Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast (DtSR)

This week, my good friend and entrepreneur Rock Lambros (of the newly formed Rock Cyber) joins me to talk about getting the itch to go out on your own and actually doing it. Many of us have thought about it, daydreamed, but very few  do it . So hear an episode from someone who did... Highlights of this week's show include... What motivates and drives someone to jump the safety net of corporat...

This week the DtSR podcast tackles one of the thornier issues going around in the news. As the accusations of Russsian hacking continue to mount, international leaders are speaking out and making bold statements that impact policy on a global level. This topic needed to be addressed with some folks who have actual expertise in the matter - and with the understanding that what we have here are opin...

While James is away, Raf will podcast all day ...or something like that.   Highlights from this week's show include: Bill talks about what it's like to jump into a higher education system and try and play defense We discuss the role of governance, centralized policy, and management in higher education environments Bill discusses his view on the appropriate places to work in security, in...

So, it's October 2018, and it's National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Again. James and I have a bit of an issue with this, as you'd guess. Why are we still talking about  awareness when we need action? Are there really people out there that are saying "If only I was aware that there are bad people trying to do bad things, I'd had done it differently"?   Highlights...

On this episode of the Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast, Mary Cheney joins us fresh off her talk to the North Texas ISSA Women in Security group. She has such a colorful background and such great stories to tell - we just had to have her on the show.   Highlights from this week's show include... A walk-through of Mary's colorful and extremely diverse background Mary talks about burno...

This week, on DtSR Episode 314, the infamous (that's more than famous) John Strand joins us. No, not the male model ...the guy who's been an InfoSec legend since before you could walk.   Highlights from this week's show include... We take a stroll down memory lane We discuss the challenges with more complexity in development John takes us through what he thinks some of the faults ar...

Friends welcome to yet another edition of the Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast - as we invite perennial favorite, Shawn Tuma onto the show! Shawn has a new office, a new law firm, and is giving us his take on what's new in the world of cyber and law. Listen in!   Highlights from this week's episode include... Shawn brings up "The GDPR" and the self-imposed disaster that it...

This week Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast welcomes two very cool ladies from the InfoSec realm. First Ann Johnson of Microsoft (if you don't know Ann, you're living under a rock, honestly) is here to discuss a tweet she put out a while ago (  https://twitter.com/ajohnsocyber/status/1033934334720278528  ) on mental health in high-pressure jobs in InfoSec. If that wasn't enough,...

This week we dive into the world of the web browser. A brief history, some discussion about what's wrong and how it's broken - and a few suggestions for what to do next. This is a complicated discussion - so you can bet we'll come back to it with your feedback!   Highlights from this week's show include... A brief walk-through of the history of browsing Solutions that tried, bu...

This week, Rafal & James discuss one of the bigger challenges that an enterprise security team faces today - evaluating new/replacement security tools and services. Listen close if you're on the enterprise side, and listen closer if you're selling to them.   Highlights from this week's show include... We address the difficulties of evaluating or replacing technologies or service...

This week Nate Smolenski - Director, Cloud Architecture Services - joins us for an insightful discussion on the concept of digital transformation for the enterprise. Many companies are undergoing a digital transformation, or have done so already, and it's up to security to once again, catch up. Nate brings a truckload of experience and evidence into the conversation and as a security professi...

Friends, this week's episode is truly unique. We talk to a gentleman whose job it is to think big, and into the future in a big way. Jeremy Nulik is the "Evangelist Prime" at Big Wide Sky - an organization that looks to think big, and solve big problems, in big ways. This is an incredible journey into problem-solving on a grand scale.   Highlights from this week's show include....

On this episode of the Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast, Rafal is in Chicago for a few days and visiting with a long-time friend and colleague, Don Donzal. Don has some great history in the Chicago hacking and security professional scene, so we take a stroll down memory lane, talk about what he's doing now, and take a long look ahead. Join us!   Highlights from this week's show inclu...

This week, we tackle a topic that should not have taken 306 episodes to get to - balancing family and work while growing a career in Information Security. Britney hits the high points with us, and takes us down the road of what it's like being a mother and security leader - as we explore the topic for everyone who is in our field. Highlights from this week's show include: Who does this a...

Do you work at a company that's too big to be "small business" but too small to be "large enterprise"? You're probably in that place known as the "mid-market". Many of the large vendors don't pay attention to you, and yet you still have all of the same problems big companies do - just without all the budget. What do you do? Listen to this episode of DtS...

This week, James and I interview a former Optiv colleague and advisor to many Fortune 250 CISOs in his long career, our friend Ron Kurisczak. Ron's long and successful career has included time spent truly transforming the way security functions, and how it's seen in the boardroom. Spend 35 minutes and hear his take on where we've been, and why right now is so crucial to our future....

Thanks to my friend Brian Wrozek for joining us this week on Down the Security Rabbithole Podcast. Brian's long career as a CISO has broken several 'typical' molds... so he's a fantastic person to join us to talk about the things CISOs should be thinking about. Highlights from this week's show include... Prioritizing projects as the CISO Getting support from the outside be...

This week, as DtSR rolls on to Episode 302, we talk with John Svazic who is a Cloud Security Architect for a day job and runs the Purple Squad Security Podcast in his spare time. His perspective on the idea of an "infosec army of one" is one that many of us share, and it needs to be solved. Highlights from this week's show include... Trying to solve everything, on our own... burn ou...

This week on Episode 301, James is off and I take a one on one conversation with Julie Conroy from Aite group on the topic of global fraud. It's a fascinating conversation that winds through the fringes and often unexplored corners of enterprise security. Check it out, and special thanks to Julie for taking the time out of her busy schedule.   Highlights from this week's show include......

Thank you, listeners! Down the Security Rabbithole has reached milestone episode #300. In this episode, James and Rafal sit down with the nothing more than an open mic and talk through topics the podcast has previously covered, and others we still have yet to cover.   Join us. And a personal thank you to all of our guests over the past 300+ episodes... we are looking forward to much more great con...

Special thanks to Chris for doing this in-person. It was a fun conversation and always a pleasure!   Highlights from this week's show include... Chris and I talk about measuring 'risk' We discuss 'brittle systems' which apparently are still alive and kicking Risk analysis, cloud computing, and your business   Guest Chris Abramson ( @cabramson50 ) - Director, Information Se...

Two more episodes until we hit #300...what a crazy ride it's been! Thanks for taking the journey with us, and we're looking forward to having you along for another 300 (maybe).   Highlights from this week's show include... Applications of DoD security in a non-DoD world The meaning and elements of the risk equation Understanding (making sense of) the risk equation Swimming in the sw...

Before you listen to this podcast ... go grab this report:  https://www.kennasecurity.com/prioritization-to-prediction-report/  from Kenna Security and the Cyentia Institute. Read it. Think about it. Then listen to this show.   Highlights from this week's show include... A high-level walkthrough of the model that authors developed, and the many interesting insights Why what you're doing...

This week, former analyst and security industry veteran Adrian Sanabria joins James & Rafal to talk about some of the hype in our industry. From current events, to learning lessons, to the on-going master-class in bullsh*t we convince ourselves of - this podcast is a riveting (although slightly longer) episode of free-flowing discussion.   Highlights from this week's show include... We di...

This week, Mark Nunnikhoven joins us from the great white North. All the way from Ottawa, Canada - Mark talks with James and Raf about cloud computing, DevOps, and some silly things security folks are doing to undermine themselves in the brave new world. Highlights from this week's show include... A brief discussion on moose and Canada Why none of us believe "DevSecOps" is a thing D...