Latest Instrumentation Podcast Episodes
The Defender's Advantage Podcast
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - March 30, 2022 20:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIf you are here looking for Cyber Security Effectiveness, we invite you to visit the feed of Mandiant’s new podcast, The Defender’s Advantage Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1762840 The new show launches this week with the same great content you've come to expect from us and even more. Ho...
Overwhelming Abundance of Alerts
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - December 07, 2021 05:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsMandiant Regional Account Executive Maggie Wilder sums up customers’ viewpoints best – they are being expected to do more with less. While there has never been more awareness around cyber security, the rate of acceleration for threats has been astounding and many are feeling lost. What is an org...
24/7 SOC Life
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - November 09, 2021 03:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe Behavior Research Team is a group unique to the work on which Mandiant Security Validation prides itself: assuring customers that they are protected. Drew Holland, Manager of Threat Research at Mandiant, joins the conversation to talk about landscape trends, his career in threat research, an...
Augmentations for Tools and People
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - October 18, 2021 23:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsBrian talks with Mandiant Advantage’s Janice Kennedy, Director of Channel Management for the Western region, to get her perspective from the partner side of security. They delve into the types of response they are seeing from the channel and how these partners are building upon their skillsets a...
Secure and SaaSsy
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - October 05, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsMandiant Regional Account Executive Toks Jowosimi is one of the few who have witnessed the maturation and evolution of Mandiant Security Validation from the beginning, and has her own unique perspective to share on its transformation. She and Brian talk reactivity vs. proactivity, today’s common...
Finding a Big Bucket of Money
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - September 21, 2021 01:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsOne of the most common security questions that organizations ask is how to better their security posture without exceeding their tight budget -- not an easy task. Brian and Mandiant Sr. Director of Customer Engineering Morris Hicks dig into Mandiant Security Validation’s ability to help organiza...
The Era of Collaboration
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - September 07, 2021 02:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe world of incident response has slowly been moving further from the “ninja-like” appraoch it's been known for. Purple team extraordinaire Evan Peña revisits the podcast to talk about changes to incident response, purple teaming, and the recent shift toward collaboration with other teams to el...
The Days of Security Gone By
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - August 23, 2021 17:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsIn our 100th episode, Brian brings on longtime friend and colleague Colby DeRodeff to talk about past projects, the surge of threat intelligence, and Mandiant Security Validation’s rapid expansion within the market.
A Very Special Episode: #99
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - August 09, 2021 17:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsTo commemorate the 99th episode, Brian brings on his two co-producers -- Daniel Craig and Katie Billigmeier -- to reminisce about the podcast's beginnings, how it's grown in the past three years, and each of their favorite episodes.
Weaponizing Mandates
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - July 12, 2021 18:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDevon Goforth has been with Mandiant Security Validation (formerly Verodin) since its early startup days in 2015, and had infused his background of electrical engineering, physics, and math with an interest in cyber security. He shares not only how the company and solutions have changed, but als...
Who You Gonna Call (In the Event of a Breach)?
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - June 28, 2021 17:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsBoard members are not only crucial for helping lead a company in the right direction, but nowadays they also offer crucial cyber security guidance. And those with a legal background, like FireEye’s Alexa King, provide an even more valuable perspective in the event of a breach and help organizati...
Security is Aspirational
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - June 21, 2021 19:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsHaving been a board member for technology and cyber security companies since the 90s, Matt Bigge has fine-tuned the art of being an effective board member. He and Brian discuss the evolution of a board member’s role as a company changes, adapting interactions with leadership, and some words of w...
Carrots Lead to the Right Outcomes
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - June 08, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsOur focus on board members continues as Kara Nortman, Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures and a board member with several technology and cyber security companies, talks about her key responsibilities as a cloud-native specialist, the importance of nurturing positive relationships, and the growi...
The New Old Risk
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - May 25, 2021 02:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsThe unknown factor of cyber security risk are keeping more CEOs up at night than ever before, and many of them view it as priority number one in areas of the business to address. Jay Leek brings his perspective as former Blackstone CISO, ClearSky Security co-founder, and board member for a numbe...
Recognizing Board Superpowers
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - May 18, 2021 13:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsAs someone who has worked as a FireEye executive and been on a board member for several publicly traded companies, Julie Cullivan has been able to closely witness the dichotomy between the two. She chats with Brian about how board members can influence real cyber security development. To see th...
Security at the Board Level
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - May 11, 2021 00:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsFormer RSA President & CEO Art Coviello revisits the podcast to share his wisdom for CISOs and aspiring board members, and breaks down board interactions in the private and public space.
Automation, Automation, Automation
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - April 05, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - VideoWorking as a security leader at Kyriba, an international FinTech company, Eric Adams attributes a lot of success to automation – the key to developing and growing a business. He describes this and many more ways to optimize your assets, no matter how big or small.
Automation, Automation, Automation
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - March 25, 2021 19:46 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWorking as a security leader at Kyriba, an international FinTech company, Eric Adams attributes a lot of success to automation – the key to developing and growing a business. He describes this and many more ways to optimize your assets, no matter how big or small.
CEP_Eric Adams
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - March 25, 2021 19:46 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsDo boards and business leaders understand the risks? Is security improving, barely keeping up with threats, or falling painfully behind? And more importantly, if what kept us secure has stopped working, what do we need to do to fix it? Join host Brian Contos and his guests as they explore these q...
Security Learning By Security Doing
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - March 25, 2021 19:41 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsWhen it comes down to cyber security in the Federal space, US Army Reserve Colonel Jerry Chappee likens it to working on a car: your first priority should be perfecting the basics. He talks with Brian about the evolution of cyber operations, building a leadership team, and addressing vulnerabi...
The Nature of Conflict
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - March 25, 2021 19:10 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsFormer NSA Chief Cryptologic Technician, Retired US Navy Chief, and author Chase Cunningham is so fascinated by cyber conflict that it inspired him to create a comic book series. He and Bryan talk about the nation state interaction in cyberspace, APTs, deepfakes, and more.
When in Doubt, Hire a Marine
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - March 25, 2021 18:50 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsNick Andersen’s perspective and strategy skills have evolved from his time in the Marine Corps and federal government. Now CISO of Public Sector at Lumen Technologies, he reflects on his experience overseeing cyber security for energy and emergency response, statewide threat intelligence, his ...
Confronting Security with Data
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - March 25, 2021 18:32 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsBrian chats with Soluble Co-founder and CEO Richard Seiersen, who recently published his second book, The Metrics Manifesto: Confronting Security with Data. They talk security operations, digital transformation, and cybersecurity’s growing presence in executive meetings.
Automation, Automation, Automation
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - March 23, 2021 17:00 - 37 minutes - VideoWorking as a security leader at Kyriba, an international FinTech company, Eric Adams attributes a lot of success to automation – the key to developing and growing a business. He describes this and many more ways to optimize your assets, no matter how big or small.
Automation, Automation, Automation
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - March 22, 2021 05:00 - 37 minutes - VideoWorking as a security leader at Kyriba, an international FinTech company, Eric Adams attributes a lot of success to automation – the key to developing and growing a business. He describes this and many more ways to optimize your assets, no matter how big or small.
From Defense to Offense
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - March 18, 2021 22:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsBrian speaks with Bill Crowell, who in his career has held Director roles in many organizations including the National Security Agency (NSA), about political ties to critical infrastructure, tension between CIOs and CISOs, and his recent projects.
Security Learning By Security Doing
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - March 08, 2021 05:00 - 53 minutes - VideoWhen it comes down to cyber security in the Federal space, US Army Reserve Colonel Jerry Chappee likens it to working on a car: your first priority should be perfecting the basics. He talks with Brian about the evolution of cyber operations, building a leadership team, and addressing vulnerabilit...
The Nature of Conflict
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - February 17, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes - VideoFormer NSA Chief Cryptologic Technician, Retired US Navy Chief, and author Chase Cunningham is so fascinated by cyber conflict that it inspired him to create a comic book series. He and Bryan talk about the nation state interaction in cyberspace, APTs, deepfakes, and more.
When in Doubt, Hire a Marine
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - February 08, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - VideoNick Andersen’s perspective and strategy skills have evolved from his time in the Marine Corps and federal government. Now CISO of Public Sector at Lumen Technologies, he reflects on his experience overseeing cyber security for energy and emergency response, statewide threat intelligence, his day...
A Certain Set of Skills
Cyber Security Effectiveness Podcast - January 26, 2021 18:52 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 14 ratingsNational Cybersecurity Center CSO and Board Member Mark Weatherford joins Brian to discuss the world of MSSPs, what the CISO’s role should be in 2021, and our fast-growing dependence on the supply chain.