Ep. 172 - Security Awareness Series - Creating Psychological Salt with Ted Harrington

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This month, Chris Hadnagy and Ryan MacDougall are joined by Ted Harrington. Ted is the author of HACKABLE: How to Do Application Security Right and the Executive Partner at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE), the company of ethical hackers famous for hacking cars, medical devices, and password managers. Ted has been named both Executive of the Year by the American Business Awards and an SD Metro 40 Under 40 entrepreneur. Ted has been featured in more than 100 media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Forbes. [June 20, 2022]

00:00 – Intro

00:56 – Intro Links

02:32 – Ted Harrington Intro

03:21 – How did you start off in this industry?

06:15 – Explain it like I'm 12 years old

07:59 – The origins of ISE

09:32 – Is there a "perfect" Password Manager?

14:11 – How to communicate at the executive level

16:54 – The right and wrong ways of investing in security

25:17 – Responsible Disclosure

29:04 – The challenges of the Medical Device field

32:39 – The problem with legislation driving security

34:20 – The manufacturers’ role in safety and security

36:00 – Who is the book "Hackable" for?

38:05 – Find Ted online

Twitter: https://twitter.com/securityted
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/securityted

Website: https://www.tedharrington.com

38:37 – Book Recommendations

41:04 – Who is your biggest mentor?

Business Partner – Steve Bono

45:35 – Wrap Up

46:17 – Outro

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