 2019. Highlights from this week's episode include... Amber wants a rockstar moment, but no confetti canons Amber dissects Apple, Android, and "other" mobile OSes We discuss machine-to-machine interactions ...so much more to discuss here! Guest : Amber Sc...

This week on #DtSR (live from Las Vegas, Enfuse 2019 Conference) Rafal chats with Nick Patience of 451 Group. Nick has some expertise in ML and provides context and content that is badly needed to dispel the crazy marketing hype out there. Highlights from this week's episode include... Nick answers the "What is ML/AI, and what is it not?" We think Nick insulted machines by calling t...

First , and foremost, thank you to OpenText for having the #DtSR Podcast live and in-person in Las Vegas. Enfuse is a fantastic conference bringing together security operations professionals (forensics, threat hunters, SOC analysts), privacy, and legal professionals under one banner. It's a fantastic opportunity to hear some very involved talks, hear about the state-of-the-art, and join the c...

Dropping in for a quick announcement - you  heard it here first! This week a few different announcements went out from OpenText, but this one caught my attention because it could honestly and truly be a  game-changer for security and legal teams when it comes to breaches. Going beyond the typical EDR solution, this announcement may be able to shine light into the questions security and legal profe...

Down the Security Rabbithole is back for Episode 370, and this week's podcast focuses on gamification, and it's applications to InfoSec. Big thanks to Chloé for joining us and sharing her knowledge. She's a legitimate expert in the field, so give this a listen.   Highlights from this week's episode include... Chloé explains gamification Rafal and James ask some tough questions...

Welcome to episode 369! This week Rafal talks ransomware and welcomes Oussama El-Hilali, Chief Technology Officer at Arcserve, and Chester Wisniewski, Principal Research Scientist at Sophos to the podcast. Highlights from this week's episode include... Chester hits us with some staggering facts and figures about ransomware Rafal asks if companies should pay the ransom …and ducks Oussama expla...