The Security Ledger Podcast

The Security Ledger Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 222: US Rep. Himes on Congress’s About-face on Cybersecurity
August 12, 2021

In this week’s podcast, we speak with Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) about Congress’s sudden focus on cybersecurity - an about face that Rep. Himes says was encouraged by the devastating Colonial Pipeli

Spotlight: Securing the Great Resignation with Code 42
August 04, 2021

Mark Wojtasiak, the Vice President of Security Industry research at Code42 joins us to talk about how companies can handle the security risks that accompany the COVID-inspired “great resignation” in c

Encore Podcast: Chris Valasek on Hacking The Jeep Cherokee
July 30, 2021

With Black Hat and DEFCON upon us, we revisit a 2015 interview with Chris Valasek about his wireless, software based hack of a Chrysler Jeep Cherokee.

Encore Podcast: Is Autonomous Driving Heading for a Crash?
July 15, 2021

Elon Musk is a big fan of his company’s Fully Self Driving software. But is it safe? In this encore edition of the podcast from 2018, we speak with Beau Woods of The Atlantic Council about the risks o

Episode 220: Unpacking The Kaseya Attack And Securing Device Identities on the IoT
July 08, 2021

In this episode of the podcast, sponsored by Trusted Computing Group we dig deep on this week’s ransomware attack on the Kaseya IT management software with Adam Meyers of CrowdStrike and Frank Breedij

Episode 219: LGBTQ+Cyber – A Pride Month Conversation On Being Queer In Infosec
June 30, 2021

In this week’s episode of the podcast (#219) we speak with four cybersecurity professionals about what it means to be Queer in the industry: their various paths to the information security community,

Episode 218: Denial of Sustenance Attacks -The Cyber Risk To Agriculture
June 24, 2021

Forget about Colonial Pipeline and JBS. A coordinated cyber attack on U.S. agriculture could, in short order, lead to foot shortages and hunger in the U.S. and abroad. And history has shown us that wh

Episode 217: What Fighting Pirates Teaches Us About Ransomware
June 17, 2021

Criminal gangs swoop in on unsuspecting merchants to seize their goods. Behind the scenes, rival nations turn a blind eye or offer them safe harbor, in exchange for cooperation. Sound familiar? It sho

Episode 216: Signed, Sealed and Delivered: The Future of Supply Chain Security
June 10, 2021

In this episode of the podcast (#216) we talk with Brian Trzupek, Digicert’s Vice President of Product, about the growing urgency of securing software supply chains, and how digital code signing can

Episode 215-2: Leave the Gun, Take the McFlurry
June 01, 2021

In part II of our interview with Jeremy O’Sullivan of the IoT startup Kytch. We hear about how what Kytch revealed about Taylor’s soft ice cream hardware put him at odds with the company and its long-time partner: McDonald’s.