

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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Feb 3, 2022 • 50min
DeFi, CeFi, Blockchain and more with Yubo Ruan, Founder of Parallel Finance
Yubo Ruan is the Founder of Parallel Finance, a new decentralized lending and staking protocol that just recently passed Binance to be the largest third-party program on Polkadot.
The company has a current market share of 20.95% and is backed by top-tier investors including Polychain Capital, Pantera Capital, Lightspeed Ventures and Breyer Capital.
Yubo learned about crypto in early 2014, and by June of that year he launched his first company while still in high school. Five years later, Yubo sold the company for over $4M, and by that point had started two VC funds focusing on disruptive technologies, and blockchain and crypto.
https://parallel.fi/

Jan 28, 2022 • 37min
Security Automation with Eoin Hinchy, CEO of Tines
Eoin Hinchy, CEO of Tines, explains how no-code security automation can free security analysts from many mundane day-to-day tasks and allow them to be more productive and to focus more on high-value strategic work.
https://www.tines.com/

Jan 25, 2022 • 32min
Frances Zelazny, Co-Founder & CEO of Anonybit
Frances Zelazny, Co-Founder & CEO of Anonybit explains the importance of privacy by design and how personal data and privacy can be protected by using a decentralized biometrics infrastructure.
https://anonybit.io/

Jan 21, 2022 • 48min
Storage, Backup, and Recovery, with W. Curtis Preston of Druva
W. Curtis Preston has specialized in storage, backup, and recovery since 1993. He is an experienced expert witness and consultant who has written four books on the topic of storage back and recovery. Curtis is currently the Chief Technology Evangelist at Druva. On this episode Curtis talks about the benefits of using a SaaS-based solution for storage, backup, and recovery.
Curtis also hosts the Restore it All podcast and maintains the Backup Central website.
Restore it All
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/backup-centrals-restore-it-all/id1469663053
Backup Central
https://www.backupcentral.com/
Druva
https://www.druva.com/

Jan 4, 2022 • 45min
How to Secure Your Mobile Service with Haseeb Awan, CEO of Efani
Haseeb Awan, CEO of Efani explains how a secure cell phone service can prevent SIM swaps, eavesdropping, and location tracking, and explains how a home-based cell tower can be more secure and reduce cell phone costs. Haseeb also talks about Bitcoin ATMs and crypto wallets.
https://www.efani.com/

Dec 15, 2021 • 41min
Chris Kline, COO & Co-Founder of Bitcoin IRA
Chris Kline, COO & Co-Founder of Bitcoin IRA explains the merits of being able to hold Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in an individual retirement account (IRA). He also explains how Bitcoin IRA secures customer data and complies with various banking regulations related to security and data protection.

Dec 6, 2021 • 29min
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) with Rohan Sathe, CTO & Co-Founder of Nightfall
Rohan Sathe, CTO & Co-Founder of Nightfall talks about the different types of data loss prevention (DLP) tools and platforms and explains Nightfall's unique approach to DLP. Rohan also explains how his previous role as one of the founding engineers of Uber Eats put him on the path to looking for a better DLP solution.
https://nightfall.ai/

Dec 1, 2021 • 49min
VPNs with Brad Hawkins, CEO of SaferNet
Brad Hawkins, CEO of SaferNet, talks about the most common cyber threats and explains how VPNs can be used as the "foundation" for cyber security and to greatly reduce cyber risk. He also explains how not all VPNs are created equally, and talks about the different types of VPNs.
https://www.safernetvpn.com/
https://safernetbusinessvpn.com/
https://ninjio.com/

Nov 23, 2021 • 33min
Security Managed Services with James Fair, SVP of Technical Operations at Executech
James Fair, SVP of Technical Operations at Executech talks about managed services for cyber security, and shares his views on security best practices and mentoring and motivation.
https://www.executech.com/

Nov 16, 2021 • 27min
Application Security for Developers with Harshil Parikh, CEO of TROMZO
Harshil Parikh, CEO of TROMZO talks about developer security friction and how best to engage developers to take security seriously.
https://www.tromzo.com/


