About the show
Security Conversations is a series of podcasts covering threat intelligence and the business of cybersecurity, from the lens of veteran journalist and storyteller Ryan Naraine. The Three Buddy Problem show features conversations and debates on nation-state APTs, cyberespionage, spy tradecraft, cryptocurrency theft, advancements in offensive research and targeted malware espionage activity.
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Episodes
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Stephen Ridley, Founder and CTO, Senrio
April 30th, 2018 | 49 mins 58 secs
Founder and CTO at Senrio Stephen Ridley talks about the abysmal state of IoT security, his recent exploitation of an IP camera, and router to exfiltrate corporate data and his experience as a minority in the security industry.
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Mischel Kwon, Founder and CEO, MKA Cyber
April 26th, 2018 | 39 mins 2 secs
analytics, entrepreneur, internet-scans, threat-intel
Founder and CEO at MKACyber Mischel Kwon joins the podcast to address the state of the SOC (Security Operations Center) and how businesses should deal with issues around excessive alerts, incident response times, and outdated metrics.
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Rick Holland, CISO and VP of Strategy, Digital Shadows
April 24th, 2018 | 35 mins 34 secs
patching, pentesting, red-teaming, threat-modeling
CISO and VP of Strategy at Digital Shadows Rick Holland discusses his path in the information security industry, advancements in the threat intel space, and his passion for good bar-b-que.
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Thomas Ptacek, Founder, Latacora
April 23rd, 2018 | 48 mins 38 secs
careers, cisos, decision making, skills shortage
Latacora Security founder Thomas Ptacek joins the podcast to weigh in on the cybersecurity skills shortage, his approach to recruiting and hiring, and what needs to be done to address diversity in the industry.
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Zane Lackey, Chief Security Officer, Signal Sciences
April 16th, 2018 | 41 mins 40 secs
patching, pentesting, red-teaming, threat-modeling
Co-founder and Chief Security Officer at Signal Sciences Zane Lackey riffs on DevOps, the almost impossible task of defending organizations from intruders, bug bounties versus penetration testing, and the pros and cons of launching a company with venture capital investment.
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Haroon Meer, CEO, Thinkst Applied Research
April 12th, 2018 | 1 hr 26 secs
patching, pentesting, red-teaming, threat-modeling
Thinkst founder Haroon Meer talks about building a security company from scratch without VC funding, using Canaries to pinpoint signs of intruder activity, advancements in security research, and the state of the bug bounty market.
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David (int eighty), Dual Core
April 11th, 2018 | 39 mins 34 secs
patching, pentesting, red-teaming, threat-modeling
Red teamer and security researcher by day, nerdcore rapper by night, ‘int eighty’ joins the podcast to talk about his work breaking into computer systems, common security mistakes that people make, and his double life as a musician in Dual Core.
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Dennis Fisher, Editor-in-Chief, Decipher
April 5th, 2018 | 43 mins
patching, pentesting, red-teaming, threat-modeling
Veteran cybersecurity writer Dennis Fisher joins the podcast to talk about his new journalism venture at decipher.sc, his preference for long-form writing, and the trends worth following in the security space.
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Tim Maurer, Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
March 5th, 2018 | 32 mins 31 secs
apt, ics-scada, targeted-attacks, threat-intel
Tim Maurer, a scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, talks about nation state-backed hacking activity and the dangers of breaking trust in the global financial system.
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Will Lin, Principal and Founding Investor, ForgePoint Capital
March 2nd, 2018 | 55 mins 11 secs
patching, pentesting, red-teaming, threat-modeling
Principal and founding investor at ForgePoint Capital Cybersecurity William Lin talks about venture capital activity in the security space, sectors that are ripe for investment, missed bets on successful companies, and the cybersecurity talent shortage.
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Pete Chronis, CISO, Turner Broadcasting
February 26th, 2018 | 45 mins 53 secs
Chief Information Security Officer at Turner Broadcasting Pete Chronis discusses his new book on solving the cybersecurity conundrum, the day-to-day grind of securing a global media organization, and the role of the CISO in the modern world.
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Brad Arkin, Chief Security Officer, Adobe
February 23rd, 2018 | 47 mins 6 secs
careers, cisos, decisionmaking
Adobe’s Chief Security Officer Brad Arkin talks about setting and managing risk management priorities, protecting company infrastructure, the challenges of securing software, and the looming death of Adobe Flash Player.