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Standing Out On LinkedIn as a Cybersecurity Professional with Chris Hughes Nov 21, 2023

Show notes

In this episode, host Ron Eddings speaks with Chris Hughes, President at Aquia, Cyber Innovation Fellow at CISA, and cybersecurity legend. Special guest, Chris Hughes, was initially inspired to build a personal brand through a desire to mend his weaknesses and highlight his strengths. However, LinkedIn offered a platform to display his growth and learning, leading to him amassing over 50,000 followers! In addition to sharing his story, Chris will emphasize tips on how to start your own personal brand.

Key Moments:

00:00 -Welcome 00:56 - Introducing Guest, Chris Hughes
01:59 - Finding His Way to Cyber
03:20 - Brand Building on LinkedIn
05:19 - Power of Networking and Personal Branding
11:32 - Be a Part of Cyber Creator Con!
14:31 - The Impact of LinkedIn on Career Opportunities
16:48 - The Art of Content Creation on LinkedIn
20:16 - Cashing in on Career Capital
22:05 - Advice for Building a Personal Brand

Links:
Follow Chris on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/resilientcyber/
Check out Chris’ Podcast:
https://resilientcyber.substack.com/
Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional: https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio
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Adversarial AI: Navigating the Cybersecurity Landscape Nov 07, 2023

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In this episode, host Ron Eddings is joined by Sr. Director of Red Team Operations at Coalfire, Pete Deros, to discuss the hottest topic around; adversarial AI. Ron and Pete discuss how AI is used and how the adversary is using AI so everyone can stay one step ahead of them as well.

Impactful Moments
00:00 - Welcome

01:35 - Introducing Pete Deros

03:30 - More Easily Phished

05:09 - 11 Labs Video

06:42 - Is this AI or LLM?

9:18 - AI or LLMs: Who has the Speed?

10:36 - Fine Tuning LLMs

14:37 - WormGPT & Hallucinations

17:01 - LLMs Changing Second to Second

18:38 - A Word From Our Sponsor

20:19 - ‘Write me Ransomware!'

23:24 - Working Around AI Roadblocks

28:00 - “Undetectable for A Human”

31:58 - Pete Can Help You Floss!

34:56 - OWASP Top 10 & Resources

37:00 - Check out Coalfire

Links:
Connect with our guest Pete Deros:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-deros-94524b9a/
Coalfire’s Website:
https://www.coalfire.com/
Coalfire Securialities Report:
https://www.coalfire.com/insights/resources/reports/securealities-report-2023-compliance
OWASP Top 10 LLM:
https://owasp.org/www-project-top-10-for-large-language-model-applications/
Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional:
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Protecting What You Can’t See with HD Moore Oct 31, 2023

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In this episode, host Ron Eddings is joined by Metasploit creator, co-founder and CEO of runZero, HD Moore. HD changed the world with Metasploit and he’s doing it again with runZero. Attack Surface Management can’t happen unless you have visibility into your home or company network and HD shares how he’s able to deliver that and so much more in his journey of creating runZero.

Impactful Moments

00:00 - Welcome

00:50 - Introducing guest, HD Moore

01:30 - Fixing the Root Cause

05:00 - runZero

10:54 - A New Kind of CAASM

12:00 - Uncover the Unknown

14:08 - runZero Raving

17:45 - “Trust me, you can scan OT”

20:10 - You Can Scan if You Want To

22:30 - Red to Blue Judo Skills

Links:

Connect with our guest HD Moore:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hdmoore/

Check out runZero:

https://www.runzero.com/

Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional:

https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleys ...

Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand:

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Penetration Testing, Public Speaking, and Content Creation with Phillip Wylie Oct 24, 2023

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In this episode, Ron Eddings is joined by Penetration Tester, Instructor, International Speaker, Best Selling Author, and Podcast Host, Phillip Wylie. Phillip shares how pen testing and the need to educate people helped motivate him to speak at conferences and become a central voice in the cyber community. But more than that, he explains how he’s helped so many people get started on a similar path.

Impactful Moments:

00:00 - Intro

00:50 - Introducing Phillip Wylie

02:10 - Penetration testing Started it All

05:10 - Pen testing is a Job?!

08:50 - The Conference Game

12:55 - Cheers to Toastmasters

14:23 - Content Creation & Social Media Marketing

18:30 - Keeping it Simple

20:55 - Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

25:30 - What’s next for Phillip?

26:35 - Getting into Creating

Links:

Connect with our guest Phillip Wylie:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipwylie/

Phillip’s Book “The Pentester Blueprint”:

https://www.amazon.com/Pentester-BluePrint-Your-Guide-Being/dp/1119684307/ref=asc_df_1119684307

Phillip’s Podcasts:

https://www.thehackermaker.com/phillip-wylie-show/

Check out our Previous Episode with Phillip:

https://www.axonius.com/plus/hacker-valley-on-the-road/on-the-road-at-bh-2022/phillip-wylie

Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional:

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Ruse and Deception: From Hollywood to Corporate Espionage with Robert Kerbeck Oct 17, 2023

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In this episode, Host Ron Eddings interviews Robert Kerbeck, author of Ruse: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street. Robert shares how his professional acting skills helped his career in corporate spying and espionage.

Impactful Moments

00:00 - Welcome

00:46 - Introducing guest, Robert Kerbeck

00:55 - …And That’s How I Became A Spy

03:00 - Creativity REELY Counts w/ Phishing

10:00 - Robert’s Phishing Training

14:22 - How Corporate Espionage Works

18:36 - “A Fraction of the Spying I Really Did”

20:52 - Hobnobbing with Hollywood

25:06 - Your Way out of a “Ruse”

Links:

Connect with our guest Robert Kerbeck:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-kerbeck-12aa7a11/

Read “Ruse: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street”:

https://www.amazon.com/Ruse-Lying-American-Hollywood-Street/dp/1586423169

Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional:

https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio

Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand:

https://hackervalley.com/work-with-us/

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Hacker Culture and ADHD with Kim Crawley Oct 10, 2023

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In this episode, host Ron Eddings is joined by cybersecurity researcher and writer, Kim Crawley, to deep dive into one of her greatest passions; computing! From its origins to its newest capabilities in quantum and AI, Kim shares her love of computers as well as her passion for educating others through her writing. Lastly, Kim explains how she wrote her newest release, “Hacker Culture A-Z” while keeping it ADHD-friendly.

Impactful Moments

00:00 - Welcome

00:52 - Introducing guest, Kim Crawley

02:20 - Computers; A Forbidden Fruit

04:50 - Parents, PCs & Printers

10:44 - Why Hacker Culture?

14:34 - Join our Mastermind!

15:16 - Quantifying Quantum

21:53 - ”AI is like Fire”

26:45 - Playing with Chat & DALL-E

28:28 - ADHD & Work

33:22 - How to Become an Author

Links:

Connect with our guest Kim Crawley:

https://linkedin.com/in/kimcrawley

Pre-order “Hacker Culture A to Z” here:

https://www.amazon.com/Hacker-Culture-Fundamentals-Cybersecurity-Hacking/dp/1098145674/

Read “Hacker Culture A to Z” on the O’Reily Learning Platform:

https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/hacker-culture-a/9781098145668/

Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional:

https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio

Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand:

https://hackervalley.com/work-with-us/

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Starting at the Endpoint with Danny Jenkins Oct 03, 2023

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In this episode, host Ron Eddings is joined by Co-Founder and CEO of ThreatLocker, Danny Jenkins, to talk about his "Hero’s Journey" from IT to launching ThreatLocker. From spam emails, bots, and ransomware to persuading people to take a new approach -- this story has all of the villains and obstacles any cybersecurity champion will inevitably face and conquer!

Sponsor:
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Impactful Moments
00:00 - Welcome
00:55 - Introducing guest, Danny Jenkins
02:00 - The start of Danny’s journey
04:10 - Moments it changed
06:55 - The worst job in the world
08:36 - Starting with the endpoint
09:18 - An uphill battle
13:25 - Going all in
15:21 - A word about our sponsor!
16:35 - Zero to hero
18:47 - Trust and ringfencing
22:53 - What is zero trust?
25:00 - Zero trust at ThreatLocker
28:25 - Tools to make decisions
29:09 - Productivity tools? Not anymore!
31:10 - Making yourself more secure

Links:
Connect with our guest Danny Jenkins:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannyjenkinscyber/
Learn more about ThreatLocker:
https://www.ThreatLocker.com
Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional:
https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio
Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand:
https://hackervalley.com/work-with-us/
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Having Resilience In Your Cyber Career with Erika Eakins Sep 26, 2023

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In this episode, host Chris is joined by Erika Eakins — a cybersecurity sales ninja, podcaster, and co-founder at Teach Kids Tech. Erika opens up about her challenges entering tech and cybersecurity as a woman and her mission to serve the underrepresented. Erika also shares how the strength and resilience she acquired in childhood have helped to carry her through unexpected hardships in the industry like layoffs.

Impactful Moments:

0:00-Welcome
00:50-Introducing guest, Erika Eakins
01:22-Erika’s origin story
05:43-Being judged on looks
07:10-”Why are you still in?!”
07:47-Where to find strength
10:40-Who are the Cyber Queens?
13:18-Join our mastermind!
14:02-Aiming to Overcome Obstacles
16:08-Reflection on Resilience
17:54-Teach Kids Tech
20:30-The legacy of Queens
23:23-Power of Positivity & Support
Links:
Connect with our guest Erika Eakins
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eeakins/
Check out The Cyber Queens Podcast https://www.cyberqueenspodcast.com/
Learn more about Teach Kids Tech
https://www.teachkidstech.net/
Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional: https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio
Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand: https://hackervalley.com/work-with-us/
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Build vs. Buy: The Classic Technologist Conundrum Sep 19, 2023

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It’s a classic technologist conundrum: Should I build or buy the solution I need to solve a problem?

The “Build vs. Buy” conundrum is faced by technology teams worldwide. To help approach this riddle, Chris Cochran speaks to two industry veterans, Slavik Markovich co-founder & CEO of Descope, and Rob Fry, co-founder of AKA Identity.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a CTO, or just tech-curious, this episode offers invaluable insights. Using the identity market as a case study, we’ll explore the multifaceted considerations needed to make the best choice for your team and organization.

Impactful Moments:

0:00 - Build vs. Buy: The Classic Technologist Conundrum

0:37 - Show Intro

0:57 - Introducing Slavik Markovich and Rob Fry

3:25 - Previous build vs. buy project

6:44 - Decision logic for build vs. buy

15:09 - How does tech sway your decision making?

19:44 - How does data impact decision making?

24:31 - How do processes influence decision making?

29:13 - Maintaining custom tech solutions over time

33:28 - Tenants for building a tech company

41:06 - Build authentication and user journey flows with Descope

Links:

Learn more about Descope: https://www.descope.com/

Connect with our guest Slavik Markovich: https://www.linkedin.com/in/slavikm/

Connect with our guest Rob Fry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fry-rob-g/

Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional: https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio

Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand: https://hackervalley.com/work-with-us/

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Continue the conversation by joining our Discord: https://hackervalley.com/discord

AI Is the Tool Not the Toolbox Sep 12, 2023

Show notes

Embrace the AI Revolution in Cybersecurity! Ron Eddings explores the dynamic world of AI, from cybersecurity automation to anomaly detection. Learn how AI is being used by practitioners and creators to stay one step ahead of the adversary and the competition

Impactful Moments

0:00 - Intro

1:35 - Origin into cybersecurity and automation

6:12 - What is Artificial Intelligence?

8:23 - Using AI to Classify Phishing Emails

11:32 - Descript and Claude2 to Summarize Content

17:54 - ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis

21:41 - Top 4 AI Red Team Attacks

26:09 - Cybersecurity AI Disrupters

27:50 - Cybersecurity Creative Mastermind

Links:

Connect with Ron Eddings: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronaldeddings/