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There is “no one way” to start and stay in the field of cyber security. Whether you are involved from the military, law enforcement, consulting, or IT services, it doesn’t matter. I have had countless discussions for years with other professionals online, at conferences, or over drinks, which have changed the way I think about cyber security. That is where this podcast comes in. What if I can capture those moments and frank discussions? I want to share the stories from other cyber security leaders and influencers so everyone can learn from their respective journeys and challenges. Why did they take the path they did? Who were their mentors? How did they tackle some of their biggest career ch…
The cloud has a checklist; your security career also has to survive actual conversations.
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Douglas Brush links CISO overwhelm to a practical order of operations and a more grounded approach to cybersecurity sales.
A returning cybersecurity podcast puts Douglas Brush in the interviewee chair, with Dan Aiella guiding a conversation about building a business and selling to CISOs.
Douglas Brush argues for treating cybersecurity as business-wide risk, with accountability extending beyond IT.
Cybersecurity Interviews returns after a long break with Douglas Brush pushing the conversation beyond tools and technical ownership. Speaking with Dan Aiella, he ties his privacy and legal interests back to earlier IT-focused work, then frames cybersecurity as something that…
Douglas Brush makes the Special Master role clearer through the messy realities of modern electronic discovery.
Douglas Brush makes a potentially opaque court role feel practical by explaining how a Special Master or Court Appointed Neutral helps move difficult electronic discovery disputes forward.
Douglas Brush makes a practical case that cybersecurity depends on curiosity, communication, and knowing why the work holds up.
Douglas Brush's return to Cybersecurity Interviews turns career advice into a practical case for curiosity, skepticism, and plain explanation.
Douglas Brush returns with a personal, grounded look at recovery and the cost of crisis-driven security work.
Cyber Security Interviews brings Douglas Brush back for a reflective conversation with Dan Aiella about stress, trauma, and the slower work of rebuilding mental resiliency.
Technology's mechanisms, power's consequences.
Dave, Joe, and Maria break down phishing kits, deepfakes, and social-engineering scams weekly.
Douglas Brush and Dan Aiella discuss Brush's return to Cybersecurity Interviews, his plans to leave the cybersecurity industry within seven years, and projects supporting new entrepreneurs and CISO sales.
Douglas Brush explains how a 2008 federal litigation investigation revealed that video timestamps were wrong because computer BIOS clocks had not been synchronized, despite 16 experts relying on them.
Douglas Brush says breach notification lists are 'a mail merge,' not a spreadsheet, and that stale data can turn into million-dollar legal and notification costs.
Cybersecurity Interviews #124 follows Douglas Brush and Dan Aiella as they revisit Brush’s path into information security, the show’s return after a hiatus, and Brush’s stated plan to leave the industry within seven years.
Douglas Brush says he hit close to 800 points on the Holmes-Ray Stress Inventory and had blood pressure around 170 over the high 120s before taking recovery seriously.
Leanne Niccolo, an incident response lead at Coalition, describes moving from information technology into cybersecurity after consulting work introduced her to digital forensics and incident response.
Shannon Brazil describes moving from three years as a chef to IT, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, cybercrime investigations, and private-sector digital forensics.
Simone Wright-Hamor describes entering cybersecurity after a software-company breach made her reconsider how application code creates security risks.
Cybersecurity Interviews episode 119 features Jenna Waters, a True Digital Security consultant and U.S.
Douglas Brush interviews Nato Riley about moving from computer repair and public-speaking studies into cloud infrastructure, SIEM work, and cybersecurity entrepreneurship.
Zscaler regional sales manager Sara Avery tells host Douglas Brush how Y2K consulting work in Colorado led to a 20-year technology career.
Douglas Brush and Jennifer Brown examine diversity, equity, and inclusion in cybersecurity, including allyship, workplace bias, mental health, and leadership culture.
Alyssa Miller, Business Information Security Officer for S&P Global Ratings, explains how speaking at conferences helped her move from social awkwardness to building a public cybersecurity voice.
Cybersecurity Interviews episode #114 features Chloe Mastagi of Point3 Security discussing how exclusion and bias shape careers in information security.
Douglas Brush interviews Julian Waits, Devo Technology’s general manager of cybersecurity, about diversity, equity, and inclusion in cybersecurity.
Douglas Brush uses episode 112 of Cybersecurity Interviews to examine mental health, self-care, and stigma among cybersecurity professionals.
Cybersecurity Interviews episode 111 features Danny Okotsky discussing mental health, burnout, COVID-19, neurodiversity, and PTSD with host Douglas Brush.
Host Douglas Brush interviews psychiatrist Ryan Louie in episode 110 of Cyber Security Interviews about mental health in cybersecurity.
An interview with James Patchett, President of NYCEDC, discussing building a cyber army and economic development through cybersecurity.
An interview with digital forensics expert Heather Mihalik about her career and insights into mobile forensics.
An interview with Mary DeGrazia, a senior director in cyber risk, discussing her career journey, DFIR community, and cybersecurity trends.
An interview with Nadine Tanner, Senior Manager of Technical Education Programs at Puppet, discussing her career in cybersecurity training and teaching.