Hurricane Labs InfoSec Podcast

Infosec Community: Diversity and Inclusion, Part 2

In part 2 of this podcast series, the Hurricane Labs team talks about diversity in infosec–and how it impacts the workplace, the community, and the industry.

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Infosec Community: Diversity and Inclusion, Part 1

In part 1 of this podcast series, the Hurricane Labs team talks about diversity in infosec–and how it impacts the workplace, the community, and the industry.

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Security, Machine Learning, and Splunk

In this podcast, Heather speaks with two of Hurricane Labs' Splunkers about machine learning's potential when paired with Splunk.

Related articles: 

• Exploratory Data Analysis for Anomaly Detection – Splunk Blogs
• Cyclical Statistical Forecasts and Anomalies – Splunk Blogs
• Welcome to the Machine Learning Toolkit – Splunk Docs
• Machine Learning Crash Course – Google Developers

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SOC Talk: IoT and Security

In this podcast, Heather chats with members of Hurricane Labs' team about navigating security and IoT devices.

Also, make sure to check out some of the resources mentioned during this episode:

• CloudFree – Smart Home Devices
• Home Assistant – Open Source Home Automation
• California Passes Law That Bans Default Passwords in Connected Devices – TechCrunch
• Talk to Splunk with Amazon Alexa App – Splunkbase
• Talk to Splunk with Amazon Alexa – Splunk Blog

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Pentest Insights: Attacking networks and applications

In this podcast, Heather talks with two of Hurricane Labs' pentesters about how they approach attacking a network and an application.

If you're looking to get started with pentesting–or want to improve your skills–participating in CTFs is a great way to do that. Check out Roxy's informational blog-video combination to get a head start on setting up what you need to succeed!

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Addressing the Security Skills Gap

In this podcast, Heather invites Hurricane Labs' team members Tom, Roxy, and Dusty to discuss the cybersecurity skills gap–and what both security professionals as well as learners can do to address the associated challenges. 

During the episode, Tom mentions the Global Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC)–Tom has been involved in CPTC since its inception in 2015. If you're interested in learning more, or getting involved, we encourage you to check out the website or chat with Tom on Twitter at @tomkopchak. 

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Pentest Stories: Responsible vulnerability disclosure

In this podcast, Heather invites Hurricane Labs' Pentester Dennis Goodlett to chat about the obstacles he faced in his recent vulnerability disclosure experience.

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Designing a SOC Part 2: Successful partnerships with MSSPs

On today’s show, Heather Terry chats with Steve McMaster, Brian Karrigan, Dusty Miller, and Austin O'Neil as they wrap up their discussion on designing a security operations center (SOC). In case you missed it, make sure to listen to Designing a SOC: Internal or External? Part 1.

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Designing a SOC: Internal or External? Part 1

On today’s show, Heather Terry welcomes a few members of the Hurricane Labs’ team–Steve McMaster, Brian Karrigan, Dusty Miller, and Austin O'Neil–to discuss the steps that go into establishing a SOC team, and what you'll want to consider when deciding whether your team will be internal or whether you'll work with a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP). 

Also, make sure to check out some of the resources mentioned during this episode:

• The Big 8: Supercharging Your SIEM with the Right Data Types by Hurricane Labs
• White Paper on Using Metrics to Mature Incident Response Capabilities by Mandiant

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Water Plant Breach: Security Best Practice Feature

In this podcast, Heather chats with Vulnerability Management Specialist Roxy and SOC Analyst Dusty about the security best practices concerns at play in the recent water plant breach.

Related articles: 

• Florida Water Plant Hack: Leaked Credentials Found in Breach Database
• Breached water plant employees used the same TeamViewer password and no firewall

• Hacker breaks into Florida water treatment facility, changes chemical levels

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