Co-hosts Michael and Sam are joined by co-speakers Mak Foss and Rachel Schwalk to discuss their HOU.SEC.CON. presentation on business email compromise. In this episode they talk about their individual journey’s into cyber, the complexities of detecting business email compromise, and the significance of monitoring email rules.Things Mentioned:·      Teetering on the edge: VPNs, Firewalls’ Nonexistent Telemetry Lures APTs: https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/edge-vpns-firewalls-nonexistent-telemetry-apts·      Mak and Rachel’s 2023 Talk: https://youtu.be/KChtzjP3agg?si=ugjdozNHG8NRm3TPDo you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com  Keep up with HOU.SEC.CON:·      LinkedIn·      Twitter·      Facebook·      Instagram·      YouTube Check out our other show:·      CyberSunday Check out our Conferences and Events:·      HOU.SEC.CON.·      OT.SEC.CON.·      EXEC.SEC.CON.·      HSC User Group Support or apply to our Scholarship Program:·      TAB Cyber Foundation In this episode:·      Host: Michael Farnum·      Host: Sam Van Ryder·      Guest 1: Mak Foss·      Guest 2: Rachel Schwalk·      Editing by: Lauren Lynch·      Music by: August Honey

Your favorite co-founders and co-hosts Michael Farnum and Sam Van Ryder are reunited for the latest edition of HOU.SEC.CAST. with special guest David Balcar! In today’s episode they discuss:·      The evolving landscape of insider threats and the vulnerabilities they exploit.·      The importance of vigilance in monitoring outbound traffic and the need for organizations to prioritize security measures amidst the growing complexity of cyber threats.·      Stories of David’s experiences as a pen tester. Things Mentioned:·      U.S. and UK Announce Sanctions in China over Hacks on Election Watchdog and Lawmakers - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-and-uk-announce-sanctions-in-china-over-hacks-on-election-watchdog-and-lawmakers·      Alex Halderman Voting Machine Demonstration - https://www.technologyreview.com/2018/09/13/66529/how-to-hack-an-election-and-defensive-measures-states-should-take-to-prevent-fake-votes/·      Russian National Pleads Guilty After Trying to Hack a Human at Tesla - https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/tesla-hacker-charges-arrested·      Listen to David’s talk here: https://youtu.be/cSZEzuUY8Cg?si=LupfFlLx0rAz5VnzDo you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com Keep up with HOU.SEC.CON:·      LinkedIn·      Twitter·      Facebook·      Instagram·      YouTubeCheck out our other show:·      CyberSundayCheck out our Conferences and Events:·      HOU.SEC.CON.·      OT.SEC.CON.·      EXEC.SEC.CON.·      HSC User GroupSupport or apply to our Scholarship Program:·      TAB Cyber FoundationIn this episode:·      Host: Michael Farnum·      Host: Sam Van Ryder·      Guest: David Balcar·      Editing by: Lauren Lynch·      Music by: August Honey

Co-Host Sam Van Ryder flies solo for this episode with Executive Industry Consultant, Roya Gordon! They share insights on SBOMs and their significance in OT security, discuss what current security conferences are doing right (and where they could improve!), and the importance of building local cybersecurity communities. Things Mentioned:·      Southern Company Builds SBOM for Electric Power Substation - https://www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/southern-company-builds-a-power-substation-sbom?mc_cid=4ef3664287&mc_eid=UNIQIDDo you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com Keep up with HOU.SEC.CON:·      LinkedIn·      Twitter·      Facebook·      Instagram·      YouTube Check out our other show:·      CyberSundayCheck out our Conferences and Events:·      HOU.SEC.CON.·      OT.SEC.CON.·      EXEC.SEC.CON.·      HSC User GroupSupport or apply to our Scholarship Program:·      TAB Cyber FoundationIn this episode:·      Host: Michael Farnum·      Host: Sam Van Ryder·      Guest: Roya Gordon·      Editing by: Lauren Lynch·      Music by: August Honey

In this episode, hosts Michael and Sam pull HOU.SEC.CON. Program Director (and HOU.SEC.CAST. producer) Lauren Lynch in front of the camera to share her perspective as HSC’s first full time employee! They chat about her start in marketing and cyber, other cybersecurity communities she’s engaging  with to level up, and why it’s important to get involved. Things Mentioned:·      Nigerian National Pleads Guilty of Conspiracy in BEC Operation - https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/nigerian-national-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-bec-operation·      Cybersecurity Marketing Society - https://cybersecuritymarketingsociety.com·      Women in Cybersecurity - https://www.wicys.org·      The Phillip Wylie Show - https://www.phillipwylieshow.com·      Sponsorship Requests: sponsorwrangler@houstonseccon.comDo you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com  Keep up with HOU.SEC.CON:·      LinkedIn·      Twitter·      Facebook·      Instagram·      YouTube Check out our other show:·      CyberSunday Check out our Conferences and Events:·      HOU.SEC.CON.·      OT.SEC.CON.·      EXEC.SEC.CON.·      HSC User Group Support or apply to our Scholarship Program:·      TAB Cyber Foundation In this episode:·      Host: Michael Farnum·      Host: Sam Van Ryder·      Guest: Lauren Lynch·      Editing by: Lauren Lynch·      Music by: August Honey

In this episode, hosts Michael and Sam meet with Arthi Vasudevan, a cybersecurity product line leader at GE Vernova and the author of the popular children's book "Cyberama." They delve into the recent legislative developments extending online protections for children, Arthi’s journey into cybersecurity, and how her experience at HOU.SEC.CON. inspired her first book.  Things Mentioned:·      Cyberama - https://cyberama.org·      HSC User Group - https://www.hscusergroup.com·      Federal Children’s Privacy Requirements to Be Updated and Expanded - https://www.natlawreview.com/article/federal-childrens-privacy-requirements-be-updated-and-expanded#google_vignette·      HOU.SEC.CON. Tickets - https://www.houstonseccon.com/·      OT.SEC.CON. - https://www.otseccon.com/·      EXEC.SEC.CON. - https://www.execseccon.com·      Arthi’s Talk at HOU.SEC.CON. - https://youtu.be/KYjfR4Y3Ct0?si=bRnkzX62xPUu3ODb·      Sponsorship Requests: sponsorwrangler@houstonseccon.com  Do you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com Keep up with HOU.SEC.CON:·      LinkedIn·      Twitter·      Facebook·      Instagram·      YouTubeCheck out our other show:·      CyberSundayCheck out our Conferences:·      HOU.SEC.CON.·      OT.SEC.CON.·      EXEC.SEC.CON. Support or apply to our Scholarship Program:·      TAB Cyber FoundationIn this episode:·      Host: Michael Farnum·      Host: Sam Van Ryder·      Guest: Arthi Vasudevan·      Editing by: Lauren Lynch·      Music by: August Honey

We have a special episode today featuring EXEC.SEC.CON. hosts Marc Crudgington and Kyle Lai! They’ll talk a bit about their backgrounds and what qualifies them to host an event of this caliber, how they started the CISO Track that lead to this stand-alone event, and what to expect at the conference.  Things Mentioned:·      Marc’s Books - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Marc-Crudgington/author/B08L8J287Y?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_11&sr=1-11&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true·      HOU.SEC.CON.  - https://www.houstonseccon.com/·      OT.SEC.CON. - https://www.otseccon.com/·      EXEC.SEC.CON. - https://www.execseccon.com·      HSC User Group - https://www.hscusergroup.com·      Sponsorship Requests: sponsorwrangler@houstonseccon.com Do you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com  Keep up with HOU.SEC.CON:·      LinkedIn·      Twitter·      Facebook·      Instagram·      YouTube Check out our other show:·      CyberSunday Check out our Conferences:·      HOU.SEC.CON.·      OT.SEC.CON.·      EXEC.SEC.CON. Support or apply to our Scholarship Program:·      TAB Cyber Foundation In this episode:·      Host: Michael Farnum·      Host: Sam Van Ryder·      Guest: Marc Crudgington·      Guest: Kyle Lai·      Editing by: Lauren Lynch·      Music by: August Honey

In this episode hosts Michael and Sam talk to HOU.SEC.CON. speaker and CEO and Founder Dan Gunter. They discuss his career journey from the Air Force to founding Insane Forensics, insights on threat hunting in industrial networks, and the importance of adaptability in operational technology. Things Mentioned:·      US disabled Chinese hacking network targeting critical infrastructure - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-disabled-chinese-hacking-network-targeting-critical-infrastructure-sources-2024-01-29/·      Select Committee on CCP Holds Hearing on CCP Cyber Threat to American Homeland - https://selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/press-releases/media-package-select-committee-ccp-holds-hearing-ccp-cyber-threat-american·      HOU.SEC.CON. Tickets - https://www.houstonseccon.com/·      OT.SEC.CON. - https://www.otseccon.com/·      EXEC.SEC.CON. - https://www.execseccon.com·      HSC User Group - https://www.hscusergroup.com·      Dan Gunter’s HOU.SEC.CON. Talk - https://youtu.be/nw97YsV9bGU?si=M-KxP9nydy2nAG1O·      Sponsorship Requests: sponsorwrangler@houstonseccon.comDo you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com  Keep up with HOU.SEC.CON:·      LinkedIn·      Twitter·      Facebook·      Instagram·      YouTube Check out our other show:·      CyberSundayCheck out our Conferences:·      HOU.SEC.CON.·      OT.SEC.CON.·      EXEC.SEC.CON. Support or apply to our Scholarship Program:·      TAB Cyber Foundation In this episode:·      Host: Michael Farnum·      Host: Sam Van Ryder·      Guest: Dan Gunter·      Editing by: Lauren Lynch·      Music by: August Honey

In today’s episode Michael and Sam chat with HOU.SEC.CON. speaker and Deputy CTO of Tenable, Marty Edwards. Their conversation revolves around the need for collaboration between IT and OT teams, the importance of implementing cybersecurity fundamentals before investing in products and solutions, and the real-life consequences that result from not protecting critical infrastructure. Things Mentioned:·      States and Congress wrestle with cybersecurity after Iran attacks small town water utilities - https://apnews.com/article/water-utilities-hackers-cybersecurity-1c475f5d2ef3b5d52410c93bdeab3aad·      HOU.SEC.CON. Tickets - https://www.houstonseccon.com/·      OT.SEC.CON. - https://www.otseccon.com/·      EXEC.SEC.CON. - https://www.execseccon.com·      HSC User Group - https://www.hscusergroup.com·      Marty Edwards HOU.SEC.CON. Talk - https://youtu.be/4jFyolZuYEg?si=r0bSyxVr7zFCjVGO·      Sponsorship Requests: sponsorwrangler@houstonseccon.comDo you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com  Keep up with HOU.SEC.CON:·      LinkedIn·      Twitter·      Facebook·      Instagram·      YouTube Check out our other show:·      CyberSundayCheck out our Conferences:·      HOU.SEC.CON.·      OT.SEC.CON.·      EXEC.SEC.CON. Support or apply to our Scholarship Program:·      TAB Cyber Foundation In this episode:·      Host: Michael Farnum·      Host: Sam Van Ryder·      Guest: Marty Edwards·      Editing by: Lauren Lynch·      Music by: August Honey

About this episode:In our first episode of 2024 Michal and Sam chat with Principal Industrial Hunter John Burns to talk about his presentation “The Distinct Imperatives of Threat Hunting in OT Environments”.  In this conversation John also touches on his interesting industrial IT origin story, shares insights into his role as a principal industrial hunter, and emphasizes the consequences-driven approach to threat hunting in OT environments.Things Mentioned:·      HOU.SEC.CON. Call for Papers will run from May 1 – 31, 2024·      If you’d like to sponsor this year’s conference please reach out to our sponsor wrangler·      MITRE Debuts ICS Threat Modeling for Embedded Systems·      You can watch John’s Talk on YouTube Do you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com  Keep up with HOU.SEC.CON:·      LinkedIn·      Twitter·      Facebook·      Instagram·      YouTube Check out our other show:·      CyberSunday Check out our Conferences:·      HOU.SEC.CON.·      OT.SEC.CON.·      EXEC.SEC.CON. Support or apply to our Scholarship Program:·      TAB Cyber Foundation In this episode:·      Host: Michael Farnum·      Host: Sam Van Ryder·      Guest: John Burns·      Editing by: Lauren Lynch·      Music by: August Honey

About this episode:We’re back with our regularly scheduled programming! This week our hosts sat down with Tony Turner, CEO of Opswright and HSC Speaker, to discuss his talk “Leveraging Historical Software Failures to Strengthen Cybersecurity: The Nexus Between Catastrophe and Cyber Resilience”. They also dig into OT infrastructure, how security fits into OT environments, and the challenges of combining the two.    Things Mentioned:·      Save the date for HOU.SEC.CON 2024! We’ll be at the George R. Brown Convention Center on September 24 – 25. ·      The TAB Cyber Foundation is now accepting applications for students and veterans! Learn more on our site·      If you signed up for a free copy of Justin Hutchens book, “The Language of Deception: Weaponizing Next Generation AI” your copy will be delivered after the release date on January 4th, 2024. This offer was only available at HSC however you can order your own copy wherever books are sold. ·      To watch all of the talks from HSC 2023 check us out on Vimeo or YouTube!·      Watch Tony’s talk hereDo you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com Keep up with HOU.SEC.CON·      Houstonseccon.com·      LinkedIn·      Twitter·      Facebook·      InstagramCheck out our other show·      CyberSundayIn this episode:·      Host: Michael Farnum·      Host: Sam Van Ryder·      Guest: Tony Turner·      Editing by: Lauren Lynch·      Music by: August Honey

We’re back with another episode from HOU.SEC.CON 2023! In the second part of this series Michael and Sam are joined on stage by Tom Cline, Sales Director with Skybox Security and past guest Phillip Wylie, Security Director at Alias Cybersecurity. The guys discuss how cybersecurity posture management tools have exploded due to the extensible and ubiquitous nature of modern APIs This episode was sponsored by: Skybox Security   Do you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com  Keep up with HOU.SEC.CONHoustonseccon.comLinkedInTwitterFacebookInstagram Check out our other showCyberSunday In this episode:Host: Michael FarnumHost: Sam Van RyderGuest 1: Tom ClineGuest 2: Phillip WylieEditing by: Lauren LynchMusic by: August Honey

Did you miss HOU.SEC.CON 2023? No worries! We recorded two episodes of HOU.SEC.CAST on stage just for you! In our first episode Michael and Sam are joined on stage by Kent Noyes, Senior Director of AI Security at WWT and Brad Green, Cortex Systems Engineer at Palo Alto to discuss everyone’s favorite topic – Artificial Intelligence. This episode was sponsored by: World Wide Technology and Palo Alto NetworksDo you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com Keep up with HOU.SEC.CONHoustonseccon.comLinkedInTwitterFacebookInstagram Check out our other showCyberSundayIn this episode:Host: Michael FarnumHost: Sam Van RyderGuest 1: Kent NoyesGuest 2: Brad GreenEditing by: Lauren LynchMusic by: August Honey

We’re just over 2 weeks away from this year’s conference and we’re bringing you another episode featuring one of our upcoming speakers, Thomas Pace! Tom chats with Michael and Sam about the relevance of college degrees in the cybersecurity industry, the big gap he saw in industrial control systems leading to the founding of Netrise, building a start-up in the middle of a global pandemic, and of course his upcoming talk. He’s developed a part 2 to last year’s very popular talk “The Vulnerability Disparity of ICS and OT Devices – There are many more than we think!”. Things Mentioned:You can read the article “Experiment: IT Companies Eager to Hire Self-Taught Pros” hereYou can read the article “Apple CEO Tim Cook explains why you don’t need a college degree to be successful” hereYou can find conference logistics hereYou can find Tom’s talk from last year hereTickets are sold out!  Do you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com Keep up with HouSecConLinkedInTwitterFacebookInstagramThreadsIn this episode:Host: Michael FarnumHost: Sam Van RyderGuest: Thomas PaceEditing by: Lauren LynchMusic by: August Honey Check out our other show:CyberSunday

We’re back with another HOU.SEC.CON speaker! Justin “Hutch” Hutchens met with Michael and Sam to discuss some of the latest black hat tools powered by AI, Hutch’s new book that is scheduled for 2024, and of course talk for this year’s conference.   Things Mentioned: You can read the Article “New AI Tool 'FraudGPT' Emerges, Tailored for Sophisticated Attacks” hereYou can check out the RSnake show hereGet your tickets HOU.SEC.CON Tickets here Do you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com Keep up with HouSecConLinkedInTwitterFacebookInstagramThreads In this episode:Host: Michael FarnumHost: Sam Van RyderGuest: Justin “Hutch” Hutchens  Editing by: Lauren LynchMusic by: August Honey

This week Michael and Sam are joined by ReliaQuest VP, CISO, Office of the CISO Rick Holland to chat about his upcoming talk “Cybercrime finds a way”. Tune in for today's top cybercrime trends, the latest on ransomware, and how cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence. Things Mentioned:Check out the article “How disjoined threat intelligence limits companies — and what to do about it” hereCheck out the HOU.SEC.CON Featured Authors:Arthi Vasudevan - CyberamaMark Crudgington – The Coming Cyber War: What Executives, the Board, and You Should KnowPhillip Wylie – The Pen Testers BlueprintJustin “Hutch” Hutchens – The Language of Deception, Weaponizing Next Generation AIGet your tickets HOU.SEC.CON Tickets here Do you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.comKeep up with HouSecConLinkedInTwitterFacebookInstagramThreadsIn this episode:Host: Michael FarnumHost: Sam Van RyderGuest: Rick HollandEditing by: Lauren LynchMusic by: August Honey

Workshops are back at HouSecCon! In this special bonus episode Michael and Sam chat with Professor Deniz Gurkan to discuss her move from University of Houston, her ongoing projects, and what to expect in her October 11th workshop.  Things Mentioned:Sign up for Deniz’s workshop “In-Network Defense: Detection and Mitigation of Layer 2 and Layer 3 Attacks” hereGet your conference tickets here Do you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com Keep up with HouSecConLinkedInTwitterFacebookInstagramThreadsIn this episode:Host: Michael FarnumHost: Sam Van RyderGuest: Deniz GurkanEditing by: Lauren LynchMusic by: August Honey

This week Sam and Michael sit down with Allthenticate CEO & founder - and returning HOU.SEC.CON. speaker - Chad Spensky! They discuss why he moved his company halfway across the country to Houston (and why more startups should consider Houston!), the need for less passwords, and his talk at this year’s conference. Things Mentioned:Check out the article "Thousands of images on Docker Hub leak auth secrets, private keys" here Buy your HOU.SEC.CON tickets hereDo you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com Keep up with HouSecConLinkedInTwitterFacebookInstagramThreads In this episode:Host: Michael FarnumHost: Sam Van RyderGuest: Chad SpenskyEditing by: Lauren LynchMusic by: August Honey

About this episode: To support an organization’s ability to react to incidents you need a few key elements: strong security staffing, defined repeatable processes, and the right tools. This week Michael and Sam sit down with Cisco’s Global Advisory CISO and HOU.SEC.CON closing keynote Dave Lewis to discuss his  security article and his upcoming talk at this year’s conference. Things Mentioned:Check out the article "RAM-ramming Rowhammer is back - to uniquely fingerprint devices" hereYou can read Dave’s blog post hereYou can get HOU.SEC.CON Tickets hereDo you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com Keep up with HOU.SEC.CON·      LinkedIn·      Twitter·      Facebook·      Instagram·      Threads In this episode:Host: Michael FarnumHost: Sam Van RyderGuest: Dave LewisEditing by: Lauren LynchMusic by: August Honey

Mark Weatherford has led a unique and impressive career. He’s been a CISO in both the public and private sector, sits on advisory boards for some of the latest and greatest technology, works with multiple venture capital firms, and will be kicking off HOU.SEC.CON 2023 as our opening keynote! Michael and Sam sat down with Mark to discuss his wealth of experience and his upcoming talk on the state of generative AI. Things Mentioned:Buy HOU.SEC.CON tickets hereSubmit your abstract hereCheck out the article “New Research: 6% of Employees Paste Sensitive Data into GenAI tools as ChatGPT” hereDo you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.com  Keep up with HouSecConLinkedInTwitterFacebookInstagramIn this episode:Host: Michael FarnumHost: Sam Van RyderGuest: Mark WeatherfordEditing by: Lauren LynchMusic by: August Honey

When it comes to your organization cybersecurity is not limited to a single person or division – all business units need to understand best practices. At this year’s conference international speaker/best-selling author/podcast host/tech evangelist/top ethical hacker Phillip Wylie will break down the difference in offensive security concepts to help educate consumers in any role.   In this episode Phil also discusses his latest projects, upcoming cybersecurity conferences, and how community events like HOU.SEC.CON can help your career. Things Mentioned:·      Buy tickets here·      Submit your abstract here·      Check out nearby hotels here·      Check out the article “New Mockingjay Process Injection Technique Could Let Malware Evade Detection” here·      Listen to the Phillip Wylie Show here·      Learn more about the TAB Cyber Foundation hereDo you have a question for the hosts? Reach out to us at podcast@houstonseccon.comKeep up with HouSecCon·      LinkedIn·      Twitter·      FacebookIn this episode:Host: Michael FarnumHost: Sam Van RyderGuest: Phillip WylieEditing by: Lauren LynchMusic by: August Honey