In this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris interview the brilliant Dr. James Stanger, Chief Technology Evangelist at CompTIA and scuba diving aficionado. The episode is a kind of journey through time - touching on the past, present, and future of cybersecurity. As the conversation begins, James looks to the past, sharing about himself and his background. He studied English Literature, worked as a technical editor and then writer, worked in education, and finally mad...
Dec 17, 2020•25 min•Season 3Ep. 112
In this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, Ron and Chris are joined by Suzanne Falter, an author, motivational speaker, and podcaster who helps busy women find happiness through self care. In 2012, she ended her relationship, shut down her business, and her 22 year old daughter, Teal unexpectedly died. In the year that followed, she says she did nothing but take exceptional care of herself. Living in a friend’s guest room, she learned to slow down and practice self care. Years later, S...
Dec 14, 2020•35 min•Season 3Ep. 111
In this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, Ron and Chris are joined by co-founders of Material Security, Ryan Noon and Abhishek Agrawal. They co-founded Material Security in 2017, today Ryan serves as the CEO, and Abhishek the CTO. Abishek has a background in engineering, infrastructure and analytics and his MBA from Harvard. Ryan’s background is in engineering and data analysis, and holds multiple computer science and security degrees from Stanford. Before they moved on to creating th...
Dec 10, 2020•33 min•Season 3Ep. 110
In this episode of Hacker Valley Studio podcast, Ron and Chris are joined by Jason Meller, Founder, and CEO of Kolide. Jason has over 10 years of experience in managing and leading security organizations. Jason’s interest in technology and cybersecurity began in the 1990s when he began programming in Visual Basic and building AOL Instant Messenger bots. Building offensive tools accelerated Jason’s interest in defending networks and helped him learn how much honesty plays part in building securit...
Dec 08, 2020•37 min•Season 3Ep. 109
In this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, Ron and Chris host a special episode featuring one of their favorite guests. Carole Theriault is the co-host of both the Smashing Security podcast and the Sticky Pickles podcast, and she is also the founder and director of her own company, Tick Tock Social . Carole joins Ron and Chris to talk about her passion for being behind the mic, the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 holiday season, and more! As the interview gets underway, Ron and Chris as...
Dec 02, 2020•39 min•Season 3Ep. 108
Hello HVS family! We are beyond proud to introduce a new leadership focused show for you listening pleasure. This account is still the home of the HVS episode you know and love but to subscribe to this show be sure to visit the link below! https://link.chtbl.com/marqetaleadslaunch In this inaugural episode, Ron and Chris sit down with Marqeta CEO, Jason Gardner, to discuss his journey through leadership and explain the tools he has used over his successful entrepreneurial career. 0:00 - Intro 1:...
Dec 01, 2020•26 min•Season 3Ep. 107
In this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris interview AJ Yawn in an episode that is a mix between a master class and a founder’s journey. AJ is the founder and CEO of ByteCheck, with a personal and company goal to “make compliance suck less.” He is a cloud security expert, and brings to the conversation a wealth of wisdom on cybersecurity, leadership, and personal growth. The episode focuses on topics surrounding a major event in the past week for AJ and ByteChek, ad...
Nov 24, 2020•39 min•Season 3Ep. 106
In this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris interview longtime friend David Tsao. David is a security advisor who leads security engineering at Marqeta , and he is an ever-innovating wealth of knowledge. Ron and Chris ask David about his background, philosophy of leadership, and more! David took a nontraditional route into the security field, as he had a background in chemistry and pharma before breaking into the security community. Ron and Chris ask David to explain...
Nov 18, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 105
In this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris provide a very special episode as they interview Robin Black. Robin is a martial arts practitioner and commentator, and he is arguably the best martial arts analyst in the world. He believes secrets to the universe lie in the sacred moments of combat - and that couldn’t be any more true in cyber security. So what does cyber security have to do with martial arts and analysis? Ron and Chris invite listeners into the conversat...
Nov 11, 2020•37 min•Season 3Ep. 104
In this episode, our guest is Kiersten Todd, a cybersecurity innovator for small and medium sized businesses. Kiersten is also behind creating the legislation for Department of Homeland security. There are very few subjects that Kiersten doesn't have experience on in cybersecurity. She's also the managing director of the cyber readiness Institute. Chris and Ron had a great time speaking to Kiersten and she comes with a wealth of knowledge. The Cyber Readiness Institute Kiersten's LinkedIn Email:...
Nov 02, 2020•30 min•Season 3Ep. 103
In this one-of-a-kind episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris interview two amazing founders who are disrupting the industry and bringing in unique perspectives. They are Corey White and Craig Goodwin, the founders of Cyvatar , a cybersecurity-as-a-service startup. The conversation centers on the business itself, Corey and Craig’s journey as founders, and more! The conversation starts with Craig and Corey sharing a bit about their respective backgrounds. Craig has been a...
Oct 28, 2020•31 min•Season 3Ep. 102
The Daniel Initiative was kind enough to involve us in a special event for CyberWeek. We produced a live podcast session called "Our Space". Ron and Chris, from the award-winning podcast Hacker Valley Studio, interviewed Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-9th) and Laura Cathcart Robbins from "The Only One in the Room Podcast". Both interviews focused on representation, people of color in technology leadership, and occupying our place in society. Congresswoman Yvette Clarke's Social https://www.inst...
Oct 23, 2020•57 min•Season 3Ep. 101
In this special 100th episode we dip into the Hacker Valley Studio vault to bring you never before heard content from some brilliant experts in their field. We will be releasing these episodes in their entirety on our Patreon page down below. Travis McPeak Rishi Bhargava Simran S. Sakraney Gary Berman Josh Halbert Nick Vigier Davi Ottenheimer Christina Morillo Rafael Nunez Get your free audiobook from Audible.com Learn more about Hacker Valley Studio Support Hacker Valley Studio on Patreon Follo...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 100
In this special live recording of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast , Chris and Ron are joined by Fredrick 'Flee' Lee, chief security officer at Gusto and an inspirational cybersecurity leader who is focused on making security "lovable" across the organization. Securityweek’s CISO Forum is designed for senior level security leaders to discuss, share and learn innovative information security and risk management strategies. The forum addresses issues and challenges that are top of mind for today’s ...
Oct 12, 2020•31 min•Season 3Ep. 99
This episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast concludes the Hacker Valley Red series. In this finale, Ron and Chris interview their friend - and formerly their shared roommate - Marco Figueroa. Marco is a security researcher and cybersecurity speaker, and he is also a bug bounty enthusiast. He and the hosts constant improvement, bug bounty, and more, while also looking back at the conversations thus far in the season. At the start of the conversation, Marco shares about his background and wha...
Oct 06, 2020•47 min•Season 2Ep. 8
This episode of Hacker Valley Studio podcast’s Hacker Valley Red Series features guest Maurice Ashley, a chess grandmaster and author of Chess for Success . Maurice is a chess guru and has been playing it ever since his high school years. He is currently involved in commentating for chess events, teaching chess, and training national chess champions. In this episode, Maurice and the hosts talk about Maurice’s chess journey along with some parallels between chess and cyber security. The hosts, Ro...
Oct 06, 2020•41 min•Season 2Ep. 7
On this episode of Hacker Valley Studio, hosts Ron and Chris speak with Lisa Jiggetts, founder of Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu. Their conversation covers Lisa’s background, her current work and her involvement as a penetration tester. Lisa says she’s always been a techie who loved gadgets, breaking things and trying to understand how they fit together. She knew she wanted to work with computers, but wasn’t sure what that meant, exactly. Out of high school she joined the military working in IT, ...
Oct 06, 2020•34 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast’s Hacker Valley Red series, this time featuring guest Ted Harrington. Ted is an Executive Partner at ISE Security , an author, and a professional speaker. Hosts Ron and Chris speak with Ted about the concept of unhackability, his experience in the security field, an interesting story of an attack in real time, and more! To start off the interview, Ted shares about his background. He currently works for a consulting firm that focuses on ethical ...
Oct 06, 2020•42 min•Season 2Ep. 5
On this episode of Hacker Valley Studio, hosts Ron and Chris speak with Alissa Knight, author of the book Hacking Connected Cars and self described “recovering hacker.” Their conversation covers content creation, API’s and hacking cars. Alissa grew up in Seattle, Washington where there was a big art scene. She began building her own computers and running her own boards at an early age. She says a lot of people don’t know that she started out in the BBS scene back in the 90’s. At seventeen she ha...
Oct 06, 2020•46 min•Season 2Ep. 4
This episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast continues the Hacker Valley Red series by featuring Alex Rice. Alex is the CTO and co-founder of HackerOne , and he joins hosts Ron and Chris for a conversation about such topics as the beginnings of the researcher community, bug bounty, and the term “hacker.” Alex first shares about his background leading up to what he’s doing today. He worked as a developer, and then about 20 years ago, he moved into the security field. Part of his career trajec...
Oct 06, 2020•38 min•Season 2Ep. 3
On this episode of Hacker Valley Studio, hosts Ron and Chris speak with Rachel Tobac, CEO of SocialProof Security and Chair of the Women in Security and Privacy Board. Their conversation covers everything from neuroscience to spearfishing and human’s place in cyber security. Rachel is a human hacker, also known as a social engineer, and she begins the episode by explaining her background in social engineering and experience in the non profit space. She credits her success in the field to her bac...
Oct 06, 2020•39 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris introduce the podcast’s new series: Hacker Valley Red. After the previous season highlighted the defensive side of cyber security, this season will focus on the other side of the coin - the offensive side. Ron and Chris spend this initial episode talking about their experience with the offensive side of cyber security, what listeners can look forward to hearing in the episodes ahead, and what sorts of questions experts will...
Oct 06, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast’s Hacker Valley Blue series, Ron and Chris wrap up the season with a recap of its past episodes and major takeaways, as well as a look at what’s to come for them personally and for the podcast. Looking back on the season, Ron and Chris consider the importance of communication in the field of threat intelligence, specifically thinking of insights from their talk with D’Arcy and lessons in poetry and delivery from Valentina. They cover the surpri...
Sep 01, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Ron and Chris host their vocal coach, D’Arcy Webb, for this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast’s Hacker Valley Blue series. Since threat intelligence is a communications-based function, Ron and Chris look to “The Speech Diva” for insight. She has experience as an actress, was a coach for TEDxCambridge , and loves teaching people how to access the power of language to touch people’s hearts and change their minds. As the conversation begins, D’Arcy explains her background to listeners. Sh...
Sep 01, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast’s Hacker Valley Blue series is a bit unique. It features Brandon Dixon, the VP of Strategy at RiskIQ, a major sponsor of the podcast. Brandon co-founded Passive Total in 2014, and it was later purchased by RiskIQ. He is the quintessential guest, invested in fitness, philosophy, tech, and leadership. He is an expert in both the practice and business of threat intelligence, and he shares with Ron and Chris about himself, his work, and the field. Muc...
Sep 01, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 6
This episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast is the fifth installment in this first season of the Hacker Valley Blue series, and features guest Susan Peediyakkal, an expert in building threat intelligence programs. Susan is a cyber threat intelligence consultant, the founder of BSides Sacramento, and a member of the advisory boards for several cybersecurity companies. She joins hosts Ron and Chris to speak to her background, the future of threat intelligence, and much more. Susan first detai...
Sep 01, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast features Jon DiMaggio, a Senior Threat Intelligence Analyst at Symantec. Jon is a researcher and longtime bad guy chaser, and Ron and Chris fill this installment of Hacker Valley Blue with Jon’s thoughts on ransomware, threat research, attribution, and more! Jon introduces himself to listeners who may not yet know much about him, explaining that he started his career as an engineer and that his work for the government in the early 2000s forced him...
Sep 01, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris welcome Valentina Palacín for the third episode in the Hacker Valley Blue series. Valentina is a threat hunter who used to work as a translator, and she is currently a senior cyber threat intelligence analyst. She joins Ron and Chris to talk about her background in languages, poetry and the impact of words, and much more. As the conversation gets underway, Valentina explains her background to listeners. She studied translat...
Sep 01, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Fan-favorite Jack Rhysider of the Darknet Diaries podcast joins Hacker Valley Studio hosts Ron and Chris for the second episode of Hacker Valley Blue! Jack joins the show again during an ideal season - one focused on threat intelligence - and this episode will focus on Jack’s past in the field of threat intelligence, as well as on a major issue faced daily by analysts in the field: that of managing bias. As the conversation begins, the group focuses on threat intelligence and Jack’s work in the ...
Sep 01, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Hosts Ron and Chris welcome you to today’s episode! This episode of Hacker Valley Studio is the start of a new season, Hacker Valley Blue, a series dedicated to threat intelligence, exclusively for listeners. The episode begins with Ron and Chris sharing their backgrounds in threat intelligence and cybersecurity. Chris picked intelligence as his job field in the United States Marine Corps, and eventually went on to The National Security Agency and United States Cyber Command. He focused on the h...
Sep 01, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 1
