Episode NotesHere'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

Episode 71 - A Casual Conversation with The Cyber Mentor

Mar 8th, 2020 42m 52s

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-c

Episode 70 - Mul-Tea-Factor with Kat Sweet

Feb 23rd, 2020 42m 59s

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 - @TheSweetKatKat's Blog - thesweetkat.comWant to reach out to the show?

Episode 69 - 2020 Show Update

Feb 9th, 2020 31m 46s

John sits down to talk solo about the show and what's in store for 2020.Some links of interest:EliteSec Website - https://elitesec.ioEliteSec Twitter - @EliteSec_ioWant to reach out to the show? There's a few ways to get in touch!

Episode 68 - All About The Diana Initiative with Circuit Swan

Jan 20th, 2020 40m 8s

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 Tw

Episode 67 - A casual conversation with Snow

Dec 15th, 2019 48m

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

Episode 66 - Fireside Chat with Adrian Cheek

Dec 1st, 2019 42m 5s

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 wa

Episode 65 - Fireside Chat with The Gibson

Nov 17th, 2019 52m 38s

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

Episode 64 - Fireside Chat with Tanya Janca

Nov 3rd, 2019 50m 50s

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

Episode 63 - Backdoors & Breaches with John Strand

Oct 20th, 2019 42m 55s

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 an

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

Oct 6th, 2019 1h 1m

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 everyw

Episode 61 – Anniversaries and Updates

Sep 22nd, 2019 37m 20s

Ah, I love anniversaries. This is an anniversary episode celebrating 2 years of Purple Squad Security! Just a few personal rants and discussions for those interested in a bit of a behind the scenes view of things here at the show. No guests,

Episode 60 – Tabletop D&D with Ken Johnson & Seth Law from Absolute AppSec

Sep 1st, 2019 1h 8m

The hiatus is over! Welcome back everyone to the latest episode of the Purple Squad Security podcast! In this episode we have Ken Johnson and Seth Law from the Absolute AppSec Podcast joining me for the latest session of Tabletop D&D. Enjoy!

Episode 59 – Business Processes in Infosec with Cheerio

Jul 7th, 2019 55m 14s

Working in information security has its own set of challenges, but aside from the technical challenges, many of us face hurdles within our own workspace. Working with non-technical folks can be painful to most of us, but it doesn't have to be!

Episode 58 – Malware Analysis with Kyle Andrus

Jun 23rd, 2019 43m 52s

Often times in information security, we look upon penetration testing and red teaming with awe and view those professions as the "sexy" side of security. Truth be told, the defensive side has a lot of exciting opportunities as well! Kyle Andr

Episode 57 – Tinker After Dark – Tinker Tales by the Fire

Jun 9th, 2019 1h 20m

There were more than a few of you who were anxiously awaiting his return, and he's back! Tinker joins me once again to share some stories from his adventures in hackerland. In addition, I have given Tinker free reign to speak as he chooses, a

Episode 56 – John Reads: Choose Your Own Red Team Adventure

May 26th, 2019 32m 16s

A few weeks ago, Sam King on Twitter mentioned me in a tweet that included a link to a Medium post, but not just any Medium post. Tim MalcomVetter had posted up an "Choose Your Own Red Team Adventure", which I thought was just amazing! I used

Episode 55 – Talking Privacy with Matt Beland

May 12th, 2019 49m 13s

CORRECTION: Early in this episode I mentioned that Amazon would ask for your email password when signing up for a new account. I meant to say Facebook, not Amazon. The practice has since been discontinued, but I wanted to make it clear that t

Episode 54 – Tribe of Hackers with Marcus J. Carey

Apr 28th, 2019 29m 46s

Tribe of Hackers is a recently released book by Marcus Carey and Jennifer Jin that is a collection of stories from member of our community, or tribe as Marcus describes it. This was a great and insightful interview, and definitely one you will

Episode 53 – #Ginfosec with @InfoSecSherpa – All About Cons!

Apr 14th, 2019 1h 37m

Once again I am pleased to share a #ginfosec episode with the woman who helps guide others through the mountains of infosec, Tracy InfoSecSherpa Maleeff! In this extended episode Tracy and I speak about conferences from the attendee point of v

Episode 52 – John The Generalist

Mar 31st, 2019 37m 17s

This week John goes solo and decides to talk about a recent threat he spun up about on Twitter, naming himself as a generalist within Information Security and discussing what that means to him. Some links of interest:John's Twitter ThreadW

Episode 51 – Fireside Chat with Chris Foulon

Mar 10th, 2019 39m 52s

Chris Foulon stops by for a fireside chat to talk about breaking into Infosec. For those unfamiliar with the fireside chat series, this is where we come in with a topic but no other real agenda. It's a casual conversation where I just have a

Episode 50 – Tabletop D&D with Tim De Block, Ed Rojas, Daniel Ebbutt, and Kyle Andrus

Feb 17th, 2019 1h 29m

It's that time again! Yes, another Tabletop D&D episode is upon us! This time I asked Timothy de Block from the Exploring Information Security podcast to join me, along with a few interesting characters. Let's just say this particular episod

Episode 49 – The Red Team Life with Curtis Brazzell

Feb 3rd, 2019 34m 48s

What is a red team? How does it differ from a penetration tester's day-to-day? How do red teams stay sharp? How do they stay motivated? These are a few of the questions I seek to have answered by Curtis Brazzell, a managing Security Consult

Episode 48 – All About Magecart with Yonathan Klijnsma

Jan 20th, 2019 51m 22s

Magecart - a web-based credit card skimming kit used by various groups to grab ahold of online shoppers credit cards. Interesting? You bet! On this episode of the Purple Squad Security podcast I have Yonathan Klijnsma, Head Researcher at Ris