What Most Cybersecurity Advice Misses—And How to Fix It with Robert Hansen

What Most Cybersecurity Advice Misses—And How to Fix It with Robert Hansen

What if the biggest threat to cybersecurity isn’t attackers—but the defenders themselves? Why are we still building tools for experts in a world where technical skills are fading fast?

In this episode, Ron Eddings sits down with legendary hacker and investor Robert Hansen (aka RSnake) to talk about startup strategy, LLM-powered workflows, and the uncomfortable truth about skill decline in security teams. You’ll hear how he built an AI-powered threat intel engine, why most cybersecurity advice is outdated, and his hard-earned wisdom on surviving—and thriving—in a landscape built to break you.

Impactful Moments:

00:00 - Introduction 01:30 - Meeting RSnake at Hacker Hoedown 04:50 - AI-powered newsletter curation 08:15 - Ranking news by global impact 13:00 - Keeping LLM costs under 25 cents/day 16:10 - Paths to revenue for cybersecurity pros 24:00 - Why venture capital often kills innovation 33:20 - Cloud migration and the crocodile problem 37:00 - Decline in practitioner technical skill 40:00 - Designing tools for non-experts

Links:

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Episode 35 - Not a Moment, But a Movement with Makinde Adeagbo

Episode 35 - Not a Moment, But a Movement with Makinde Adeagbo

Inclusion and diversity are areas that we can all make an impact in. Makinde Adeagbo Founder @ /dev/color shares insightful wisdom for making an impact and bringing diversity to Technology

29 Jan 202025min

Episode 34 - Cybersecurity: New to Good to Great with Susan Peediyakkal

Episode 34 - Cybersecurity: New to Good to Great with Susan Peediyakkal

How do you go from good to great? The question is even more tough when you have limited experience in your focus area. In this episode, Susan Peediyakkal joins the podcast to share her background in Threat Intelligence and successful career pivots while strengthening her craft

29 Jan 202032min

Episode 33 - Demystifying the Zero Trust Model with Kathy Wang

Episode 33 - Demystifying the Zero Trust Model with Kathy Wang

What type of data is your organization processing and storing? How sensitive is your organization's data? In this Episode, Kathy Wang CISO @ FullStory shines light on Zero Trust and building successful security teams.

28 Jan 202017min

Episode 32 - Cyber Transformations and Migrations with Talha Tariq

Episode 32 - Cyber Transformations and Migrations with Talha Tariq

Technology enables companies to constantly stay in touch and enable their customers. As opportunity grows, organizations evolve and focus on technology and data-driven results. Talha Tariq CSO of HashiCorp joins Chris and Ron to talk rapidly deploying and securing organizations while enabling employees.

28 Jan 202031min

Epsode 31 - The Future of Work and Your Purpose with Tim Salau

Epsode 31 - The Future of Work and Your Purpose with Tim Salau

The year 2020 marked the beginning of a new decade. Each year we experience evolving roles and responsibilities in the workplace. In this episode, Tim Salau (Mr. Future of Work) joins Chris and Ron to discuss the future of work and applying purpose.

27 Jan 202039min

Episode 30 - Threat Hunting with Data Science - Roberto Rodriguez

Episode 30 - Threat Hunting with Data Science - Roberto Rodriguez

Being an expert Threat Hunter is great, but how do you scale as fast as the adversary? Roberto Rodriguez (cyb3rward0g) joins the podcast and shares experience for breaking into cybersecurity and creating a community around scaling cybersecurity solutions.

15 Jan 202034min

Episode 29 - Road to The SANS CTI Summit with Rick Holland

Episode 29 - Road to The SANS CTI Summit with Rick Holland

Cyber Threat Intelligence is a topic that evolves as the adversary changes Tactics Techniques and Procedures. In this episode, Rick Holland join Chris and Ron to discuss his journey through CTI and the upcoming CTI Summit   We'd love to meet everyone at the SANS CTI Summit in Washington DC on January 20 Link: http://www.sans.org/u/XJ4 Discount Code: CTIPOD20

14 Jan 202018min

Episode 28 - Talking Tech: Speaking For SANS with Jennifer Santiago

Episode 28 - Talking Tech: Speaking For SANS with Jennifer Santiago

While progressing through a career in Cybersecurity (Or Technology), there will be opportunities to present research at conferences and events. In this episode, Ron and Chris chat with Jennifer Santiago - Director of Content Development and Speaker Management at SANS Institute. Jennifer shares insight on selecting conference topics and how to make an impact while giving a presentation at SANS.   SANS CTI Summit is right around the corner and would love to meet. Sign up with the following link:http://www.sans.org/u/XJ4 Use the code "CTIPOD20" to get 20% off.

7 Jan 202024min

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