Phoenix Cast

In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle welcome special guest Olivia Garard - @teaandtactics on Twitter.  In a departure from the norm for the cast, Olivia takes the mic and discusses concepts from her book “An Annotated Guide to Tactics: Carl von Clausewitz’s Theory of the Combat” and whether or not the hosts think Clausewitz actually applies to Cyber.  Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts. Links: Olivia’s book:  https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/GuidetoTactics-web.pdf Olivia’s Podcast appearance on PME.com:  https://www.professionalmilitaryeducation.com/carl-von-clausewitz-theory-of-the-combat/ 

In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle go it alone without a guest. They discuss the latest vulnerability in Confluence (CVE-2021-2608) and the exit of the Air Force’s first Chief Software Officer. Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts. Links: Confluence: https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/current-activity/2021/09/03/atlassian-releases-security-updates-confluence-server-and-data Nick Chaillan:  https://www.theregister.com/2021/09/03/usaf_chief_software_officer_quits_angry_post DCGS-A/Palantir: https://www.defensenews.com/land/2019/03/29/palantir-who-successfully-sued-the-army-just-won-a-major-army-contract/

In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle talk with special guests Capt Leila Doumanis and CWO5 (Ret) Jason Kirk about the mythical Chief Warrant Officer rank.  They discuss the transition, balancing hands-on keyboard, teaching, and how to maintain proficiency. Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts. Recommended Reading: Freedom’s Forge https://www.amazon.com/Freedoms-Forge-American-Business-Produced/dp/0812982045 Link:  https://www.marines.mil/Portals/1/Publications/SECNAVINST%201412.9B.pdf

In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle share their thoughts on coming to work in cyber, professional military education, and then give us their conclusions. Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.

In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle talk about getting started with cloud. They will answer the questions of “why is learning cloud so hard?” and “where do I start.” Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.

In this hot take of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle discuss the recent “PrintNightmare” and Kaseya Ransomware attack. This isn’t the first time ransomware has come up in the podcast and is surely not the last. In this episode, John and Kyle will discuss what was different about these attacks and why they matter. Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.

In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich, and Kyle talk to Sean Bielat, a defense robotics expert and a previous United States Marine Corps officer with an incredibly interesting backstory. Sean talks to the crew about how to define defense robotics, where he thinks it is headed in the future, and even delves into some of the ethical issues around the technology and the safeguards that have been taken. – Kyle’s hot take “Less than lethal” will change the way we think about and employ the technology. Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts. Technology vector created by macrovector

In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John, Rich and Kyle talk to Jared Luebbert, a digital forensics and litigation support professional who currently serves in the United States Marine Corps as a warrant officer and owns his own private practice. He has been practicing digital forensics analysis worldwide for six years. Quotables: “The more and more I do it, the more I fall in love with it.” – Jared “Step one, if you’ve been hacked that’s a crime so you should probably take this to law enforcement, maybe get a criminal investigator … That isn’t typically what I’m for.” – Jared “Focus on the training of this because he operates in a microscopic world … the toolkit is there and you need the training to go with it. Please get your Marines to training.” – Kyle’s hot take “Data lineage, so what do I mean by that, metadata about data is super important. So tracking data or its lineage from data producers to data storage solutions to data consumers, is paramount in an age where data is the center of gravity for all organizations.” Riches knife hand moment Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.

In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle and Rich talk to special guest Lt. Gen. Lori Reynolds, deputy commandant of information, about DMCEN, cyber Marines, and how to support the warfighter with cyber. Before serving as DCI, Lt. Gen. Reynolds served as the Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command commander. She started as a communications officer before the internet was a big deal and talks about her journey to understand the world of cyberspace and how important it is for the Marine Corps. Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.

In this episode of Phoenix Cast, hosts John and Kyle and Rich talk to special guest Brig. Gen. Loni Anderson, deputy commander of Joint Task Force-Ares, about the cyber battlespace and the role of JTF-Ares. Anderson is a reservist that has served as a pilot, graduating from the Navy’s premier fighter pilot TOPGUN training school, flown many combat sorties over southern Iraq, and was even a member of the Blue Angels. Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: @USMC_TFPhoenix (Now verified!) Follow MARFORCYBER & MCCOG on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. Leave your review on Apple Podcasts.