Season 1

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:

• Tracy's Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KILlp4KMIPA
• Tracy's OSINT-y Goodness Blog - medium.com/@InfoSecSherpa
• Tracy's Twitter - https://twitter.com/InfoSecSherpa

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

• Purple Squad Security's Twitter: @PurpleSquadSec …

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.

Some links of interest:

• Backdoors & Breaches Site - http://backdoorsandbreaches.com/
• John's Email - john 'at' blackhillsinfosec.com
• John's Twitter - @strandjs …

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:

• Tanya's Twitter: https://twitter.com/shehackspurple
• Tanya's Dev.to Profile: https://dev.to/shehackspurple
• Tanya's Blog: https://medium.com/@shehackspurple …

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:

• Gibson's Mastodon: @[email protected]
• Hacker's Town: https://hackers.town
• Gibson's Twitter: @gibsonmainframe …

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.

Some links of interest:

• Adrian's Twitter: @Outkast_TI
• Farsight Passive DNS - https://www.farsightsecurity.com/solutions/dnsdb/

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

• Purple Squad Security's Twitter: @PurpleSquadSec
• John's Twitter: @JohnsNotHere
• John's Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@JohnsNotHere …

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:

• Snow's Twitter: @_sn0ww

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

• Purple Squad Security's Twitter: @PurpleSquadSec
• John's Twitter: @JohnsNotHere
• John's Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@JohnsNotHere
• Podcast Website: purplesquadsec.com …

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:

• Circuit Swan's Twitter: @CircuitSwan
• Diana Initiative Twitter: @DianaInitiative
• Website - https://www.dianainitiative.org

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

• Purple Squad Security's Twitter: @PurpleSquadSec
• John's Twitter: @JohnsNotHere …

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

Some links of interest:

• EliteSec Website - https://elitesec.io
• EliteSec Twitter - @EliteSec_io

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

• Purple Squad Security's Twitter: @PurpleSquadSec
• John's Twitter: @JohnsNotHere
• John's Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@JohnsNotHere
• Podcast Website: purplesquadsec.com
• Podcast Store: https://purplesquadsec.com/store …

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

Some links of interest:

• Kat's Twitter - @TheSweetKat
• Kat's Blog - thesweetkat.com

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

• Purple Squad Security's Twitter: @PurpleSquadSec
• John's Twitter: @JohnsNotHere
• John's Mastodon: https://infosec.exchange/@JohnsNotHere
• Podcast Website: purplesquadsec.com …

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.

Some links of interest:

• Website - https://www.thecybermentor.com/
• Company - https://tcm-sec.com/
• Discord - https://discord.gg/REfpPJB
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/thecybermentor
• YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/thecybermentor …