

Phoenix Cast
Task Force Phoenix
A podcast about cybersecurity, technology and innovation issues in the military.
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Feb 16, 2024 • 1h 5min
From the Coast to the Clouds
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle are joined by special guest Jonathan White and they talk about the Coast Guard’s cloud journey.
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Links:
Coast Guard is Hiring!
https://www.gocoastguard.com/
Learn more about the Coast Guardhttps://www.uscg.mil

Jan 26, 2024 • 1h 9min
Return of the Carl
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle are re-joined by special guest Olivia Garard. Turns out man moons ago Clausewitz checked out some art, and it got him thinking. Olivia translated those thoughts, and we talk about it.
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Links:
https://classicsofstrategy.com/2023/09/27/clausewitzs-artikel-on-art-an-introduction/
https://classicsofstrategy.com/2023/09/28/on-art-and-the-theory-of-art/
Pearly gates of cyberspace
https://www.amazon.com/Pearly-Gates-Cyberspace-History-Internet/dp/0393320537/ref=asc_df_0393320537/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=658836661081&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13760603136521005999&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007880&hvtargid=pla-1297315372681&psc=1
Youtube art of coding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6avJHaC3C2U
US DoD Strategy for Operations in the Information Environmenthttps://media.defense.gov/2023/Nov/17/2003342901/-1/-1/1/2023-DEPARTMENT-OF-DEFENSE-STRATEGY-FOR-OPERATIONS-IN-THE-INFORMATION-ENVIRONMENT.PDF

Jan 22, 2024 • 1h 16min
Kyle Tinkers with AI Programming
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Rich, listen as Kyle talks through his journey of using low code / no code and AI enabled tools to solve a problem he came across.
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Links:
Kyle’s Google Doc: Generative AI Learning for RAG & ChatBot applications
https://pro.academind.com/
https://cursor.sh/

Jan 12, 2024 • 1h 4min
Chat with Jason Passwaters and Mike DeBolt
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle welcome special guests Jason Passwaters and Mike DeBolt for a talk on the commercial intelligence space.
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Links:
Intel 471 - https://intel471.com/
Cyber Underground Handbook - https://intel471.com/resources/cyber-underground-handbook
General Intelligence Handbook YouTube Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLayAdMfJunBDSXjSWkG4mHQaxDBdIRhDK
Cyber HUMINT - https://intel471.com/blog/gaining-the-intelligence-advantage-with-cyber-humint-part-one

Dec 31, 2023 • 59min
The Holiday Episode
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle discuss a couple of current events and reflect on the year and what they are thankful for.
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Links:
Ukraine:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67691222
PacketPushers:
https://packetpushers.net/podcast/hs060-power-micro-generation-for-data-center/
DHH stuff:
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7142965560153104384/
https://world.hey.com/dhh/we-have-left-the-cloud-251760fb
https://world.hey.com/dhh/the-big-cloud-exit-faq-20274010

Dec 11, 2023 • 1h 6min
Current Events Around AI
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle discuss current events, with a focus on a slew of AI topics.
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Links:
A couple of Podcasts to Listen to:
https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmV5ZW9uYWkubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M%3D&episode=ZTM5OTVkZjUtZWNhMi00ODQ4LTkwN2ItYTBmNmQ5YWFjZmFh
https://podcasts.google.com?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS81NG5BR2NJbA%3D%3D&episode=NmU5MGJhZDctNDgwZi00OTc0LTkyZjgtZDRlNzY1MjBiNDNj
Articles we discuss:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/sam-altmans-ouster-openai-was-precipitated-by-letter-board-about-ai-breakthrough-2023-11-22/
https://openai.com/blog/introducing-gpts
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/25/how-crisis-openai-sam-altman-unfolded#:~:text=And%20a%20major%20event%20in,the%20alleged%20breaches%20of%20trust.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/11/21/23971765/openai-sam-altman-microsoft
https://cset.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/CSET-Decoding-Intentions.pdf
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-takes-chip-business-revenue-crown-from-tsmc
https://youtu.be/3d0kk88IE8c?si=mbkXS_Vw5ZZStyO4

Nov 22, 2023 • 50min
TAK
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich and Kyle are joined by special guests Ryan Mclean and Maj Steve Magee to discuss all things TAK.
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Links:
A seat at the table (book) - https://www.amazon.com/A-Seat-at-Table-Mark-Schwartz-audiobook/dp/B0767H9ZMM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NT0IPPB1XDVF&keywords=a+seat+at+the+table&qid=1695399655&sprefix=a+seat+at+the+table%2Caps%2C1032&sr=8-1
TAK website - https://tak.gov/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/H8L239kQnqU?si=zoVJwnhTyV-IJe8_

Oct 27, 2023 • 1h 3min
MCCOG with Col Eovito
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich and Kyle are joined by special guest Col Bryan Eovito to discuss the latest with the Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group.
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Links:
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Sub-committee for Cyberspace, Innovative Technology, and Information Systems (CITI) Hearing on the DoD Replicator Program:
-https://armedservices.house.gov/hearings/citi-hearing-can-it-work-outside-perspectives-dods-replicator-program
DoD Replicator Program:
-https://www.defense.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/3507156/deputy-secretary-of-defense-kathleen-hicks-keynote-address-the-urgency-to-innov/
-https://warontherocks.com/2023/09/scaling-the-future-how-replicator-aims-to-fast-track-u-s-defense-capabilities/

Oct 13, 2023 • 1h 12min
MoveIT, Looney Tunables, iPhone zero days, state of DEVOPS
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle discuss a trio of terrible items from the news. They also discuss Google’s state of DEVOPS report.
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Links:
Looney Tunables -
https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2023/10/03/cve-2023-4911-looney-tunables-local-privilege-escalation-in-the-glibcs-ld-so
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploits-released-for-linux-flaw-giving-root-on-major-distros/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/06/this-week-in-security-looney-tunables-not-a-0-day-and-curl-warning/
MoveIt - https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/25/moveit-mass-hack-by-the-numbers/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKI26YxLOJ3LtfPNiJcdBP7BjU5pY0NLPt_rZ1BSmhkA67JuGSVuYD5tuhnZTBdr6h-hdVsmq97cSlvBy-cClsH8C5uTJ5sLvcl9QDYYhdFqMu_8FDx4wLMOKUb7ixUEF2kg6NXDtajrK38ERHg4zm487zavIDNsKJrbDr4h-fGE
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/financial-firms-breached-in-moveit-cyberattacks-now-face-lawsuits
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-moveit-hack-and-what-it-taught-us-about-application-security/
https://www.progress.com/moveit
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sony-confirms-data-breach-impacting-thousands-in-the-us/
Apple Zero Days:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/apple/apple-emergency-update-fixes-new-zero-day-used-to-hack-iphones/?fbclid=IwAR1V3v3W0kJslsY59ayfrB0UswUzpE9bP0ARmlp1VDLDjx2po4WDUoKuGWs_aem_AVWQ2hLENrbnURcSsKrImQS79tU85DLt59xWTfeGF7ByyJ61n4Nt8jnosltfbzscecE&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102657#:~:text=Mac%3A%20Choose%20Apple%20menu%20%EF%A3%BF,system%20files%22%20is%20turned%20on.
State of DevOps Report:
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/devops-sre/announcing-the-2023-state-of-devops-report
Industrial DevOps:
https://itrevolution.com/product/industrial-devops-book/
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence:
https://www.nscai.gov/

Oct 6, 2023 • 57min
2DMARDIV RXR and C2
In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle are joined by special guest Maj Mike Holdridge to discuss the finer art of integration. How he used it during some of 2DMARDIV’s Recon / Counter Recon (RXR) Command and Control efforts, how it is important when working with other services, and much more!
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Links:
Cuomo cast - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0NnW7mGPejy7ShiaTTPC0b
So good they can’t ignore you (book) - https://www.amazon.com/So-Good-They-Cant-Ignore-You-audiobook/dp/B009CMO8JQ/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=580766089613&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9007853&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=14511546083734599107&hvtargid=kwd-329614426959&hydadcr=21909_13324147&keywords=so+good+they+can+t+ignore+you&qid=1695265691&sr=8-1
Range (book) - https://www.amazon.com/Range-David-Epstein-audiobook/dp/B07N6MPWLS/ref=sr_1_1?crid=U5ABOFOL3FNF&keywords=range&qid=1695265723&s=audible&sprefix=range%2Caudible%2C68&sr=1-1