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Sanjay Chopra is the co-founder and CEO of Cognistx, an AI company known for developing innovative products like SQUARE and DQE, used across various industries. With over 30 years of experience in AI and business strategy, Sanjay has led several successful technology ventures. He serves on the Pittsburgh board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and is involved in multiple technology councils and advisory boards. Sanjay holds advanced degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and Virginia Tech, and he also teaches e-Commerce as an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon.

00:00 Intro

01:04 Our Guest

10:15 Changing the AI threat landscape

17:40 Using AI to complete legal work

27:10 Will AI remove the human element?

47:08 What does CognistX do?

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Greg Schaffer, founder of vCISO Services, LLC and a returning guest on Security Confidential, brings over 35 years of experience in IT and security, with 15 years as a CISO. He hosts the Virtual CISO Moment podcast and is the author of Information Security for Small and Midsized Businesses. 00:58 Our Guest 01:59 What’s new with Greg? 03:37 Changes in the vCISO world 11:29 People, Process, and Technology 15:00 Information Security for Small and Midsized Businesses -------------------------------------------------------------- Here's a link for $5 off Information Security for Small and Midsized Businesses exclusively for Security Confidential. Offer expires September 30, 2024. To learn more about Greg visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregoryschaffer/ To learn more about Dark Rhiino Security visit https://www.darkrhiinosecurity.com ------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL MEDIA: Stay connected with us on our social media pages where we'll give you snippets, alerts for new podcasts, and even behind the scenes of our studio! Instagram: @securityconfidential and @Darkrhiinosecurity Facebook: @Dark-Rhiino-Security-Inc Twitter: @darkrhiinosec LinkedIn: @dark-rhiino-security Youtube: @DarkRhiinoSecurity ​ --------------------------------------------------------------

Stephen Kowski is a seasoned cybersecurity expert with a robust career spanning over two decades. He is currently the CTO at SlashNext, the leader in Ai-powered cloud email, mobile, and browser messaging security. Stephen has a rich history of leading and implementing comprehensive cybersecurity strategies, ensuring robust protection for organizations against evolving cyber threats. His expertise encompasses risk management, compliance, incident response, and innovative security solutions. Stephen is also a passionate advocate for cybersecurity education and awareness, continuously contributing to the development of the cybersecurity community. 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Our Guest 02:08 What is a field CTO? 03:19 Learning to speak their language 07:26 Why not take the traditional approach? 11:00 Anything made by a human can be broken by a human 15:03 What role does Risk play into product design? 20:35 3D Phishing 25:25 What are you trying to solve? 36:11 Is Email marketing effective anymore? 42:58 Attackers don’t care 45:07 Have you become a target? 47:36 Following SlashNext ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To learn more about Stephen visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/jstephenkowski/ To learn more about Dark Rhiino Security visit https://www.darkrhiinosecurity.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL MEDIA: Stay connected with us on our social media pages where we'll give you snippets, alerts for new podcasts, and even behind the scenes of our studio! Instagram: @securityconfidential and @Darkrhiinosecurity Facebook: @Dark-Rhiino-Security-Inc Twitter: @darkrhiinosec LinkedIn: @dark-rhiino-security Youtube: @DarkRhiinoSecurity ​

#CyberHorrorStories #DarkRhinoSecurity #shorts

This October we wanted to do something different. So we came up with Cyber Horror Stories. These are 2-10 minute scary stories from your favorite guests. Now hold on, You'll still have new episodes of Security Confidential every Friday at 7 am EST on your favorite Podcast app/9 am EST on Youtube. But now, you'll also have new Cyber Horror Stories every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday as well

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#CyberHorrorStories #DarkRhinoSecurity #shorts

This October we wanted to do something different. So we came up with Cyber Horror Stories. These are 2-10 minute scary stories from your favorite guests. Now hold on, You'll still have new episodes of Security Confidential every Friday at 7 am EST on your favorite Podcast app/9 am EST on Youtube. But now, you'll also have new Cyber Horror Stories every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday as well

Share and spread the word!

To learn more about Dark Rhino Security visit https://www.darkrhinosecurity.com

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Ranbir Bhutani is the CEO and vCISO of CyberCulture, a partner at Ingram Advisory Group, and a vCISO at many companies. He has a master's in cybersecurity from the University of Maryland global campus.  

00:00 Introduction 

01:00 CyberCulture and Ingram Advisory Group: What is the mission of both companies  

03:06 Why not take a corporate job? 

07:25 Myth busting #1: 100% Cyber security 

08:57 CyberCulture: Meaning behind the name 

10:50 Penalize Employees 

13:30 Myth busting #2: Achieving Compliance 

16:00 Why are companies so reactionary to their cyber issues? 

16:56 How to take cybersecurity from a cost sector to a revenue sector? 

19:05 Zero Trust Frameworks 25:07 Cloud Infrastructure  

26:35 Process steps for how the program should be operated 

36:15 Mitigation vs Outsourcing of Risk 

37:38 Do the boards understand 3rd party Risk? 

40:50 Landscape of CyberSecurity evolving 

44:00 A Message from Ranbir  

To learn more about Ranbir visit  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranbir-b-725286175/ 

To learn more about Dark Rhino Security visit https://www.darkrhinosecurity.com 

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Greg is the CEO of CryptoStopper, a ransomware protection service that automatically detects and stops active ransomware attacks. He has been a technology entrepreneur since 1998 and has founded many businesses. Including Axis Backup, a backup and disaster recovery company for the insurance industry, that he founded a few years before CryptoStopper. He is skilled in disaster recovery, Cloud computing, and Network security just to name a few.   

00:00 Introduction 

01:30 Starting your own businesses 

02:20 Tips for future entrepreneurs  

03:26 The fear of Failure 

05:13 Entrepreneurship: should it be taught in schools? 

07:50 Cryptostopper 

11:42 Access Recovery 

12:52 Getting a disaster recovery program 

19:57 Wannacry 

24:19 Anatomy of a Ransomware attack 

25:20 When would SOC notice Ransomware 

28:20 Russia 

30:16 Ransomware 

35:54 Layered Security 

37:48 Vendor Consolidation or Defense in Depth? 

40:37 Damage Mitigation and Prevention 

44:10 More about Greg  

To learn more about Greg visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/gedwardswpd/ 

https://kitcaster.com/greg-edwards/  

Cryptostopper: https://www.getcryptostopper.com/ 

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Brian is the CEO of SideChannel. Creator and Host of the CISO life podcast and a professor at Boston College. Brian is a Security Confidential alum and an expert in Cybersecurity  

00:00 Introduction 

03:40 What’s new with SideChannel 

09:02 #CISOLife 

10:30 Roe v. Wade and Data 

21:20 SMB: I’m not a target 

23:21 Understanding Controls: A whiteboard demonstration 

26:43 Top 3 things to do 

37:35 Risk and Probability by Impact: A whiteboard demonstration 

42:22 Upcoming News for Brian   

Brians Book: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Cybersecurity+Risk+Management%3A+Mastering+the+Fundamentals+Using+the+NIST+Cybersecurity+Framework-p-9781119816287

SideChannel on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SideChannel/videos 

To learn more about Brian visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianhaugli/ https://sidechannel.com/team_member/brian-haugli/ 

To learn more about Dark Rhino Security visit https://www.darkrhinosecurity.com 

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Rafael is a Mentor, Motivational Speaker, Veteran, and an accomplished information and cybersecurity executive. He has many skills such as Risk Mitigation, Encryption, Vendor Collaboration, and PCI/DSS. Rafael has worked as an IT security manager and Principal Information Security Analyst for Lowes, vCiso of Fortalice Solutions, and Senior Security Architect for Sirius Computer Solutions. He is the Founder of RAYA Cyber Solutions LLC and Co-Founder of Carolinas CISO RoundTable.  

00:00 Introduction 

01:30 Rafaels Background 

05:40 How Rafael remained positive 

08:00 Motivation for everyone 

09:40 Imposter Syndrome 

12:20 Firing up that ego 

14:00 How to motivate yourself 

16:08 “It takes an entire village to keep your data safe” 

21:44 Keeping Employees/Humans aware 

29:41 Vulnerabilities  

32:35 Friction Security  

36:00 Target breach 

39:29 Third Party Risk 

43:30 Zero Trust and SASE 

45:50 Corporate Failure  

51:08 Personal Failure 

53:03 Connecting with Rafael   

To learn more about Rafael visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-nunez-jr-167347148/  

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