Adventures of Alice & Bob

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Sep 23, 2022 • 54min

Ep. 12 – Everything is Secure in a Spreadsheet, right? // Javvad Malik

In today’s episode, James talks to Javvad Malik, a Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4 and Co-Founder of Security B-Sides London, to talk about his most memorable cybersecurity tales inside some of the largest financial & energy companies, how a single spreadsheet (with a giant security flaw) defiled an entire organization, and the inspiration behind Javvad’s ridiculously hilarious cybersecurity YouTube parody “Accepted the Risk”. All this and more on this week’s episode of Adventures of Alice & Bob!Produced by ProSeries Media
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Sep 9, 2022 • 47min

Ep. 11 - The Art of Negotiating with Ransomware Attackers // Brian Honan

Today’s episode is hosted by Karl. He is joined by Brian Honan, Founder and CEO of IRISS and BH Consulting. Brian talks about how he created Ireland's first CERT, why Ransomware victims should never give in to their attackers, and why technology will never solve all of our cybersecurity problems.Produced by ProSeries Media
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Aug 26, 2022 • 55min

Ep.10 - Breaking Down the Department of the Interior // John Strand

Today’s episode is hosted by Marc. He talks to John Strand, Owner of Black Hills Information Security, about how John's first job in cybersecurity landed him in the middle of one of the largest lawsuits in United States history, how the gates that keep people from getting into cybersecurity have changed over the years, and how malicious hackers will always have a step-up on pen testing.Check out Black Hills Infosec here : https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/Produced by ProSeries Media
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Aug 12, 2022 • 60min

Ep. 09 – Social Engineering, Phishing, and Psychic Powers (well, sort of) // Chris Kirsch

Today’s episode is hosted by James and Karl. They talk to Chris Kirsch, Co-Founder and CEO of runZero about the ethics and philosophy behind social engineering (and how he got into teaching pickpocketing to red teamers), the amount of research that actually goes into the DEF CON Capture the Flag Competition (Chris won the coveted Black Badge at DEF CON 2017), how to protect yourself from Open Source Intelligence manipulation, and why he may (or may not) have psychic powers. Follow Chris’ social engineering escapade on today’s episode of Adventures of Alice & Bob!Produced by ProSeries Media
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Jul 29, 2022 • 59min

Ep. 08 – The Fight to Destroy Stalkerware // Eva Galperin

Today’s episode is hosted by James and Karl. They talk to Eva Galperin, the Director of Cybersecurity at EFF, about her efforts fighting against nation-state cyber attacks, why she switched her focus from APTs to stalkerware, and how she worked with a Maryland senator to pass a bill that will require law enforcement agencies to learn, as part of their standard training, how-to recognize cyberstalking, and understand the criminal laws concerning electronic surveillance and tracking.See what you can do to fight against stalkerware by going to https://www.eff.org/Produced by ProSeries Media
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Jul 15, 2022 • 53min

Ep. 07 - The Talktalk Data Breach // Geoff White

Today’s episode is hosted by James. He talks to Geoff White an investigative journalist, author, and host of The Lazarus Heist podcast. They talk about hope to get people to care about their personal data, trying to explain complex tech in short news stories, and the Talktalk data breach.You can find Geoff at https://twitter.com/geoffwhite247 and you can read his book "The Lazarus Heist" here at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lazarus-Heist-Hollywood-Finance-Inside/dp/024155425XProduced by ProSeries Media
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Jul 4, 2022 • 44min

Ep. 06 - Surviving The Log4j Exploit // Leah McLean

In today's episode, James and Karl talk to Leah McLean, Vice President - Cybersecurity Specialist at Mastercard, about her experience handling the log4j attack, how-to maneuver cybersecurity attacks when you have very limited resources, and why she claims cybersecurity does not have a talent shortage (hint: stop looking for the unicorn).You can listen to Leah's podcast at https://the-ciso-diaries.captivate.fm/.Produced by ProSeries Media
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Jun 17, 2022 • 29min

Ep. 05 - After Hours with Alice & Bob // Live Episode!

Today we are introducing After Hours with Alice & Bob, a special live episode recorded at BeyondTrust’s GoBeyond event in Miami Florida. Our hosts James and Marc have a ton of fun talking to guests at the conference about embarrassing cybersecurity mistakes, AI, superheros, organized cyber crime, and more.Produced by ProSeries Media
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Jun 3, 2022 • 56min

Ep. 04 - She Hacks Purple // Tanya Janca

In today's episode Marc and Karl are joined by Tanya Janca, best-selling author of Alice and Bob Learn Application Security, to talk about what it is like being a woman in cybersecurity, the origin story of We Hack Purple, and how important it is to be integrated and invested in the cybersecurity community.You can check out We Hack Purple here : https://wehackpurple.com/ and you can find her book Alice and Bob Learn Application Security here : https://www.amazon.com/Alice-Bob-Learn-Application-Security/dp/1119687357Produced by ProSeries Media
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May 19, 2022 • 58min

Ep. 03 - Fighting the Vastaamo Ransomware Attack // Sami Laiho

Welcome to Adventures with Alice & Bob! Today our hosts Karl and James are joined by Sami Laiho to talk about how he became one of the leading public speakers in the world of Microsoft topics, how choosing your words wisely can convince people to take security seriously, and how he dealt with the Vastaamo attack, the largest crime ever committed in Finland.You can find Sami Laiho's services at https://samilaiho.com/, and buy his JÄRJESTELMÄNVALVOJA merch at https://www.zazzle.com/store/adminize.Produced by ProSeries Media

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