In this episode Marvin Wheeler and I discuss the recent merger of Cybraics, an AI company with extremely advanced threat detection technology that came out of a DARPA project and SilverSky, a Managed Detection and Response company. While you normally see big hardware and software companies scooping up companies with unique technology, this was a li…

People are finding out that moving things into the cloud isn't always the right answer. Tom is an exceptional technologist and we discuss how to take the AI processing to the data when it may not be technically possible or feasible to push it to the cloud. I have wanted to have him on the podcast for months and we were finally able to lock down a t…

In recent years, encryption has become an essential tool for cybersecurity and data protection. It’s also one of the most important aspects of any business today - especially when it comes to cloud databases. Encryption will protect your data from being stolen or intercepted by third parties and maintain your privacy by ensuring your information is…

Thomas is the Director of Post Breach Remediation with Kivu consulting. We have a great discussion about an incident we worked together and what happens after the breach. It's pretty interesting when big attacks happens, it's not always the company names you hear about in the news that are the responding teams. Companies like Kivu are brought in fo…

If you are thinking of starting a company or a new founder, you quickly learn that there are lots of things to do that don't involve working on your technology or your big idea. It can quickly become a problem if you don't have the tools that you need to run your startup. Greg Miaskiewicz started Capbase and solved the above problem after being a s…

I was thrilled to chat with Tim from Microshare.io about how he ended up in technology and what they are doing to protect IoT data. He was working on AI before it was a "thing" and has some amazing experience. He talked about why it is a great idea to start out in a support role no matter what type of company you work for, and where the industry is…

Chris has over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity and has worked at some of the biggest companies out there. He works in the Office of the CTO at VMware. I really enjoyed this conversation and know you will too! Chris shares some of the best ways to get into and learn cyber as well as what skills are necessary to work on to get ahead and succe…

You have Operational Technology in your environment and probably need to think about it a little bit. I was lucky to chat with Kunle who is an expert not just in cybersecurity but also in OT Security. In this episode he give great information on the differences between IT and OT and what you need to consider when protecting it. Connect with Kunle: …

Great discussion with John about networking, cyber, and fundamental skills that are required to succeed in the space. We also chatted about Cisco vs Juniper and why you would want to get certified in one vs the other. John is putting out some amazing content on youtube especially for those looking to get into the space. Aside from teaching a ton, h…

Sanders watched the movie Hackers in middle school and knew he wanted to do that for a living. We had a great conversation and discussed some tools that are relevant today that have been around for over 20 years that are still very relevant today and you should learn if you want to improve your security game. As has been a theme with almost all of …

In a number of conversations lately writing has been coming up as a critical skill to advance your career. I've been trying to write daily for the last few years and improve that area. I was lucky to have Richard Lowe come on the podcast this week. He went from a tech career to a writing career and has great advice for anyone in technology wanting …

If you want to get into cybersecurity, the military is a great route. John went to the Navy, got a ton of training, his masters degree, and worked at Microsoft all while in the Navy! Aside from the opportunity to serve your country, there are some great options available to have a career in cyber. We discuss this and why he jumped out and started B…

It was awesome to spend some time with Bryce Webster-Jacobsen from Groupsense. They are helping companies by finding bad things on the dark web. I love how he took his background in education and transitioned it to be successful in a leading edge cyber security company. You don't have to be a programmer or computer scientist to be successful in cyb…

As I was re-listening to this podcast to make sure the audio is ok, I found myself saying over and over, oh that is GREAT information for someone getting into cyber. Mark is the co-founder and COO at Alphawave and has a ton of experience responding to large incidents and running teams that do that. I enjoyed chatting with him about what it takes to…

In this episode I chat with Derek Cuesta, an amazing security architect for a fortune 500 company. We talk about the skills that are the most important to be successful in the role, and it's not all technical skills! Connect with Derek on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekcuesta/ Connect with me: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert…

Welcome to the SynAckFinAck Podcast! Today I am having a conversation with Drew Goletz. Drew has been in E-Discovery for almost 15 years. He came in through the copy scan world. He first worked in litigation support. Then, shortly after Hurricane Katrina, scanning technology boomed and was the new thing. His career has progressed from paper to smal…

I've been wanting to have a recruiter on for a while and was excited when Sam agreed to come on the podcast and chat. He is the head of Computer Vision and AI recruiting at Lawrence Harvey, one of the high end recruiting firms. His team helps companies find data scientists and other very senior technology placements for companies ranging from start…

Commander Steve Fulkerson has had an amazing career in technology floating between cyber research at the most senior levels in the Department of Defense and customer success in the private sector. There are all types of technology careers in cyber and other spaces within technology and this episode is a great example of that. Enjoy! https://www.lin…

Great chat with Lonnie Harris from Equifax. Lonnie started out in engineering working on the Boeing 777 and then moved to Cisco and now is at Equifax. Great insight into what skills people need in cyber and what people are looking for. Also the best time is NOW to get into cyber. I enjoyed the conversation and know you will too! If you have cloud/s…

In this episode, I am happy to be joined by Dr. Bartley Richardson from NVIDIA to chat about GPU based data science and how to get ahead in cyber. I've worked in places where I've have to process ALOT of data whether it be network traffic or logs. I've had problems with data that standard methodologies and hardware just can't scale to handle handle…

On this episode of The SynAckFinAck Podcast, I welcome Lenny Chesal, at R2 Unified Technologies. Lenny and I chat about the state of the industry and how to get ahead in cyber. I learn something in every podcast and this one is no different. Lenny has so much wisdom from years of experience in the field. I had no idea he got his start thwarting dru…

In this episode, I chat with Randy Pestana, Director of Education and Training for Cyber Security and Assistant Director for the Institute of Public Policy at FIU. Randy tells us about how he entered the field of cybersecurity and the programs that FIU offers. He explains what the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) framework is …

Nhan had an engineering background and wanted to make a bigger impact by starting a smaller company. Vinson got his start working at an ISP in someone's basement back when ISP's were in basements in peoples houses. After spending time in the Northern VA tech space, they came together and founded Blue Cloak in 2015 where they build cyber test platfo…

Jimmy Dupree has been in the tech space for 25 years working mostly in the DoD. After successfully developing an internship program at his company Blue Cloak, he and the team decided to run a pilot program with local schools to see if they could help bring people into the community. After a successful pilot, the team put their money where their mou…

If you are in a leadership position at a small or medium size business grappling with what to do about your technology and you don't have a CIO or security team, you will get a lot out of this podcast. You will learn how to streamline your tech, improve your security, AND reduce cost. After you listen to the podcast, you will want to check out Jess…

I was thrilled to chat with Felipe on the podcast. We discuss a number of topics including moving infrastructure to the cloud, what it takes to get into and make it in the security field, and other topics. Thank you for listening!

In this interview, I visit with Bill Kimball and James Wright from Cyber Defense Technologies (CDT). If you are a veteran and in cyber, or would like to get into cyber, you will love this episode. These guys are so full of knowledge and have very deep experience. If you are looking for security services, penetration testing, or compliance work, thi…

There are levels in all sorts of things in life. In Ultrarunning there are levels. I'm a solid mid-pack ultrarunner when I'm training, and will never be at the top. In Jiu-Jitsu there are levels. I'm a white belt just at the beginning of my journey. In infosec there are levels, and I consider myself a pretty strong security professional. I can alwa…

If you are in tech and security and not paying attention to the technology called “Kubernetes”, it’s time to start. There are some people way smarter than I am saying that Kubernetes is the new Linux and will change computing as much as TCP/IP changed the Internet. I was lucky enough to have Brad Geesaman, one of the founders of Darkbit.io on the p…

Tracie Zenti is one of the smartest women in technology that I’ve ever met. Her entire career has been working with emerging technology which led her from Hollywood Video where she got her start to companies like IBM, Intel, and Amazon. She is now at Microsoft where she is the Director of Category Management for Migration for Azure Marketplace. Mar…

I have to admit I have a little bit of work envy for my friend Sean Slattery. After starting his computer career in Paris, he moved with his wife down to the Cayman Islands and has been providing security services all over the Caribbean for years. Sean has been making some blocks of time to do some exploring in North America with his family via tra…

In this episode of the podcast I chat with Robert Renzulli, the CISO for the Port of San Diego. Because of where it is located, they have some unique challenges. They are on an international border, connected to an international airport, a military base, where the Navy SEALs train, and various other things. They are also a public entity in a state …

Pete has been in technology and security for over 30 years. He is currently the CISO for Cybraics, and has been CISO for some really large companies like Hertz Rental Car and Virtustream, now a DELL EMC company. He's just got so much knowledge and there was something in there for everyone. After giving his background we have a little discussion abo…

Most people I've worked with who do incident response and forensics are dealing with a cyber attack of some sort. Perhaps it's ransomware, maybe a malware infection, or data leak issue. Aaron Weiss and his team from Forensic Recovery handle those cases and they also get called in for some really interesting and different cases on the criminal and c…

I met Brooke Jones a few years back in the Florida Ultra Running community at the Skydive Ultramarathon where mostly insane people jump out of an airplane then run 100 miles, but that's a whole other crazy story for another time... Brooke is an ultrarunner and was a school teacher doing well in her career and moving up quickly. Over time she was fa…

In this episode Robert interviews the Director of Security for HBO Latin America. They discuss career path, and get into some details about challenges, cloud, working with MSSP's, and where the industry is going.Robert Rounsavall