por Ricki Burke
In this episode, we catch up with Steve Katz, the World's first CISO. Steve became the CISO of Citigroup in 1995. We discuss Steve's journey leading up to the role, how it came about and with no blueprint to follow, what he did in the job. We also discuss Steve's approach to how he dealt with boards and there is plenty of advice for current and future CISOs.
In this episode, we catch up with Craig Templeton, CISO & GM Technology Platforms at REA Group. Craig is very open about the role of a CISO and what his job looks like. He shares advice to people wanting to progress in their career and the experiences that helped him get to where he is today.
In this episode, we catch up with one of the original co-founders and organisers of BSides. Jack talks about the origins and growth of BSides, what makes a BSides conference so unique and what it takes to run a conference. We also hear Jack's thoughts on the current state of conferences during a global pandemic and what the future looks like for BSides.
Wendy Zenone quit her job as an aesthetician at 38, learnt to code and has progressed to working at her dream company, Netflix. We have a fun chat discussing Wendy's journey from a very non IT role, learning to code, being a mom, landing her first job in security to where she is today. Wendy shares her experience, tips for others wanting to move into the industry as well as advice on interviewing and the value of perseverance.
In this episode, we catch up with Security Researcher, pentester, trainer and Principal Security Engineer Eldar Marcussen. Eldar built the source code auditing tool graudit (grep rough audit). We discuss what it's like to build a tool and some of the unknowing benefits it's led to in his career. Eldar also shares advice for any aspiring pentesters.
Bobby Stoskopf is a Security Manager at Mailchimp, a company where he started as a Customer Support Agent. We discuss Bobby's journey and how he became the company's first security employee and help build a security team. Bobby also shares tips from a hiring manager's perspective.
In this episode, we catch up with Zachary Mikus a Threat Detection Engineer. Zach left school at a young age, worked in his family business as a landscape gardener, become a cook and is now working hunting bots. Zach shares his personal story about how he got his break into the industry, working in a SOC for one of Australia's largest banks and what he does in his current role. We discussed the skills Zach used working in a SOC and what he uses to hunt bots. Zach is passionate about supporting others and advises on what others can do to help in their career.
We catch up with Prashant Venkatesh, a specialist in Application Security and an OWASP Bay Area Chapter Lead. With over 10 years of experience in building teams and uplifting environments in Application Security, we discuss what Application Security means to Venkatesh, how he got started in the area, how others can get started and advice for organizations that want to increase their security.
In this episode, we speak with Afterpay CISO Marc Bown. Marc's career started on the technical side as a Penetration Tester and has progressed to become CISO for one of the fastest-growing e-commerce payment companies in the market. We discuss the differences between working in the Bay Area and Australia, how he moved in his career and share advice for aspiring CISOs.
In this episode, we catch up with Maxie Reynolds, a specialist in Social Engineering. Maxie left Scotland at a relatively young age and has gone on to work around the world. She worked offshore on oil rigs, become a penetration tester at a big four consulting company, started her own business and is now working as a Social Engineering Consultant. We get to hear what about the type of engagements Maxie has worked on, the skills involved and advice for others wanting to learn about social engineering.