Alan Liska's Passion Project: A Cybersecurity Comic Book

In this bonus episode of Breaking Badness, Alan Liska, a ransomware researcher, discusses his passion project, a cybersecurity comic book based on the character Johnny Dollar. Alan has always been a fan of comic books since he was a child, and his love for the medium inspired him to create his own comic book. Johnny Dollar is a character from a serialized radio drama in the 1940s and 50s, and in Alan's comic book adaptation, he is a cybersecurity insurance investigator. The first issue revolves around a ransomware attack on a steel mill in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Alan emphasizes the importance of securing active directory infrastructure and shares Microsoft's guidance on how to improve its security. Furthermore, he highlights the value of information sharing in the cybersecurity industry, as it helps everyone collectively improve their security posture.