The UNSECURITY Podcast – Episode 63 Show Notes – Mission
I’m grateful to be back home. Two weeks in Cancun, Mexico where the sun was shining and the temperature was in the 80s. Now, I’m back in Minnesota where there’s a foot of snow on the ground and the temperature is in the single digits. I’m grateful to be back home because I’m with my family again. My FRSecure and SecurityStudio family!
THANK YOU to Brad and Ryan for doing holding down the fort!
OK, I was in Cancun to begin writing our next book. It’s “our” next book because Brad’s going to write his part and Ryan’s going to add a little flair too. The book is unofficially titled “Securing America” and will start to come together over the next couple of months. The (rough) outline looks like this so far:
- Introduction
- Information Security Operating System (ISOS)
- Components
- The Cycle
- Securing America
- Small Business
- Local Government
- Education
- Home
- The People Component
- The Asset Component
- The Control Component
- The Process Component
- The Measurement Component
- The Journey – All Working Together
- Starting NOW
If this book is anything like the first one (UNSECURITY), there’s likely to be some changes to the outline, but this is what we’ve got so far.
Alright. On to the show. This is episode 63 of the UNSECURITY Podcast. I’ll be hosting and these are my notes. Joining me in studio will be my co-host Brad Nigh and SecurityStudio’s very own Ryan Cloutier.
Let’s do this!
-Evan
SHOW NOTES – Episode 63
Date: Monday, January 20th, 2020
Show Topics:
Our topics this week:
- Opening
- Back Home
- Book (Securing America) Status
- What did I miss?
- U.S. and Iran
- Finishing the discussion from last week.
- We’re not out of the woods.
- The “Mission” and CISSP Mentor Program
- What is it?
- Why do we care?
- How can you join us?
- News
Opening
[Evan] Hey UNSECURITY Podcast listeners! This is episode 62 and the date is January 20th, 2020. I’m Evan Francen, and it’s good to be back! I’m hosting today’s show, and joining me in studio is my friendly co-host Brad Nigh and my left-hand man Ryan Cloutier. Hey guys.
[Brad & Ryan] They’ll say “hi” or something.
[Evan] Did you guys catch that? I called Ryan my “left-hand man”. Of course you did, you guys read the show notes! You know why I called Ryan my “left-hand man”?
[Brad & Ryan] Stumped. Maybe.
[Evan] Well, I’ll tell you…
[Evan] Alright, I’m back home. It feels good to be back, and it couldn’t have been any better to come back to a bunch of smiling faces at our holiday party on Saturday! What did you guys think?
[Brad & Ryan] Sharing thoughts and such.
[Evan] We have a ton to cover today! Let’s catch-up quick. You guys cool with that?
Catching Up Discussion
- Back home
- Holiday Party
- Q1/2020, Expectations
- Book (Securing America) things
- Did I miss anything?
- CISSP Mentor Program Announced
- 400(ish) registrations in the 1st 24 hours!
- Much more to come…
- Consulting /IR/Tech Ops Lunch & Learn
- New podcast?
- CISSP Mentor Program Announced
[Evan] Like always, many good things to look forward too. Love you guys and love being back. Last week I had to run halfway through the show. We were talking about tensions between the United States and Iran and how it affects us all. There’s this talk of a cyberwar between us, and I just want to close the loop a little on the topic.
U.S. and Iran Discussion
- Finishing the discussion from last week.
- We’re not out of the woods. New newsy things:
- Final thoughts (finally)
[Evan] OK, the world’s not likely to end today, but we need to stay vigilant. Complacency and ignorance come with consequences. Switching gears now…
We talk about this mission at FRSecure and SecurityStudio. Brad, you have your take. Ryan, you have yours. I’ve certainly got mine too, but what is this “mission” and why is it important for our listeners to know about it?
Discussion about The “Mission” and CISSP Mentor Program
An open and honest discussion about our mission.
- What is it?
- Why do we care so much about it?
- Are there ways for people to join us? If so, how?
The CISSP Mentor Program Registration is Open!
- What is it?
- The history
- How do I sign up? – Here: https://frsecure.com/cissp-mentor-program/
- Can I contribute?
[Evan] Yes, it’s all about the mission! The theory is if you focus on the mission you’ll make money, but if you focus on the money, you’re certain to miss the mission. Love it! Alright, good talk. Let’s cover a few news stories, and wrap this thing up.
News
There’s always plenty of news in the information security industry. Here are a few stories that caught my eye recently:
- Hacker leaks passwords for more than 500,000 servers, routers, and IoT devices – https://www.zdnet.com/article/hacker-leaks-passwords-for-more-than-500000-servers-routers-and-iot-devices (Learn how to update your router)
- Windows Server vulnerability disclosed by NSA; Don’t wait to patch – https://www.networkworld.com/article/3514709/windows-server-vulnerability-disclosed-by-nsa-dont-wait-to-patch.html
- Citrix ADC Vulnerability
- Citrix rolls out patches for critical ADC vulnerability exploited in the wild – https://www.zdnet.com/article/citrix-rolls-out-patches-for-critical-adc-vulnerabilities-being-exploited-in-the-wild/
- Citrix ADC Exploits Update – https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Citrix+ADC+Exploits+Update/25724
- Hackers are closing the Shitrix security hole to keep everyone out of Citrix servers apart from themselves – https://www.grahamcluley.com/shitrix-security-hole/
Closing
[Evan] Wow. Lot’s going on and plenty of news to stay up on. I guess this is why they pay us the big buck, right?
This is the end of our show, and we close these things out pretty much the same way every week. Keep sending us your feedback, tips, of whatever else you’d like us to know at unsecurity@protonmail.com. If you have a suggested guest for us to reach out to, let us know that too.
If you’re the social type, socialize with us on Twitter, I’m Evan and you can find me @evanfrancen. Brad’s a cool cat, and you can find him @BradNigh. Ryan’s not to shabby himself, follow him at @CLOUTIERSEC.
That’s it! Talk to you all again next week!