Episode Archive
138 episodes of Security Conversations since the first episode, which aired on December 6th, 2017.
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Fredrick Lee, Chief Security Officer, Gusto
September 10th, 2020 | 41 mins 37 secs
business continuity, compliance, corona virus, covid, crisis management, cybersecurity, pandemic, privacy, security
Gusto chief security officer Fredrick 'Flee' Lee talks about his passion for democratizing security, solving problems for small businesses, the responsibilities of being a black security leader, and the people and experiences that influenced him along the way.
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Zack Whittaker, Security Editor, TechCrunch
September 1st, 2020 | 25 mins 45 secs
journalism, news gathering, story-telling, writing
TechCrunch security writer Zack Whittaker stumbled into journalism while in college and has carved a successful career covering cybersecurity the last decade. He joins the podcast to talk about landing at ZDNet out of university and some lucky breaks along the way. Zack also talks about the trials of living and working with Tourette syndrome.
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Jason Chan, VP, Information Security, Netflix
August 18th, 2020 | 31 mins 4 secs
ciso, leadership, serverless, zero-trust
Netflix security leader Jason Chan talks about the connections between ultra-marathons and running a robust security program, his view of the defender's top priorities, the talent shortage in cybersecurity, and the shifting patterns that drive secure code delivery.
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Matt Honea, Senior Director, Cybersecurity, Guidewire
August 11th, 2020 | 46 mins 36 secs
cyber-insurance, data recovery, insurance, ransomware
After a career in government that included physical security work for the U.S. State Department, Matt Honea transitioned to Silicon Valley and turned his attention to the cyber-insurance space. He joins the podcast for a frank discussion on cyber-insurance, ransomware payments and trends, and his opinions on innovation in security.
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Andy Greenberg, Senior Writer, Wired
August 11th, 2020 | 59 mins 47 secs
journalism, news gathering, story-telling, writing
Cybersecurity journalist and author Andy Greenberg joins the podcast to talk about his career as a journalist, the ins-and-outs of negotiating a big story with sources, the intricacies of writing a good book, and some of his biggest stories to date.
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Brooke Pearson, Security Awareness, Uber
June 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 1 min
diplomacy, security, security awareness
After a career in diplomacy at the U.S. State Department, Uber's Brooke Pearson headed to Silicon Valley to find a new path in cybersecurity. We chat about her early interest in Russia and international relations, a life-changing chance encounter during an airport layover, using non-traditional skills to find success in tech, and her passion for helping minorities find meaningful careers in security.
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Tim MalcomVetter, Red Team Lead, Walmart
May 4th, 2020 | 59 mins 34 secs
blue team, offense vs defense, red team, simulated hacking attacks
Tim joins the podcast to talk about red-team/blue team dynamics, the adversarial relationship between the two sides, the mentality of a determined attacker, and why everyone in cybersecurity should give jiu-jitsu a try.
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Matt Suiche, Comae Technologies
April 17th, 2020 | 42 mins 36 secs
community building, entrepreneurship, memory forensics
Hacker-turned-entrepreneur Matt Suiche reminisces about the hacking scene in France, his introduction to memory forensics, building a selling a company, and his passion for spreading security research in developing countries.
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Jaime Blasco, AT&T Cybersecurity
April 14th, 2020 | 31 mins 7 secs
leadership, mentorship, threat intel
AT&T Cybersecurity's Jaime Blasco talks about falling in love with security as a high-school student in Spain, finding a career path in pen-testing and offense, shifting to building defensive technologies and his current passion for exploring the value of machine learning.
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Collin Mulliner, Security Engineer, Cruise
April 3rd, 2020 | 33 mins 28 secs
android, ios, mobile, palmos
Mobile security research pioneer Collin Mulliner talks about the early days of hacking PalmOS devices, the current state of smartphone platforms, his work on securing self driving cars, and why he built and open-sourced a firmware analyzer tool.
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Michael Piacente, Principal, Hitch Partners
March 30th, 2020 | 33 mins 10 secs
career track, ciso, job hunting
Hitch Partners principal Michael Piacente dishes on the cybersecurity job market during an economic crisis, the intricacies of recruiting top-flight security talent, the high rate of turnover among CISOs, and why companies should spend more time on writing better job descriptions.
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Dave Aitel, Founder and CEO, Immunity
March 23rd, 2020 | 37 mins 43 secs
leadership, marketing, security, storytelling
Security industry pioneer Dave Aitel dishes on entrepreneurship, fostering a "one team, one parking lot" culture, how lessons from his time at the NSA still guides his decisions, and his approach to blunt, honest marketing. We also discuss a shared passion for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and his work supporting Project Grapple in Miami.