Best Paul Metcalf Podcasts (2024)

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Cybersecurity: is the talent gap a myth? Is the industry delusional? - ESW #376 45:24

2h ago45:24

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This week, the cybersecurity industry's most basic assumptions under scrutiny. Following up our conversation with Wolfgang Goerlich, where he questions the value of phishing simulations, we discuss essays that call into question: the maturity of the industry the supposed "talent gap" with millions of open jobs despite complaints that this industry …

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Speed, Flexibility, and AI: The Case for Migrating from Legacy SOAR Systems - Whitney Young - ESW #376 33:06

11h ago33:06

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In this episode, we explore some compelling reasons for transitioning from traditional SOAR tools to next-generation SOAR platforms. Discover how workflow automation and orchestration offers unparalleled speed and flexibility, allowing organizations to stay ahead of evolving security threats. We also delve into how advancements in AI are driving th…

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Do phishing tests do more harm than good? - Wolfgang Goerlich - ESW #376 34:21

19m ago34:21

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A month ago, my friend Wolfgang Goerlich posted a hot take on LinkedIn that is less and less of a hot take these days. He posted, "our industry needs to kill the phish test",and I knew we needed to have a chat, ideally captured here on the podcast. I've been on the fence when it comes to phishing simulation, partly because I used to phish people as…

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Do phishing tests do more harm than good? & Speed, Flexibility, and AI - Wolfgang Goerlich, Whitney Young - ESW #376 1:52:31

10h ago1:52:31

1:52:31

A month ago, my friend Wolfgang Goerlich posted a hot take on LinkedIn that is less and less of a hot take these days. He posted, "our industry needs to kill the phish test",and I knew we needed to have a chat, ideally captured here on the podcast. I've been on the fence when it comes to phishing simulation, partly because I used to phish people as…

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Batch 45: Rob Copland and Ali Brice (Moustache Special) 1:06:04

7h ago1:06:04

1:06:04

In this part of the experiment, the clones are joined by Rob Copland (https://www.instagram.com/robertdcopland/) and Ali Brice (https://www.instagram.com/twicebricebrice/) BUY TICKETS TO BORN YESTERDAY LIVE ON THE 20th OCTOBER https://podlifeevents.com/event-details/born-yesterday---live-from-cheerful-earful-podcast-festival-20th-oct-tickets Follow…

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Cybersecurity at the speed of Formula One - Darren Guccione, Harry Wilson - ESW #375 39:29

2d ago39:29

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Ever wondered what it's like to be responsible for the cybersecurity of a sports team? How about when that sports team is one of the world's most successful Formula One teams? I can't describe how excited we are to share this interview. This interview is basically two huge F1 nerds who happen to also be cybersecurity veterans asking everything they…

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Oktane 2024 and the Current State of Identity Security - Harish Peri - ESW #375 41:02

3h ago41:02

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We are a month away from Oktane -- the biggest identity event of the year. Okta is bringing thousands of identity industry thought leaders, IT and security executives, and other tech leaders together on October 15-17 to discuss the changing landscape for security and identity, how organizations are putting identity first, new Okta products, and mor…

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Cybersecurity has too many distractions and can the White House fix BGP? - Harish Peri, Harry Wilson, Darren Guccione - ESW #375 2:30:27

2h ago2:30:27

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This week, in the enterprise security news, Cribl, Zafran, and US states raise funding Cisco, Check Point, Salesforce, and Absolute Software acquire cybersecurity startups AI Security products are picking up steam You probably shouldn’t be too worried about Yubikey cloning Instead, you should be more worried about malicious npm packages! The White …

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Cybersecurity has too many distractions and can the White House fix BGP? - ESW #375 1:10:29

4d ago1:10:29

1:10:29

This week, in the enterprise security news, Cribl, Zafran, and US states raise funding Cisco, Check Point, Salesforce, and Absolute Software acquire cybersecurity startups AI Security products are picking up steam You probably shouldn’t be too worried about Yubikey cloning Instead, you should be more worried about malicious npm packages! The White …

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How to Make the World Quantum Safe - Vadim Lyubashevsky - ESW Vault 46:10

19d ago46:10

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Check out this episode from the ESW Vault, hand picked by main host Adrian Sanabria! This episode was initially published on April 21 2023. Quantum computers are scaling rapidly. Soon, they will be powerful enough to solve previously unsolvable problems. But they come with a global challenge: fully-realized quantum computers will be able to break s…

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How to Make the World Quantum Safe - Vadim Lyubashevsky - ESW Vault 46:10

8d ago46:10

46:10

Check out this episode from the ESW Vault, hand picked by main host Adrian Sanabria! This episode was initially published on April 21 2023. Quantum computers are scaling rapidly. Soon, they will be powerful enough to solve previously unsolvable problems. But they come with a global challenge: fully-realized quantum computers will be able to break s…

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Control Pod #4 24:08

8d ago24:08

24:08

CONTROL POD - When circumstances prevent us from being able to perform an experiment, it's time for Control Pod. Follow the experiment (https://twitter.com/BYesterdayPod - https://www.instagram.com/byesterdaypod/?locale=zh-hans) Follow Andy Barr (https://linktr.ee/andybarrcomedy) and Alexander Bennett (https://linktr.ee/alexanderbennettcomedian) Em…

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SaaS Security Beyond Just Misconfiguration & Expert Insights on Cybersecurity Ethics - Ed Skoudis, Maor Bin - ESW #374 32:57

13d ago32:57

32:57

In this interview, Maor Bin, CEO and Co-Founder of Adaptive Shield, discusses the evolving landscape of SaaS Security. He highlights the challenges posed by the security gap resulting from the rapid adoption of SaaS applications and why SaaS security is beyond just misconfiguration management. Segment Resources: https://www.adaptive-shield.com/land…

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Interview with ThreatLocker: Is Application Allowlisting Making a Comeback? - Danny Jenkins - ESW #374 33:59

14d ago33:59

33:59

I often say that it isn't the concepts or ideas in cybersecurity that are bad, but the implementations of them. Sometimes the market timing is just wrong and the industry isn't ready for a particular technology (e.g. enterprise browsers). Other times, the technology just isn't ready yet (e.g. SIEMs needed better database technology and faster stora…

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What asset management (ITAM) looks like outside cybersecurity - Danny Jenkins, Ed Skoudis, Jeremy Boerger, Maor Bin - ESW #374 1:44:09

15d ago1:44:09

1:44:09

The top priority on the CIS Critical Security Controls list has never changed: inventory and control of enterprise assets. Yet it remains one of the most challenging controls to implement, much less master. The refrain, "you can't secure what you don't know about" is as old as information security itself. Complicating this task is the fact that imp…

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What asset management (ITAM) looks like outside cybersecurity - Jeremy Boerger - ESW #374 37:29

22d ago37:29

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The top priority on the CIS Critical Security Controls list has never changed: inventory and control of enterprise assets. Yet it remains one of the most challenging controls to implement, much less master. The refrain, "you can't secure what you don't know about" is as old as information security itself. Complicating this task is the fact that imp…

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103 Matt Cain interview on Lady of Mann, Dunkirk Little Ship, Manxmen in WW2 2:03:18

15d ago2:03:18

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Boat enthusiast Matt Cain enthralls us with the history and restoration project behind one of Dunkirk's most famous rescue ships. The Lady of Mann from the Isle of Man. Matt and Paul discuss the Dunkirk operation and stories behind it. Manx veterans talk about their experiences on Manx Radio. "Scary, fascinating and hilarious" Please do subscribe o…

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Let’s Get Real About Where AI can Help SecOps & AI, Automation & Low-Code - Mike Lyborg, Brandon Potter - ESW #373 32:22

29d ago32:22

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Swimlane and GenAI Join Swimlane CISO, Mike Lyborg and Security Weekly’s Mandy Logan as they cut through the AI peanut butter! While Generative AI is the not-so-new hot topic, it's also not the first time the cybersecurity industry has embraced emerging technology that can mimic human actions. Security automation and its ability to take action on b…

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The end of the road for some cyber startups & making detection actually work! - Vivek Bhandari, Vivek Ramachandran, Mike Lyborg, Brandon Potter - ESW #373 2:26:35

21d ago2:26:35

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This week, in the enterprise security news, A funding that looks like an acquisition And two for-sure acquisitions Rumors that there are funding problems for early stage cyber startups, and we’ll see a lot more acquisitions before the end of the year Speaking of rumors, Crowdstrike did NOT like last week’s Action1 acquisition rumor! Shortening dete…

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The end of the road for some cyber startups & making detection actually work! - ESW #373 1:17:58

28d ago1:17:58

1:17:58

This week, in the enterprise security news, A funding that looks like an acquisition And two for-sure acquisitions Rumors that there are funding problems for early stage cyber startups, and we’ll see a lot more acquisitions before the end of the year Speaking of rumors, Crowdstrike did NOT like last week’s Action1 acquisition rumor! Shortening dete…

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Secure Web Gateways Have Failed Us & Using AI to Prevent the Next CrowdStrike Outage - Vivek Ramachandran, Vivek Bhandari - ESW #373 36:38

26d ago36:38

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SquareX With employees spending most of their working hours on the browser, web attacks are one of the biggest attack vectors today. Yet, both enterprises and security vendors today aren’t focused on securing the browser – a huge risk given that attackers can easily bypass Secure Web Gateways, SASE and SSE solutions. This segment will demonstrate t…

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Control Pod #3 9:21

22d ago9:21

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CONTROL POD - When circumstances prevent us from being able to perform an experiment, it's time for Control Pod. Tickets to Alexander's Edinburgh Fringe run https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/alexander-bennett-emotional-daredevil Follow the experiment (https://twitter.com/BYesterdayPod - https://www.instagram.com/byesterdaypod/?locale=zh-hans) F…

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Operational Resilience in Healthcare & Zscaler Uncovers Record-Breaking Ransom - Marty Momdjian, Brett Stone-Gross - ESW #372 32:10

1M ago32:10

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Many cybersecurity experts are calling recent attacks on healthcare more sophisticated than ever. One attack disrupted prescription drug orders for over a third of the U.S. and has cost $1.5 billion in incident response and recovery services. Separately, an operator of over 140 hospitals and senior care facilities in the U.S. was also victimized. T…

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Devo Launches New Capabilities & Revolutionizing Cyber Resilience - Rakesh Nair, Rekha Shenoy - ESW #372 31:43

1M ago31:43

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Devo, the security analytics company, recently launched data orchestration, a data analytics cloud, and security operations center (SOC) workflow enhancements. Enterprise security teams are struggling with growing data volumes—and they’re also up against headcount and budget constraints. These solutions offer security teams data control, cost optim…

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Highlights from BlackHat/DefCon, Vulnerabilities, and Cyber Marketing Challenges - ESW #372 1:05:47

1M ago1:05:47

1:05:47

In this conversation, the hosts discuss patchless patching, vulnerabilities in the Windows TCP/IP stack, and the trustworthiness of Microsoft. They highlight the challenges of marketing in the cybersecurity industry and the importance of building trust with customers. The conversation also touches on the need for vendors to prioritize security and …

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Highlights from BlackHat/DefCon, Vulnerabilities, and Cyber Marketing Challenges - Brett Stone-Gross, Rakesh Nair, Rekha Shenoy, Marty Momdjian - ESW #372 2:08:47

29d ago2:08:47

2:08:47

In this conversation, the hosts discuss patchless patching, vulnerabilities in the Windows TCP/IP stack, and the trustworthiness of Microsoft. They highlight the challenges of marketing in the cybersecurity industry and the importance of building trust with customers. The conversation also touches on the need for vendors to prioritize security and …

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102 Arctic Convoy with Armageddon in the Arctic Ocean 2:36:34

1M ago2:36:34

2:36:34

A family memoir from Paul Gill from USA who sailed in the Arctic convoys during the Second World War. "The enemy planes were flying just a few feet over the surface of the water on our starboard bow, towards the head of the convoy. I started to count them: 1, 2...13, 14…“Damn it! Look at them!” I yelled." "The general alarm sounded for submarine at…

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