The NuHarbor Notice
The Pwned Public Chat with the Public Sector: Part 1
In this first installment of a three-part series, Justin and Jack are speaking with public sector leaders about the unique challenges and successes of securing platforms and systems within the State, Local, and higher Ed (SLED) community. They’ve got plenty of...
The Path to Improve Your Application Security Posture
“Software is eating the world.” – Marc Andreessen (Wall Street Journal, 2011) Application security (AppSec) is the most misunderstood and underserved security challenge facing every organization, security team, and developer. No matter your perspective, the perceived...
School’s Out – Ransomware and K-12
Following another school system breach and some pretty dire reporting, Justin and Jack are reviewing current events and talking about the current environment of risk and impact to K-12. There is plenty to discuss, but the result is a much more balanced view and some...
Last Words and LastPasses – A Breach of the Week Two-fer
In a new two-for-one Breach of the Week, Justin and Jack discuss a couple of controversial events from the news this week. First, the recent disclosures by Twitter’s Pieter (Mudge) Zatko and a follow-on article by long-time security icon Edward Amoroso, have our...
Recruiting Your Best Security Partner
When an organization reaches a certain size or adopts a more strategic role for security in their planning and operations, they look for a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) who can act as an advisor and a bridge between cybersecurity teams (and challenges) and...
Three Steps to Relieving the Cybersecurity Workforce Skills Gap
Across all industries, workforce recruitment and retention are more challenging than they’ve been in decades, with the total unfilled job vacancies in the U.S. more than double what it was 10 years ago. In cybersecurity, this problem has been well-documented...
Rickhouse Swipes
Justin and Jack join John Egan, founder of Mad River Distillers, for a chat about his thoughts on cybersecurity acquisitions, and his own experience as a lawyer in the technology field. Special thank you to John, Mad River Distillers President Mimi Buttenheim, and...
Mailbag – Deciding Your Future Based on the Past
We've got more mail! Thank you to Mike for sending in this intriguing question about how to decide what cybersecurity college program to attend to get the most for your future. Justin and Jack have an answer for you, and it's a little more complicated than you would...
Research, Report, Release, Repeat
With the release of the new Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) report, by Jon Oltsik, in late July, Justin and Jack sit down and discuss their thoughts on the research and the importance of consolidating industry-wide terminology and technology. Will they deem the report...
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Cybersecurity Maturity
Jack is back at it this time at the National Association of Counties (NACo) conference in Aurora, Colorado. Justin attempts to remotely highjack the microphone to discuss Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs for Cybersecurity with the audience. Justin checks in before and...
Almanna Cyber – Startups for Everyone
In this special Pwned episode, Justin and Jack discuss Almanna Cyber - their new cybersecurity accelerator fund. Almanna, derived from the Old Norse word for "everyone", is just that: a cyber accelerator for everyone. The J's are inviting new cyber startups and...
Home Alone – A Swipeless RightSwipes
US birth rates are the lowest in 40 years, and we may be seeing a spread of that trend into our RightSwipes matchups. With no meaningful Swipes in sight, Jack and Justin are taking a look at the SwipeScene and drawing some conclusions (and predictions) about the...
GOGO Breach of the Week – CafePress and Hot, Stinky Soup
In this GOGO (Give One, Get One) episode of Pwned, Justin and Jack discuss two recent breaches. The first, a breach of 23 million compromised accounts from CafePress that was disguised to users as a password policy update; and the other a recipe for a hot tub breach...
Heart-Stopping Finale for Ransomware Cardiologist
An overachieving heart surgeon in Venezuela has turned his hand to ransomware, and it looks like his heart was really in it. Sadly for him, but great for those us losing "patients" with this cottage economy, he was busted by the FBI, and it's Code Blue for his...
Valuable Shade From the Great Sequoia
As their portfolio companies (and everyone else) are facing a sea change in market and financing conditions, Sequoia Capital has shared their recommendations for surviving the storm. In this episode of Pwned, Justin and Jack provide a Pwned-style interpretation and...