In this episode (~45 minutes), I answer questions from the audience around blockchain and smart contract security considerations. I cover some of the reasons why I think these technologies are important, what their potential impacts are likely

State Of Security Episode 16

May 29th, 2019 17m 38s

This episode is a tidbit episode, weighing in just under 20 minutes. I sat down last week with Megan Mayer (@Megan__Bytes) in the lobby bar of the Hyatt during the Central Ohio Security Summit. Pardon the background noise, but we riffed on what

State Of Security Episode 15

Apr 5th, 2019 54m 10s

In this episode, the tables get turned on me and I become the one being interviewed. The focus is on honeypots, intrusion deception and bounces from technology to industry and to overall trends.This is a great conversation with an amazing youn

State Of Security Episode 14

Jul 18th, 2017 29m 27s

In this tidbit episode (just under 30 mins), I interview Jeffrey McClure ("3gg") about his work at the Holocaust Musuem and his background. I also discuss helping the state Boards of Election and a few other topics. Check it out, and let me kno

State Of Security Episode 13

Jun 6th, 2017 34m 45s

This is a tidbit episode, and comes in just under 35 minutes. This time around, I walk through a presentation I gave to the Central Ohio CIO/CISO group. The topic is Questions for Cloud Providers and deals with unusual security questions you sh

State Of Security Episode 12

Jan 5th, 2017 52m

This episode completes 2016 and in it, I answer questions from listeners. I cover topics such as the DNC hack, working with mentees, the idea of a "Great Firewall" for the USA and a variety of others. Weighing in at around an hour, there is som

State of Security Episode 11

Sep 14th, 2016 36m 45s

The State of Security Podcast is BACK!This time around, we discuss changes to the format and some of the upcoming changes in content we will be experimenting with over the next few months. We also decided to release more than one episode a

State of Security Episode 10

Feb 8th, 2016 22m 13s

In this episode, I ask some of my friends and members of the infosec community a simple question - "What was the single biggest thing you learned about infosec in 2015?". Some of the answers are very personal, all are insightful and everyone wa

State of Security Episode 9

Oct 23rd, 2015 54m 34s

This episode runs around an hour and features a very personal interview with me in the hot seat and the mic under control of @AdamJLuck. We cover topics like security history, my career, what I think is on the horizon, what my greatest successe

State of Security Episode 8

Sep 1st, 2015 59m 14s

This time around we riff on Ashley Madison (minus the morals of the site), online privacy, OPSec and the younger generation with @AdamJLuck. Following that, is a short with John Davis. Check it out and let us know your thoughts via Twitter - @l

State of Security Episode 7

Jul 31st, 2015 1h 4m

This episode is a great interview with Mark "Phork" Carey. We riff on the future of technology & infosec, how machine learning might impact security in the long term, what it was like to build the application-centric web with Sun, lessons learn

State Of Security Episode 6

Jun 30th, 2015 49m

This time around, we get one of the most personal episodes yet - a behind the curtain look of what it is like to manage the incident response team in a highly publicized breach, under strict regulation, for 6+ months. The insights here and exam

State Of Security Episode 5

May 27th, 2015 51m 27s

This is one of my favorite episodes so far! I spend about 45 minutes with Josh Anderson, who riffs on IT and ICS/SCADA security threats, career advice, how he compares his life to characters on TV's "24" and a whole lot more. Very relaxed, gene

State Of Security Episode 4

Apr 28th, 2015 46m 50s

In this episode, I am joined by John Davis from MicroSolved, Inc. We riff on techniques for developing modern security policies that users actually read, rational risk assessment, ideas for crowd sourcing policy/process management, and a bit of

State Of Security Episode 3

Mar 30th, 2015 39m 23s

In this episode, I sit down for a chat with @Sempf to discuss application security, working with development teams and more. Bill goes so far as to suggest two (2!) simple steps to help increase the security effectiveness of organizations. Chec

State of Security Episode 2

Feb 26th, 2015 45m 22s

In this episode we sit down with Mark Tomallo, from Panopticon Labs, and RSA's Kevin Flanagan. We discuss mentoring, online crime, choosing infosec as a career and even dig out some tidbits from Mark about online gaming fraud and some of the cr

State of Security Episode 1

Jan 28th, 2015 46m 33s

This episode is about 45 minutes in length and features an interview with Dave Rose (@drose0120) and Helen Patton (@OSUCISOHelen) about ethics in security, women in STEM roles and career advice for young folks considering Infosec as a career. H

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