In this episode, Host Ron Eddings gets to know guest Confidence Staveley, founder of Merkel Fence and CyberSafe Foundation. He uncovers Confidence’s inspiring story, not only about how she transforms her community and the people around her through her non-profit, but the grit she needed to overcome the obstacles to get to a career in cyber and build her own company. In addition to learning about the potential of Africa as a booming tech talent hub, you’ll better understand what it takes to foster that growth in the tech industry.

Impactful Moments:

00:00 - Welcome

00:44 - Introducing guest, Confidence Staveley

04:03 - Learning About Computers

06:46 - Women in Cyber & Access to Tech Careers

12:30 - Pushing Forward & Inspiring Others

15:05 - Solving the Cyber Problem

19:11 - Time Commitment to Get a Job in Cyber

24:45 - How CyberSafe Works

29:29 - Building a SOC in Africa

32:29 - One Step Better…

Links:

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/confidencestaveley/

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https://cybersafefoundation.org/

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In this episode, Ron Eddings gets a chance to speak with Ayman Elsawah, Founder of Cloud Security Labs, and have him share his experience with becoming a vCISO. Ayman will break down the vast business of security consulting and help you determine the best approach and next steps to catalyze you on your way to owning your time and your own business.

Impactful Moments:

00:00 - Welcome

01:14 - Introducing guest, Ayman Elsawah

07:08 - Types of vCISOs

09:55 - How to Become a vCISO

13:40 - Join Our Mastermind!

14:24 - Is vCISO Right for You?

17:22 - Marketing as A vCISO

22:33 - Anticipated vCISO Salary

26:15 - vCISO Time Commitment

Links:

Connect with Ayman:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/infosecleader/

Twitter & YouTube: @coffeewithayman

Check out Ayman’s vCISO Course:

coffeewithayman.com/hackervalley

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Ron Eddings and Neal Humphrey, Vice President of Market Strategy at Deepwatch, discuss the changes in Security Operations infrastructure, and how these changes in structure, data, and automation are going to impact operations in the near future. Their discussion will revolve around more than just SIEM, alerts, and responses; it will go into market changes, vendor movement, and how the future of SOC is demanding a shift in mindset and strategy beyond "Let a machine handle it..."

Impactful Moments:

00:00 - Welcome

01:05 - Introducing guest, Neal Humphrey

03:09 - Looking Back at SecOps

06:11 - Modern SOC Wall

11:49 - Hyperautomation; the Future of SOAR?

15:02 - Hyperautomation & Normalization

17:29 - From our Sponsor, Deepwatch

19:18 - OSDA & Deepwatch

25:32 - Hyperautomaiton or OSDA 1st

30:25 - Can I Show The Value of A Tool?

34:30 - Who is OSDA White Paper for?

36:43 - One Step Better…

Links:

Connect with our guest, Neal Humphrey:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/neal-humphrey-b909773/

Check out the White paper by Deepwatch:

https://www.deepwatch.com/the-security-operations-center-cannot-hold/

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Ron Eddings sits down with Bob Horn, Chief Revenue Officer at Valence Security. Their conversation centers around the world of SaaS security, examining the current landscape and challenges in managing SaaS risks. Bob also shares experiences from his 25-year career in sales, focusing on the importance of storytelling in sales and innovative approaches of marketing through leveraging cybersecurity influencers.

Impactful Moments:

00:00 - Welcome

00:44 - Introducing guest, Bob Horn

03:36 - Sales & Storytelling in Cybersecurity

07:13 - Current State of SaaS

09:28 - From our Sponsor, Valence Security

10:29 - More SaaS, More Problems

13:52 - Great Security Improves Your Team

17:01 - Consequence of Being Attacked

19:10 - Influencer & In-Person Marketing

25:55 - The Future of SaaS

28:01 - One Step Better…

Links:

Check out Valence Security:

https://www.valencesecurity.com/

Connect with our guest, Bob Horn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-horn-699a70/

Join us LIVE with Shlomi Matachin on Tuesday, April 16th at 12p ET / 9a PT:

https://www.linkedin.com/events/7181368974062895106/comments/

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HVS Host Ron Eddings chats it up with guest Ofer Gayer, VP of Product at Hunters. While both of them reminisce about their first love in security research, Ofer clarifies how he diverted his path and reached the VP stage, while also helping to level up his teams. They’ll conclude by discussing how AI is the ‘zeitgeist of our time’ and how you can get better at whatever you’re doing in cyber.

Impactful Moments:

00:00 - Welcome

01:10 - Introducing guest, Ofer Gayer

03:12 - ‘Start-up’ in Research

07:55 - Security Research- First Love

10:55 - “A lot of People Want to be Product Managers”

14:46 - “I Had IT Remove My Privileges”

18:20 - Transitioning to Visionary/Zeitgeist

25:30 - Embracing AI Solutions

32:30 - One Step Better…

Links:

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/ofer-gayer/

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Ron Eddings and Jaime Blasco, Co-Founder and CTO at Nudge Security, discuss how well-known adversaries are taking advantage of enterprises that don’t have visibility into their full SaaS footprint, and therefore can’t secure it. Grab a front-row seat to gain a new perspective on your vulnerabilities through the eyes of an attacker.

Impactful Moments:

00:00 - Welcome

01:10 - Introducing guest, Jaime Blasco

02:30 - Real World Impact of SaaS Vulnerabilities

07:35 - Exploring AI & Security Implications

09:50 - Evolution of Threat Actors & Targeted Companies

15:45 - From our Sponsor, Nudge

17:17 - Attackers, Tokens & Ticketing Systems

22:50 - Lazarus & Malicious SaaS Apps

26:50 - The Attackers are Talking with You…

29:18 - Run it In the Cloud & Make Honey Tokens

34:04 - Future of SaaS & AI in Cybersecurity

39:00 - Increase Visibility, Reduce Risk

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Get ready for a SPECIAL episode! Ron Eddings will take you on an inside look at Threatlocker’s rapidly growing event, Zero Trust World, and will talk with Rob Allen, Chief Product Officer at Threatlocker, to discuss what you can find out from your endpoints (hint: it’s more than remote access tools you didn’t know were running!)

Impactful Moments:

00:00 - Welcome

01:24 - Zero Trust World Sneak Peek!

02:21 - From our Sponsor, Threatlocker

03:50 - Introducing guest, Rob Allen

05:03 - What’s Zero Trust World

10:40 - Technical Executive Leaders

16:24 - Managing from the Top Down

20:33 - More Than Allow Listing

24:38 - Rubber Ducky, You’re the One…

26:59 - Assume Breach

29:30 - Some Interesting Finds

35:55 - Where Most of the Action Happens

26:30 - One Step Better…

Links:

Connect with our guest, Rob Allen:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/threatlockerrob/ 

Check out https://www.threatlocker.com/  to learn more!

See the Zero Trust World recap portion here on our YouTube

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Ron Eddings sits down in-person with Nate Malicoat, Threat Intel Engineer at ContraForce, for a down-to-earth interview about entering the cybersecurity workforce from the Marines.

Impactful Moments:

00:00 - Welcome

01:20 - Introducing guest, Nate Malicoat

03:00 - Marines to Computer Life

05:13 - Importance of Mentoring & Mentors

10:04 - Participating in the Industry

12:42 - Why Aim For the CISO role?

14:40 - Be Persistent, But Not Annoying

Links:

Connect with our guest, Nate Malicoat:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-malicoat-58760a143/

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Nick Lantuh, CEO of Interpres Security, joins Ron Eddings on the mic at Hacker Valley’s “On the Big Screen” event to talk about how Nick’s previous career experience have given him unique insight into the cybersecurity industry. Ron and Nick discuss everything from Nick’s immigrant background and his experience with helping customers, to threat modeling and starting up companies.

Impactful Moments:

00:00 - Welcome

01:05 - Introducing guest, Nick Lantuh

03:06 - The Differentiator

06:21 - Wanting to ‘Be Your Own Boss’

10:00 - Being the Executive Chairman

12:47 - The Go-To-Market Side

15:11 - The Turnaround

18:01 - Making the Ecosystem Better

21:20 - Bridging the Gap

24:14 - Exposure Management

29:59 - One Step Better…

Links:

Connect with our guest, Nick Lantuh:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicklantuh/

Check out Interpres Security:

https://interpressecurity.com/

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In this episode, Host Ron Eddings is joined by Vishal Dixit, Co-founder & CTO at Graphus Inc., and Sven Bechmann, Senior Product Manager of Email Security at Kaseya to dig into how phishing attacks are evolving and how you can keep your business safe.

Get the ultimate email security software and stop phishing attacks that others miss! Request a demo from our friends at Graphus, today! -- and don't miss their 5-minute guide to phishing attacks and prevention. 

Impactful Moments:

00:00 - Welcome

01:37 - Introducing guests Vishal & Sven

02:50 - The Current State of Phishing

06:40 - Phishing & Career Path

10:47 - From our Sponsor, Graphus Inc

12:07 - Phishing & Email Security

14:27 - “Security Is an Afterthought”

17:29 - What are Hackers Doing with AI?

23:08 - AI & Phishing Detection

31:30 - Phishing Evolution

35:30 - One Step Better…

Links:

Connect with our guests:

Vishal Dixit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dixitvishal/

Sven Bechmann: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sven-bechmann-product-management/

Learn more from Graphus.ai:

https://www.graphus.ai/hackervalley

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In this episode, Andrew Forgie takes us on his journey from his early days as an Apache helicopter mechanic in the military to his current role as a regional sales manager in cybersecurity. 

Andrew shares his trials and challenges, the significant shift from being in a service role to mastering the art of sales in the highly competitive tech industry.

His story illustrates the power of adapting to change and the critical role of personal development in achieving professional success.

00:00 - Introduction
00:42 - Introduction to the episode and guest Andrew Forgie, regional sales manager at RMS.
01:29 - Andrew discusses his transition from the military to cybersecurity sales.
02:43 - Insight into Andrew's early struggles and successes in sales.
04:13 - How "Selling for Dummies" transformed Andrew's approach to sales.
06:02 - The importance of attitude and creating a buying environment in sales.
08:09 - Andrew shares his life vision exercise and its impact on his career.
12:09 - Discussion on the value of relationships in cybersecurity sales.
24:19 - Advice for those looking to enter or excel in cybersecurity sales.

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