Best Theresa Thomas Podcasts (2024)

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What a CCNA boot camp is like | Cyber Work Hacks 10:42

22h ago10:42

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Infosec and Cyber Work Hacks podcast want to help you pass the CCNA exam! So, for today’s hack, let’s talk boot camps. The CCNA is an intimidating exam, especially if you’re trying to go it alone, just you and your self-study book. That’s why I’d like to introduce you to Infosec’s CCNA boot camp instructor, Wilfredo Lanz! He will explain what the I…

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How to get started in industrial control systems cybersecurity | Guest Robin Berthier 48:13

4d ago48:13

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Today on Cyber Work, we are talking operational technology, or OT, security with guest, Robin Berthier of Network Perception. From his earliest studies to his time as an academic researcher, Berthier has dedicated his career to securing the intersection between operational technology and network security, with some pretty imaginative solutions to s…

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Working as a CIO and the challenges of endpoint security| Guest Tom Molden 50:48

11d ago50:48

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Today on Cyber Work, our deep-dive into manufacturing and operational technology (OT) cybersecurity brings us to the problem of endpoint security. Tom Molden, CIO of Global Executive Engagement at Tanium, has been grappling with these problems for a while. We talk about his early, formative tech experiences (pre-Windows operation system!), his tran…

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Ep. 96-Food, Family, Music—my conversation with DJ Nu-Mark 1:09:33

11d ago1:09:33

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In this episode, I talk with DJ Nu-Mark, world-renowned producer, turntablist, and member of the legendary hip-hop group Jurassic 5. He has a brand-new cookbook/memoir out, called Amu Nu. In describing the book, he offers some stories about his beloved mother and extended family, and we talk about how it all came together. He also touches on his ti…

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Are you ready for the CCNA exam? Test yourself with these questions | Cyber Work Hacks 29:40

15d ago29:40

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Infosec and Cyber Work Hacks are here to help you pass the CCNA exam! For today’s Hack, Wilfredo Lanz, Infosec bootcamp instructor in charge of Cisco’s CCNA certification, walks us through four sample CCNA questions, walking through each answer and discounting the wrong ones with explanations, allowing you to reach the right answer in a logical and…

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Working in manufacturing security: Top challenges and career advice | Guest Theresa Lanowitz 51:13

18d ago51:13

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AT&T Cybersecurity’s head of evangelism, Theresa Lanowitz, is today's guest. Lanowitz has amazing and wide-ranging career achievements, from her time with analyst firms Gartner and Voke, work on Java’s JBuilder environment and strategic marketing for the Jini Project, which was proto-IoT going back to the late ‘90s! With all of these incredible sto…

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Modern industrial control system security issues | Guest Thomas Pace 50:19

25d ago50:19

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Thomas Pace of NetRise talks about industrial control systems security. We’ll learn about Pace's time in the United States Marine Corps in cyber-intelligence, his move to forensics and then ICS and why the greatest asset a security professional can have is the ability to find, clearly see and create narratives. I always find ICS professionals to be…

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Ep. 95-Show them that light—my conversation with Sanah Kadoura 19:47

25d ago19:47

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Prior to her performance at Dizzy's Club, I had the pleasure of talking with Lebanese-Canadian drummer, composer, producer, and educator Sanah Kadoura. This week's episode encompasses that conversation. We discuss the Arabic and popular American music that was prevalent during her growing up in Calgary, Canada. Sanah talks about her role as an arti…

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Passing the CCNA exam: Tips and tricks from an instructor | Cyber Work Hacks 10:48

29d ago10:48

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Infosec and Cyber Work Hacks want you to pass the Cisco CCNA exam! To help you do that, Infosec’s CCNA Boot Camp instructor Wilfredo Lanz gives you his top tips and tricks for taking the CCNA exam! Lanz will give you some advice for narrowing down the right answer by eliminating the obviously wrong ones, common mistakes people make while taking the…

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CISSP is changing! Common body of knowledge changes for 2024 | Cyber Work Hacks 15:52

1M ago15:52

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Cyber Work Hacks is back to keep you updated with the CISSP exam! Infosec boot camp instructor Steve Spearman joins me to tell us about the new changes to the CISSP’s common body of knowledge (CBK) and how the changes to the CBK should (or shouldn’t!) affect your study and preparation for the exam! Keep learning, and keep it here for another Cyber …

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Ep. 94-The Sun Rises in The East—my conversation with Tayo and Cynthia Giwa 1:12:33

1M ago1:12:33

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In this episode, I sat down with Brooklyn’s own Tayo and Cynthia Giwa, the husband and wife filmmaking team and creators of Black-Owned Brooklyn. Their current documentary, “The Sun Rises in The East,” is streaming now on Amazon Prime. We talked in detail about the filmmaking process and the vital role that current elders play in preserving black h…

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CISSP exam tips and tricks: Top test-taking strategies | Cyber Work Hacks 12:56

1M ago12:56

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Infosec and Cyber Work Hacks are here to help you pass the CISSP exam. Today’s Hack is part two, so I encourage you to go back and listen to part one of Steve Spearman’s CISSP exam tips and tricks. In part two, I pass the mic to Spearman to give you his top five test-taking strategies for the CISSP. What’s the Sesame Street rule? How does the CISSP…

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CISSP exam tips and tricks: Avoiding common mistakes | Cyber Work Hacks 17:32

2M ago17:32

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Infosec and Cyber Work Hacks are here to help you pass the CISSP exam! This is part one of a two-part Cyber Work in which Infosec’s CISSP boot camp instructor Steve Spearman gives you his top tips and tricks for taking the CISSP exam! In part one, we’ll talk about what makes the CISSP such a difficult exam, common mistakes people make while taking …

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What help do CISOs need in 2024? | Guest Alicia Olson 32:34

2M ago32:34

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Alicia Olson, VP of Communications at Optiv, is today's guest. Olson came to cybersecurity from the oil and gas sector. She tells us how she got interested in communications for security professionals, explains how she turned Optiv’s distributed workforce into a cohesive unit and gives CISOs some crucial advice and ideas for dealing with that momen…

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Can Construction Help Rehabilitate Young Offenders? 59:33

2M ago59:33

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Welcome to the Shhh! Don't Speak On It, episode seven podcast, where we explore the power of construction in rehabilitating young offenders with special guest Dee Smith. In this episode, we will dive deep into the transformative effects that construction can have on the lives of young offenders. Join us as we speak with expert Dee Smith who has wit…

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What a CISSP boot camp is like | Cyber Work Hacks 18:24

2M ago18:24

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Infosec and the Cyber Work Hacks podcast are here to help you prepare for and pass the CISSP exam from ISC2. For today’s hack, we’re talking boot camps. If you’ve been preparing for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) study guide for six months or more, you might learn better in a concentrated, focused environment with e…

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Ethical hacking careers vs. cinema: What it's like to work as a hacker | Cyber Work Live 1:01:29

2M ago1:01:29

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Don't believe the movies and TV shows — ethical hacking is not done by frantically typing on the keyboard in a race against the clock. What's a career in ethical hacking and penetration testing really like? Join our panel of experts who have worked in the field for decades to find out! In this one-hour live event, we'll cover: 0:00 - Ethical hackin…

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Renewing your Security+ certification | Cyber Work Hacks 16:23

2M ago16:23

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Infosec and Cyber Work hacks want to help you pass the Security+ exam! We have three separate hacks on this channel to help you through the process of studying for and taking the exam. But what about in the years after, when it’s time to get ready to recertify? Infosec boot camp instructor Tommy Gober walks you through all the different ways you ca…

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A career in dental cybersecurity? Drilling down into this unique role | Guest Tom Terronez 35:35

2M ago35:35

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Tom Terronez joins Cyber Work to discuss security in an industry that doesn’t always make the headlines for security news: dentistry. Terronez co-founded Medix Dental, an IT and security provider for the dental industry, 20 years ago, and has the lowdown on some of the specific security issues dentist offices and networks face. It is an uphill batt…

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Security+ Boot Camp: What to expect during your training | Cyber Work Hacks 16:21

2M ago16:21

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Infosec and the Cyber Work Hacks podcast are here to help you pass the Security+ exam! For today’s hack, let’s talk bootcamps. If you’ve been piecing your way through the Sec+ study guide for six months or more, it’s possible that you would learn better in a concentrated, focused environment with expert instruction. I’m talking, of course, about In…

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Ep. 93- “My fingers are dancing grassroots”—a tribute to Horace Tapscott 3:36:17

2M ago3:36:17

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In this episode, we celebrate the legendary Los Angeles community leader, mentor, jazz pianist, and composer Horace Tapscott. Among my guests are former members of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, founded by Tapscott in 1961, and others who appreciate his contributions to the culture. Tune in to hear poets Kamau Daáood and Anthony Joseph; saxophon…

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Are remote workers more security-savvy than on-premises? | Guest Joseph Nwanpka 46:48

2M ago46:48

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Miami University's (in Oxford, Ohio) Farmer School of Business Information Systems and Security researcher Joseph Nwankpa joins Cyber Work today. Nwankpa recently wrote a report that overturns some huge assumptions: he found that work-from-home employees are, to a large degree, less of a security issue than many on-premises workers. Nwankpa discuss…

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Security+ exam questions and answers: What to expect | Cyber Work Hacks 19:06

3M ago19:06

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Cyber Work Hacks is here to answer your questions about the CompTIA Security+ exam! Today, Infosec boot camp instructor Tommy Gober reviews Security+ exam sample questions and shares tips to pass your Security+ 701 exam. 0:00 - Security+ exam mechanics 1:15 - The different types of Security+ exam questions 3:55 - How do you see your Security+ exam …

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45 billion cyberattacks a day?! Media myths and working in cybersecurity | Guest Ken Westin 39:08

3M ago39:08

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Ken Westin of Panther Labs has a bit of fact-checking he wants to do on some of the tech stories we read daily in the papers. Does J.P. Morgan really get 45 billion cyberattacks per day? Really? Are there other factors in this number that aren’t emphasized in the interest of chasing panic clicks? Westin and I talk about responsible ways to cover bi…

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Security+ exam tips: What changed and how to pass the new exam | Cyber Work Hacks 12:31

3M ago12:31

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Cyber Work Hacks is here to answer your questions about the CompTIA Security+ exam! Today, Infosec boot camp instructor Tommy Gober tells us about the new changes to the Security+ exam and how it will (or will not) affect your study and preparation for the exam! Keep learning, and keep it here for another Cyber Work Hack. Get your free Security+ eb…

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Ep. 92-A competitor like no other-my conversation with Keith Barksdale. 55:38

3M ago55:38

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For this episode, I sat down with a former Hoover High basketball backcourt teammate. Back then, he went by Keith Williams; later in life, he changed his last name to Barksdale, in recognition of his biological father. Together we reminisced about our time in high school and his stellar career as one of the best overall athletes ever to play at Hoo…

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The Wild West era of data collection is over | Guest Sean Falconer 43:59

3M ago43:59

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Today on Cyber Work, Sean Falconer of Skyflow and host of the Partially Redacted and Software Huddle podcasts, joins me to talk about the present and future of consumer and user data privacy, the pros and cons of adding more privacy regulations into place and his journey from software development and engineering to his current place of working clos…

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Ep. 91-Drums of Passion-my conversation with Nic Cacioppo 52:56

3M ago52:56

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While traveling on the East Coast, I stopped by the Jersey City apartment/studio of jazz drummer and composer Nic Cacioppo, to discuss his jazz journey. In this interview, he talks about the influence of his parents, both classically trained musicians. Nic has been blessed to play with jazz greats like Slide Hampton, Gene Perla, Wallace Roney, Davi…

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Don't chase unicorns to fix the cybersecurity skills gap | Guest Adrianna Iadarola 53:41

4M ago53:41

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Adrianna Iadarola of CyberSN joins me today to break down every spot on the cybersecurity job search, hiring, upskilling and retention pipeline. After her raucous and highly informative presentation at ISACA Digital Trust World, I knew I had to introduce you to this great analyst and thinker. Whether you’re doing the hiring or being the hiree, you …

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