Backup Central’s Restore it All podcast: Information Security Expert Says it Must Evolve

I was recently a guest on Backup Central’s Restore it All podcast: Information Security Expert Says it Must Evolve.

“Wolfgang Goerlich, Advisory CISO, explains the current state of information security, and why he thinks many environments are focusing on the wrong things. We speak about ransomware, extortionware, and phishing, even giving examples where we know we have personally been phished! He explains how this illustrates his point that we need more emphasis in different areas of information security.”

Have a listen here: https://castbox.fm/episode/Information-Security-Expert-Says-it-Must-Evolve-id4299067-id405986591

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I was a guest recently on the Hacker History podcast.

“Hacker History sits down with Wolfgang Goerlich. We learn about the importance of having root and admin when becoming a hacker and how truly important it is that we have patience and empathy for one another. We also learn that skateboarding in a datacenter doesn’t actually work.”

Have a listen here: https://hackerhistory.com/podcast/the-history-of-wolfgang-goerlich/

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I was recently a guest on the CyberWire Daily podcast: Street Cred — Increasing trust in passwordless authentication.

In this episode of CyberWire-X, guests will discuss a framework of technical controls to ensure only trusted sessions authenticate, regardless of faults or failures in any one factor. We will share a path forward for increasing trust in passwordless authentication. Nikk Gilbert of CISO of Cherokee Nation Businesses and retired CSO Gary McAlum share their insights with Rick Howard, and Advisory CISO of Duo Security at Cisco Wolfgang Goerlich from sponsor Duo Security offers his thoughts with Dave Bittner.”

Have a listen here: https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7Drcjdk/

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I was a guest on the ChannelPro Podcast:

“Hips don’t lie, folks. Neither do Matt, Rich, or their guest host this week, MSP extraordinaire and former IT Glue exec Luis Giraldo of Ook Enterprises. Listen in as they discuss Tin Can, Luis’s interesting new cooperative services venture, plus Dell’s latest commercial laptops, stats about ransomware, and ChannelPro’s 2020 Vendors on the Vanguard list. Then keep listening for a timely and insightful conversation with Cisco advisory CISO Wolfgang Goerlich about SMB security and its surprising parallels with enterprise security. We’d be lying if we said Shakira shows up too, but then again she has that effect on people.”

Have a listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CIngrz_FgE&t=4244s

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Want to find a mentor? Want to know how to be a mentee? Well, check out Timothy De Block’s episodes of the Exploring Information Security podcast. I was on along with Javvad Malik (@J4vv4d), Johnny Xmas (@J0hnnyXm4s), and Amanda Berlin (@InfoSystir). If you’re wondering where to start, here is your answer.

First, how to find a mentor? Decide what you want to learn and where you want to strengthen. Keep an eye on the people you already know. Be curious, be humble, and seek advice. Offer something in return, even something as simple as sharing your story.

Finally, how to be a good mentee? Be specific in your requests and keep your commitments. Expect to put in the work. We need to realize that mentors are guides, not teachers, and that we are there to dig and hunt and learn. Show up and follow through.

In the end, its about applying the hacker mindset to mentoring. So take a listen.

Edit 2017-01/14: Once you’re done listening, check out the relaunch of the InfoSec Mentors Project. Headed up by Jimmy Vo (@JimmyVo) and Keith Hoodlet (@andMYhacks), The InfoSec Mentors Project provides a platform for finding and connecting mentors and mentees.

I have launched new podcast: Encode/Decode — Hacker Defense Against the Dark Arts. We are going to highlight the defense with stories from the trenches. Kicking us off is Christian Kopacsi, Michigan’s CISO, who will discuss the Cyber Civilian Corp and the state’s incident response programs.