This is a solo episode between interviews. I have been doing IT and security consulting for a long time. Over this time, I have noticed a few things that are worth noting when hiring a security consultant. In fact, I would say until you perform some basics and perform some due diligence on your own,…

Brett Shavers is a consultant to corporations and government agencies in computer related cases as well as being the author of “Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard“, co-author of “Hiding Behind the Keyboard” and co-author of the “X-Ways Forensics Practitioner’s Guide.” Brett began his career as a digital forensics investigator in law enforcement and was…

Lance Spitzner is the Director of the SANS Security Awareness program. Lance has over 20 years of security experience in cyber threat research, awareness, and training. He invented the concept of honeynets, founded the Honeynet Project, and published three security books. Lance has worked and consulted in over 25 countries and helped over 350 organizations…

Casey Ellis is founder and CEO of Bugcrowd. He started life in infosec as pentester, moved to the dark side of solutions architecture and sales, and finally landed as a career entrepreneur. He’s been in the industry for 15 years, working with clients ranging from startups to government to multinationals, and awkwardly straddles the fence…

Rob Reck and Alex Wood are both seasoned security professionals in the Denver, CO area and hosts of their own podcast, Colorado = Security. Rob is the Chief Information Security Officer at Ping Identity. In addition to his job at Ping Identity, Robb is an active member of the Colorado security community. In early 2017…