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On Tape with Rick Holland Sep 06, 2023

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This week Michael and Sam are joined by ReliaQuest VP, CISO, Office of the CISO Rick Holland to chat about his upcoming talk “Cybercrime finds a way”. Tune in for today's top cybercrime trends, the latest on ransomware, and how cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence.

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Check out the article “How disjoined threat intelligence limits companies — and what to do about it” here
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Host: Michael Farnum
Host: Sam Van Ryder
Guest: Rick Holland
Editing by: Lauren Andrus
Music by: August Honey

BONUS EPISODE: In-Network Defense with Deniz Gurkan Aug 30, 2023

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Workshops are back at HOU.SEC.CON.! In this special bonus episode Michael and Sam chat with Professor Deniz Gurkan to discuss her move from University of Houston, her ongoing projects, and what to expect in her October 11th workshop.

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Sign up for Deniz’s workshop “In-Network Defense: Detection and Mitigation of Layer 2 and Layer 3 Attacks” here
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Host: Sam Van Ryder
Guest: Deniz Gurkan
Editing by: Lauren Andrus
Music by: August Honey

From California to Texas – A Cybersecurity Startup Story with Chad Spensky Aug 23, 2023

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This week Sam and Michael sit down with Allthenticate CEO & founder - and returning HOU.SEC.CON. speaker - Chad Spensky! They discuss why he moved his company halfway across the country to Houston (and why more startups should consider Houston!), the need for less passwords, and his talk at this year’s conference.

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Check out the article "Thousands of images on Docker Hub leak auth secrets, private keys" here
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Host: Sam Van Ryder

Guest: Chad Spensky

Editing by: Lauren Andrus

Music by: August Honey

Failing Forward with Dave Lewis Aug 09, 2023

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To support an organization’s ability to react to incidents you need a few key elements: strong security staffing, defined repeatable processes, and the right tools. This week Michael and Sam sit down with Cisco’s Global Advisory CISO and HOU.SEC.CON. closing keynote Dave Lewis to discuss his security article and his upcoming talk at this year’s conference.

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Check out the article "RAM-ramming Rowhammer is back - to uniquely fingerprint devices" here
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In this episode:

Host: Michael Farnum

Host: Sam Van Ryder

Guest: Dave Lewis

Editing by: Lauren Andrus

Music by: August Honey

Generative AI with Mark Weatherford Jul 26, 2023

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Mark Weatherford has led a unique and impressive career. He’s been a CISO in both the public and private sector, sits on advisory boards for some of the latest and greatest technology, works with multiple venture capital firms, and will be kicking off HOU.SEC.CON. 2023 as our opening keynote! Michael and Sam sat down with Mark to discuss his wealth of experience and his upcoming talk on the state of generative AI.

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Buy HOU.SEC.CON. tickets here
Submit your abstract here
Check out the article “New Research: 6% of Employees Paste Sensitive Data into GenAI tools as ChatGPT” here

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Offensive Security for All with Phillip Wylie Jul 07, 2023

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When it comes to your organization cybersecurity is not limited to a single person or division – all business units need to understand best practices. At this year’s conference international speaker/best-selling author/podcast host/tech evangelist/top ethical hacker Phillip Wylie will break down the difference in offensive security concepts to help educate consumers in any role.

In this episode Phil also discusses his latest projects, upcoming cybersecurity conferences, and how community events like HOU.SEC.CON. can help your career.

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· Check out the article “New Mockingjay Process Injection Technique Could Let Malware Evade Detection” here

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