FBI’s Cynthia Kaiser on Salt Typhoon’s ‘indiscriminate’ data collection
In this episode, you will hear Cynthia Kaiser, deputy assistant director in the bureau’s cyber division talk about the implications of the Salt Typhoon breach, which she spoke about during CyberScoop’...
20 Feb 202520min
Chainalysis’ Jackie Burns-Koven on the drop in ransomware payments
Greg Otto talks with Jackie Burns-Koven, Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence at Chainalysis. They discuss research from Chainalysis that shows a 35% drop in ransom payments over the second half of 2024....
13 Feb 202532min
Google’s John Hultquist on how APTs are using generative AI
Greg Otto talks with John Hultquist, Chief Analyst for Google Threat Intelligence Group. They explore the qualitative differences between AI-generated and human-crafted social engineering tactics, and...
6 Feb 202527min
Hugh Thompson on what the SEC got right (and wrong) with its cyber incident reporting mandate
Greg Otto talks with Hugh Thompson, Executive Chairman for RSAC Conference. Greg and Hugh discuss how the SEC's cyber disclosure regulations have fallen short of their intended purpose, failing to pro...
29 Jan 202543min
Gabrielle Hempel on AI regulation on the federal and state level
Greg Otto talks with Exabeam’s Gabrielle Hempel about the complex terrain of AI regulation at both the federal and state levels, offering a deep dive into the legislative challenges, and the balancing...
23 Jan 202539min
Guidepoint Security’s Jason Baker on lessons learned from negotiations with ransomware groups
As we head into 2025, Greg talks with Jason Baker, a ransomware negotiator for Guidepoint Security, on how ransomware has shifted and evolved, and the challenges it poses for businesses and government...
16 Jan 202551min
Phil Venables on the State of the CISO
In the first episode of 2025, Greg Otto dives into a conversation with Phil Venables, the Chief Information Security Officer of Google Cloud, who shares insights from his expansive career in cybersecu...
8 Jan 202540min
Vik Phatak on the inherent issues in native cloud firewalls
In the latest episode of Safe Mode, Greg Otto talks with Vik Phatak, Chairman and CEO of CyberRatings.org. Cyber Ratings recently released a report assessing the native firewalls provided by major clo...
19 Des 202432min
