Postcards from the Intersection of Cybersecurity and Folklore

8th Layer Insights

English - April 25, 2023 04:00 - 45 minutes - ★★★★★ - 54 ratings
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Welcome to season 4, episode 1 of 8th Layer Insights!
On this episode, Perry speaks with Josiah Dykstra (Senior Fellow, Office of Innovation at the National Security Agency) about the new book he co-authored with Eugene Spafford and Leigh Metcalf. The book is titled Cybersecurity Myths and Misconceptions: Avoiding the Hazards and Pitfalls that Derail Us, This topic coincides well with Perry's recent studies into folklore and urban legends for his other podcast, Digital Folklore.

Guests:

Josiah Dykstra (LinkedIn) (Twitter) (Website)

Chelsey Weber-Smith (LinkedIn) (Twitter) (Website)

Mason Amadeus (LinkedIn) (Twitter) (Website)

Books & References (Books are Amazon Associate links)

American Hysteria Podcast episode, Urban Legends in the Internet Wilderness with the Digital Folklore Podcast

Cybersecurity Myths and Misconceptions: Avoiding the Hazards and Pitfalls that Derail Us, by Eugene Spafford, Leigh Metcalf, and Josiah Dykstra

Essential Cybersecurity Science: Build, Test, and Evaluate Secure Systems, by Josiah Dykstra

Folklore 101: An Accessible Introduction to Folklore Studies, by Jeana Jorgensen

Folklore Rules: A Fun, Quick, and Useful Introduction to the Field of Academic Folklore Studies, by Lynne S. McNeill

Perry's Books (Amazon Associate links)

Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behaviors, by Perry Carpenter

The Security Culture Playbook: An Executive Guide To Reducing Risk and Developing Your Human Defense Layer by Perry Carpenter & Kai Roer

Perry's new show, Digital Folklore kicked-off Jan 16, 2023. Check out the website (https://digitalfolklore.fm/) to see our custom artwork, subscribe to the newsletter, check out our merch, Patreon, and more. Want to check out what others are saying? Here's some recent press about the show: https://digitalfolklore.fm/in-the-news

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Music and Sound Effects by Blue Dot Sessions, Envato Elements, Storyblocks, & EpidemicSound.
8Li cover art by Chris Machowski @ https://www.RansomWear.net/.
8th Layer Insights theme music composed and performed by Marcos Moscat @ https://www.GameMusicTown.com/
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Welcome to season 4, episode 1 of 8th Layer Insights!

On this episode, Perry speaks with Josiah Dykstra (Senior Fellow, Office of Innovation at the National Security Agency) about the new book he co-authored with Eugene Spafford and Leigh Metcalf. The book is titled Cybersecurity Myths and Misconceptions: Avoiding the Hazards and Pitfalls that Derail Us, This topic coincides well with Perry's recent studies into folklore and urban legends for his other podcast, Digital Folklore.

Guests: