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I’m Gerald Auger, Ph.D., a cybersecurity professional, college professor, and content creator with over two decades of expertise in GRC cybersecurity. This field is collaborative in nature, and my goal is to help others successfully drive their careers in a supportive and inclusive community.
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Gain expert insights on what you need to takeaway from each story, and why. Learn and laugh at the same time with #TeamSC. Join us live at 8 AM Eastern every weekday morning at https://simplycyber.io/streams.
I’m Gerald Auger, Ph.D., a cybersecurity professional, college professor, and content creator with over two decades of expertise in GRC cybersecurity. This field is collaborative in nature, and my goal is to help others successfully drive their careers in a supportive and inclusive community.
Simply Cyber is designed to help individuals go further, faster in their cybersecurity careers. Learn more at https://simplycyber.io.
Follow Simply Cyber at https://simplycyber.io/socials.
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Jan 7, 2022 • 1h 8min
Practical Corporate Cybersecurity Risk Management (Seriously)
Even with the best cybersecurity tools and skills, a third-party cybersecurity incident can seriously disrupt your operations.Payroll service provider Kronos was ransomwared just recently. How does a business operate if it can’t pay its employees? (hint its not with a 0-day)What is REAL business continuity and how do YOU identify and advise on corporate cybersecurity risk??Guest Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-schultz-607b2b25/https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-lyons-47b40/Simply Cyber's mission is to help purpose driven professionals make and and take a cybersecurity career further, faster.📱 Social MediaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldaugerTwitter: https://twitter.com/Gerald_AugerYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GeraldAugerDiscord: https://discord.gg/VsNWyZnJBT🔥 My Curated Website of Free Cyber Resourceshttps://SimplyCyber.io

Jan 5, 2022 • 59min
Modern Pentesting with Phillip Wylie | Fireside Chat
Guest Links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipwylie/ https://www.twitch.tv/thehackermakerhttps://www.youtube.com/c/PhillipWylie/The Pentester Blueprint on AmazonSimply Cyber's mission is to help purpose driven professionals make and and take a cybersecurity career further, faster. 📱 Social MediaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldaugerTwitter: https://twitter.com/Gerald_AugerYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GeraldAugerDiscord: https://discord.gg/VsNWyZnJBT🔥 My Curated Website of Free Cyber Resourceshttps://SimplyCyber.io

Dec 11, 2021 • 1h 4min
Everything ICS / OT Cybersecurity with Clint Bodungen
In this interview we are talking with ICS/OT cybersecurity expert Clint Bodungen (who is also the author of the best selling book "Hacking Exposed: ICS") about the industrial control system and operational technology world of cybersecurity.

Dec 4, 2021 • 1h 6min
Insider Threats and Crypto Scamming with Charles Finfrock
In this livestream we will be talking with Charles Finfrock former career CIA fields ops officer, dark web expert, cryptocurrency savvy, and a million other things. He'll be sharing his unique perspectives on the current state of cybersecurity.

Nov 19, 2021 • 1h 3min
Threat-Informed Cybersecurity Insurance Roundtable
Most Cyber Insurance companies belong to multiple Threat Intel services and Security rating companies for monitoring and analyzing their customers security posture and their cyber insurance rates. Threat Intel is very valuable for the Cyber insurers for monitoring their clients deep dark web and other areas of concerns as another data set in their scoring.

Nov 16, 2021 • 26min
Explaining DevSecOps Engineer FULLY (Is It Right For You?)
In this video, Ashish Rajan, cybersecurity executive and cloud security expert about the DevSecOps role, what it is, whats great about it, whats tough about it, and how YOU can get the skills to take on that role.
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Nov 13, 2021 • 1h 6min
007 Fireside Chat with Cyber Insecurity Neal Bridges
Neal Bridges, content creator at Cyber Insecurity, has provided guidance and mentorship at scale through his YouTube and LinkedIn content. Neal joins SimplyCyber to have an open discussion industry, content creation, community, direction of industry, ransomware, and so much more.

Nov 5, 2021 • 1h 6min
006 Operationalizing Purple Teaming
Purple teaming has allowed an evolution from a combative point-in-time red team exercises and blue team responsive tuning to allow for collaborative, iterative process of cybersecurity defense hardening that can be tailored for an environment based on threat modeling.
But how do you operationalize purple teaming effectively, what are the pitfalls, and how can you truly execute on the value of this capability?
Join Arien Seghetti, Senior Solutions Architect at Cymulate, and Gerald Auger of SimplyCyber to dig in and really explore this new capability to understand how you can shift from blue or red to purple.
#cybersecurity #informationsecurity #purpleteaming here

Oct 29, 2021 • 33min
005 How To Become a Cybersecurity Mentor with Nato Riley
Mentoring is a powerful dynamic that helps you reinforce your own knowledge base, contribute to the community, and expand your professional network, but how do you get started mentoring, and do it effectively? Join Nato Riley and the SimplyCyber community for an in-depth conversation on mentoring within the cybersecurity space and practical knowledge on how to become a mentor. #cybersecurity #informationsecurity #mentoring

Oct 26, 2021 • 35min
004 Lets Land Your First Cybersecurity Job
In this talk, I’m going to pull back the curtain on working in the industry and help you understand: * 10000 foot view of what working cybersecurity is actually like * The different jobs in the industry (there is more than just ‘hacker’) * The different industries with pros and cons for each * How to get marketable skills (for free) * How to find a cybersecurity job * How to document those marketable skills on a resume for impact * How to crush your interview


