The Social-Engineer Podcast

https://www.marilise-de-villiers.com

www.pro-rock.com

Ep. 158 - Security Awareness Series - Don't Act Old And Other Advice with Paul Asadoorian Nov 15, 2021

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This month, Chris Hadnagy and Ryan MacDougall are joined by Paul Asadoorian. Paul is the founder of Security Weekly, a security podcast network. Paul spends time "in the trenches" coding in Python, testing security products and evaluating and implementing open-source software. Paul's career began by implementing security programs for a lottery company and then a large university. As Product Evangelist for Tenable Network Security, Paul also built a library of materials on the topic of vulnerability management. When not hacking IoT devices, web applications or Linux, Paul can be found researching his next set of headphones, devices for smoking meat, and e-bikes. November 15, 2021.

00:00 – Intro

03:34 – Paul Asadoorian Intro

05:08 – How did you get started in infosec?

13:19 – When did you decide you were going to start a podcast?

24:26 – What have you learned from the guests you've had on your podcasts over all of these years?

27:00 – What is your perspective on the shifting of hacking culture in the community?

34:53 – What are the best qualities someone could have to be attractive to a potential employer in this industry?

37:14 – How do we get the younger generation to have the qualities we are not seeing?

41:38 – Who is your greatest mentor?

46:00 – Book Recommendations

51:00 – Guest Wrap Up

53:31 – Outro

innocentlivesfoundation.org

Ep. 157 - Human Element Series - Turn Your Mess Into Your Message with Marilise de Villiers Nov 08, 2021

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This month, Chris Hadnagy is joined by Marilise de Villiers. Marilise is a mindset and performance coach, a TEDX speaker, and a cybersecurity awareness, culture, and talent expert. While at one time she was a female executive in a Big Four consulting firm she is now the founder and CEO of her own company, ROAR! Coaching and Consulting, which helps people find their purpose, their power, and gives people the courage to speak their truth. November 8, 2021

00:00 – Intro

Human Behavior Conference

04:35 – What made you leave an amazing corporate company and forge a path for yourself?

08:09 – How did you escape the bad things in your life and turn into a person who helps other people find their strength?

10:47 – How did you get out of the cycle of abuse?

14:42 – Figuring out the role you play and taking back the power

17:06 – Finding a hobby

21:00 – How did you come upon this trifecta of things to better yourself?

25:10 –What have you found is the overwhelmingly common problem that people have when you first start working with them on bettering themselves?

27:56 – Changing your "self" view

30:32 – What would be a suggestion to give someone to "start today"?

34:35 – How do you suggest people find balance when most of us have spent most of our lives being imbalanced?

37:20 – How has this life change for you affected your kids?

38:55 – Who do you consider your greatest mentors?

Family: Mom, dad, grandmother, grandfather

41:05 – What books would you recommend to our listeners?

43:15 – How to find Marilise

https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilise-de-villiers-9184521a

https://www.marilise-de-villiers.com/podcasts/roar-marilise-de-villiers

44:40 – Outro

Ep. 156 - Security Awareness Series - Are You Speaking My Language with Les Correia Oct 18, 2021

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This month Chris Hadnagy and Ryan MacDougall are joined by Les Correia, who leads the evangelization of Estee Lauders Application Security. In his position Les wears many hats, but they are all worn with the mission of protecting Estee Lauders critical assets from the risk of a security breach. Prior to this, Les held Senior and Advisory roles providing thought leadership at companies such as AT&T and Lucent. Les also holds an MSc in Cyber Security as well as an exhaustive list of certifications. In his free time, Les pilots small aircraft and drives racecars. October 18, 2021

00:00 – Intro

linkedin.com/in/les-correia

Human Behavior Conference – website coming soon

05:10 – Les Correia Intro

09:15 – How did you get into this industry?

12:05 – How are you trying to be proactive in stopping breaches?

14:00 – How important has top level support been?

15:03 – How do you get other business units to give you time for what you're doing?

16:30 – Understanding the business like a business consultant helps them know you care about that business unit

20:19 Whisky

24:08 – What kind of attacks have you seen in the wild that people need to be aware of?

26:10 – How do we get people that may not think they can be a victim to understand these threats can still be against them?

27:55 – Being a worldwide company, how do you translate your security processes through all those different cultures?

32:01 – How important is it to have hobbies outside of your work?

34:41 – How do you help your team deal with burnout when you have so much work on your plate?

37:56 – Has there anyone you could consider your greatest mentor?

Dr. Tafar

INS (International Network Services)

Dr. Patarsh

Dr. Menamen – NYU

39:32 – Book Recommendations

Thinking Fast and Slow

Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Good To Great

Chris' Books

41:57 – Guest Wrap Up

42:20 – Reaching Les on social media: QvittlbBgZseL100xP0S

43:12 – Outro

www.social-engineer.org

QvittlbBgZseL100xP0S

Ep. 155 - Human Element Series - Positively Influencing Behavior Change with Jessica Barker Oct 11, 2021

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This month Chris Hadnagy is joined by Dr. Jessica Barker. Jessica is an award-winning global leader in the human side of cyber security. She is Co-Founder and co-CEO of Cygenta, where she follows her passion of positively influencing cyber security awareness, behaviour and culture in organisations around the world. Jessica was also named one of the top 20 most influential women in cyber security in the UK and is the former Chair of ClubCISO. She is the author of the best-selling book Confident Cyber Security: how to get started in cyber security and futureproof your career AND co-author of Cybersecurity ABCs: delivering awareness, behaviours and culture change. October 11, 2021.

00:00 – Intro

https://jane-frankland.com/in-security/

04:21 - How did you get into cyber security?

06:48 – What were you researching before all that?

08:30 – How does human behavior influence technology?

10:00 – How has Covid-19 and the world scene impacted us when it comes to security?

14:26 – When we look on the internet at how aggressive people have gotten, and the anonymity has enabled people to be more terrible to each other, have you seen this aggression over the last 18 months affect security?

17:20 - Bullying

22:05 – Why is it looked at as "bad" to use bonuses when training people?

28:00 – What are the most positive ways to do it right?

32:37 – How would you suggest a company chooses the right "champion"?

36:26 – Finding Jessica on the web:

Twitter: @drjessicabarker

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-barker/

Instagram: @drjessicabarker

www.cygenta.co.uk

37:20 – Who is your greatest mentor?

Jane Frankland – business leader in cyber security

39:37 - Favorite Books

Confident Cyber Security: How to Get Started in Cyber Security and Futureproof Your Career

Cybersecurity ABCs: Delivering awareness, behaviours and culture change

Human Hacking – Chris Hadnagy

Crime Dot Com – Geoff White

The Optimism Bias – Tali Sharot

Black Box Thinking – Matthew Syed

43:26 – Outro

Ep. 154 - Security Awareness Series - Whispering Sweet Security Nothings with Ed Skoudis Sep 20, 2021

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In this episode, Chris Hadnagy and Ryan MacDougall are joined by Ed Skoudis. Ed is a SANS Institute Fellow, Instructor, and Director of Cyber Ranges. He is the founder of Counter Hack, an innovative cyber security company that works as trusted information security advisors to government, military, and commercial enterprises by providing in-depth security architecture, penetration testing, red teaming, incident response, and digital forensics expertise. Ed frequently presents industry keynotes based on the latest attack vectors he identifies during his team's penetration testing projects, expert witness work on large-scale breaches, security research into late-breaking malware and exploits, and incident response engagements. Over his career, Ed has taught over 20,000 students in computer incident response and penetration testing. Ed and his team are also the creators of the SANS Holiday Hack Challenge, a free gift to the community every December challenging tens of thousands of people to build their cyber security skills in a fun, quirky adventure to save the holiday season. September 20, 2021

00:00 – Intro

www.holidayhackchallenge.com

03:26 – Ed Skoudis Intro

05:26 – How did you get started, how did you get into this field?

09:18 – What do you looking for when building your team?

10:47 – How long will you observe a person to determine if they have the integrity or skill that you want?

12:44 – What advice would you give for companies to find people with the skill and integrity they need more quickly than observing them for 2-4 years?

22:00 – "Nothing new" in social engineering vs infosec, which is constantly changing

23:45 – Why do you feel experience like participating in CTF's are so valuable for people in this community?

28:57 – What is your advice for people on how to find quality CTF's?

www.ctftime.org

www.wechall.net

https://opentoallctf.github.io/

32:04 – How long does it take your team to construct these challenges?

35:54 – If someone wants to sponsor this event, where can they go?

www.holidayhackchallenge.com

36:42 – Who are the colleagues or mentors that have been most influential to you, people you wouldn't be where you are today if not for them?

Ed's Nana – Evelyn Hiddings

Manager at Bellcore - Miriam Hernandez Cagle

SANS instructor, founder of In Guardians - Mike Poor

Security Expert - Johnny Long

SANS founder – Alan Paller

40:30 – What are some action steps corporations should start doing right now based on the advice you gave today to build a great team?

Have a good corporate culture and leadership

Be thoughtful and meaningful, make it fun, and challenge them

Take input from your team and empower them

43:09 – Do you have any advice for employees dealing with burnout, how to practice self-care, or other coping mechanisms?

Monthly meeting with state of the business, business reflections

Rituals – Get a bagel and call mom on Saturdays, morning walk, calling friends out of the blue

Gratefulness – when stressed, pause and think about what you're grateful for

Get off social media for a few days

50:27 – Book Recommendation

The Code Book by Simon Singh

51:53 – Outro

Ep. 153 - Human Element Series - You Are Special And Other Lies With Cortney Warren Sep 13, 2021

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In this episode, Chris Hadnagy is joined by Dr. Cortney Warren. Dr. Warren is a Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist and former tenured Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She is an expert on addictions, self-deception, eating pathology, and the practice of psychotherapy from a cross-cultural perspective. In addition to publishing in some of the field's top scientific, peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Warren is passionate about bringing theoretically grounded, empirically-supported psychological research to the general public. So, in addition to her academic work, Dr. Warren is a research consultant, keynote speaker, and writes a blog for Psychology Today. September 13, 2021

00:00 – Intro

Victor Frankl –Man's Search for Meaning

02:10 – Cortney Warren Intro

03:35 – How did you get started?

07:28 – Why is it so hard to be honest with ourselves?

10:01 – What gets the person from "it's easy to lie to myself" to "I'm readily open to admit this"

13:25 – Admitting the truth is just the first step

13:20 – There are certain ways humans lie to themselves. One of them is "The Specialness Fallacy"

17:43 – How do people make the change in someone who doesn't want to make the change, they're not at that point yet?

21:45 – Is self-deception the same in every culture?

25:47 – Is there a particular culture that is more honest with themselves than others?

28:12 – Why is bringing research to the public such a mission for you?

31:41 – How do we make the change out of self-deception?

41:30 – Have you helped people in abusive relationships with your methods?

44:31 – When does your book come out?

44:47 – How to reach Cortney:

www.choosehonesty.com

Email: cortneywarren@choosehonesty.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CortneySWarren

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrCortneyWarren

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-cortney-s-warren-phd-abpp-a4188772/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQGXD7Ms5oR3GzsPZl3Tjl_9qj71MezHj

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cortneywarren/

45:37 – Who is your greatest mentor?

My mother, Karen J Warren

48:25 – Favorite Books:

50:16 – Outro

Ep. 152 - Security Awareness Series - Sharing With Your Frenemies with Bernie Acre Aug 16, 2021

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In this episode, Chris Hadnagy and Ryan MacDougall are joined by Bernie Acre. Bernie is the Chief Information Officer for the City of Bryan, TX where he's responsible for all technology and communications systems, including the Fire, Police, Public Works, the municipal electric utility, and a myriad of general support organizations. Bernie is currently an appointed Member of the Texas Cybersecurity Council. Bernie has a combined 41-years of experience in information technology; including 20+ in the US Air Force and 21 years in the electric utility industry and municipal government. August 16, 2021

00:00 – Intro