Standing Out On LinkedIn as a Cybersecurity Professional with Chris Hughes
In this episode, host Ron Eddings speaks with Chris Hughes, President at Aquia, Cyber Innovation Fellow at CISA, and cybersecurity legend. Special guest, Chris Hughes, was initially inspired to build a personal brand through a desire to mend his weaknesses and highlight his strengths. However, LinkedIn offered a platform to display his growth and learning, leading to him amassing over 50,000 followers! In addition to sharing his story, Chris will emphasize tips on how to start your own personal brand. Key Moments: 00:00 -Welcome 00:56 - Introducing Guest, Chris Hughes 01:59 - Finding His Way to Cyber 03:20 - Brand Building on LinkedIn 05:19 - Power of Networking and Personal Branding 11:32 - Be a Part of Cyber Creator Con! 14:31 - The Impact of LinkedIn on Career Opportunities 16:48 - The Art of Content Creation on LinkedIn 20:16 - Cashing in on Career Capital 22:05 - Advice for Building a Personal Brand Links: Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/resilientcyber/ Check out Chris’ Podcast: https://resilientcyber.substack.com/ Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional: https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand: https://hackervalley.com/work-with-us/ Love Hacker Valley Studio? Pick up some swag: https://store.hackervalley.com Continue the conversation by joining our Discord: https://hackervalley.com/discord
21 Nov 202323min
Adversarial AI: Navigating the Cybersecurity Landscape
In this episode, host Ron Eddings is joined by Sr. Director of Red Team Operations at Coalfire, Pete Deros, to discuss the hottest topic around; adversarial AI. Ron and Pete discuss how AI is used and how the adversary is using AI so everyone can stay one step ahead of them as well. Impactful Moments 00:00 - Welcome 01:35 - Introducing Pete Deros 03:30 - More Easily Phished 05:09 - 11 Labs Video 06:42 - Is this AI or LLM? 9:18 - AI or LLMs: Who has the Speed? 10:36 - Fine Tuning LLMs 14:37 - WormGPT & Hallucinations 17:01 - LLMs Changing Second to Second 18:38 - A Word From Our Sponsor 20:19 - ‘Write me Ransomware!' 23:24 - Working Around AI Roadblocks 28:00 - “Undetectable for A Human” 31:58 - Pete Can Help You Floss! 34:56 - OWASP Top 10 & Resources 37:00 - Check out Coalfire Links: Connect with our guest Pete Deros: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pete-deros-94524b9a/ Coalfire’s Website: https://www.coalfire.com/ Coalfire Securialities Report: https://www.coalfire.com/insights/resources/reports/securealities-report-2023-compliance OWASP Top 10 LLM: https://owasp.org/www-project-top-10-for-large-language-model-applications/ Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional: https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand: https://hackervalley.com/work-with-us/ Love Hacker Valley Studio? Pick up some swag: https://store.hackervalley.com Continue the conversation by joining our Discord: https://hackervalley.com/discord
7 Nov 202339min
Protecting What You Can’t See with HD Moore
In this episode, host Ron Eddings is joined by Metasploit creator, co-founder and CEO of runZero, HD Moore. HD changed the world with Metasploit and he’s doing it again with runZero. Attack Surface Management can’t happen unless you have visibility into your home or company network and HD shares how he’s able to deliver that and so much more in his journey of creating runZero. Impactful Moments 00:00 - Welcome 00:50 - Introducing guest, HD Moore 01:30 - Fixing the Root Cause 05:00 - runZero 10:54 - A New Kind of CAASM 12:00 - Uncover the Unknown 14:08 - runZero Raving 17:45 - “Trust me, you can scan OT” 20:10 - You Can Scan if You Want To 22:30 - Red to Blue Judo Skills Links: Connect with our guest HD Moore: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hdmoore/ Check out runZero: https://www.runzero.com/ Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional: https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleys... Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand: https://hackervalley.com/work-with-us/ Love Hacker Valley Studio? Pick up some swag: https://store.hackervalley.com Continue the conversation by joining our Discord: https://hackervalley.com/discord
31 Okt 202324min
Penetration Testing, Public Speaking, and Content Creation with Phillip Wylie
In this episode, Ron Eddings is joined by Penetration Tester, Instructor, International Speaker, Best Selling Author, and Podcast Host, Phillip Wylie. Phillip shares how pen testing and the need to educate people helped motivate him to speak at conferences and become a central voice in the cyber community. But more than that, he explains how he’s helped so many people get started on a similar path. Impactful Moments: 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Introducing Phillip Wylie 02:10 - Penetration testing Started it All 05:10 - Pen testing is a Job?! 08:50 - The Conference Game 12:55 - Cheers to Toastmasters 14:23 - Content Creation & Social Media Marketing 18:30 - Keeping it Simple 20:55 - Are you Smarter Than a 5th Grader? 25:30 - What’s next for Phillip? 26:35 - Getting into Creating Links: Connect with our guest Phillip Wylie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipwylie/ Phillip’s Book “The Pentester Blueprint”: https://www.amazon.com/Pentester-BluePrint-Your-Guide-Being/dp/1119684307/ref=asc_df_1119684307 Phillip’s Podcasts: https://www.thehackermaker.com/phillip-wylie-show/ Check out our Previous Episode with Phillip: https://www.axonius.com/plus/hacker-valley-on-the-road/on-the-road-at-bh-2022/phillip-wylie Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional: https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand: https://hackervalley.com/work-with-us/ Love Hacker Valley Studio? Pick up some swag: https://store.hackervalley.com Continue the conversation by joining our Discord: https://hackervalley.com/discord
24 Okt 202330min
Ruse and Deception: From Hollywood to Corporate Espionage with Robert Kerbeck
In this episode, Host Ron Eddings interviews Robert Kerbeck, author of Ruse: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street. Robert shares how his professional acting skills helped his career in corporate spying and espionage. Impactful Moments 00:00 - Welcome 00:46 - Introducing guest, Robert Kerbeck 00:55 - …And That’s How I Became A Spy 03:00 - Creativity REELY Counts w/ Phishing 10:00 - Robert’s Phishing Training 14:22 - How Corporate Espionage Works 18:36 - “A Fraction of the Spying I Really Did” 20:52 - Hobnobbing with Hollywood 25:06 - Your Way out of a “Ruse” Links: Connect with our guest Robert Kerbeck: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-kerbeck-12aa7a11/ Read “Ruse: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street”: https://www.amazon.com/Ruse-Lying-American-Hollywood-Street/dp/1586423169 Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional: https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand: https://hackervalley.com/work-with-us/ Love Hacker Valley Studio? Pick up some swag: https://store.hackervalley.com/ Continue the conversation by joining our Discord: https://hackervalley.com/discord
17 Okt 202328min
Hacker Culture and ADHD with Kim Crawley
In this episode, host Ron Eddings is joined by cybersecurity researcher and writer, Kim Crawley, to deep dive into one of her greatest passions; computing! From its origins to its newest capabilities in quantum and AI, Kim shares her love of computers as well as her passion for educating others through her writing. Lastly, Kim explains how she wrote her newest release, “Hacker Culture A-Z” while keeping it ADHD-friendly. Impactful Moments 00:00 - Welcome 00:52 - Introducing guest, Kim Crawley 02:20 - Computers; A Forbidden Fruit 04:50 - Parents, PCs & Printers 10:44 - Why Hacker Culture? 14:34 - Join our Mastermind! 15:16 - Quantifying Quantum 21:53 - ”AI is like Fire” 26:45 - Playing with Chat & DALL-E 28:28 - ADHD & Work 33:22 - How to Become an Author Links: Connect with our guest Kim Crawley: https://linkedin.com/in/kimcrawley Pre-order “Hacker Culture A to Z” here: https://www.amazon.com/Hacker-Culture-Fundamentals-Cybersecurity-Hacking/dp/1098145674/ Read “Hacker Culture A to Z” on the O’Reily Learning Platform: https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/hacker-culture-a/9781098145668/ Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional: https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand: https://hackervalley.com/work-with-us/ Love Hacker Valley Studio? Pick up some swag: https://store.hackervalley.com Continue the conversation by joining our Discord: https://hackervalley.com/discord
10 Okt 202337min
Starting at the Endpoint with Danny Jenkins
In this episode, host Ron Eddings is joined by Co-Founder and CEO of ThreatLocker, Danny Jenkins, to talk about his "Hero’s Journey" from IT to launching ThreatLocker. From spam emails, bots, and ransomware to persuading people to take a new approach -- this story has all of the villains and obstacles any cybersecurity champion will inevitably face and conquer! Sponsor: Get unprecedented visibility and control of your cybersecurity, quickly, easily, and cost-effectively. Check out our friends at ThreatLocker today and let them know Hacker Valley sent you! https://www.threatlocker.com Impactful Moments 00:00 - Welcome 00:55 - Introducing guest, Danny Jenkins 02:00 - The start of Danny’s journey 04:10 - Moments it changed 06:55 - The worst job in the world 08:36 - Starting with the endpoint 09:18 - An uphill battle 13:25 - Going all in 15:21 - A word about our sponsor! 16:35 - Zero to hero 18:47 - Trust and ringfencing 22:53 - What is zero trust? 25:00 - Zero trust at ThreatLocker 28:25 - Tools to make decisions 29:09 - Productivity tools? Not anymore! 31:10 - Making yourself more secure Links: Connect with our guest Danny Jenkins: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dannyjenkinscyber/ Learn more about ThreatLocker: https://www.ThreatLocker.com Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional: https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand: https://hackervalley.com/work-with-us/ Love Hacker Valley Studio? Pick up some swag: https://store.hackervalley.com/ Continue the conversation by joining our Discord: https://hackervalley.com/discord
3 Okt 202333min
Having Resilience In Your Cyber Career with Erika Eakins
In this episode, host Chris is joined by Erika Eakins — a cybersecurity sales ninja, podcaster, and co-founder at Teach Kids Tech. Erika opens up about her challenges entering tech and cybersecurity as a woman and her mission to serve the underrepresented. Erika also shares how the strength and resilience she acquired in childhood have helped to carry her through unexpected hardships in the industry like layoffs. Impactful Moments: 0:00-Welcome 00:50-Introducing guest, Erika Eakins 01:22-Erika’s origin story 05:43-Being judged on looks 07:10-”Why are you still in?!” 07:47-Where to find strength 10:40-Who are the Cyber Queens? 13:18-Join our mastermind! 14:02-Aiming to Overcome Obstacles 16:08-Reflection on Resilience 17:54-Teach Kids Tech 20:30-The legacy of Queens 23:23-Power of Positivity & Support Links: Connect with our guest Erika Eakins https://www.linkedin.com/in/eeakins/ Check out The Cyber Queens Podcast https://www.cyberqueenspodcast.com/ Learn more about Teach Kids Tech https://www.teachkidstech.net/ Join our creative mastermind and stand out as a cybersecurity professional: https://www.patreon.com/hackervalleystudio Become a sponsor of the show to amplify your brand: https://hackervalley.com/work-with-us/ Love Hacker Valley Studio? Pick up some swag: https://store.hackervalley.com/ Continue the conversation by joining our Discord: https://hackervalley.com/discord
26 Sep 202325min
