Cyber Work
Learn how to break into cybersecurity, build new skills and move up the career ladder. Each week on the Cyber Work Podcast, host Chris Sienko sits down with thought leaders from Carbon Black, IBM, CompTIA and others to discuss the latest cybersecurity workforce trends.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 392
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
How remote work is impacting federal cybersecurity careers | Guest Becky Robertson
Becky Robertson joins us from Booz Allen to discuss creating remote work situations that address modern requirements but don’t sacrifice security. We discuss the ways in which COVID-19 helped the fed…
Building a billion-dollar cybersecurity company | Guest Sam King
Veracode CEO Sam King is an icon in the realms of secure coding and application security, and she joins the podcast, along with Infosec CEO Jack Koziol, to discuss her cybersecurity journey, the Pres…
How to pick your cybersecurity career path | Guest Alyssa Miller
Alyssa Miller of S&P Global Ratings discusses the easiest pentest she ever ran on an app and the importance of diversity of hiring, not just “diversity of thought.” She also gives some of the best ad…
How hackathons can help propel your career | Guest Jonathan Tanner
Jonathan Tanner of Barracuda talks about his time moving up the ladder at Barracuda, how he still enjoys computer science competitions like DEFCON Wireless Capture the Flag (CTF), and Barracuda’s rev…
Working as a cybersecurity researcher and industry analyst | Guest French Caldwell
French Caldwell of The Analyst Syndicate talks about his role as founder and chief researcher of the group. We also talk about Caldwell’s time at Gartner research, and his passion for cybersecurity r…
Healthcare cybersecurity issues and legacy health systems | Guest Dirk Schrader
Dirk Schrader of New Net Technologies talks about healthcare security and legacy systems. We discuss the millions of pieces of health data left out in the open, the issues with closing these holes an…
Project management careers in the military and private sector | Guest Ginny Morton
Ginny Morton, project management professional at Dell and veteran in the U.S. Army, takes us through the practice of cybersecurity project management in both for-profit and military sectors on today’…
Data governance strategy in 2021 | Guest Rita Gurevich
This episode we welcome Rita Gurevich, CEO and founder of Sphere Technology Solutions. She talks about what it’s like to start her own company, why it is important to know your assets when setting po…
Lessons cybersecurity can learn from physical security | Guest Jeff Schmidt
This episode we welcome Jeff Schmidt of Covail to discuss security and risk management, working at the FBI to create the InfraGard program, and what cybersecurity can learn from physical security con…
Supporting economic advancement among women in cybersecurity | Guest Christina Van Houten
Christina Van Houten talks about Women@Work and women in cybersecurity on this week's episode. We discuss tactics for bringing more women and diverse candidates into cybersecurity, the importance of …
Supply-chain security and servant leadership | Guest Manish Gupta
In this episode we explore supply-chain security with Manish Gupta. We’re going to learn about risks and cyberattacks related to the continuous integration/continuous deployment or CI/CD pipeline, wh…
What does a digital forensic investigator do in the government? | Guest Ondrej Krehel
Digital forensics professional Ondrej Krehel talks about the work of digital forensics in federal and government locations, the things he learned during a months-long attempt at decrypting a well-sec…
Your beginner cybersecurity career questions, answered! | Cyber Work Live
Whether you’re looking for first-time work in the cybersecurity field, still studying the basics or considering a career change, you might feel overwhelmed with choices. How do you know you have the …
Defending the grid: From water supply hacks to nation-state attacks | Guest Emily Miller
This episode we welcome back Emily Miller of Mocana to discuss infrastructure security! We discuss the water supply hack in Oldsmar, Fla., the state of the nation’s cybersecurity infrastructure and b…
How to become a cybersecurity project manager | Guest Jackie Olshack
This episode we chat with Jackie Olshack, a project management professional, about the role of project management in cybersecurity. We break down the specific functions of some major project manageme…
How to become a security awareness manager | Guest Tiffany Franklin
Today we're talking about security awareness, specifically about the role of a security awareness manager, with Tiffany Franklin of Optiv. We talk about the importance of C-suite buy-in to a security…
Working at The Analyst Syndicate, AI ethics and sneaking into DARPA | Guest Diana Kelley
Diana Kelley of The Analyst Syndicate is on the podcast to chat about her 25-year-long career in security. She touches on artificial intelligence and machine learning ethics, sneaking into DARPA in t…
Working at Google: Security, anti-abuse and artificial intelligence | Guest Elie Bursztein
Elie Bursztein joins us on today’s episode to talk all about his role as chief research lead for anti-abuse at Google! Along with Infosec Founder Jack Koziol and Cyber Work Podcast host Chris Sienko,…
CompTIA Security+ SY0-601 update: Everything you need to know | Guest Patrick Lane
CompTIA’s Security+, the most popular cybersecurity certification in the world, is getting an overhaul for 2021! The updated exam (from SY0-501 to SY0-601) re-aligns the certification to match the mo…
Launch your cybersecurity career by finding a mentor | Guest Mike Gentile
Learn how mentors in the cybersecurity community can help launch your career on today’s episode featuring Mike Gentile, the Founder and CEO of CISOSHARE. Mike discusses the CyberForward program, whic…