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From Pre-Law to FLARE: How Josh Stroschein Became Google's Malware Analyst
In this episode of Simply Defensive, Josh Mason and Wade Wells sit down with Josh Stroschein — aka The Cyber Yeti — a former professor turned reverse engineer now work...
Building Zero Trust Tools: Inside ThreatLocker with Product Manager Yuriy Tsibere
In this episode of Simply Defensive, hosts Josh Mason and Wade Wells welcome Yuriy Tsibere, Product Manager at ThreatLocker, for a behind-the-scenes look at how securi...
Cyber Insurance Explained: What Blue Teams Need to Know Before an Incident
From teaching AP art history to brokering cyber insurance deals. 🎓➡️🛡️In this episode of Simply Defensive, Josh Mason and Wade Wells sit down with Andy Runyan from Yuk...
Building Forensics Tools That Last | Brian Carrier (Autopsy, Sleuth Kit)
Josh Mason and Wade Wells sit down with Brian Carrier, the creator of Sleuth Kit and Autopsy, two of the most widely used digital forensics tools in the world. They di...
Balancing Education and Real-World Cybersecurity with a SOC Analyst Student
In this episode of Simply Defensive, host Josh Mason and co-host discuss their experiences and challenges in cybersecurity, along with guest Victoria, a student and SO...
From Help Desk to SOC: How KevTech Broke Into Cybersecurity Without Certs
What happens when you go from fixing executives’ laptops at Goldman Sachs to defending against cyber threats in a SOC?In this episode of Simply Defensive, hosts Josh M...
Detection Engineering Tutorial: Cloud Security, Kubernetes Logging & SOC Career Path
In this episode of Simply Defensive, we sit down with JB, a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer working in detection engineering. JB shares his journey from SOC analyst to d...
Hands-On Defense: Markus Schober on DFIR, Labs, and Building Better Blue Teamers
In this episode of Simply Defensive, Josh Mason and Wade Wells sit down with Markus Schober, founder of Blue Cape Security, to talk all things digital forensics, incid...
Cyber Threat Intelligence for Blue Teams with Jordan Kalm (Morado COO)
From Army recon missions to building Morado, COO Jordan Kalm reveals how military intelligence tactics translate into modern cyber threat intelligence. In this Simply ...
How a Detective Became the Ginger Hacker: SOC Life, Job Hunts & Blue Team Wisdom
From the streets to the SOC. 💻In this episode of Simply Defensive, Josh Mason and Wade Wells talk with Andrew Crotty — aka Ginger Hacker. A former detective turned Tie...
Automating the Blue Team | Kevin Mata (Swimlane) on SOAR & AI in Cybersecurity
Automation is changing the way defenders work. In this episode of Simply Defensive, we sit down with Kevin Mata, Director of Cloud Operations at Swimlane, to talk abou...
Inside Hack Defender Academy: Gamified Malware Training for Blue Teamers
Ready to level up your defensive cybersecurity skills? In this episode of Simply Defensive, Josh Mason and Wade Wells sit down with Dan Regalado and Belem — the founde...
Rob Allen (ThreatLocker) on Zero Trust, Proactive Security, and Ransomware Prevention
In Season 4, Episode 4 of Simply Defensive, hosts Josh Mason and Wade Wells sit down with Rob Allen, Chief Product Officer at ThreatLocker, to dive deep into the world...
Why Your CISO Needs a “Shut Up, Boss” Button
What if GitHub sucks for security detections—and AI is finally good enough to replace it?Join Josh Mason and Wade Wells as they sit down with Aaron Mog, the outspoken ...
Why Jack in the Box Might Have the Best Security Team in Fast Food
How does a Navy fire control tech who once wrangled a six-barrel death robot become the head of security operations at Jack in the Box? In this episode of Simply Defen...
Coffee Is Your Top Supply Chain Risk: A Conversation with Kyle Kelly
SOC analysts, detection engineers, and pentesters—you’re not imagining it: software supply chain security is a dumpster fire 🔥. In this episode of Simply Defensive, we...
S3 E8: Innovations in Cybersecurity: A Conversation with Threat Locker's John Liliston
In the final episode of Season 3 on Simply Defensive, hosts Josh Mason and Wade Wells welcome John Liliston, the Product Director at ThreatLocker.John shares his journ...
S3 E7: Cybersecurity Chat with Chuck Sapp | From Military Service to Cyber Awareness
Join hosts Josh and Wade as they sit down with Charles (Chuck) Sapp, a seasoned cybersecurity expert and security awareness specialist. In this episode, Chuck shares h...
S3 E6: From Submarines to Cybersecurity - Navigating Small Business Security
Welcome to another episode of Simply Defensive! In this installment, hosts Josh Mason and Wade Wells are joined by cybersecurity expert James Bierly.James shares his u...
S3 E5: The Ultimate Guide to Detection as Code and Blue Team Tactics with David French
Join hosts Josh Mason and Wade Wells as they sit down with David French for an insightful episode of Simply Defensive.Discover David's journey from coding CCTV systems...