The Threat Show

This week we're joined by Dave Neuman. Dave works alongside Chris as a Senior Analyst at Tag Cyber, in addition to being an Adjunct Professor at The University of Texas at San Antonio and being a Member Of The Board Of Advisors at Sightgain, an breach/attack simulation company. We’ll talk to Dave about his 28 years of experiences in the US Air Force, why it's so important to pass knowledge down to...

This week we're joined by Simon Crosby. Simon has an impressive list of experiences, from founding and serving as CTO of XenSource and Bromium, to lecturing at the University of Cambridge. Currently, he is an investor and equity partner at DCVC, a venture capital company focused on implementing AI in parts of the economy that have yet to adopt the technology. We talk to Simon about the role AI wil...

This week Chris Wilder and Darien Kindlund break down the state of the threat landscape in early 2023, as well as five major threats you need to know about, from a new Apple zero-day vulnerability to a ransomware threat that goes after your insurance details to set the perfect price. We also discuss five threats you need to know about.  Sign-up for the Fletch App to dive deeper into this week's th...

This week we're joined by Nancy Phillips. Nancy was recently the SVP of IT and CISO at Ensemble Health Partners, and has previously worked in security leadership roles at Centura Health and Kaiser Permanente. Nancy talks about the unique challenges facing cybersecurity in the healthcare sector, the importance being encouraging to incoming cybersecurity talent, and much more. We also discuss five t...

This week we're joined by Patrick Pocalyko, the EVP/GM of North America at CYREBRO, a SOC platform that offers incident response and threat hunting services to clients in order to protect their businesses from costly disruptions to business operations. Patrick talks about why SMEs should hire a SOC provider, how to spot the threats that actually matter to your business, and much more. We also disc...

This week we're joined by Mackenzie Jackson, a developer advocate for GitGuardian, a French cybersecurity startup tackling source code issues that plague countless businesses. Mackenzie breaks down why open source code attacks are so popular and easy for attackers and what you can do to protect yourself. We also discuss four major threats involving remote code execution you need to know about.   S...

This week we're joined by Alan Cohen, a deep-tech investor and a partner at DCVC, a venture capital company focused on implementing AI in parts of the economy that have yet to adopt the technology. Alan breaks down why the cybersecurity industry is so complex and why practitioners should focus on extracting simplicity rather than mastering complexity. We also discuss four major threats involving r...

This week Chris Wilder helps break down how the current economic downturn is affecting security teams, and what your team should do to adapt. We talk about making the right cuts for the right reasons, how layoffs can help a company become more focused, and more. We also discuss four major threats you need to know about.  Sign-up for the Fletch App to dive deeper into this week's threats and much m...

This week we sat down with Aaron Didier, a Threat Intelligence Analyst for Red Canary. Aaron talks to us about threat intelligence and sheds light on some of the most common mistakes he sees and how they can be avoided. The team also discusses four major threats you need to know about. Enjoy the show! Sign-up for the Fletch App to dive deeper into this week's threats and much more!   Hosted on Aus...

This week we sat down with Todd Haverkos, a Manager of Global Vulnerability Management at a financial exchange based in Chicago, with two decades of experience working in security. Todd gives critical vulnerability management advice and gives tips on how to avoid some of the most common mistakes found in the field. The team also discusses four major threats you need to know about. Enjoy the show! ...

 Welcome to the first Threat Show of 2023! This week’s special guest is Kathy Wang, a technology and business executive and the CSO of Discord. Kathy has worked in a variety of roles in her 20+ years in the InfoSec and business fields, from security scientist, to CISO, to cofounder, investor, and more. She gives advice for new and aspiring security leaders, talks about what early stage companies n...

This week’s special guest is Todd Inskeep, a CISO and cybersecurity executive with over 30 years of experience who helps businesses balance their objectives with the need for protection against modern security threats. We discuss fractional CISOs, their rising prominence in the InfoSec space, how to know when your organization needs one, and how they can be helpful to businesses of different sizes...

This week’s special guest is Nathan Case, an executive with 10+ years planning and implementing technology programs in healthcare and other industries, currently working as a security advocate for Datadog. He gives critical advice related to security hygiene, SBOMs, and how up and coming security leaders can do things right in an ever changing landscape . The team also discusses four major threats...

Welcome to The Threat Show powered by Fletch! This week, we're focusing in on trending threats you need to know about including a ransomware attack on a large food that was handled poorly, another Google Chrome zero-day vulnerability, typosquatting  targeting Black Friday shoppers, a new USB-based threat out of China, and ransomware spreading through a fake COVID-19  site. Chris Wilder of TAG Cybe...

Welcome to The Threat Show powered by Fletch! This week’s special guest is David Kennedy, the founder and Chief Hacking Officer of TrustedSec and Binary Defense. He gives critical advice that small to medium sized businesses can start taking advantage of to step up their security game. We also cover this weeks trending threats including a threat group repackaging malware as Colbalt Strike , a thre...

Welcome to The Threat Show powered by Fletch! This week’s special guest is Kevin Johnson, the CEO/Founder/self-proclaimed "Head Nerd" of Secure Ideas. We discuss the need for cybersecurity training to move away from a profit driven model and tactics to help align security teams with the goals of a business. We also go over emerging threats including China stockpiling vulnerabilities, hackivist gro...

Welcome to The Threat Show powered by Fletch! Today’s special guest is Mike Kavka, known on Twitter as “Silicon Shecky.” Mike is a senior security engineer at one of the country’s largest brokerage firms and regular guest of the Black Hills Security podcast. He tells us the one thing that most small businesses overlook when tuning their EDR systems. We also go over the panic caused by two 'critica...

Welcome to The Threat Show powered by Fletch! This week we break down major threats you need to know about if you’re using Apple devices, SQLite , or Microsoft Azure . Then, an interview with Peter Schawhacker, a cybersecurity veteran leader of a quarter century, about the changing role of CISO and where things are headed.  Sign-up for the Fletch App to dive deeper into this week's threats and muc...

In this series, Robert and Darien with our guest speaker, Chris Wilder from TAG Cyber discuss the top trending threats and how it can affect your team. This week's threats include a Zoom vulnerability  that can lead to remote code execution, a flaw in the Apache Commons Text Library , a critical threat affecting Windows CLFS , and several serious threats affecting Linux Wi-Fi Kernal Driver Stacks...

Welcome to The Threat Show! We will discuss the do's, don'ts, and everything in between to make sure that you and your team stay secure from everyday threats. You’ll want to tune in if you use Microsoft Exchange , Fortinet , or Zimbra . We round out our episode with a discussion with our recurring guest host Chris Wilder from TAG Cyber on the ethics of critical cybersecurity information disclosure...