Mike Curnow: Cybersecurity Tech, Tools, & Platform Engineering - Imperial Security Bureau Podcast 1

Mike Curnow is the CEO of Defiant Networks, past CISO, and a Cybersecurity consultant. He is a hands-on engineering and cybersecurity expert with entrepreneurial mindset and a preference for opensource technologies. He has interesting and unique opinions that are unfiltered yet very well thought out.

GUEST:
Mike Curnow - CEO/CISO of Defiant Networks (15+ years in cybersecurity)
Mike's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/takko-the-boss/
Company Website: https://defiant-networks.com/
Hachi Programming Language: https://takkotheboss.github.io/

Timestamps:
1:34 Welcome Mike Curnow
2:13 The Umm Ahh Ya Know Charity
2:52 Yes, we have a "Jamie" on this podcast
4:46 What is Defiant Networks?
6:50 Zero Trust Networks & Web3
8:42 Side Track - Favorite Star Wars Movie?
9:31 Side Track - The Office or Parks & Rec?
11:17 Current State of Affairs in Cybersecurity Risk
14:55 Leave the World Behind Movie
17:31 Recent AT&T and Verizon Outage
19:42 Volume of Cyber Attack Attempts
21:33 Favorite Cybersecurity Tools (SIEM, SOAR, EDR)
26:03 Palo Alto or Cisco?
26:45 Hachi Programming Language (NEW)
32:05 Sources of Cybersecurity Information
38:44 Dealing with stress of CISO job
43:46 What irritates you about the job
46:48 AI Concerns
49:39 Small Kids & Devices (Phones & Tablets)
53:05 Personal Data Privacy
54:49 Advice to Job Seekers Breaking into Cybersecurity
57:34 Cybersecurity Domain Map
1:01:16 Extra Credit Chit Chat - Hot & Cold Natured

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