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Cyber Ops Experience Meets Following Industry Money with Mike Privette
Tom and Patrick host Mike Privette, Founder, Return on Security, to get a sense of Mike's perspectives on how he's used his operational background in cyber as a former multi-time CISO to pivot into something entirely different in the cyber market today! Mike brings insights on how he tracks and slices data on all cyber funding and M&A activity with his broad-ranging dataset and his leading newsletter. They cover ground on emerging threats, AI investment in cyber and what pushed him to pursue a unique pivot in his cybersecurity journey!
CVE's Emerging Threats and Horror Movies with Tod Beardsley (RunZero)
Tom and Patrick sit down with VP of Security Research, Tod Beardsley. We talk to Tod about his current role leading cyber research at RunZero, his time at CISA, emerging cyber threats he's currently engaged in researching, his perspective on the CVE program and its future - and finally, horror movies, of which Tod is an aficionado and active podcast host himself of Podsothoth: A Lovecraft Book Club. This session isn't THAT scary really...
The Ins and Outs of Offensive Cyber with Andrew Boyd
In this episode, Tom and Patrick chat with former Director of the CIA’s Center for Cyber Intelligence, Andrew Boyd, about the root of today’s emerging cyber threats to both business and to citizens. They dive into his experience in offensive cybersecurity across multiple former government roles, how he grew his skillset into cyber and experiences in serving the U.S. in many innovation-led cyber capacities, and his current cyber-inspired initiatives.
Cyber Summer Break with Jen Easterly
In this episode, Tom and Patrick chat with Jen Easterly, former Director of CISA, for the U.S. government. Topics covered range from public-private collaboration efforts to better protect our national security, to her perspectives on defending against threat actors targeting U.S. interests as well as the impact AI is having on cyber today, with a sneak peak into a few of her upcoming key initiatives. And we go to learn how Jen Easterly spent her summer!
Cyber Ops Experience Meets Following Industry Money with Mike Privette
Tom and Patrick host Mike Privette, Founder, Return on Security, to get a sense of Mike's perspectives on how he's used his operational background in cyber as a former multi-time CISO to pivot into something entirely different in the cyber market today! Mike brings insights on how he tracks and slices data on all cyber funding and M&A activity with his broad-ranging dataset and his leading newsletter. They cover ground on emerging threats, AI investment in cyber and what pushed him to pursue a unique pivot in his cybersecurity journey!
CVE's Emerging Threats and Horror Movies with Tod Beardsley (RunZero)
Tom and Patrick sit down with VP of Security Research, Tod Beardsley. We talk to Tod about his current role leading cyber research at RunZero, his time at CISA, emerging cyber threats he's currently engaged in researching, his perspective on the CVE program and its future - and finally, horror movies, of which Tod is an aficionado and active podcast host himself of Podsothoth: A Lovecraft Book Club. This session isn't THAT scary really...
about
THREATCON1 is the place to go for insights on emerging cyber threats. Hosted by VulnCheck’s Security Researcher Patrick Garrity, and Chief Marketing Officer Tom Bain, THREATCON1 will give listeners critical cyber insights through discussions with top cybersecurity practitioners and leaders in the industry that drive innovation and thought leadership. Patrick and Tom will dive into emerging news stories and cyber threats, and trends that are materially shaping the industry with sharp analysis and fresh perspectives that matter related to national security and economic viability.
Meet the Hosts
Tom Bain is the Chief Marketing Officer at VulnCheck. He’s a frequent presenter at the biggest cybersecurity events including RSAC Innovation Sandbox and Black Hat, as well as investor and Marketing events globally. He was the host of Cyware’s Cybercast podcast, and is also a frequent contributor to the RSA Innovation network.
Tom has held Marketing lead roles at multiple cybersecurity startups including Finite State, Cyware, RiskRecon, (acquired by Mastercard) Morphisec, GoSecure, Q1 Labs (acquired by IBM) and AppSecInc. (acquired by Trustwave). He has experience in building go-to-market strategies focused on growth and solving complex challenges.
Patrick Garrity is a security researcher at VulnCheck where he focuses on vulnerabilities, vulnerability exploitation and threat actors. Patrick has spent the last decade helping building Cybersecurity companies including Duo Security, Censys, Blumira, Nucleus Security and VulnCheck. In his role, he is a frequent contributor to the VulnCheck blog, the Marketing and Product teams, as well as a regular presenter on webinars and at industry events worldwide.