

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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Oct 3, 2022 • 43min
API Security with Karl Mattson CISO at Noname Security
Karl Mattson is the CISO at Noname Security, a graduate of the FBI CISO Academy, and a CISSP. Karl explains the importance of API security and how the design of the code, and the configuration and management of API all affect API security.
Noname Security
https://nonamesecurity.com/
Noname Security's 4-Hour API Workshop
https://nonamesecurity.com/workshop
Secure Talk Podcast
https://securetalkpodcast.com/

Sep 8, 2022 • 40min
Cybersecurity Focused Hardware Destruction, with John Shegerian
John Shegerian is the CEO and Co-Founder of ERI, a leading electronic waste recycler. John is the author of The Insecurity of Everything and has been featured on CNBC, BBC, News, Time, Fortune, and several other leading media outlets.
John explains the ins and outs of cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction and electronic waste recycling and shares best practices for device deposal for both businesses and consumers. He also talks about how companies insure that their private or personal data cannot be accessed after device disposal.
As a special “thank you” to the Secure Talk Podcast listeners, John is offering a free copy of his book, The Insecurity of Everything: How Hardware Data Security is Becoming the Most Important Topic in the World. In order to receive a free copy of John’s book, please follow this link and fill out the details of where you would like the book sent: https://eridirect.com/insecurity-of-everything-book/
ERI
https://eridirect.com/

Sep 6, 2022 • 44min
Creating a Security Oriented Culture, with Kai Roer
Kai Roer is the chief research officer for KnowBe4, a security awareness and simulated phishing platform. Kai helps organizations assess their current culture and to develop the desired end state for security and awareness. He created the Security Culture Framework (SCF), is the author of Build a Security Culture and co-author of the The Security Culture Playbook: An Executive Guide to Reducing Risk and Developing Your Human Defense Layer.
Kai talks about the role of security and culture assessments, simulated phishing campaigns, how to spot phishing emails, and best practices for security awareness training.
https://www.knowbe4.com/
https://www.securityculturebook.com/
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https://securetalkpodcast.com/creating-a-security-oriented-culture-with-kai-roer/

Aug 26, 2022 • 40min
Cloud Security Governance with Fausto Lendeborg, CEO of Secberus
Fausto Lendeborg, Co-Founder & CEO of Secberus, explains cloud security governance and how Secberus secures cloud infrastructure and helps prevent cloud risk. He also introduces concepts such as the shared responsibility model, and Policy as Code, and explains the importance of scaling across multi-cloud environments, and time to remediation.
Fausto talks about the amazing ecosystem for startups in Miami, his early interest in computers and hacking, how he got started in network security, how he landed his first job at a cyber security startup, and why he founded Secberus.
www.secberus.com

Aug 25, 2022 • 52min
How to Choose a VPN and more with Yegor Sak, Founder of Windscribe
Born in Belarus, raised in Canada, Yegor Sak is a serial entrepreneur who has smashed ipods and PS3s for pay, built a porn site, learned how to fly, and launched Windscribe, a VPN provider with over seven million active users, as well as ControlD, a customizable DNS service that allows subscribers to block malware, ads, and IoT telemetry.
Yegor and I talk about his background, lessons learned from life and launching several businesses, rebounding from failures and more. Yegor also explains the ins and outs of the various VPN providers and how to choose a reliable provider and use a VPN in a secure manner.
https://windscribe.com/
https://blog.windscribe.com/
https://controld.com/
Secure Talk Podcast
https://securetalkpodcast.com/how-to-choose-a-vpn-and-more-with-yegor-sak-founder-of-windscribe/

Aug 19, 2022 • 37min
CSIRTs, ASM 2.0, and more with Dave Monnier from Team Cymru
Dave Monnier, Chief Evangelist at Team Cymru talks about CSIRTs, Attack Surface Management (ASM), and explains how Team Cymru helps organizations to respond more quickly and effectively to cyber threats.
https://team-cymru.com/
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Aug 10, 2022 • 43min
Security Risks with Open Source Software, with Steve Wilson, CPO at Contrast Security
Steve Wilson, Chief Product Officer at Contrast Security explains how the use of open source software can introduce security issues related to newly discovered vulnerabilities and how companies can identify and mitigate those issues by using software composition analysis (SCA) and runtime application self-protection (RASP) tools.
https://www.contrastsecurity.com/
https://www.contrastsecurity.com/developer
Secure Talk Podcast
https://securetalkpodcast.com/security-risks-with-open-source-software-steve-wilson-chief-product-officer-at-contrast-security/

Jul 29, 2022 • 30min
How to Remediate Cloud Security Risks with Nick Lumsden, CTO and Co-Founder at Tenacity Cloud
Nick Lumsden, CTO and Co-Founder at Tenacity Cloud, explains how sprawl in cloud infrastructure can lead to security vulnerabilities. He also discusses way to prioritize addressing known vulnerabilities, and how best to track whether your cloud infrastructure is being managed in a secure and efficient manner.
https://www.tenacitycloud.com/

Jul 21, 2022 • 41min
Secrets Management Best Practices with Moshe Zioni, VP of Security at Apiiro
Moshe Zioni, VP of Security Research at Apiiro, a leader in Cloud-Native Application Security, discusses Apiiro's recently released research on the topic of secrets management in private repositories. He also explains how secrets are exposed, how to protect secrets when posting code snippets to public and private repositories, the importance of education, how developers and application security professionals can scale and have greater visibility of code commits.
Moshe also explains how Apiiro can help improve both operational efficiency and security of enterprises.
https://apiiro.com/
https://apiiro.com/secrets-insights-2022/
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Jul 18, 2022 • 53min
Protecting Personal Data, Podcasting, and More with Adam Levin Co-Host of the What the Hack Podcast
Adam Levin, Co-Founder and Co-Host of the What the Hack podcast talks about his experience in privacy, data protection, and explains why he started What the Hack. He also shares some stories about his guests and also gives advice on how to protect your personal information.
What the Hack Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1571482669
Secure Talk Podcast
https://securetalkpodcast.com/protecting-personal-data-podcasting-privacy-and-more-with-adam-levin/


