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Decipher Security Podcast

Decipher

Every week, Dennis Fisher and Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch, the editors of Decipher, bring you exclusive, in-depth conversations with security researchers, CISOs, founders, and security experts to hellp you understand the threat landscape and better protect your organizations.

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  • 370 episodes
  • Updated Friday

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  • Jan 21, 2021 · 57 min

    Andy Ellis

    Andy Ellis, CSO of Akamai, joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the importance of setting priorities, how to assess your strengths and weaknesses as an organization, and the NFL draft. Support the show

  • Jan 14, 2021 · 33 min

    Amanda Berlin

    Amanda Berlin of Blumira joins Dennis Fisher to talk about how she got her start in security, learning new skills on the fly, and helping customers find the things that really matter on their networks. Support the show

  • Dec 18, 2020 · 44 min

    Gary McGraw

    Semi-retired software security expert Gary McGraw joins Dennis Fisher to talk about the root causes of supply chain breaches and his new work on machine learning security. Support the show

  • Dec 10, 2020 · 47 min

    Haroon Meer

    Haroon Meer, founder of Thinkst, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about why a lot of security products don't work, the challenges of running a security company from South Africa, and doing well by doing good. Support the show

  • Dec 3, 2020 · 40 min

    Ryan Noon and Abhishek Agrawal

    Ryan Noon and Abhishek Agrawal, founders of Material Security, join Dennis Fisher to talk about fixing the email security problem and approaching security challenges with diverse mindsets. Support the show

  • Nov 12, 2020 · 54 min

    Deciphering Johnny Mnemonic

    Zoe Lindsey, Pete Baker, and Dennis Fisher break down the delightfully goofy and moderately incoherent 1995 film Johnny Mnemonic. Support the show

  • Oct 30, 2020 · 43 min

    Jeremy Kennelly

    Jeremy Kennelly of Mandiant joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the spike in ransomware infections in health care organizations and how ransomware operators are evolving their tactics. Support the show

  • Oct 22, 2020 · 32 min

    Kurtis Minder

    Kurtis Minder, CEO of GroupSense, joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the delicate process of ransomware negotiations and how enterprises are dealing with infections today. Support the show

  • Sep 29, 2020 · 38 min

    Larry Cashdollar

    Larry Cashdollar, a senior security researcher at Akamai, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about 20 years of vulnerability research and the many different ways that things can go sideways. Support the show

  • Aug 17, 2020 · 32 min

    Jennifer Leggio

    Dennis Fisher is joined by Jennifer Leggio, CMO of Claroty, to talk about her career path from journalist to executive and the challenges of learning the intricacies of security in OT environments. Support the show

  • Aug 10, 2020 · 57 min

    Robert Hansen

    Dennis Fisher is joined by Robert Hansen, CTO of Bit Discovery, to talk about finding forgotten network assets, breaking things, and building a business. Support the show

  • Aug 6, 2020 · 47 min

    Black Hat 2020

    Dennis Fisher is joined by Brian Donohue, Chris Brook, and Mike Mimoso to discuss the experience of watching the Black Hat talks online this year and what progress the industry has made in keeping people secure. Support the show

  • Aug 4, 2020 · 53 min

    Hacker Movie Sequel Pitches

    Dennis Fisher, Zoe Lindsey, and Pete Baker got tired of waiting for Hollywood to make sequels to some of our favorite hacker movies, so we came up with some pitches for the sequels we'd like to see. Support the show

  • Jul 22, 2020 · 52 min

    Katie Moussouris

    Katie Moussouris, hacker and CEO of Luta Security, joins Dennis Fisher for a long overdue conversation about vulnerability management, bug bounty programs, and assessing risk. Support the show

  • Jul 17, 2020 · 52 min

    Deciphering The Conversation

    Zoe Lindsey and Peter Baker join Dennis Fisher to break down the 1974 Francis Ford Coppola paranoid classic The Conversation, a film that predicted today's surveillance culture and is a master class is social engineering and hacking. Support the show

  • Jun 22, 2020 · 36 min

    Melanie Ensign

    Melanie Ensign, CEO and founder of Discernible Communications, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about what effective security and privacy communications look like, how executives can empower security teams to communicate, and the importance of preparing for bad things. Support the show

  • May 28, 2020 · 34 min

    Alex Pinto

    Alex Pinto from Verizon Enterprise joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the findings of the 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report. Support the show

  • May 20, 2020 · 58 min

    Ping Look

    Ping Look, senior director of Microsoft's Detection and Response Team, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about her team's work helping enterprises recover from intrusions, the massive spike in ransomware infections, and understanding attacker behavior. Support the show

  • May 1, 2020 · 1 hr 10 min

    Andy Ellis

    Andy Ellis, CSO of Akamai, joins Dennis Fisher to talk about the process of planning to move tens of thousands of employees to remote work securely, the increased stress on Akamai's network, and what things might look like from a security perspective on the other side of the quarantine. Support the show

  • Apr 27, 2020 · 45 min

    Jeremy Oddo

    Jeremy Oddo, director of technology at The Third Floor, a premier Hollywood visualization studio, joins Dennis Fisher to discuss the security and logistical challenges of moving to a fully remote workforce while protecting the intellectual property of clients such as Disney, Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios. Support the show