Akamai - Security Podcast

Bill Brenner, Dave Lewis and Martin McKeay discuss the latest security breaches and other issues.

Microsoft's announcement that it will no longer offer advance patch notification to the masses has rekindled the debate over how best to handle vulnerability disclosure. Bill Brenner, Dave Lewis and Martin McKeay discuss this and other issues.

Bill Brenner, Dave Lewis and Martin McKeay discuss the security breach at Sony, lawsuits between the banks and Target, and much more.

Bill Brenner, Dave Lewis and Martin McKeay ponder the explosion of critical vulnerabilities like Poodle, Shellshock and Heartbleed.

Bill Brenner talks to Akamai CSIRT researcher Mike Kun about the rise of third-party attacks.

Akamai's Martin McKeay, Michael Smith and Bill Brenner discuss the Shellshock Bash bug and what Akamai is doing to keep customers secure.

Bill Brenner and Akamai PLXsert Manager David Fernandez discuss the latest attack research from his team.

Akamai's Bill Brenner, Dave Lewis and Martin McKeay discuss the pros and cons of Google Glass Detector, software designed to detect Google Glass and boot it from any local Wi-Fi network. They also discuss the iCloud/4Chan controversy and look ahead to upcoming security conferences.

Bill Brenner interviews three interns who spent the summer working with the InfoSec team. A look at their projects and where they hope to go from here.

Bill Brenner, Martin McKeay, Dave Lewis and some special guests report from Las Vegas during Black Hat, BSidesLV and DEF CON 2014.

Bill Brenner talks to Adi Ludmer, one of our researchers in Tel Aviv, about the nature of his team's work.

In the first episode of the Security Kahuna Podcast, Bill Brenner, Dave Lewis and Martin McKeay discuss the big security issues of the day.

Bill Brenner talks to CSIRT researcher Mike Kun about the latest threats his team is monitoring, including online extortion attempts and possible disruptions during the World Cup.

Akamai's CSO and Bill Brenner discuss the company's response to Heartbleed, including lessons learned and next steps.

Bill Brenner and Kathryn Kun review the recent Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NECCDC).

Bill Brenner and Christian Ternus discuss Humanity in Security, an Akamai effort to address burnout, depression and stress in the security community.

Bill Brenner, Stuart Scholly, SVP and General Manager of Akamai's Security Business Unit, Akamai CSO Andy Ellis, and Program Manager Meg Grady-Troia recap RSA Conference 2014.

Bill Brenner finishes off a series on volunteers in the security community - particularly those who organize and volunteer at security conferences around the world. His guest is Brian Bourne, co-founder of the Security Education Conference in Toronto, more popularly known as SecTor. Bourne is also president of CMS Consulting Inc.

Air Comm Networks CTO Joshua Marpet discusses the importance of volunteering at security conferences and what kind of role he plays at such events. He also talks about the growing family atmosphere at the conferences - including the steady increase in activities for children.

At the 2014 ShmooCon conference, industry leader James Arlen discussed the need for better business etiquette among security practitioners.

This week's episode is with Akamai Senior Security Advocate Martin McKeay. He's an old friend with more than a decade of experience in information security. At Akamai, he spreads awareness about security and privacy, helping customers understand our approach to both.

In this episode of the Akamai Security Podcast, I talk to colleague, friend and Security Advocate Dave Lewis (@gattaca, on Twitter). We talk about the past, present and future of his Liquidmatrix site, life in his new role and the big issues he's helping customers address. We also talk about all the blogging he's doing over at CSOonline.com.

Bill Brenner continues his discussion with CSIRT Director Michael Smith. In this installment, Mike describes the process by which CSIRT delivers daily threat intelligence to our customers, along with the defensive measures needed to block attacks.

Bill Brenner interviews CSIRT Director Michael Smith. They discuss the role of CSIRT in researching threats and vulnerabilities, as well as keeping customers and the wider public informed of defensive measures they can take.

A few months ago, Akamai Senior Enterprise Architect David Senecal wrote a post about ways to identify and mitigate unwanted bot traffic. In this episode, I went into more detail on the subject with Matt Ringel, an enterprise architect in Akamai's Professional Services team. Check out the related post, "Bots, Crawlers Not Created Equally".

Bill Brenner talks to Larry Cashdollar, a senior security response engineer on our CSIRT team. Larry discusses the mechanics of his job and the particular threats he and the team have been tracking and defending against.

Bill Brenner talks to Meg Grady-Troia about her role in Akamai InfoSec, particularly the security training she does for new hires.

CEO Tom Leighton discusses the legacy of Co-Founder Danny Lewin, Akamai's role on 9-11-01, and his vision of Akamai as a major player in the security industry.