The SynAckFinAck Podcast

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 little different.  I think it's a trend that you will continue to see.  Marvin has great insight into where things are going in cyber and also what qualities are important to advance your career.  Enjoy!    Cybraics: https://www.cybraics.com/ SilverSky https://www.silversky.com/ Connect with Marvin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvinwheeler/  

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 time to chat.  If you want to know where technology is going, this is a great episode to listen to.  Tom and his team are at the very pointy end of solving some really tough and cool compute problems.  We didn't talk about it on this episode but whenever we catch up we usually talk about ultra endurance events and running.  Tom has been on some crazy endurance adventures that would blow your mind.  I'm saving that discussion for another podcast someday... I always learn a ton from these podcasts and I know you will as well.   You can find more about Tom here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-mays-b23339a6/ The NodeWeaver website has some great information, worth spending some time there just to see what they are up to! https://nodeweaver.eu/      

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 only accessible by the intended recipient and not by anyone else. There are many different types of encryption methods, but they all use similar principles, which Jon will cover in-depth in this episode. Join the conversation with Jon McLachlan as he shares about encryption in cyber security and data protection to provide you with tools to protect your data in order to avoid potential threats like cybercrime or data breaches. Jon is the co-founder and CEO of Peacemakr and the host of The Security podcast of Silicon Valley, and he has been in technology, cyber, and startups for a very long time.       Tune in!   During this episode, you will learn about; [00:06] A bit about Jon's career background  [01:41] Jon's earliest inclination in tech, software, and security  [03:29] Going from traditional computer science programming to security [06:21] Jon's experience working with Apple as a young graduate [08:48] What is software product security and examples [09:04] Jon's transition from Apple to his startup company   [13:07] Building encryption system for your data protection  [16:17] End-to-end encryption keys management system    [20:02] Peacemakr and what they do in the encryption space [22:15] Self-driving encryption data security system [23:24] Management of encryptions keys in your applications [26:17] The future of security and the kind of scales to develop today [29:17] Get involved and participate to build your passion  [30:13] Jon's podcast, The Security podcast of Silicon Valley [31:49] How to reach out and connect with Jon Notable Quotes Encryption gives you the power to control who sees your data Building encryption into a product is building a system that controls the distribution and access to its keys. Exploring will help you do your passion justice. We all share something, but we arrive at our destination using different paths. If you want something, go for it, there's never going to be a right time. Connect with Jon McLachlan Website: https://peacemakr.io/ Email: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/peacemakr-io Twitter: https://twitter.com/peacemakr4          

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 for some of the biggest breaches out there, many times by an insurance company, or outside legal counsel when things are really bad. It was great to catch up with Thomas and in this episode you will learn about how incidents get cleaned up after the attack. You can find Thomas on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-longhurst-208b9553/ Kivu Consulting https://kivuconsulting.com/ Thomas recently launched a podcast called The Cyber Zone over on youtube where they make cyber issues understandable to everyone, which is not an easy task!  Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCndWz1G-nq6nCj10YBBHiBA  

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 successful founder and seeing a bunch of issues that other founders have when starting companies.  Capbase is a startup building legal/financial tools for founders to setup and build their companies, from incorporation to IPO. Prior to Capbase, Greg built a cybersecurity company using some unique (and funny) methods to capture data, and shared some great knowledge on the podcast. Founders or future founders check out Capbase: https://capbase.com/ Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miaskiewicz/ Connect with Robert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertrounsavall/

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 going. Enjoy this episode! Tim's company Microshare.io: https://www.microshare.io/ Follow Tim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/microshare_cto Connect with Tim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tpanagos/    

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 succeed over time. Connect with Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherdavis/ Connect with Robert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertrounsavall/   If you are an IT auditor, you need to pick up IT Auditing, using controls to protect information assets: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XPSGGBR Here are all the books Chris has authored or co-authored: https://www.amazon.com/Chris-Davis/e/B001JP175C  

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: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunle-adetoro/ Connect with Robert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertrounsavall/ Some of the standards and trainings mentioned in the episode: NERC: https://www.nerc.com/pa/Stand/Pages/default.aspx IEC 62443: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersecurity_standards#IEC_62443 SANS ICS Training: https://ics.sans.org/ Fortinet ICS Solutions: https://www.fortinet.com/solutions/industries/scada-industrial-control-systems  

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, he does some really cool stuff like break down job descriptions, and reviews certifications that he is doing. Connect with John here: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CYBERINSIGHT LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-breth-730b7755/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JBizzle703 Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cyberinsight   Connect with Robert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertrounsavall/    

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 the people I've interviewed the topic of networking comes up and how it could have saved Sanders years of time in his career.   This episode is a winner I know you will love it!   Hackers movie trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn2cf_wJ4f4 Sanders on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdiaz2018/ Sanders on Twitter https://twitter.com/d43m05 Robert on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertrounsavall/