The Social-Engineer Podcast Ep. 174 - Security Awareness Series - Killing Baby Dragons with Shane McCombs
This month, Chris Hadnagy and Ryan MacDougall are joined by the Chief Operating Officer of the ILF, Shane McCombs.
Shane leads the ILF with more than 25 years of experience in the tech industry, including more than a decade of experience in C-level roles. He led enterprise-wide initiatives within project management, customer relationship management and acquisition, policies and procedures, process improvement, and infrastructure. Shane is also an accomplished public speaker and trainer focused on change management, professionalism, social engineering, and corporate security. In the past, he volunteered for the Autism Hope Alliance and currently donates his time to businesses and non-profits as a trusted advisor. [July 18, 2022]
00:00 – Intro
01:02 – Intro Links
- Managed Voice Phishing
- Managed Email Phishing
- Adversarial Simulations
- Social-Engineer channel on SLACK
- CLUTCH
04:41 – Shane McCombs Intro
06:14 – What got you started off in InfoSec?
08:36 – What led you to want to do more in the industry?
10:40 – “Throwing your hat in the ring”
17:31 – Cybersecurity for kids and parents
19:52 – How to "minor" in a "major" topic
22:29 – Age appropriate conversations
25:12 – Additional concerns in the summer months
28:38 – The TRUST Framework
31:40 – The importance of communication
33:59 – When and how to introduce electronic monitoring
40:16 – The "stats" of ILF
43:50 – Who is your biggest mentor? - his wife
45:32 – Book Recommendations
- Going Pro - Tony Kern
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen Covey
- Neuromancer - William Gibson
48:44 – Wrap Up
49:29 – Outro