Purple Squad Security
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
January 5, 2021

Special Episode - EliteCast Episode 1

An introduction to John's newest podcast for your listening pleasure

Episode Notes

Here's the first episode of my new podcast, EliteCast! This is intended to be a less technical podcast aimed at business leaders and decision-makers to help explain the importance of information security (or cybersecurity as it's normally called by the target audience). I'm a bit rusty, but I'll get there. Apparently, a 9-month hiatus does that to a man.

I hope you enjoy it and you choose to subscribe. It should be live on the usual podcast sites, but if you want the RSS link, check out:

https://pinecast.com/feed/elitecast

Thanks, and take care!

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March 8, 2020

Episode 71 - A Casual Conversation with The Cyber Mentor

The Cyber Mentor stops by to chat about business, getting into Infosec, and what he's doing to give back to the community.

Heath "The Cyber Mentor" Adams stops by to have a nice casual chat about how he got into infosec, what he's currently working on, and how he's giving back to the community in a rather novel way. Definitely someone I respect as a great up-and-comer in the industry, this was a fantastic discussion for sure.

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Want to reach out to the show?  There's a few ways to get in touch!

Thanks for listening, and as always, I will talk with you all again next time.

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February 23, 2020

Episode 70 - Mul-Tea-Factor with Kat Sweet

Kat Sweet comes to chat with me about security as we sip tea!

Kat Sweet (@TheSweetKat) sits down to chat about incident response and security operations, all while sipping tea with me.

Some links of interest:

Want to reach out to the show?  There's a few ways to get in touch!

Thanks for listening, and as always, I will talk with you all again next time.

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February 9, 2020

Episode 69 - 2020 Show Update

John talks about the show for 2020

John sits down to talk solo about the show and what's in store for 2020.

Some links of interest:

Want to reach out to the show?  There's a few ways to get in touch!

Thanks for listening, and as always, I will talk with you all again next time.

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January 20, 2020

Episode 68 - All About The Diana Initiative with Circuit Swan

Circuit Swan joins me to talk about the Diana Initiative and a few extras they are doing for this years conference

Circuit Swan stops by the show to talk all things Diana Initiative. If you're going to Hacker Summer Camp 2020, you may want to consider adding the Diana Initiative to your list of cons to attend.

Some links of interest:

Want to reach out to the show?  There's a few ways to get in touch!

Thanks for listening, and as always, I will talk with you all again next time.

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December 15, 2019

Episode 67 - A casual conversation with Snow

Snow stops by the show to chat about physical penetration testing, Kringlecon, and a few other topics

Snow stops by during the winter months to share with us the true origin of her hacker handle, stories from some physical penetration testing, a quick note on her Kringlecon talk, and so much more! A great way to round out the year!

Some links of interest:

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Thanks for listening, and as always, I will talk with you all again next time.

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December 1, 2019

Episode 66 - Fireside Chat with Adrian Cheek

Adrian Cheek stops by to talk about taking down criminal websites, passive DNS, and threat hunting

Adrian Cheek stops by the show this week to have a nice fireside chat with me. We talk about passive DNS, which Adrian first introduced to me a few years ago, and then move on to threat hunting. Adrian has a very interesting history and it was a joy to speak with him.

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Thanks for listening, and as always, I will talk with you all again next time.

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November 17, 2019

Episode 65 - Fireside Chat with The Gibson

I sit down with The Gibson to chat about the Fediverse, SMB Security, and life in general

I'm trying a slightly different format for the next few episodes, and I'd appreciate any feedback you may have.

In this episode I sit down with The Gibson, mayor of hackers.town, to talk about a variety of things from the Fediverse, working with the under-serviced SMB market, old school technologies, and the Infosec community as a whole. We're all over the place, but it's a good thing. Just a nice casual conversation talking about things that interest us.

Some links of interest:

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Thanks for listening, and as always, I will talk with you all again next time.

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November 3, 2019

Episode 64 - Fireside Chat with Tanya Janca

I sit down with Tanya Janca for a fireside chat about her new company, Security Sidekick

I'm trying a slightly different format for the next few episodes, and I'd appreciate any feedback you may have.

In this episode I sit down with the amazing Tanya Janca for a fireside chat about her new company, Security Sidekick. They seem to have some pretty ambitious goals, and I couldn't think of anyone better to help make those a reality.

Some links of interest:

For Tanya:

For Security Sidekick:

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Thanks for listening, and as always, I will talk with you all again next time.

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October 20, 2019

Episode 63 - Backdoors & Breaches with John Strand

John Strand (@strandjs) stops by to chat about physical security assessments, Backdoors & Breaches, and the InfoSec community!

Oh what I treat I have for you today! John Strand, former SANS instructor, long time co-host on Enterprise Security Weekly, Founder of Black Hills Information Security, and a whole lot more has taken time out of his busy schedule to stop by and talk about Backdoors & Breaches, the new IR card game from BHIS. Naturally we talk about more than just the game, but it was all as amazing as I had hoped. I trust you will enjoy listening to this one about as much as I enjoyed recording it.

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Thanks for listening, and as always, I will talk with you all again next time.

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October 6, 2019

Episode 62 - #ginfosec with InfoSecSherpa - Empathy as a Service

Tracy "InfoSecSherpa" comes back for another #ginfosec episode to talk about Empathy as a Service

It's been long enough, and it's time for Tracy "InfoSecSherpa" to return for another #ginfosec episode! This time around we're going to talk about Empathy as a Service, a talk that she recently did at DerbyCon. Soft skills will get you everywhere, and Tracy has some great advice to share about a topic she's very passionate about.

Some links of interest:

Want to reach out to the show?  There's a few ways to get in touch!

Thanks for listening, and as always, I will talk with you all again next time.

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