Today we hear from Doug Britton at Haystack , who has come up with a great approach that tells us whether a candidate will be successful in a cybersecurity career. The CATA (Cyber Aptitude and Talent Assessment) relates to cognitive skills in various cybersecurity practices and jobs. This is excellent for job seekers and hiring managers alike. Doug brings student Maria Marquez , who explains her experience and how results were successful. We also demonstrate correlations between NICE (National I...
Jan 17, 2022•34 min•Ep. 284
Today’s show is about the secure development of software, known as DevSecOpps, as our guest calls it. We look at how to secure software from the perspective of someone trying to break it. Our Guest Ted Harrington has a background as a “Hacker” but has now turned from the dark side of the force to use his skills to help develop secure software. Ted has published a book called “Hackable.” After having the same conversation for years, Ted says the same ten categories kept coming to the top, and in ...
Jan 10, 2022•32 min•Ep. 283
Today, we have an exciting episode, the second part of our "Year in Review," where we look forward to what to expect in 2022. We bring back our panel from the first show, representing our user listener engagement selected panel. All four of our hosts join to discuss with our forum and provide some insights of their own. You may be surprised to hear the common themes our guest brings up for 2022, but you will not be able to deny that they will impact us in the coming year. As post-pandemic uncert...
Jan 03, 2022•30 min
Today's special "Year in Review" episode brings back our guests from the top-performing shows of 2021 in a roundtable format. This is the first of two parts to this series, where we recap the highlights of what was the most impactful for the year 2021. All four of our hosts join to discuss with our panel and provide some insights of their own. The overwhelming theme that has emerged is the transition to focus on security for critical infrastructure; our guests selected by listener engagement see...
Dec 29, 2021•42 min
In this segment of the NCF, Dr. Murray discusses with Bob Zinga. The latter is the Director of Information Security at Directly and an Information Warfare Officer for the United States Navy Reserve in San Francisco. Bob and Shawn discuss the similarities and differences related to the security culture between both roles. In addition, Bob explains how a security leader needs to communicate to multiple audiences on the commercial side and how that can impact how security is perceived. To be succes...
Dec 13, 2021•32 min•Ep. 282
Today's podcast, our Control Systems Cybersecurity Expert, Joseph M. Weiss, an international authority on cybersecurity, control systems, and system security, will be talking about Control system cyber security is about keeping lights on, water flowing, etc. It is more than a matter of preserving network accessibility. We get in-depth about how a cyber incident impacts control systems, critical infrastructure reliability, availability, and safety. Our expert explores how industrial, manufacturin...
Dec 06, 2021•39 min•Ep. 281
Today’s Guest, a key founder of Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu, is a cyber security researcher with a highly technical background in network forensic analysis. They set the stage with an exciting discussion on tracking cyber threats and risks unique to the exposure created by the pandemic. Answering questions like, what did we learn, and what is new in the post-pandemic environment? What things changed and which will never be the same again? Hear as they discuss the new post-pandemic landscape. A...
Nov 29, 2021•28 min•Ep. 280
Personality is a large part of a successful cyber workforce. Today, we look at some questions that people often ask: How do you determine what you will be good at in cybersecurity? Which training should I take? Will I enjoy the workload in my chosen career? An ex-marine corp officer, Jason Shockey, has made a career determining personalities and how they fit with a job. Our discussion covers where we start with our education, what certifications to pursue, and how to choose your experience and t...
Nov 15, 2021•30 min•Ep. 279
In this segment of the NCF, Dr. Murray has a conversation with Chloe Messdhagi, the VP of Strategy at Point 3 Security, Cofounder of Women of Security (WOS), Cofounder of Hacking is not a crime and Founder of "We are Hackers." Chloe describes the unique niche market of vetting IT and cyber security professionals' skill sets with their talent screening and gamification platform. Before managers and HR personnel hire IT professionals, they should see demonstrated skills from viable candidates. Poi...
Nov 09, 2021•33 min•Ep. 278
Our guest Kerry Matre from Mandiant Security supports marketing cybersecurity products. It is interesting to hear her path from application development and Security Intelligence to support marketing and business development. She brings the primary question to clients: why are we doing this, and how will people interact? Our guest says she often finds that many tools the organization purchased already are not fully implemented. The use of statistics such as configuration confidence is a very insi...
Nov 02, 2021•26 min•Ep. 277
