In this episode, Kevin and Jason hit 15 different topics on the Insane Impact of AI on our businesses, in our daily lives, in healthcare, and beyond. Each topic will be covered in 5 minutes or less in a new format we’re calling “Firetalks 15!”

The guys like to talk, and if you’ve listened to more than a few episodes, keeping any topic under 5 minutes proved to be a very challenging thing as you’ll see in this interesting new format!

Jason Popillion is a CISSP and serves as a CIO/CTO of a SaaS company and Kevin Pentecost is a CISSP, CISM, CEH, CPT, MPCS, MCSE, CCA, ITIL-F and serves as the Information Security Director for a Manufacturing company.

In this episode, Kevin and Jason sit down to talk shop with George Kamide and George Al-Koura the hosts of the awesome podcast “Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks.” Their podcast is focused on talking about whether or not there truly is a vendor/customer divide. It’s a cybersecurity podcast dedicated to answering that question.

George Kamide comes from the vendor side, and George Al-Koura is a CISO on the customer side. They have REAL conversations from opposing sides of the pitch about cybersecurity marketing, sales, and go-to-market strategies. They confront these topics and bad practices with bare knuckles. Then it’s down to brass tacks, as they look for solutions. They have guests on either side, including CISOs, SMEs, leaders, frontline account managers, and more.

George Kamide is a Multi-disciplinary thinker with a penchant for blowing up silos. He loves tackling big problems. This might mean orchestrating go-to-market product strategies, or creating stimulating thought leadership in dynamic tech environments. Other times it means taking on industry-wide issues of representation, customer/vendor trust challenges, or big questions like responsible AI.

George Al-Koura is a CISO Chief Information Security Officer, he leads the strategy and execution of cybersecurity for a global online dating company that empowers people to connect and explore their relationships. He has over 15 years of experience in the security profession, spanning military, government, and commercial sectors, with a focus on cyber and security threat intelligence.

We pick their brains on their podcast, their origin story, and much, much more…

Jason Popillion is a CISSP and serves as a CIO/CTO of a SaaS company and Kevin Pentecost is a CISSP, CISM, CEH, CPT, MPCS, MCSE, CCA, ITIL-F and serves as the Information Security Director for a Manufacturing company.

CITATIONS:

Links to find the Bare Knuckles Team:

Web:

https://www.bareknucklespod.com/

LinkedIn:

Bare Knuckles: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bare-knuckles-brass-tacks/

George Kamide: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-kamide/

George Al-Koura: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-y-al-koura/

SquadCon:

https://blackgirlshack.org/

In this episode, Jason and Kevin sit down with the one and only storyteller from the dark side of the internet, Jack Rhysider. Jack is the beloved voice behind the extremely popular podcast The Darknet Diaries. Tonight, it’s a podcaster-to-podcaster conversational happy hour!

Jack attended a highly ranked university to study computer engineering with an emphasis on software engineering. Received formal training in Linux, Unix, Windows, C, C++, Java, ASM, logic, and electrical engineering.

After college, he spent over a decade conducting network hardening by securing, analyzing, and testing network equipment such as firewalls, routers, and IDS units. Completed work on dozens of client's networks ranging from schools, banks, commercial, government, and defense contractors. Acquired numerous certifications in Cisco and Juniper and other security related training. Architected and built a SOC using a SIEM to detect network threats and intrusions for clients.

Darknet Diaries produces audio stories specifically intended to capture, preserve, and explain the culture around hacking and cyber security in order to educate and entertain both technical and non-technical audiences.

At Darknet Diaries, they adhere to journalistic standards by fact checking and ethical sourcing of information. They adopt principles of truthfulness, accuracy, objectivity, impartiality, fairness, and public accountability.

Darknet Diaries is trustworthy, they strive to enhance intellectual development, expand knowledge, deepen aural enjoyment, increase the awareness of living in a highly technical society, and result in a service to listeners which makes them more responsive, informed citizens of their digital lives.

Jason Popillion is a CISSP and serves as a CIO/CTO of a SaaS company and Kevin Pentecost is a CISSP, CISM, CEH, CPT, MPCS, MCSE, CCA, ITIL-F and serves as the Information Security Director for a Manufacturing company.

CITATIONS:

Darknet Diaries Website:

https://www.darknetdiaries.com

Darknet Diaries SWAG Shop:

https://shop.darknetdiaries.com/

Jack’s LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-rhysider-02922a167/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/JackRhysider

https://twitter.com/DarknetDiaries

YouTube Channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@JackRhysider

Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/show/4XPl3uEEL9hvqMkoZrzbx5

Apple Podcasts:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/darknet-diaries/id1296350485

Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/darknetdiaries/

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/darknetdiaries