S14 E5 Debunking Misconceptions in Cybersecurity

Security Confidential

This week on Dark Rhiino Security’s Security Confidential podcast, Host Manoj Tandon talks to Tom Eston. Tom’s work over his 17 years in cybersecurity has focused on information security, network, red team, and application penetration testing as well as security and privacy advocacy. Tom has led multiple projects in the cybersecurity community, improved industry-standard testing methodologies, and is an experienced team manager and leader. Tom is also a frequent speaker at security user groups and international cybersecurity conferences including Black Hat, DEF CON, DerbyCon, SANS, InfoSec World, OWASP AppSec, and ShmooCon.

00:00 Introduction

00:20 Our Guest

12:34 The leadership role

14:09 Would you redesign the internet?

18:55 The Golden age of education

22:03 why is it that the hacking community can be better than the OEM?

25:19 Do you think Cybersecurity adds value to the market offering?

29:48 The Hackback program

35:08 Misconceptions of cybersecurity

48:56 More About Tom