

Secure Talk Podcast
Justin Beals
Secure Talk reviews the latest threats, tips, and trends on security, innovation, and compliance.
Host Justin Beals interviews leading privacy, security and technology executives to discuss best practices related to IT security, data protection and compliance. Based in Seattle, he previously served as the CTO of NextStep and Koru, which won the 2018 Most Impactful Startup award from Wharton People Analytics. He is the creator of the patented Training, Tracking & Placement System and the author of “Aligning curriculum and evidencing learning effectiveness using semantic mapping of learning assets,” published in the International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJet). Justin earned a BA from Fort Lewis College.
Host Justin Beals interviews leading privacy, security and technology executives to discuss best practices related to IT security, data protection and compliance. Based in Seattle, he previously served as the CTO of NextStep and Koru, which won the 2018 Most Impactful Startup award from Wharton People Analytics. He is the creator of the patented Training, Tracking & Placement System and the author of “Aligning curriculum and evidencing learning effectiveness using semantic mapping of learning assets,” published in the International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJet). Justin earned a BA from Fort Lewis College.
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Mar 30, 2023 • 43min
The Evolution of Identity Standards and Identity Orchestration
Eric Olden is the CEO of Strata the first distributed identity platform that solves the problem of fragmentation through a no-code software solution. He previously founded and exited Securant/ClearTrust and Symplified. He recently served as the SVP and GM at Oracle where he ran the identity and security business worldwide. Eric was a co-author of the SAML standard and has led the development of IDQL which solves policy, compatibility and security issues between multiple clouds.
In this episode, Eric talks about the development and evolution of different standards including SAML and IDQL, explains the importance of identity orchestration, and introduces some of the key tenets of multi-cloud resiliency and continuity.
Strata
https://www.strata.io/
Hexa
https://hexaorchestration.org/
The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast
https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Mar 28, 2023 • 48min
How Online Communities Can Facilitate Information Sharing to Solve IT & Security Challenges
Joe Gross is the Director of Solutions Engineering at Graylog. Joe talks about the development of Graylog's online community and best practices related to growing and increasing engagement with online communities. Joe also spends some time comparing the different types of log management platforms, their feature sets and pricing models.
Graylog
https://www.graylog.org/
The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast
https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Mar 28, 2023 • 44min
Critical Device Security Strategies & Tools
Samuel Hill is the Product Marketing Director for Cyolo Security. He specializes in critical device security, resilient IT strategies, and process integrity. Samuel introduces some best practices related to critical device security. He also talks about how he transitioned into the cybersecurity industry and provides some great advice for organizations and individuals related to cybersecurity and personal information protection.
Cyolo
https://cyolo.io/
The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast
https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Mar 24, 2023 • 24min
How to Optimize Cybersecurity Training
Ganesh Krishnan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Anzenna. Prior to founding Anzenna, Ganesh had worked in a number of top-level security and engineering roles for organizations including Yahoo!, LinkedIn, and Atlassian. He also launched Avid Secure in 2017 which was acquired just 18 months later.
In this episode, Ganesh talks about why most cybersecurity training programs fail to deliver optimal results and introduces some best practices related to delivering effective training and establishing organizational cultures of trust.
The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast
https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Mar 23, 2023 • 47min
The Endpoint Management Vulnerability Gap
Graham Brooks, Senior Security Architect at Syxsense, discusses the recently released research from Syxsense and Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) that shows that unmanaged device utilization is resulting in an increasing number of security incidents. Graham also talks about the "must haves" for any endpoint management platform and explains how IoT devices, including those with a Human-Machine Interface (HMI), can be managed.
Syxsense
https://www.syxsense.com/
The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast
https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Mar 21, 2023 • 39min
Becoming an Ethical Hacker
Heath Adams, aka "The Cyber Mentor," is the Founder and CEO of TCM Security, an ethical hacking and cybersecurity consulting company. Heath is a CISSP and has received numerous credentials including QSA, PNPT, OSCP, Security+, Network+, and A+. And, while he enjoys ethical hacking Heath also loves to teach.
His courses have been taken by over 170,000 people on multiple platforms including Udemy, YouTube, Twitch, and INE.
In this episode of the Secure Talk Podcast, Heath talks about how he got his start in ethical hacking, what are the essential skills needed to become an ethical hacker, how he developed his online courses. Heath gives advice to those who wish to either learn more about ethical hacking or seek a career as an ethical hacker or penetration tester. He also shares some tips for business owners and consumers on how to improve their cybersecurity posture.
TCM Security
https://academy.tcm-sec.com/
Heath on Social Media:
LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/heathadams
Twitter - https://twitter.com/thecybermentor
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/thecybermentor
Twitch - https://twitch.tv/thecybermentor
The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast
https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Mar 20, 2023 • 45min
How to Prevent Synthetic Identity Theft
JT Taylor, Senior Director of Fraud Investigations and Operations at ID.me, talks about synthetic identity theft, what it is, and how to prevent it. He also discusses some of the latest social engineering methods, and explains how ID.me has helped to significantly reduce the amount of fraudulent claims against government agencies.
ID.me
https://www.id.me/
The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast
https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Mar 17, 2023 • 48min
Cybersecurity Breach Response & More
Duane Laflotte is the CTO of Pulsar Security. Duane talks about the best way to respond to a data breach, what to do if your personal information is found on the dark web, and how to make sure your home appliances are not spying on you.
Pulsar Security
https://www.pulsarsecurity.com/
The Secure Talk Cybersecurity Podcast
https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Mar 16, 2023 • 50min
Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) with Lee Bristow, CTO of Phinity Risk Solutions
Lee Bristow is the CTO of Phinity Risk Solutions, a provider of an automated third party risk management (TPRM) solution. Lee explains the importance of TPRM and discusses some best practices related to TPRM.
Phinity Risk Solutions
https://www.phinityrisk.com/
The Secure Talk Cyber Security Podcast
https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Mar 7, 2023 • 34min
Building Autonomy & Trust in Distributed Engineering Teams
Nickolas Means is Vice President of Engineering at Sym. He has been leading software engineering teams for more than a decade in the HealthTech and DevTools spaces. Nick also co-hosts the Managing Up podcast.
In this episode, Nick talks about the importance of autonomy and trust in distributed engineering teams and how companies facilitate the development of both. He also shares his thoughts on how to turn failures into learning lessons, leveraging a blameless mindset, and how best engineering can work alongside product and compliance teams.
Sym
https://symops.com/
The Managing Up Podcast
https://www.managingup.show/
The Secure Talk Cyber Security Podcast
https://securetalkpodcast.com/


