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No Password Required Podcast Episode 48 — Roman Sannikov

Summary Roman Sanikov, is the president of Constellation Cyber and specializes in cyber threat intelligence. In this episode, Roman discusses the importance of collaboration and transparency in the cybersecurity industry, particularly in combating ransomware attacks. He also emphasizes the need for a holistic approach to cybersecurity, involving education and empowerment for both employees and consumers. In this episode, Roman Reinhart shares his experiences as an undercover agent in the cy...

No Password Required Podcast Episode 47 — Jo Anna Parker Martin

Summary In this episode, Jo Anna joins Carlton Fields P.A. Jack Clabby and KnowBe4’s VP of Remote Publishing Teams Kayley Melton to tell the story of how her career has changed since starting at Rice University 17 years ago. From her early days as a receptionist at a hair salon to her current role as a security analyst, Jo Anna shares her journey in the cyber world and her fascination with artificial intelligence, stemming from her compliance-related responsibilities. Emphasizing a realism-...

No Password Required Podcast Episode 46 — Dr. Diana Burley

SummaryThe conversation discusses the arrest of Ola Segun Simpson Adagorin, a Nigerian national facing US federal charges for a business email compromise scheme. The collaboration between the FBI and Ghana is highlighted, along with the role of the legal attache job in solving crimes with international impact. The scheme and indictment details are explored, emphasizing the sophistication of the attack. Dr. Diana Burley, Vice Provost for Research and Innovation at American University, shares ...

No Password Required Podcast Episode 45 — Lisa Plaggemier

Summary In this episode, Jack Clabby and Kayley Melton discuss the upcoming Sunshine Cyber Conference and their collaboration with Winn Schwartau. They also talk about the importance of diverse cybersecurity talent and their plans for a joint session at the conference. The hosts then interview Lisa Plaggemier, the executive director at the National Cybersecurity Alliance, who shares her career journey and the role of creativity and curiosity in cybersecurity. They also discuss the impact of...

No Password Required Podcast Episode 44 — Jayson Street

Jayson Street — Chief Adversarial Officer at Secure Yeti, a DEF CON Groups Global Ambassador, and a world-class awkward hugger Jayson Street, the dynamic Chief Adversarial Officer at Secure Yeti, has worn many masks throughout his life and career. He was once named a “World-Class Hacker” on the National Geographic series "Breakthrough Cyber-Terror," but he prefers the simpler title of Hacker, Helper, and Human. In this episode, Jayson joins Carlton Fields P.A.’s Jack Clabby and KnowBe4’s VP...

No Password Required Podcast Episode 43 — Kristin Demoranville

Kristin Demoranville — CEO and Founder of AnzenSage, defender of the food sector, and friend to primates What is the role of cybersecurity in food safety? Kristin Demoranville, CEO and Founder of AnzenSage, is committed to shielding the food sector from potential cybersecurity threats and ensuring the resilience of the entire food supply chain. Her dedication is not just a professional pursuit; it's a mission to prevent any compromise to public health. In this episode, Carlton Fields Cyber...

No Password Required Podcast Episode 42 — Jessica Gulick

Jessica Gulick — Founder and Commissioner of the US Cyber Games, CEO of the cyber marketing firm Katzcy, and someone who values perseverance over perfection Jessica Gulick is a woman of many trades. She is the Founder and CEO of the cyber marketing firm Katzcy, the Founder and Commissioner of the US Cyber Games, and a trailblazer who is working to make cybersecurity a sport that thrives. In this episode, Jessica joins Carlton Fields P.A.’s Jack Clabby and KnowBe4’s Kayley Melton to share he...

No Password Required Podcast Episode 41 — Allan Liska

Allan Liska —Threat Intelligence Analyst at Recorded Future, the Ransomware Sommelier, and a guy with a mildly exciting expense account Allan Liska is a Threat Intelligence Analyst at Recorded Future. In this episode, Allan returns to No Password Required to talk with Carlton Fields Attorney Jack Clabby and KnowBe4’s Kayley Melton about his experiences in the ever-evolving battlefield of cyber threats, what has changed in ransomware since his first time on the show, and his perspective on th...

No Password Required Podcast Episode 40 - Courtney H. Jackson

Courtney H. Jackson — CEO of Paragon Cyber Solutions, family-night game champion, and calculated-risk taker Courtney H. Jackson is the CEO of Paragon Cyber Solutions, a Tampa-based cybersecurity solutions provider. If Courtney’s name sounds familiar, that may be because she was awarded the Global 2022 Cybersecurity Woman Entrepreneur of the Year! In addition, Courtney is a 2023 Business Woman of the Year Honoree and a veteran of the U.S. Navy, where she was introduced to the world of cyber a...

No Password Required Podcast Episode 39 - Lisa Ventura MBE

Lisa Ventura — founder of Cyber Security Unity, Member of the Order of the British Empire, and appreciator of 80s soap operas Lisa Ventura MBE is the founder of Cyber Security Unity, a UK-based organization seeking to unite the cyber security industry globally. Lisa is also a proud neurodivergent person; after being diagnosed in her adulthood with autism and ADHD, she gained a wider understanding of who she is, how she can use her unique traits to make the world better, and how she can advoc...

No Password Required Podcast Episode 38 - Nick Biasini

Nick Biasini - Threat researcher at Cisco Talos and a veteran of the highest profile cyber incidents who roasts his own coffee beans Nick Biasini leads a team of threat researchers at Cisco Talos who patrol the cutting edge of the threat landscape. Not only has he investigated some of the most significant cyberattacks in history, but he also has hands-on experience with the 1980 Olympic bobsled track. In this episode of No Password Required, Nick joins Carlton Fields’s Jack Clabby and KnowBe...

Gautam ‘Gotham’ Sharma – a cybersecurity consultant and comedian who injects fun into infosec

Gotham Sharma is a cybersecurity consultant, writer, educator, and stand-up comic. He’s on a mission to help folks build successful careers in information security through his latest venture, AccessCyber.co. In his training, Gotham leverages humor to make security awareness and education relatable to audiences of various technical backgrounds. Inspired by satire publications like The Onion, Gotham recently launched an infosec magazine called Brute Farce Attack, one of the many projects on his...

Bianca Lewis – the teenage CEO of Girls Who Hack and Secure Open Vote, who is as comfortable on a stage as she is on a keyboard

Bianca Lewis, also known by her hacker handle BiaSciLab, is a next-generation teenage hacker and the CEO of Girls Who Hack. Bianca’s cybersecurity journey started at age 11 when she was part of a team who successfully compromised a simulated election-reporting system at DEF CON 26. She has since become a national conference speaker and advocate for recruiting girls into the cyber industry. In this episode of No Password Required, Bianca joins Jack Clabby and KnowBe4’s Kayley Melton to share h...

Louis Nyffenegger – a security engineer and budding surfer who took PentesterLab from side hustle to global success

Louis Nyffenegger is the founder and CEO of PentesterLab. On this episode of No Password Required, Louis shares how he built his penetration-testing training company, why empathy is crucial to application security, and what can be learned from having hobbies you’re not good at. He also tells us his favorite pen testing story, explains the early days of smartwatch security, and describes his journey from France to Australia. The entire No Password Required team (Ernie, Jack, Rex, Devin, and Sa...

Joey deVilla - a developer advocate with Auth0 and an "Accordion Guy" with rockstar aspirations

Joey deVilla is a Senior R&D Content Engineer at Auth0, a division of Okta. After hours, Joey is known as the Accordion Guy and spends his time playing music and sharing his nerdy takes on his two personal blogs. In this episode, Joey joins Jack and guest-host Tashya Denose (host of the Do We Belong Here podcast) to talk about his love for the tech community, his unique assortment of passions, hobbies, and jobs, and how he continues to trust the serendipity of his life even when the path seem...

General (Ret.) Frank McKenzie — former Commander, United States Central Command, Executive Director of Cyber Florida and an appreciator of battlefield beef enchiladas

General (Ret.) Frank McKenzie is the Executive Director of the Global and National Security Institute at the University of South Florida and the Executive Director of Cyber Florida. In April 2022, General McKenzie retired from the Marine Corps after completing over 42 years of service. He joins the No Password Required team to discuss the evolution of his leadership style over time, a typical morning for a four-star military general, and his preference for Star Trek over Star Wars. In honor o...

Andy Sekela - An FBI Special Agent's Journey from Submarines to Anti-Corruption to Cybersecurity

Andy Sekela is the Private Sector Coordinator for the FBI Tampa Division, who may just be on a mission to have the world’s coolest resumé. In this episode, Andy joins the No Password Required team to talk about his diverse career path, including his time as an officer on a nuclear submarine, public corruption investigations, and his best “wow, I’m an FBI agent” story. He also explains the FBI's role in investigating cybersecurity breaches, what happens after an IC3 report, and career opportun...

Hannah Sutor - a Senior Product Manager at GitLab with an Instagram alter ego that puts her in privacy superhero territory

Hannah Sutor is the Senior Product Manager at GitLab and Digital Privacy Advocate at The Privacy Chick. Hannah joins the No Password Required team to talk about how she discovered privacy and cybersecurity in college, what she expects for the future of usernames and passwords, and her adventures while traveling in an RV with her family for a year. Bonus: she also reveals her recipe for the best pumpkin spice latte. Ernie and Jack discuss the proposed U.S. labeling program for IoT consumer dev...

Charles Shirer - the custom t-shirt wearing CEO who went from Nintendo to Network Security

Charles Shirer is the Chief Executive Officer of GlobalWave Consulting, an IT and cybersecurity consultancy. Known as the @bsdbandit to his 20,000+ Twitter followers, Charles is often considered the most positive person in cybersecurity (and for good reason!). In this episode, Charles joins the No Password Required team to tell us about how his childhood love for video games led to his passion for everything computer-related, what inspires him to share motivational messages on Twitter, and th...

Kayley Melton - the Bob Ross of infosec, whose secretive job at KnowBe4 solves cybersecurity’s most-urgent issues with creativity

Kayley Melton is the Vice President of Security Awareness Company Courseware and Labs at KnowBe4. Although she can’t share too much about what the "labs" portion of her job entails, let's face it, the secrecy makes her even cooler. Kayley joins the No Password Required team to tell us about her journey from an Appalachian farm to fine arts major at a self-described “bougie” college, and from there to VP at a leading security awareness company and the challenges that she overcame to get there....

Serge Jorgensen - the sailing CTO of Sylint Group who routinely defends against nation-state attacks on critical infrastructure

Serge Jorgensen is a founding partner and CTO at Sylint Group, where he provides response and remediation guidance on international espionage incidents, cyber-security attacks, and counter cyber-warfare. An engineer by training, he has a bias for action over theory. In this episode, Serge joins the No Password Required team to talk about his time in the industry, his experience coaching sailing at the Paralympic Games, and his favorite childhood toy. Ernie, Jack, and Pablo discuss the cybercr...

Tashya Denose (aka the Cyber Whisperer) - Senior Manager of Cybersecurity Analysis at Capital One and a builder of the most rad relationships in cyber

Tashya Denose is a Senior Manager of Cybersecurity Analysis at Capital One and the Director of Brand & Marketing at Black Girls in Cyber. In this episode, Tashya joins the No Password Required team to discuss her passion for making everyone feel welcome in the cybersecurity world, the state of the cybersecurity pipeline and what needs to be done, and a LOT of other rad stuff (including her feelings about the word “rad” making a comeback!) Ernie, Jack, and Pablo discuss the rogue freelancers t...

Vice Admiral Mike McConnell BONUS Episode - the former NSA director, an elite storyteller whose life resembles a Grisham novel, and an appreciator of formaldehyde-free beer

Vice Admiral Mike McConnell is the former director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and the current Executive Director of Cyber Florida. In this two-part episode, VADM McConnell stuns the No Password Required team to silence with stories of his life, which just so happens to resemble a riveting Grisham novel. A few highlights include the reason he refuses to drink cheap beer (or formaldehyde), some iconic moments during his time at the NSA, and more. Ernie, Jack, and Pablo break down the...

Vice Admiral Mike McConnell - the former NSA director, an elite storyteller whose life resembles a Grisham novel, and an appreciator of formaldehyde-free beer

Vice Admiral Mike McConnell is the former director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and the current Executive Director of Cyber Florida. In this two-part episode, VADM McConnell stuns the No Password Required team to silence with stories of his life, which just so happens to resemble a riveting Grisham novel. A few highlights include the reason he refuses to drink cheap beer (or formaldehyde), some iconic moments during his time at the NSA, and more. Ernie, Jack, and Pablo break down the...

Dr. Melissa Dark – a cybersecurity education specialist, whose passions include the forest, DIY, and deviled eggs

Dr. Melissa Dark is the Founder of DARK Enterprises, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and supporting cybersecurity education at the secondary level. Before that, Dr. Dark worked in graduate and college cybersecurity education for over 20 years, as a professor at Purdue University. In this episode, Dr. Dark joins the No Password Required team to discuss her career in “training the trainers,” the early days of cybersecurity education as an academic subject, and how to encourage...

Larry Whiteside Jr. - the motorcycle-riding founder of Cyversity who values mentorship and inclusivity above all else

Larry Whiteside Jr. is the President and Director of Cyversity, an organization whose mission is to achieve consistent representation of women and underrepresented minorities in the cyber industry through programs designed to diversify, educate, and empower. As someone who has experienced the value of mentorship firsthand throughout his life, both as a child and an adult, Larry is passionate about creating a space in the cyber field where everyone is valued and heard. In this episode, Larry j...

Thomas Vaughn - the philosopher CISO of Tallahassee who lives to help other people

Thomas Vaughn is the current Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of the City of Tallahassee and the former CISO of Florida. A kindhearted introvert who began his career in the Army and then the U.S. Coast Guard, Thomas thrives on helping other people however he can, whether it’s with cybersecurity practices or serving as a volunteer fireman in his spare time. In this episode, Thomas joins the No Password Required team to talk about his journey from the military to cybersecurity, the top...

Chase Fopiano - a kindhearted former police officer who embodies all the qualities of a great leader

Debbie Janeczek — Cyber Threat Management Leader at Wells Fargo who has a passion for the Goonies, adventure, and the shores of Lake Superior

Debbie Janeczek is the Cyber Threat Management Leader and Technology Executive at Wells Fargo. At her core, Debbie is an outdoorswoman who is passionate about conquering the mountains of Colorado and beyond with her sidekick, her dog, Jack. In this episode, Debbie joins the No Password Required team to talk about her journey from becoming a Naval Intelligence officer where she hated all things cybersecurity to becoming a leader in the industry thanks to inspiration from the great leaders surr...

Jack Clabby - the LOST episode that convinced us that Clabby should be on the other side of the interview

In this lost episode from season 1 of No Password Required, Jack Clabby sits down with hosts Ernie Ferraresso and Bill McQueen to discuss cyber liabilities and the potential legal consequences that businesses face from cybersecurity breaches and, more importantly, what they can do to protect themselves. Note that this episode was recorded on 2/27/2020. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn | @NoPasswordPod

Allan Liska - the No Password Required LOST episode recorded just after everything changed

In this early-pandemic episode, Allan Liska, a senior security architect at Recorded Future discusses ransomware, why the best cybersecurity advice will almost never land you a talk at Black Hat, and why calling someone JarJar cuts way deeper than calling them a script kitty. The team also discusses Alan's path into the cybersecurity world; we knew the No Password Required tradition of atypical paths into the cyber world was safe when he started his journey with a sociology degree and a willi...

Asim Fareeduddin — a child of the 1980s with a knack for storytelling, comedic timing, and building an elite cybersecurity team

Asim Fareeduddin is the Vice President of IT Security & Regulatory Controls Assurance at the RELX Group. In addition to his impressive professional resume, Asim is a guy who is never afraid to take a chance - from stand-up comedy to teaching masters-level students at Georgia State University; he’s done it all. In this episode, Asim joins the No Password Required team to talk about how he went from an accountant to Vice President of a global company, how becoming a dad has changed him, and his...

Winn Schwartau – an infowar expert who was almost certainly the first to pave the path from rock-and-roll to cybersecurity

Winn Schwartau is a security, privacy, infowar, and cyber-terrorism expert who has been paving the way in cybersecurity since 1983. He is often referred to as the “Civilian Architect of Information Warfare” and is known for his straight-shooting, no-BS originality. In this episode, Winn joins the No Password Required team to talk about how he went from the world of rock-and-roll to cybersecurity, times when he pissed off the CIA, and why Louis Armstrong wasn't the best teacher he ever had (yo...

Charity Wright - a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst who is an expert on social media trolls and Super Mario

Charity Wright is a Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at Recorded Future who specializes in Chinese threats and disinformation. Charity is a Super Mario-loving extrovert who utilizes her research and inferencing skills in both of her full-time jobs; threat analyst and mom. Charity is a Chinese Linguist who often spends her workdays scrolling through social media searching for trolls and Chinese disinformation/propaganda. In this episode, Charity joins the No Password Required team to talk abo...

Dr. Greg Hall - a Corvette-driving Research Scientist who built his own video games because his dad knew that the Atari 800 was the beginning of the computer revolution

Dr. Greg Hall is a Research Scientist at the Institute for Human-Machine Cognition and the University of West Florida. Dr. Hall is a Corvette-driving car lover who considers ALF to be one of the classics and has great taste in hats. He also does research in full-spectrum cyber operations and contributes to the Florida Cyber Range, a digital platform that provides training and testing solutions for academic, government, military, and industry. In this episode, Dr. Hall joins the No Password Re...

Dan Burke - a Cyber Practice Leader and natural optimist who believes every day is the best day

Dan Burke is the Cyber Practice Leader at Woodruff Sawyer, one of the largest insurance brokerage and consulting firms in the US. Dan is a natural optimist and family man who believes every day is going to be the best day and the next shot will always be his greatest golf shot. In this episode, Dan joins the No Password Required team to talk about his personal connection to Colby-jack cheese, the most misunderstood things about cyber risk and insurance, and his bucket-list golfing spots. Erni...

Phillip Tarrant — a SOC Technical Manager who builds things with keyboards and blowtorches and thrives when things go "fowl"

Phillip Tarrant is the SOC Technical Manager at Compuquip Cybersecurity who is passionate about many things in life, including his pet chickens, building things both with and without a keyboard, disconnecting in nature, and welcoming people into the field of cybersecurity. In this episode, Phillip joins the No Password Required team to talk about his unique journey into the field of cybersecurity, why chicken diapers are crossing the line, why the Empire is in serious need of some data protec...

Rachel Tobac — an OSINT expert who credits much of her success to her improv comedy skills and her childhood mentor, Harriet the Spy

Rachel Tobac is the CEO and co-founder of Social Proof Security who hopes to one day work herself out of a job by improving education and awareness of social engineering attacks. In this episode, Rachel joins the No Password Required team to talk about her path from studying behavioral psychology to starting a successful cybersecurity company, why shih tzus would be the best canine cybersecurity professional, how her quirky skills serve as an asset to her company, her passion for improving di...

Roger Grimes — a believer that the key to internet safety is simple, however, having an octopus as a pet is much more complex and scary

Roger Grimes is the defense-driven evangelist at KnowBe4 who confidently defines himself as the best in the world at defending against hackers. In this episode, Roger joins the No Password Required team to discuss how being a terrible accountant led him to the world of cybersecurity, why octopi cannot be trusted, and why music is the best way to create powerful connections. Additionally, Clabby and Pablo discuss insights from the National Security Agency’s 2020 cybersecurity year in review. I...

Shane Young — a pen tester at Rapid7 with a passion for LEGO bricks, Star Wars, and sometimes LEGO Star Wars

Shane Young is a penetration tester at Rapid7 whose real-life acting and cyber skills would have been a great addition to the “Oceans 11” team. In this episode, Shane joins the No Password Required team to share some of his exciting stories as a penetration tester, how hacking his high school's network got him into the world of cybersecurity, and why LEGO bricks are really made for adults, not kids. Additionally, Shane, Ernie, and Clabby discuss The Mandalorian and the Star Wars universe (no ...

Melinda Lemke — an inherently trusting person in an inherently distrusting profession

Melinda Lemke is the Head of Information Security at King & Spalding with a decade of leadership experience in the cyber industry. In this episode, Melinda joins the No Password Required team to talk about her experience as a woman and leader in this field, how professional mentors can enhance success, and the best yacht-rock bands of all time. Maybe most importantly, the team discusses the John Hughes movie universe and why Kevin McAllister is a better problem-solver than Ferris Bueller. Add...

"Scuba" Steve Gary — a journey from math camp to cyber intelligence

Stephen “Scuba” Gary is a cyber intelligence professor at the University of South Florida with over 15 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry. In this episode, Scuba joins the No Password Required team to discuss his journey in the field of cybersecurity, how one gets the nickname Scuba without scuba diving, and why math nerds throw the best parties. Scuba, Ernie, and Clabby analyze ransomware attacks in Florida, security lessons to be learned from the 2020 elections, and more. In ...

Cyber Forensics – Fighting Cybercrime with Digital Evidence

With the rise of cybercrime comes the need for cyber forensics, and this episode’s guest, Dr. LeGrande Gardner has been in the field of digital evidence for more than 30 years. Currently, he is an instructor in the Criminology Department at the University of South Florida, where he also serves as the Director of the MS in Cybercrime degree program and administrates the Graduate Certificate Program in Digital Forensics.   Co-hosts Bill McQueen and Ernie Ferraresso joined Dr. Gardner for a di...

Securing the Cloud, VirtUE, and “Cyber Space” – the Truly Human Domain

Kerry Long’s role at IARPA is to make the Intelligence Community more secure in the tech world. His vision of the future of cloud computing is to fundamentally change the way we use computers to be more secure. His hope is to redesign how all of us interact with computers to get ahead of hackers and breaches. His program, VirtUE, will soon be released to the world as open source code to promote cloud security and ingenuity. He also philosophizes about what cyber space really means as the onl...

Solutions to the Cybersecurity Personnel Gap

This is part two of a two-part special edition that was recorded at the 2019 Cyber Florida Conference. In the first part, a panel of cybersecurity experts discussed “Cybersecurity and the C-Suite,” while the second part discusses partnerships and opportunities that bridge the gap for qualified cybersecurity personnel and our interconnected cyber ecosystem. The panel was moderated by Sprint’s Chief Information Security Officer Mark Clancy. On the panel sat three cybersecurity professionals wh...

Cybersecurity and the C-Suite

During Cyber Florida Conference 2019, a panel of respected cybersecurity experts gathered to share their insights on how cybersecurity impacts the C-level professional, changes in accountability and business models, and what it means to build a cyber-strong workforce. The panel was moderated by Mark Clancy, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for Sprint. The esteemed guests on the panel were Diane Janosek, NSA Commandant of the National Cryptologic School; Andy Zolper, SVP, CISO, and H...

How is Artificial Intelligence Changing Cyber Crime?

Cyber threat intelligence is a conceptual term with an international impact. Agencies around the world are racing to identify and stop cybercriminals from infecting and infiltrating networks to use our data against us. In this episode of No Password Required, Dr. Sagar Samtani, assistant professor of information systems and decision sciences at the University of South Florida, explains the cyber threat intelligence (CTI) life cycle and what you and/or your organization should do to help prot...

Preventing the Cyber Scams That Costs Businesses Billions

Each year, businesses are losing $12-$13 billion dollars because of cybercrime. One criminal tool is called the Business E-mail Compromise (BEC), aka “The Man in the Middle Attack.” It begins when criminals use information, like that readily found on social media platforms, to target an employee. The criminal may phone or email the employee, gain their trust, steal their identity, compromise and access their emails and the business network (including human resources, banking and client accou...

How IoT Threats Impact Us All

From wearables, cellphones, and thermostats to point-of-sale systems, clouds, and critical infrastructure, our world is connected. We’re part of the Internet of Things (IoT) at work, at home, even in our cars and, of course, in our pockets. There are more than 27 billion devices in the world that connect in some way to the internet, and each of those items pose an access threat. Cybersecurity experts like Ed Cabrera, the Chief Cybersecurity Officer for Trend Micro and former Secret Service o...

Roger A. Grimes, KnowBe4’s data-driven defense evangelist

Can a piece of dust on your touchscreen compromise your data? The answer is yes. We learn how from No Password Required Podcast guest Roger A. Grimes, KnowBe4’s data-driven defense evangelist, whose mission is to educate others about cybersecurity issues that can compromise computers. He shares two of the largest threats of cyberattacks impacting companies: social engineering and unpatched software. His simple advice for avoiding 99% of cyber risks: “Patch your stuff and don’t get tricked in...