Hacker Valley Studio
340 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsWe are Ron Eddings and Chris Cochran from the Hacker Valley Studio podcast. We explore the human condition to inspire peak performance in cybersecurity. Join us on our quest to find inspirational stories and knowledge to elevate ourselves and our communities.
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Episode 138 - On Being Us in Technology with Kendrick Trotter
May 17, 2021 10:28 - 33 minutes - 61.6 MBImagine, for a moment, you’re driving for Uber, and one of your riders changes your life forever! That’s the story we are sharing with you. It's all about Kendrick Trotter, the entrepreneur that has had an incredible journey in technology. Kendrick talks to us about that and the relationship between sales and engineering. Ron and Chris are glad to be back with Kendrick Trotter who is helping diversify technology through partnerships with top technology firms. He is excited and humbled to ...
Episode 137 - Securing Virtual and Augmented Reality with Tamas Henning
May 10, 2021 23:15 - 31 minutes - 57.9 MBIn this episode, we have the powerful Tamas Henning, Director of Security Engineering at Marqeta and also Trust and Safety Advisor for XR Safety Initiative. Tamas got started in technology at a very young age and that is credited to his dad. In the Early 90s his dad built a software company, and he was a super curious kid. By 6th grade, he learned trigonometry just so he could recreate Tetris. Take a listen to this incredible origin story and passion project of securing XR. Key Take...
Episode 136 - From Tragedy to Triumph with Chani Simms
May 04, 2021 09:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBIn this episode, we welcome Chani Simms, Managing Director of Meta Defence Labs as well as Founder and Chief Architect of She Ciso Exec. Chani tells us the story of her rise from tragedy during childhood to being triumphant today. 0:00 Intro 1:03 In this episode with Chani Simms 2:22 Chani shares a bit about her background 3:35 Exposure to IT 5:24 First cold call experience 6:24 Chani’s early years in Sri Lanka 12:25 How did Chani recover from the trauma 13:08 What gave Chani hop...
Road to the Webby's: An Underdog Story
May 02, 2021 17:35 - 10 minutes - 9.59 MBVote here: https://www.hackervalley.com/vote It might seem impossible... but we need an incredible amount of votes to have a shot to win this People's Choice Webby. Who would have thought that two black cybersecurity professional with home studios, would have a shot against these huge media companies. But this prize is more than the trophy or the title. We are representing cybersecurity. We are representing the independent creators. We are representing the underrepresented. The audaci...
Episode 134 - Knowing Your Worth in Technology and Cybersecurity with Jimmy Sanders
April 27, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBIn the studio today is Jimmy Sanders, a mentor, technician and all-around leader. Jimmy is the head of information security at Netflix DVD where he secures data and systems from cyber threat while building resilient compliance programs across technology, financial services, and healthcare organizations. Jimmy is here to talk about what we are worth in technology and cyber security. He is always full of advice and knowledge and is always promoting positive change in our community. To sta...
Vote for Hacker Valley to Win a Webby Award!
April 26, 2021 10:20 - 4 minutes - 4.58 MBIn this special announcement, we talk about the Webby's, the incredible honor it is, and the stiff competition we are up against. Vote and help make our dream become reality here: https://hackervalley.com/vote
Episode 132 - Giving Back Through Technology with Gabriela Ariza
April 21, 2021 12:21 - 25 minutes - 47 MBIn this episode, we welcome Gabriela Ariza, a cybersecurity practitioner, influence, and wealth builder. We talk about her incredible story and how she got into social media influencing. Gabi started her IT journey in web development and then decided to transition to cybersecurity. She now works in protecting and analyzing government infrastructure for state and county governments across the United States. In addition, Gabi has founded a non-profit called HaITian Common Space. 0:00 -...
Episode 131 - Making the Most of Time Off with Sarah Groen
April 15, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 56.2 MBIn this featured episode of Hacker Valley Studio podcast, Ron and Chris are joined by Sarah Groen, founder and CEO of Bell & Bly Travel, a luxury travel advisory firm. Bell & Bly Travel helps executives, entrepreneurs, and their families take a holistic view of their vacation planning, allowing them to save time, enjoy amazing experiences they can't plan on their own, and make lasting memories with loved ones. Sarah is a contributing columnist for the CEOWORLD magazine and is the host for th...
Episode 130 - Fighting for Others with Anne Marie Zettlemoyer
April 07, 2021 09:04 - 34 minutes - 32 MBAnne Marie Zettlemoyer is Vice President of Security Engineering and Divisional Security Officer at MasterCard. She’s a mentor to many cybersecurity practitioners and a visiting fellow at the National Security Institute at George Mason University As far back as elementary school, making sure everyone was treated properly and respected was important for Anne. In college, despite not knowing the first thing about cycling Anne’s determination to do the right thing led her to participate in a 6...
Episode 129 - Seeing the Value in Everything with Saam Motamedi
April 01, 2021 09:00 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MBSaam Motamedi is a General Partner at Greylock, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. Saam has always found joy in finding individuals with the ideas and perspectives needed to become leaders and seeing them grow. As a student, Saam built student led organizations and nurtured the talent in his peers so they could grow as leaders. Saam started his professional journey on the product side of the industry working for a startup company, BladeIQ. The organization was an early adopter of machin...
Episode 128 - A Masterclass on Being Yourself with Ashish Rajan
March 24, 2021 10:46 - 31 minutes - 29 MBAshish Rajan is a Cloud Security leader, podcaster, investor and fashion expert. He’s the Melbourne chapter leader of the OWASP Foundation and the Head of Security & Compliance. Ashish makes full use of his expertise and shares his knowledge as founder of a Cloud Security academy as well as in his weekly Coffee with Ashish which streams on Twitch, linkedin and YouTube. Ashish shares that while doing his weekly cloud security livestreams from the streets of Melbourne he became a recognizabl...
Episode 127 - Finding Comfort in Being Uncomfortable with Paul Rivera
March 17, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBPaul Rivera is the president and CEO of Def Logix, he built his own company from the ground up. Paul was born in the Bronx, NYC and grew up in both Queens, New York and Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas. The two areas he grew up in couldn’t be more different and he faced a lot of social anxiety. In middle and high school Paul felt there was a difference between the things he worried about and the concerns of his peers. Young Paul would rather figure out how to improve himself than impress ot...
Episode 126 - The Grit of Being World Champion Part 2 with Lee Kemp
March 12, 2021 18:25 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBIn this episode we continue our conversation with Lee Kemp, a three time World Champion in Wrestling (1978, 1979 and 1982 all in the 74 kg weight class) and held the record for being the youngest World Champion. In addition to being a champion wrestler, Lee is a father, a wrestling coach, a public speaker, and an author. He learned many of the skill sets needed to navigate his life on the mat. A child of the 60’s, he was adopted at the age of 5, before adoption learned how to find his own co...
Episode 125 - The Grit of Being World Champion with Lee Kemp
March 09, 2021 14:42 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBOur special guest this episode is Lee Kemp, a three time World Champion in Wrestling (1978, 1979 and 1982 all in the 74 kg weight class) and held the record for being the youngest World Champion. In addition to being a champion wrestler, Lee is a father, a wrestling coach, a public speaker, and an author. He learned many of the skill sets needed to navigate his life on the mat. A child of the 60’s, he was adopted at the age of 5, before adoption learned how to find his own contentment in the...
Episode 124 - The Learning Leader with Allan Alford
March 02, 2021 14:13 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBIntroducing the Cyber Ranch Podcast and Allan Alford! Allan Alford is currently the Chief Technology Officer/Chief Information Security Officer at TrustMAPP. Allan Alford is a member of the Hacker Valley family and has launched a new show called the Cyber Ranch Podcast. Allan has been a CISO at a number of different companies and has a wealth of knowledge in Cybersecurity. Has about 20 years of Cybersecurity and has a background in product security. Allan is a tinkerer and a second genera...
Episode 123 - Adventures in Venture Capital with Lindsay Lee
February 25, 2021 21:43 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBLindsay Lee is the founder and managing member of Authentic Ventures. Authentic Ventures is an early stage VC firm based in Oakland CA. Lindsay has worked many years in the investment industries as well as venture capital and ran a direct investment fund. Authentic ventures is a new kind of firm focused primarily on women and under-represented minority founders. Authentic Ventures is focused on building its own network of women founders of more diverse backgrounds and entrepreneurs who reall...
We Are Here Finale: Rep. Yvette Clarke
February 23, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBHacker Valley Studio presents: We Are Here - an audio journey and series exploring black excellence in technology and cybersecurity. In part three of this series, Ron and Chris interview Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 9th congressional district since 2013. Congresswoman Clarke’s parents immigrated to Brooklyn, New York in the 1950s from Jamaica. Being born from immigrant parents and witnessing the transformation of the country during the civi...
Episode 121 - What Is Your IP Address with Chris Parker
February 20, 2021 10:09 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBIn this episode of Hacker Valley Studio podcast, Ron and Chris are joined by Chris Parker, creator of WhatIsMyIPAddress. His website now reaches six million monthly visitors and began as a necessity to solve a technical problem, which you can probably guess, determine his IP Address. WhatIsMyIPAddress predates Google and was often found through the search engine AltaVista. For years, the site was simple, straightforward and didn’t have any graphics or markup (HTML). At some point, Chris stu...
Episode 120 - Bishops, Black Belts, and Business with Jeff Cook
February 16, 2021 22:09 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBIn this featured episode of Hacker Valley Studio podcast, Ron and Chris are joined by Jeff Cook, Co-Founder, and CFO of ByteChek. Jeff has over 10 years of experience in both accounting and auditing and has set out a mission to “make compliance suck less” Jeff began his career at accounting firm, Arthur Andersen. In 2002, the firm surrendered it’s license to practice as a CPA which forced Jeff to consider working at other firms. This surprise turned out to be a blessing as it made him trans...
We Are Here Part 2: A Cyber Masterminds Discussion
February 10, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBHacker Valley Studio presents: We Are Here - an audio journey and series exploring black excellence in cybersecurity. In part two of this series, Ron and Chris host a mastermind conversation with Tia Hopkins, Charles Nwatu, AJ Yawn, and Kelvin Coleman. In this special conversation, we discuss ExIST, a framework to promote excellence in the pursuit of human endeavors like hobbies, careers, and finding purpose. Explore As humans, we’re always on the brink of discovery. Watching a documentary...
We Are Here Part 1: Patrice Washington
February 08, 2021 16:03 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBHacker Valley Studio presents: We Are Here - an audio journey and series exploring black excellence in cybersecurity. in part one of this series, Ron and Chris interview Patrice Washington, one of the world's most popular podcasters and authors. This episode in the series is a story of ascension. As we begin the episode Patrice mentions although she has a background in education, she’s here because of the hard work she put in during uncertain times and stepping into the unknown. In 2009, ...
Episode 117 - Technically Unstoppable with Tia Hopkins
February 01, 2021 18:20 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBIn this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, Ron and Chris are joined by Tia Hopkins, Founder of Empow(H)er Cybersecurity with the focus of empowering mentoring, educating, and providing opportunities for women of color. Tia is also VP, Global Solutions Engineering at eSentire. The episode begins by Tia describing her early interests in technology. She began exploring her interest by taking apart her family computer - After her mom found out that she disassembled the computer, she q...
Episode 116 - Start-Up Secure with Chris Castaldo
January 26, 2021 16:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, Ron and Chris are joined by Chris Castaldo, Chief Information Security Officer at Crossbeam and author of Start-Up Secure: Baking Cybersecurity into Your Company from Founding to Exit. Throughout his career, Chris noticed that the same cybersecurity related problems surface but there are many different ways to solve them. Chris has always been passionate about startups and has plans to one day start his own company. While going through li...
Episode 115 - Podcast Takeover with Carole Theriault
January 20, 2021 14:54 - 41 minutes - 38 MBThe tables have turned on Ron and Chris this episode and they are interviewed by guest host, Carole Theriault! Besides being a two-time guest on the Hacker Valley Studio Podcast, Carole is producer and host of the Smashing Security Podcast and Sticky Pickles podcast. Carole put together 7 serious questions and 7 funny questions to interview Ron and Chris. Question #1 - How did you get into podcasting? Ron - describes his entry into podcasting as a surprise. Ron had set up a studio at hi...
Episode 114 - The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Threat Intelligence with Patrick Coughlin
January 12, 2021 16:04 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris interview Patrick Coughlin, Co-Founder and CEO of TruSTAR. Patrick began his career as a security analyst in Washington D.C. and the middle east. By working with government contractors, multinational corporations, and counter-terrorism units, Patrick learned that the biggest challenge that security analysts have is retrieving the needed information from disparate data sources. This discovery led Patrick to founding TruS...
Episode 113 - Astonishing Stories with Neil Bearden
January 06, 2021 14:49 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBIn this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris interview Neil Bearden, storytelling expert and founder of The Story School and Plot Wolf Ltd. Neil originally started his career by teaching statistics and behavioral economics but had an astonishing introduction to storytelling by a stranger in San Francisco. The episode begins by Neil sharing that he began his career in academia by completing a PhD in psychology which led to him teaching statistics, behavioral econo...
Episode 112 - Cybersecurity and Ambient Computing with Dr. James Stanger
December 17, 2020 10:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris interview the brilliant Dr. James Stanger, Chief Technology Evangelist at CompTIA and scuba diving aficionado. The episode is a kind of journey through time - touching on the past, present, and future of cybersecurity. As the conversation begins, James looks to the past, sharing about himself and his background. He studied English Literature, worked as a technical editor and then writer, worked in education, and fi...
Episode 111 - Getting Back to Happy with Suzanne Falter
December 14, 2020 19:38 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBIn this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, Ron and Chris are joined by Suzanne Falter, an author, motivational speaker, and podcaster who helps busy women find happiness through self care. In 2012, she ended her relationship, shut down her business, and her 22 year old daughter, Teal unexpectedly died. In the year that followed, she says she did nothing but take exceptional care of herself. Living in a friend’s guest room, she learned to slow down and practice self care. Years lat...
Episode 110 - Becoming Material Security with Ryan Noon and Abhishek Agrawal
December 10, 2020 10:00 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBIn this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, Ron and Chris are joined by co-founders of Material Security, Ryan Noon and Abhishek Agrawal. They co-founded Material Security in 2017, today Ryan serves as the CEO, and Abhishek the CTO. Abishek has a background in engineering, infrastructure and analytics and his MBA from Harvard. Ryan’s background is in engineering and data analysis, and holds multiple computer science and security degrees from Stanford. Before they moved on to creati...
Episode 109 - Honest Security with Jason Meller
December 08, 2020 10:08 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this episode of Hacker Valley Studio podcast, Ron and Chris are joined by Jason Meller, Founder, and CEO of Kolide. Jason has over 10 years of experience in managing and leading security organizations. Jason’s interest in technology and cybersecurity began in the 1990s when he began programming in Visual Basic and building AOL Instant Messenger bots. Building offensive tools accelerated Jason’s interest in defending networks and helped him learn how much honesty plays part in building sec...
Episode 108 - Behind the Mic with Carole Theriault
December 02, 2020 22:50 - 38 minutes - 88.5 MBIn this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, Ron and Chris host a special episode featuring one of their favorite guests. Carole Theriault is the co-host of both the Smashing Security podcast and the Sticky Pickles podcast, and she is also the founder and director of her own company, Tick Tock Social. Carole joins Ron and Chris to talk about her passion for being behind the mic, the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 holiday season, and more! As the interview gets underway, Ron and Ch...
Introducing the Marqeta Leads Podcast
December 01, 2020 00:16 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBHello HVS family! We are beyond proud to introduce a new leadership focused show for you listening pleasure. This account is still the home of the HVS episode you know and love but to subscribe to this show be sure to visit the link below! https://link.chtbl.com/marqetaleadslaunch In this inaugural episode, Ron and Chris sit down with Marqeta CEO, Jason Gardner, to discuss his journey through leadership and explain the tools he has used over his successful entrepreneurial career. 0:...
Episode 106 - Stacking the Deck of Success with AJ Yawn
November 24, 2020 13:04 - 39 minutes - 36 MBIn this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris interview AJ Yawn in an episode that is a mix between a master class and a founder’s journey. AJ is the founder and CEO of ByteCheck, with a personal and company goal to “make compliance suck less.” He is a cloud security expert, and brings to the conversation a wealth of wisdom on cybersecurity, leadership, and personal growth. The episode focuses on topics surrounding a major event in the past week for AJ and ByteC...
Episode 105 - Striving for Impact with David Tsao
November 18, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBIn this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris interview longtime friend David Tsao. David is a security advisor who leads security engineering at Marqeta, and he is an ever-innovating wealth of knowledge. Ron and Chris ask David about his background, philosophy of leadership, and more! David took a nontraditional route into the security field, as he had a background in chemistry and pharma before breaking into the security community. Ron and Chris ask David to...
Episode 104 - Analyzing the Enemy with Robin Black
November 11, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBIn this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris provide a very special episode as they interview Robin Black. Robin is a martial arts practitioner and commentator, and he is arguably the best martial arts analyst in the world. He believes secrets to the universe lie in the sacred moments of combat - and that couldn’t be any more true in cyber security. So what does cyber security have to do with martial arts and analysis? Ron and Chris invite listeners into the c...
Episode 103 - Social Influence and Voting in Cyber with Kiersten Todd
November 02, 2020 22:57 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBIn this episode, our guest is Kiersten Todd, a cybersecurity innovator for small and medium sized businesses. Kiersten is also behind creating the legislation for Department of Homeland security. There are very few subjects that Kiersten doesn't have experience on in cybersecurity. She's also the managing director of the cyber readiness Institute. Chris and Ron had a great time speaking to Kiersten and she comes with a wealth of knowledge. The Cyber Readiness Institute Kiersten's Link...
Episode 102 - Tale of Three C's Craig, Corey, and Cyvatar
October 28, 2020 22:06 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this one-of-a-kind episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris interview two amazing founders who are disrupting the industry and bringing in unique perspectives. They are Corey White and Craig Goodwin, the founders of Cyvatar, a cybersecurity-as-a-service startup. The conversation centers on the business itself, Corey and Craig’s journey as founders, and more! The conversation starts with Craig and Corey sharing a bit about their respective backgrounds. Craig has...
Episode 101 - US CyberWeek With Congresswoman Yvette Clarke and Laura Robbins
October 23, 2020 03:42 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBThe Daniel Initiative was kind enough to involve us in a special event for CyberWeek. We produced a live podcast session called "Our Space". Ron and Chris, from the award-winning podcast Hacker Valley Studio, interviewed Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-9th) and Laura Cathcart Robbins from "The Only One in the Room Podcast". Both interviews focused on representation, people of color in technology leadership, and occupying our place in society. Congresswoman Yvette Clarke's Social https:...
Episode 100 - A Very Special Episode
October 21, 2020 18:19 - 1 hour - 58.8 MBIn this special 100th episode we dip into the Hacker Valley Studio vault to bring you never before heard content from some brilliant experts in their field. We will be releasing these episodes in their entirety on our Patreon page down below. Travis McPeak Rishi Bhargava Simran S. Sakraney Gary Berman Josh Halbert Nick Vigier Davi Ottenheimer Christina Morillo Rafael Nunez Get your free audiobook from Audible.com Learn more about Hacker Valley Studio Support Hacker Valley Stud...
Episode 99 - Securityweek's 2020 CISO Forum: HVS Style
October 12, 2020 20:54 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBIn this special live recording of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, Chris and Ron are joined by Fredrick 'Flee' Lee, chief security officer at Gusto and an inspirational cybersecurity leader who is focused on making security "lovable" across the organization. Securityweek’s CISO Forum is designed for senior level security leaders to discuss, share and learn innovative information security and risk management strategies. The forum addresses issues and challenges that are top of mind for tod...
Hacker Valley Red Finale - Marco Figueroa
October 06, 2020 20:02 - 46 minutes - 43 MBThis episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast concludes the Hacker Valley Red series. In this finale, Ron and Chris interview their friend - and formerly their shared roommate - Marco Figueroa. Marco is a security researcher and cybersecurity speaker, and he is also a bug bounty enthusiast. He and the hosts constant improvement, bug bounty, and more, while also looking back at the conversations thus far in the season. At the start of the conversation, Marco shares about his backgro...
Hacker Valley Red Episode 7 - Maurice Ashley
October 06, 2020 20:00 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBThis episode of Hacker Valley Studio podcast’s Hacker Valley Red Series features guest Maurice Ashley, a chess grandmaster and author of Chess for Success. Maurice is a chess guru and has been playing it ever since his high school years. He is currently involved in commentating for chess events, teaching chess, and training national chess champions. In this episode, Maurice and the hosts talk about Maurice’s chess journey along with some parallels between chess and cyber security. The hosts...
Hacker Valley Red Episode 6 - Lisa Jiggetts
October 06, 2020 19:46 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBOn this episode of Hacker Valley Studio, hosts Ron and Chris speak with Lisa Jiggetts, founder of Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu. Their conversation covers Lisa’s background, her current work and her involvement as a penetration tester. Lisa says she’s always been a techie who loved gadgets, breaking things and trying to understand how they fit together. She knew she wanted to work with computers, but wasn’t sure what that meant, exactly. Out of high school she joined the military working...
Hacker Valley Red Episode 5 - Ted Harrington
October 06, 2020 19:44 - 41 minutes - 38 MBIn this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast’s Hacker Valley Red series, this time featuring guest Ted Harrington. Ted is an Executive Partner at ISE Security, an author, and a professional speaker. Hosts Ron and Chris speak with Ted about the concept of unhackability, his experience in the security field, an interesting story of an attack in real time, and more! To start off the interview, Ted shares about his background. He currently works for a consulting firm that focuses on...
Hacker Valley Red Episode 4 - Alissa Knight
October 06, 2020 19:42 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBOn this episode of Hacker Valley Studio, hosts Ron and Chris speak with Alissa Knight, author of the book Hacking Connected Cars and self described “recovering hacker.” Their conversation covers content creation, API’s and hacking cars. Alissa grew up in Seattle, Washington where there was a big art scene. She began building her own computers and running her own boards at an early age. She says a lot of people don’t know that she started out in the BBS scene back in the 90’s. At seventee...
Hacker Valley Red Episode 3 - Alex Rice
October 06, 2020 19:40 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBThis episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast continues the Hacker Valley Red series by featuring Alex Rice. Alex is the CTO and co-founder of HackerOne, and he joins hosts Ron and Chris for a conversation about such topics as the beginnings of the researcher community, bug bounty, and the term “hacker.” Alex first shares about his background leading up to what he’s doing today. He worked as a developer, and then about 20 years ago, he moved into the security field. Part of his ca...
Hacker Valley Red Episode 2 - Rachel Tobac
October 06, 2020 19:38 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBOn this episode of Hacker Valley Studio, hosts Ron and Chris speak with Rachel Tobac, CEO of SocialProof Security and Chair of the Women in Security and Privacy Board. Their conversation covers everything from neuroscience to spearfishing and human’s place in cyber security. Rachel is a human hacker, also known as a social engineer, and she begins the episode by explaining her background in social engineering and experience in the non profit space. She credits her success in the field to...
Hacker Valley Red Episode 1
October 06, 2020 19:36 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast, hosts Ron and Chris introduce the podcast’s new series: Hacker Valley Red. After the previous season highlighted the defensive side of cyber security, this season will focus on the other side of the coin - the offensive side. Ron and Chris spend this initial episode talking about their experience with the offensive side of cyber security, what listeners can look forward to hearing in the episodes ahead, and what sorts of questions expert...
Hacker Valley Blue Season Finale
September 01, 2020 09:13 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBIn this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast’s Hacker Valley Blue series, Ron and Chris wrap up the season with a recap of its past episodes and major takeaways, as well as a look at what’s to come for them personally and for the podcast. Looking back on the season, Ron and Chris consider the importance of communication in the field of threat intelligence, specifically thinking of insights from their talk with D’Arcy and lessons in poetry and delivery from Valentina. They cover the ...
Hacker Valley Blue Episode 7 - D'Arcy Webb
September 01, 2020 09:13 - 33 minutes - 77.1 MBRon and Chris host their vocal coach, D’Arcy Webb, for this episode of the Hacker Valley Studio podcast’s Hacker Valley Blue series. Since threat intelligence is a communications-based function, Ron and Chris look to “The Speech Diva” for insight. She has experience as an actress, was a coach for TEDxCambridge, and loves teaching people how to access the power of language to touch people’s hearts and change their minds. As the conversation begins, D’Arcy explains her background to listene...