Ryan Williams

The Other Side Of The Firewall

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Dive into the heart of cybersecurity with "The Other Side of the Firewall & Ask A CISSP" podcasts, where the spotlight shines on diversity and excellence within the tech realm. As the digital world expands, the voices shaping its future become ever more crucial. Our mission? To celebrate and amplify the stories of People of Color who've not just climbed the ladder but shattered ceilings along the way to senior and C-suite echelons. Join us on a journey beyond the conventional, as we engage with the "movers and shakers and glass ceiling breakers" of the cybersecurity industry. These trailblazer...

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Ryan Williams

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Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Hackers Weaponize Bad Nvidia Patches 15.03.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan and LeVon discuss how Nvidia's data link is allowing bad actors to weaponize patches. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks!   Article: Stolen Nvidia certificates used to hide malware in driver downloads https://www.pcworld.com/article/620181/hackers-use-stolen-nvidia-certificates-to-hide-malware-in-driver-downloads.html Socials: YouTube - https...

REvil Hacker Facing 115 Years In Prison 14.03.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan and Shannon discuss what we've been doing all week and what media has piqued our interest. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️ Thanks! What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan and LeVon discuss how a REvil ransomware gang member was extradited to TX and is facing up to 115 years in prison. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks!   Article:...

The Weekly Run Down 11.03.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan and Shannon discuss what we've been doing all week and what media has piqued our interest. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️ Thanks! Socials: Website - www.theothersideofthefirewall.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXZgdDvlcQ8bP_V4dEF02Yw Facebook - the other side of the firewall page and group! Ryan on Twitter, LinkedIn, Clubhouse and...

Should Civilian Hackers Engage in Warfare? 09.03.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss when, if ever, it is okay for civilian hackers to engage in warfare. We also discuss the jamming of Starlink satellites in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks! Article: Elon Musk says SpaceX focusing on cyber defense after Starlink signals jammed near Ukraine conflict areas h...

Senate Passes cybersecurity Legislation 08.03.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss newly passed cybersecurity legislation and its implications for the future. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks!   Article: Senate passes major cybersecurity legislation to force reporting of cyberattacks and ransomware  https://edition.cnn.com/2022/03/02/politics/senate-passes-major-cybersecurity-legislation/index....

Video Card Marker, NVIDIA Hacks Back 07.03.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss data leaks and how they may have attempted to hack their hackers. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks!   Article: Hackers Who Broke Into NVIDIA's Network Leak DLSS Source Code Online  https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/hackers-who-broke-into-nvidias-network.html Socials: Website - www.theothersideofthefirewall.com Yo...

The Weekly Run Down 25.02.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan and Shannon discuss what we've been doing all week and what media has piqued our interest. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️ Thanks! Socials: Website - www.theothersideofthefirewall.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXZgdDvlcQ8bP_V4dEF02Yw Facebook - the other side of the firewall page and group! Ryan on Twitter, LinkedIn, Clubhouse and...

C-Suite Execs Avoiding The Blame Game 23.02.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss how some CTOs are hiding breaches to avoid being fired. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks! Article: CTOs Keeping Quiet on Breaches to Avoid Cyber Blame Game  https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ctos-keeping-quiet-breaches-blame/?fbclid=IwAR1OwmRvFShFL5o2Meu0ZPUHoE1KHNl96B3I42MrIGG6g5OwDrE1i8XVUiw Socials: W...

Cybercrime Costs $1.79M per Minute 22.02.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss how cybercrime costs $1.79M per Minute. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks! Article: Cybercrime Costs Organizations Nearly $1.79 Million Per Minute  https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cybercrime-costs-orgs-per-minute/?fbclid=IwAR3RCWCGe5q222HZtvb7YgmW039Rc0pfdB_id8p0JAtSqK1S5UpBRVf-J40 Socials: Website - ww...

Fertility Clinic Suffers Ransomware Attack 21.02.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss a recent cyberattack and its impact on the Extended Fertility clinic. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks! Article: Fertility Clinic Hit with Ransomware  https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fertility-clinic-hit-with/?fbclid=IwAR3DcCVJy6srFNfdhcr3FtfmIduMYxw_bw_Pxac8nQ6_Cfm4GMfLj8-xwss Socials: Website - www.t...

The Weekly Run Down 18.02.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan and Shannon discuss what we've been doing all week and what media has piqued our interest. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️ Thanks! Socials: Website - www.theothersideofthefirewall.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXZgdDvlcQ8bP_V4dEF02Yw Facebook - the other side of the firewall page and group! Ryan on Twitter, LinkedIn, Clubhouse and...

CAMI To Create Multiple Centers Of Excellence 16.02.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc. (CAMI) and their plans to create three centers of excellence. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks!   Article: Maryland Cyber Nonprofit to Create Centers of Excellence  https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/maryland-centers-of-excellence/ Socials: Website - www.theothe...

Nintendo Imprisons Real-Life Bowser 15.02.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss how an international community came to Nintendo's aid and locked up a game pirate. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks!   Article: Prison for Nintendo Pirate  https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/prison-for-nintendo-pirate/ Socials: Website - www.theothersideofthefirewall.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/...

Threat Actors In India Frame Activists With Fake Evidence 14.02.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss how threat actors in India are framing influential individuals with fake evidence. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks!   Article: Cybercrooks Frame Targets by Planting Fabricated Digital Evidence  https://threatpost.com/cybercrooks-frame-targets-plant-incriminating-evidence/178384/ Socials: Website - www.theothersi...

The Weekly Run Down 11.02.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan and Shannon discuss what we've been doing all week and what media has piqued our interest. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️ Thanks! Socials: Website - www.theothersideofthefirewall.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXZgdDvlcQ8bP_V4dEF02Yw Facebook - the other side of the firewall page and group! Ryan on Twitter, LinkedIn, Clubhouse and...

Ask A CISSP | Meet Alex Worsham 10.02.2022

Hello and welcome to a very special episode of Ask A CISSP. On this week's podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking to Mr. Alex Worsham. Alex is active duty Army and has begun his cybersecurity journey. Our conversation topics ranged from "What I dislike about the cybersecurity community?" to "How to deal with imposter syndrome?" Alex came prepared and asked great questions throughout our interview...

GETTR Fired Entire Cybersecurity Team 09.02.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss how GETTR, a social media platform, may have laidoff their entire cybersecurity team and the potential repercussions. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks! Article: Gettr Fired Its Entire Cybersecurity Team and Never Replaced Them, Former Employees Say https://gizmodo.com/gettr-reportedly-fired-its-entire-cybersecuri...

New Cyber Safety Review Board Assembles 08.02.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss the newly created Cyber Safety Review Board and what it could mean for the future. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks! Article: Biden Administration Forms Cybersecurity Review Board to Probe Failures  https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-forms-cybersecurity-review-board-to-probe-failures-11643898601?fb...

FBI Urges Olympians To Bring Burner Phones 07.02.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss the FBI's warning to Olympian athletes to leave their cell phones at home. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks! Articles: FBI warns athletes not to take their phones to Olympics due to security fears  https://www.cnet.com/news/fbi-warns-athletes-not-to-take-their-phones-to-winter-olympics-due-to-security-fears/ Soci...

The Weekly Run Down 04.02.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan and Shannon discuss what we've been doing all week and what media has piqued our interest. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️ Thanks! Socials: Website - www.theothersideofthefirewall.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXZgdDvlcQ8bP_V4dEF02Yw Facebook - the other side of the firewall page and group! Ryan on Twitter, LinkedIn, Clubhouse and...

UK Prepares For Russia-Ukraine Cyber Warfare 02.02.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss the potential ripple effect a Russian cyber-attack on Ukraine could have on the UK. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks!   Article: UK warned to bolster defenses against cyber attacks as Russia threatens Ukraine  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-60158874?fbclid=IwAR3ZO4KzXtSk5_lqUSMBYmWF_7I5X94qLHeWm6Cn919gNeHrWW4sd6Jar14...

North Korea Suffers Two DDOS Attacks 01.02.2022

What's up, everyone! On this episode Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss North Korea suffering two Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks in the past couple of weeks. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks!   Article: North Korea kicked off internet by suspected DDOS attack  https://www.nknews.org/2022/01/north-korea-kicked-off-internet-by-suspected-ddos-attack/?fbclid=IwAR12TMhFyVKUXK...

FBI Warns of Cybercrime Group's Use Of BadUSB 31.01.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss the FBI's flash warning concerning the cybercrime group, FIN7, and their clever use of ransomware-ridden USB drives. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks! Article: Hackers Use BadUSB to Deploy Ransomware on Defense Companies’ Systems, FBI Warns https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/hackers-use-badusb-to-dep...

$68.7 Billion Microsoft Acquisition of Activision Blizzard 28.01.2022

It's the Microsoft Blizzard Activision King MEGA $68.7 BILLION acquisition episode, ya'll!. The biggest gaming news of the year and it's only January. Jump to 00:19:01 for all that gaming goodness! Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks! 00:19:01 Microsoft agrees to acquire Activison Blizzard King for $68.7B Article: Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard to bring the joy and community...

Is It Ever Okay To Negotiate With Cyberterrorists? 26.01.2022

What's up, everyone! In this episode, Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss the recent Red Cross data leak that exposed more than 515K 'highly vulnerable' people to future exploitation. Ryan poses the question, "Is It Ever Okay To Negotiate With Cyberterrorists?" Our answers won't shock you. Please LISTEN 🎧 LIKE 👍🏿 and SHARE ❤️  Thanks! Article: Red Cross Begs Attackers Not to Leak Stolen Data for 5...

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