The Other Side Of The Firewall

What’s up, everybody!? This is Ryan from the podcast. I am often asked what my CISSP study method was and if I had any tips to share. I sure do! I hope these simple tips help you on your CISSP journey. Please like, subscribe, hit that bell and check out our weekly podcast. Here's a link to the Patreon but if you want to try before you buy you can watch last week's episode on our YouTube channel. P...

What's up, everyone! In this episode Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon we will discuss in the BLUF (Bottom Line Upfront) the FBI’s ability to read your private Signal app messages and Cyberpunk 2077’s source code being stolen and sold to the highest bidder.  In Topic 1 LeVon will break down the concept of virtual CISOs. In Topic 2 Shannon will go into the details concerning the hacking of a FL water plant....

What's up, everyone! In this episode Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon we will discuss the new Chrome Zero Day attack that was recently discovered and the new ransomware attack targeting virtual machines.  In Topic 1 LeVon will break down the non-profit, The Last Mile and their new campaign, “Refactoring the Mass Incarceration System. In Topic 2 I will tell a tale of ransomware ransomers double dipping on...

What's up, everybody?! In this episode Ryan and LeVon will discuss the "short squeeze" happening to certain stocks and more good news concerning HBCUs joining Google’s Career Readiness Program.  In Topic 1 LeVon will educate us on the new call for a Cyber-World Health Organization like agency and in Topic 2 Ryan will retread on (ISC)2’s push toward online testing and a new Change.org petition tryi...

What's up, everyone! In this episode Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon we will discuss the latest news concerning Google’s alleged mistreatment of another female employee and their new initiative to meet with Black college leaders in our Hot Topic section. In topic 1 Shannon will lead us through how Atlanta’s HBCUs landed millions in new funding. In topic 2 Ryan will break down some recently disclosed Cisc...

What's up, everyone! In this episode Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon  give our “Hot Takes” on the proposal to inject $10 Billion into cyber, IT as part of future COVID-19 relief and (ISC)2 offering online exam proctoring for the CISSP and some of their other high profile exams. In Topic 1 Shannon will cover how law enforcement is able to get around your cell phone’s encryption. In Topic 2 LeVon will info...

What's up, everyone! In this episode Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss yet another T-Mobile data breach, the escalation of the dangerous practice of Swatting for entertainment and Nissan's Git server getting owned. The crew will also discuss best practices to protect your passwords, what we're currently playing; Zelda Breath of the Wild (Botwa?), Miles Morales, Among Us, etc. Please enjoy this jam...

Happy New Year, everyone! In this episode Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon go into a more in-depth discussion about the purpose of the podcast; why we believe now is the right time to launch a POC Cybersecurity podcast, Ryan's concerns about messaging vs perception and why we'll keep pressing forward in spite of those concerns. In Topic 2 we'll discuss a powerful mobile phone surveillance tool out in the...

Happy Holidays, everyone! In this episode Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss more Google shenanigans in the firing of their HBCU recruiter April Christina Curley, an NSO Group 'zero click hack' used on journalists in the middle-east, and the US Department of Homeland Security’s report on TCL manufactured Tvs spying on Americans. The crew will also take a deep dive into what they have been studying,...

Happy Holidays, everyone! In this episode Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss potentially the biggest breach of a decade and it's multiple attack vectors; Orion Solarwinds, Multifactor Authentication (MFA) and VMWare. In this week's Patch Notes will discuss the critical Hotfix Orion pushed out to secure the 18K customers who have the Sunburst vulnerability and the other 300K that are susceptible. The...

Happy Holidays, everyone! In this episode Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss potentially the biggest breach of a decade and it's multiple attack vectors; Orion Solarwinds, Multifactor Authentication (MFA) and VMWare. In this week's Patch Notes will discuss the critical Hotfix Orion pushed out to secure the 18K customers who have the Sunburst vulnerability and the other 300K that are susceptible. The...

Happy Holidays, everyone! In this episode Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss; Google’s firing of Dr. Timnit Gebru, former Cisco Engineer, Mr. Ramesh’s punishment, the FireEye breach, and Cloudflare and Apple's new DNS protocol. The crew also waxes nostalgic about topics such as Net Zero, Netflix discs and the Sega Dreamcast. Please enjoy this jam packed show and leave us your questions, comments, an...

Happy Holidays, everyone! In this episode Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss; a handful of “The biggest hacks and data breaches of 2020”, the attempted cyber attacks on COVID research and a very interesting iOS security vulnerability Shannon sent us that fits perfectly into this week’s Patch notes. Throughout the show Ryan will live vicariously through LeVon's next-gen gaming life and discuss everyo...

Happy belated Thanksgiving, everyone! In this episode Ryan, Shannon, and LeVon discuss; the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley, Amazon Sidewalk's controversial rollout and how to disable it, 2020's Rise of Ransomware, and introduce a new segment called "Patch Notes". This week's Patch Notes focuses on a GTA style vulnerability affecting Tesla's Model X and a bug that allows attackers to ease drop...

Cybersecurity is an ever growing field and representation within it matters more than ever! Here at The Other Side of the Firewall podcast we strive to highlight POC movers and shakers and glass ceiling breakers! Stay tuned for the latest news, measures to protect yourself , games and entertainment. Now with all that out of the way, let's get to show! The Other Side of the Firewall's hosts; Ryan,...