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Security Kahuna Podcast, Episode 1
Episode 1 summary: In the first episode of the Security Kahuna Podcast, Bill Brenner, Dave Lewis and Martin McKeay discuss the big security issues of the day. They've been friends for a decade and have collaborated on many projects in the security industry. They've been working together at Akamai for just over a year. They figured the time was right to start doing a podcast together, discussing all manner of
Online Extortion and World Cup Risks
In the latest episode of the Akamai Security Podcast, I talk to CSIRT researcher Mike Kun about the latest threats his team is monitoring, including online extortion attempts and possible disruptions during the World Cup. Listen to the full episodeMore Akamai Security Podcast episodes are available here.
Podcast: Cyber Competition in Review
My guest this episode is Kathryn Kun, manager of our Adversarial Resilience team. She reviews the recent Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NECCDC), of which she was an organizer.Listen to the full episodeAs part of the competition, each team -- along with a new "CIO" -- was hired to take over IT operations for the fictional company EnV research Inc. The competition packet described the following scenario: "At the request of
Podcast: Humanity in Security
In this week's episode of the Akamai Security Podcast, I talk to Christian Ternus of our adversarial resilience team. He's been the driving force behind "Humanity in Security," an effort to address burnout, depression and stress in the security community.Listen to the full episode HERE.More Akamai Security Podcast episodes are available here.
Podcast: RSAC in Review
This week's episode of the Akamai Security Podcast is a recap of RSA Conference 2014, and my guests are Stuart Scholly, SVP and General Manager of Akamai's Security Business Unit, Akamai CSO Andy Ellis, and Program Manager Meg Grady-Troia.Listen to the full episode HERE.
Podcast: Brian Bourne and SecTOR
Welcome to the Akamai Security Podcast. I'm your host, Bill Brenner. This week I finish off a series on volunteers in the security community -- particularly those who organize and volunteer at security conferences around the world. My guest is Brian Bourne, co-founder of the Security Education Conference in Toronto, more popularly known as SecTor. Bourne is also president of CMS Consulting Inc. Listen to the episode HERE.Hear more episodes
Podcast: Joshua Marpet and InfoSec Activism
Air Comm Networks CTO Joshua Marpet discusses the importance of volunteering at security conferences and what kind of role he plays at such events. He also talks about the growing family atmosphere at the conferences -- including the steady increase in activities for children.Listen to the episode HERE.
Podcast: James Arlen at #ShmooCon 2014
At the recent ShmooCon conference, industry leader James Arlen discussed the need for better business etiquette among security practitioners.
Akamai Security Podcast: All The Episodes, Expanded
A round-up of the first nine episodes of the Akamai Security Podcast:Episode 1: CEO Tom Leighton discusses the legacy of Co-Founder Danny Lewin, Akamai's role on 9-11-01, and his vision of Akamai as a major player in the security industry.Episode 2: I talk to Meg Grady-Troia about her role in Akamai InfoSec, particularly the security training she does for new hires. Episode 3: I talk to Larry Cashdollar, a senior security response engineer on our CSIRT team. Larry