New Cyber Frontier

Today, our guest David Kruger has a self-proclaimed contrarian view of cybersecurity and how to accomplish cybersecurity overall. He says that he likes to look at the underbelly of the problem and the mathematics behind cybersecurity issues in ways many tend not to look. David’s passion lies in designing cybersecurity, and his perspective tends toward how the cyber world could be different from what it is today. David pulls back the misteak and perceived ‘magic’ of technology to discuss the reality of what our devices are, a carefully crafted machine that does what it’s told to do, good or bad. Come theorize with us on what the future of cyber-security could look like. Today’s show will interest you if you are analytical-minded.   Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services

Welcome back to another edition of the New Cyber Frontier. Our host, Dr. Shawn Murray, interviews Blake Marvin, the owner and founder of Avajen, LLC, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Listen as they discuss Blake’s background in technology and what he has learned along the way in providing advice and quality service in the tech industry as a technician, later as a CTO for a startup, and now as an entrepreneur running a Managed Service Provider company who he founded with his wife, Jennifer. In addition, you will learn the unique approach that Blake and his team provide that should set the standard in the industry as a service provider.   Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services

This week, host Chris Gorog interviews Gora Datta, the founding member of HL7 mobile health. This conversation is packed full of interesting perspectives from IEEE healthcare and the world of emerging technologies. The exciting matter of emerging technologies is not to take lightly – from A.I. or simpler machine learning algorithm designs to blockchain and quantum computing. However, there is an ever-present danger to blindsight us on what is possible and miss out on the most crucial focus path: the problems we need to solve. This episode has some fascinating insight into the emergence of future healthcare technologies; you won’t want to miss this episode of New Cyber Frontier.   Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services

Our Guest Bill Alderson has taken an independent look a the Solarwinds breach and provides a detailed look into the attack sequence. Bills paper called "Solarwinds Breach – December 2020 a Comprehensive Paper" walks us through the series of events surrounding the highly publicized breach. This very colorful conversation is an excellent high-level look at the most important things you will need to know to identify how this may have affected you or your organization. Next, we unpack the breach, discuss the components and pieces, and look at how each was performed, what timelines the compromises occurred, and who may be a potential victim. We hope you enjoy this show's topic, as many of you have requested us to have someone on the show to unpack this hack.    Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services

In this episode of New Cyber Frontier, our host Tim Montgomery talks with today's guest, Amichi Shulman, about man the middle attacks and how companies can keep their employees secure. Everyday systems are at more risk than many think. From bot-nets to phishing, we are in a world of ever-increasing connectivity, and with that comes a more considerable risk for malicious activity. Amichi Shulman has an interesting perspective about securing your company's devices. If you have a small company, you won't want to miss this episode of NCF! Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services

Join us for another episode of the New Cyber Frontier with Dr. Shawn Murray. He interviews his friend and special guest Pamela Fusco, the new Chief Information Security Officer at Splunk and the Chief Financial Officer at the Information Systems Security Association! Dr. Murray and Ms. Fusco will discuss her background from the time she spent as a cryptologist in the U.S. Navy, her history as a contributing board member at ISSA, the new start-up she founded earlier this year protecting your pet and your privacy, as well as her new role as the CISO at Splunk. In addition, Pam will explain the growth of Splunk, her dynamic team, and the company’s dedication to information security as they innovate new capabilities into their technologies. Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services

Our guest talks about micro-segmentation, the implementation of firewall protection divided into tiny segments of your network; this is done by minimizing your firewall rulesets to one or a minimal set of computers. He describes why he is excited about security working for large banking institutions. Micro-segmentation supports zero-trust security models, which is also a subject on today's show. This show will pique the interest of technical network administrators out there. We hope you enjoy this episode of New Cyber Frontier. Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services

Our host, Tim Montgomery, had the opportunity to speak with a guest, an Assistant Chair at the Leads School of Business at the University of Colorado. Our show looks at Blockchain Technologies from the business point of view. Dr. Lacek has spent a lot of time and written his Dissertation on the “Definition of Blockchain.” This very relevant and timely topic is something that many people wonder about as we hear different definitions from almost every article or researcher. The case studies show that the eco-systems and how blockchain is applied are more consistent than any single set of reports. Our guest explains that the use cases are driving full speed ahead; however, definitions and attempts at standards are lagging and inefficient. It is interesting to hear his explanation on where is the industry is going and that we have changed the nature of the conversation while considering the abilities of blockchain technology. Now that the conversation has changed, we cannot go back but must find a way to proceed

Today's guest has a unique team-building method by finding out whether the team member's personality meets the organization's needs. He explains that the people will always be the challenge, as you can continually update technology and processes, but people are the determining factor. The discussion is on how finding the "We" and "Us" type team member makes a better performing team than the "I" and "Me" type team members. A CISO needs to be more of a team leader than a manager. Individualized approaches identify the strengths and weaknesses of staff and then design the direction for each to propel them to be the best version. Look at team inefficiencies in dollars and cents; if you pay for a fantastic team but don't seem to have it, this show will be good for you. Finally, we hear some good advice on identifying changes to a few members to make your team effective.   Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services

This next episode of IEEE Blockchain for Transactive Energy defines and explains the participatory grid. Our guest, Dr. Farrokh Rahimi, Executive Vice President with Open Access Technology International, goes through an exciting insider history for energy trading. Will we ever get to the point where each person trades energy for themselves? It could be the case, as we open up for transactive power between distributed energy providers, anyone with an electric car or renewable battery banks can participate. Listen for answers to questions such as Who are the players? How does the future look? Where are we at now? And the important one for this series: How does blockchain fit into this discussion? I think you will be pleasantly surprised by the revelations on this show. Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services  

Today's show is about overexposure on the internet; as companies provide more business, those services offered make them easier to find and exploit. As a result, malicious agents can scrape the internet and companies' networks to learn more about them than they would often like to be known. Combatting overexposure is a massive undertaking, and companies always find higher priorities; thus, the picture worsens. Our host says that business growth through M&A is a significant culprit leading to unknown configurations and massive infrastructure risks. The Guest uses an example of 22,000 open CCTVs found in a network scan to drive his point home. Next, hear some unique suggestions about resolving the problems from the ground up. Finally, they discuss the potential to start making a better future by first leaving past weaknesses and focusing on new products. Though this seems rather neglectful, it may lead to a better future.  Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services  

Today we hear from Doug Britton at Haystack, who has come up with a great approach that tells us whether a candidate will be successful in a cybersecurity career. The CATA (Cyber Aptitude and Talent Assessment) relates to cognitive skills in various cybersecurity practices and jobs. This is excellent for job seekers and hiring managers alike. Doug brings student Maria Marquez, who explains her experience and how results were successful. We also demonstrate correlations between NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education) training and job classifications. If you are a hiring manager or a job seeker, you will not want to miss this episode and check out testing services at HaystackSolutions.com.    Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services  

Today’s show is about the secure development of software, known as DevSecOpps, as our guest calls it. We look at how to secure software from the perspective of someone trying to break it. Our Guest Ted Harrington has a background as a “Hacker” but has now turned from the dark side of the force to use his skills to help develop secure software. Ted has published a book called “Hackable.” After having the same conversation for years, Ted says the same ten categories kept coming to the top, and in his view, people were handling it the wrong way. We have a heated discussion on the divide between what our guest describes as “The way it has always been” and what he calls “The best approach.” Finally, he addresses the classic challenge of how security by design practices fit into a business. I think you will enjoy this new look at secure software development, where hackers and developers support each other by working together.   Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services

Today, we have an exciting episode, the second part of our "Year in Review," where we look forward to what to expect in 2022. We bring back our panel from the first show, representing our user listener engagement selected panel. All four of our hosts join to discuss with our forum and provide some insights of their own. You may be surprised to hear the common themes our guest brings up for 2022, but you will not be able to deny that they will impact us in the coming year. As post-pandemic uncertainty grips us, each guest gives their perspective for its impact as we move into the coming year. We hope you have gained a lot of value from New Cyber Frontier over the last year and invite you to reach out to us to be a guest or sponsor a show.  Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services

Today's special "Year in Review" episode brings back our guests from the top-performing shows of 2021 in a roundtable format. This is the first of two parts to this series, where we recap the highlights of what was the most impactful for the year 2021. All four of our hosts join to discuss with our panel and provide some insights of their own. The overwhelming theme that has emerged is the transition to focus on security for critical infrastructure; our guests selected by listener engagement seem to be converging on very similar points. We wish everyone a great holiday season as we recap the highlights of 2021. Standby for next week as we will have the second part of this panel where they discuss what to expect moving into 2022. Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services

In this segment of the NCF, Dr. Murray discusses with Bob Zinga. The latter is the Director of Information Security at Directly and an Information Warfare Officer for the United States Navy Reserve in San Francisco. Bob and Shawn discuss the similarities and differences related to the security culture between both roles. In addition, Bob explains how a security leader needs to communicate to multiple audiences on the commercial side and how that can impact how security is perceived. To be successful, you need to speak the language of business and influence a culture of security.   Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services

Today's podcast, our Control Systems Cybersecurity Expert, Joseph M. Weiss, an international authority on cybersecurity, control systems, and system security, will be talking about Control system cyber security is about keeping lights on, water flowing, etc. It is more than a matter of preserving network accessibility. We get in-depth about how a cyber incident impacts control systems, critical infrastructure reliability, availability, and safety. Our expert explores how industrial, manufacturing, transportation, and others rely on Operational Technology (OT) Internet protocol-based (IP) networks to bring significant productivity improvements but with such progress gains new threats to the given system. Enjoy today's show! Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services

Today’s Guest, a key founder of Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu, is a cyber security researcher with a highly technical background in network forensic analysis. They set the stage with an exciting discussion on tracking cyber threats and risks unique to the exposure created by the pandemic. Answering questions like, what did we learn, and what is new in the post-pandemic environment? What things changed and which will never be the same again? Hear as they discuss the new post-pandemic landscape. Also, our Guest brought up a fascinating discussion on a new topic, which she called “Confirmation bias.” Many of us have experienced this but may not have a definition. This recent evolution in the digital world where we cannot validate data authenticity or accuracy. Whether news, records, or statistics, we are on our own to determine whether to believe what we read. As we wrap up, the discussion turns to some upcoming efforts supporting diversity in the industry from organizations like Cyber Jutsu. Finally, hear how o

Personality is a large part of a successful cyber workforce. Today, we look at some questions that people often ask: How do you determine what you will be good at in cybersecurity? Which training should I take? Will I enjoy the workload in my chosen career? An ex-marine corp officer, Jason Shockey, has made a career determining personalities and how they fit with a job. Our discussion covers where we start with our education, what certifications to pursue, and how to choose your experience and training to be most effective. Today's show has something for the employer and human resources within companies, explaining recommendations for personality needs for a job opening based on criteria testing. Hear our guest method and 12 evaluation criteria for testing cybersecurity jobs and people for the best fit. This is a show you will not want to miss. Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services

In this segment of the NCF, Dr. Murray has a conversation with Chloe Messdhagi, the VP of Strategy at Point 3 Security, Cofounder of Women of Security (WOS), Cofounder of Hacking is not a crime and Founder of "We are Hackers." Chloe describes the unique niche market of vetting IT and cyber security professionals' skill sets with their talent screening and gamification platform. Before managers and HR personnel hire IT professionals, they should see demonstrated skills from viable candidates. Point 3 Security provides a capability for this growing need. The discussion transitions to three organizations that Chloe has started or partnered with to help women and other non-binary groups collaborate as professionals. Visit our sponsors: BlockFrame Inc. SecureSet Academy Murray Security Services