Adventures of Alice & Bob

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Dec 30, 2022 • 53min

Ep. 18 - The Traitor Among Us // Paula Januszkiewicz

Today’s episode is hosted by James. He is joined by Paula Januszkiewicz, CEO and Founder of CQURE. Today, Paula talks about why she started CQURE, why sharing information between cybersecurity professionals is so important, and how her team helped bring down an administrator who was sabotaging their own company from the inside. Produced by ProSeries Media
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Dec 16, 2022 • 54min

Ep. 17 - When Malicious Insiders Have All the Access // Fabio Viggiani

Today’s episode is hosted by Karl. He is joined by Fabio Viggiani, CTO at Truesec Group and self-described as "that hacker guy." Today Fabio kicks off the episode by sharing how he got his start in technology, strategies he has utilized to identify (and even predict) some very sophisticated cyberattacks and why a security investigation was made harder by a group of malicious insiders.
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Nov 28, 2022 • 1h 13min

Ep. 16 - Like Shooting Vish in a Barrel // Alethe Denis

Today’s episode is hosted by Karl and James. They talk to Alethe Denis, Senior Security Consultant at Bishop Fox, about how children learn how to utilize social engineering at a young age, some common misconceptions about making a career out of social engineering, and why HR departments are a force to be reckoned with.Produced by ProSeries Media
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Nov 18, 2022 • 53min

Ep. 15 - Using Jedi Mind Tricks on a Call Center // Chris Silvers

Today’s episode is hosted by James. He is joined by Chris Silvers, Owner of CG Silvers Consulting, to talk about how someone with a hacker mindset can turn a prank into a powerful attack vector. Chris and James do some roleplay and reenact a couple of real-life calls from a social engineering attack Chris had executed in the past!Here is a link to the full presentation Chris Silvers gave at at DEF CON that includes the original call recordings : https://youtu.be/vgKAxd_4s0AProduced by ProSeries Media
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Nov 4, 2022 • 49min

Ep. 14 - The Creation of Frankenstein's Machine // John Hawes

Welcome to the Adventures of Alice & Bob podcast. Today’s episode is hosted by Karl Lankford. He is joined by John Hawes, the COO of AMTSO, to talk about building a world class virus replicator with spare computer parts, the importance of independent testing labs, and how more collaboration can help improve the cybersecurity industry.Produced by ProSeries Media
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Oct 28, 2022 • 58min

Ep. 13 - Halloween Special

Ghostly Greetings! In today's frightfully fantastic episode, all three of our hosts get together to swap their nightmarish cybersecurity tales of bloodsucking phishing schemes, lurking critical vulnerabilities, and festering overprivileged access. If those stories don't chase you away, stay until the end where there's a sweet treat for our listeners. Don't miss this scream-worthy episode on Adventures of Alice & Bob!Produced by ProSeries Media
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Sep 23, 2022 • 54min

Ep. 12 – Everything is Secure in a Spreadsheet, right? // Javvad Malik

In today’s episode, James talks to Javvad Malik, a Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4 and Co-Founder of Security B-Sides London, to talk about his most memorable cybersecurity tales inside some of the largest financial & energy companies, how a single spreadsheet (with a giant security flaw) defiled an entire organization, and the inspiration behind Javvad’s ridiculously hilarious cybersecurity YouTube parody “Accepted the Risk”. All this and more on this week’s episode of Adventures of Alice & Bob!Produced by ProSeries Media
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Sep 9, 2022 • 47min

Ep. 11 - The Art of Negotiating with Ransomware Attackers // Brian Honan

Today’s episode is hosted by Karl. He is joined by Brian Honan, Founder and CEO of IRISS and BH Consulting. Brian talks about how he created Ireland's first CERT, why Ransomware victims should never give in to their attackers, and why technology will never solve all of our cybersecurity problems.Produced by ProSeries Media
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Aug 26, 2022 • 55min

Ep.10 - Breaking Down the Department of the Interior // John Strand

Today’s episode is hosted by Marc. He talks to John Strand, Owner of Black Hills Information Security, about how John's first job in cybersecurity landed him in the middle of one of the largest lawsuits in United States history, how the gates that keep people from getting into cybersecurity have changed over the years, and how malicious hackers will always have a step-up on pen testing.Check out Black Hills Infosec here : https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/Produced by ProSeries Media
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Aug 12, 2022 • 60min

Ep. 09 – Social Engineering, Phishing, and Psychic Powers (well, sort of) // Chris Kirsch

Today’s episode is hosted by James and Karl. They talk to Chris Kirsch, Co-Founder and CEO of runZero about the ethics and philosophy behind social engineering (and how he got into teaching pickpocketing to red teamers), the amount of research that actually goes into the DEF CON Capture the Flag Competition (Chris won the coveted Black Badge at DEF CON 2017), how to protect yourself from Open Source Intelligence manipulation, and why he may (or may not) have psychic powers. Follow Chris’ social engineering escapade on today’s episode of Adventures of Alice & Bob!Produced by ProSeries Media

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