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
Malware analyst careers: Getting hired and building your skills | Guest Dr. Richard Ford
What does a malware analyst do? Find out on today’s episode featuring Dr. Richard Ford, Chief Technology Officer of Cyren. Richard talks about breaking into the field, whether a computer science degr…
Gamification: Making cybersecurity training fun for everyone | Guest Jessica Gulick
We’re making cybersecurity training fun with today’s episode, which is all about gamification! Jessica Gulick of Katczy discusses the Wicked6 Cyber Games, the Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu, and the w…
Moving up in cybersecurity: From help desk to FireEye to CEO | Guest Jason Meller
From working the help desk to becoming FireEye’s Chief Security Strategist and founding his own company Kolide, Jason Meller has a wealth of experience to share about moving up the cybersecurity ladd…
SecOps and the keys to a successful cybersecurity startup | Guest Raju Chekuri
NetOps, SecOps and CloudOps — you’ll learn about it all on today’s episode featuring Raju Chekuri, CEO of NetEnrich. Raju shares his career journey, discusses his work helping new tech and cybersecur…
Cybersecurity careers: Risk management, privacy and healthcare security | Guest Tyler Cohen Wood
Learn about different cybersecurity roles and career paths in this wide-ranging conversation with today’s guest Tyler Cohen Wood. Tyler discusses working as a senior intelligence officer for the Defe…
Kubernetes: Vulnerabilities, efficiency and cloud security | Guest Michael Foster
Learn all about Kubernetes, its possible misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, and how it applies to cloud security on today’s episode, featuring Michael Foster, a Cloud Native Advocate at StackRox.…
Running a digital forensics business | Guest Tyler Hatch
We’re going back into the world of digital forensics careers with today’s guest, Tyler Hatch of DFI Forensics! Tyler tells us about moving from being a lawyer into the field of digital forensics, key…
The 5 pillars of cybersecurity framework | Guest Mathieu Gorge
Help your C-suite get serious about cybersecurity with today’s episode, featuring Mathieu Gorge. Using his Five Pillars of Security Framework and his book, The Cyber Elephant in the Boardroom, Mathie…
SolarWinds breach: Insights from the trenches | Guest Keatron Evans | Bonus incident response walkthroughs in description
It’s been a busy week for cybersecurity professionals as they respond to the SolarWinds breach. On December 13, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directi…
Hiring a ransomware negotiator: Tactics, tips and careers | Guest Kurtis Minder
Ever thought of hiring a ransomware negotiator, or becoming one yourself? On today’s episode, Kurtis Minder of GroupSense tells us what makes a good ransomware negotiator, why setting the right tone …
Vulnerability hunting and ecommerce safety | Guest Ted Harrington
Let’s talk about the practice of finding vulnerabilities! For Ted Harrington, Executive Partner of ISE, it’s much more than a job, it’s a life mission. Ted joins the Cyber Work Podcast to discuss bei…
Securing Apple devices: Managing growing cyberattacks and risk | Guest Kelli Conlin
Dive into all things Apple security with today’s guest, Kelli Conlin, Security Solutions Specialist at Jamf. Learn about securing devices across multiple operating systems, the hidden-in-plain-sight …
Privileged access management and work-from-home tips | Guest Terence Jackson
Today we’re talking cloud security and work-from-home. If you’ve ever checked your work email on your personal phone – I know you have, because we’ve all done it! – or touched up some time-sensitive …
Ask us anything: Security awareness, behavior and culture (part 2) | Infosec Inspire 2020
The final episode in our two-week long daily series includes four guests from the past two podcasts: David Hansen, Senior Analyst, Corporate IT Security & Compliance for Brookfield Renewable; Dan Tei…
Collaboration and cultural relevance: Taking security awareness global | Infosec Inspire 2020
The old saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child. In the case of Brookfield Renewable’s Senior Analyst David Hansen and Amway’s Information Security Specialist Dan Teitsma, their village is g…
Influencing security mindsets and culture | Infosec Inspire 2020
Communication, creativity and empathy are crucial in shifting from what we call a “have-to” security mindset (i.e., “I have to take this precaution because IT said so”) to a “want-to” mindset, which …
Ask us anything: Security awareness, behavior and culture (part 1) | Infosec Inspire 2020
In today’s episode, two guests from our September Infosec Inspire event answer all questions related to security awareness. Keynote speaker Jinan Budge, Principal Security and Risk Analyst at Forrest…
Why we need to rethink the human factor | Infosec Inspire 2020
Back in October, Cyber Work featured Bruce Hallas, author, speaker and host of the “Rethinking the Human Factor” podcast, to talk about his security awareness journey and strategies. In today’s episo…
Storytelling in cybersecurity: The impact of a great story | Infosec Inspire 2020
Steve Jobs once said, "The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller. The storyteller sets the vision, values and agenda of an entire generation that is to come." But it’s not just the C-s…
Ask us anything: Developing security talent and teams (part 2) | Infosec Inspire 2020
In the last two episodes, we talked about the importance of upskilling in employee engagement and retention and building stronger security teams by training for career progression, not just immediate…