Cyber Talk Africa

Tracy Z. Maleeff also known as InfoSecSherpa is a cybersecurity expert who currently works as a security researcher with Krebs Stamos Groups and previously worked at New York Times and GSK. She shares with us a step by step guide on how to start a cybersecurity career.

We interview a cybersecurity icon who has over 35+ years of experience in cybersecurity. He shared with us his background story, challenges he faced, his time in the military, moving to Africa and advice for people looking to move into cybersecurity.

We were joined by the amazing Meghan Jacquot who explained in detail, social Engineering, the various types, why is it one of the most dangerous and efficient types of cyberattacks, how to spot and avoid them etc, she also shared with us her background, how she got into Cybersecurity and the challenges she has faced since moving into infosec. You can connect with her on LinkedIn where she shares amazing content. Thank you for listening.

This episode explains the top 5 entry-level cybersecurity jobs of 2021, salary range and certifications needed.

In this episode, Alberto shared his early cybersecurity background with us, how he was wrongfully incarcerated by the Uruguayan government for 8 months because he wanted to help his girlfriend book a medical appointment, the top 3 most dangerous hacker groups and their biggest exploits, how you can become a badass hacker etc. Alberto Daniel Hill is a computer engineer with more than 20 years of experience linked to Information Security (Consulting, IT security, Computer Forensics, Ethical Hacking, Information Security). He had worked in many large companies in Uruguay and provided services for companies in other countries. He has a specialization in ISO/IEC-27000 and Ethical Hacking and approved several courses related to a wide range of IT Security fields such as computer forensics and an ISO/IEC-20000 specialization.

This week, we were joined by the brilliant Samaila Bako a young cybersecurity professional making a name for himself in the sector. He discussed how he got into cybersecurity, his take on the supposed leaked 700 million Linkedin records, Man in the middle attack and why it is regarded as one of the most dangerous types of cyberattacks and his hopes for the cybersecurity sector. #Cyberattack #MITM #Cybersecurity #Podcast

Our Guest for this week, Alexandre BLANC is a CyberSecurity expert, a vCISO, ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer, awarded best Cyber Risk Communicator of 2019 and 2020 and a LinkedIn Cybersecurity top voice.  He shared with us how going back to the basics of cybersecurity can help prevent cyberattacks and emerging threats, his worries around cloud computing and IoT security, tips to protect yourself and your organization from cyber attacks etc.  Kindly listen and drop a comment. 

Adeoluwa Akomolafe CISO WEMA Bank Plc. In this episode, we interviewed Adeoluwa Akomolafe the Chief Information Security Officer of WEMA Bank Plc, he spoke to us about how to best detect, prevent and respond to cyberattacks, his early days in Cybersecurity, becoming a CISO of one of the biggest banks in Nigeria, managing security for a large workforce, what is needed to have a successful cybersecurity career, ransomware, how to deal with the human factor when implementing Cybersecurity, etc.

Our guest Chioma Chigozie-Okwum is a Cybersecurity researcher, Content creator, Educator, Advocate for equality and inclusion, Author, and Public speaker also known as Cyber Chioma shares tips from her new book (The ABC of Cyber Safety 2.0) on steps parents can take to keep their kids safe on the internet.

Our special guest this week is none other than the incredible Dan Lohrmann, Dan is an International Cybersecurity Thought leader and Industry recognized Voice, Chief Security Officer, Author, Blogger, and recently nominated as one of the Top 20 Cybersecurity Leaders of 2021.  He joins us to explain everything that happened around the Colonial pipeline Cyberattack, a brief insight into the attackers (Darkside), Ransomware as a service, how this is a taste of things to come, what the world needs to do to win the fight against Cyber Criminals.  you can read his latest blog on the topic at https://bit.ly/3yl4whV Thank you. 

Segun Olaniyan explains to us the cyber risks of using torrents and how we can use them safely.

List of top 10 Cybersecurity certifications that'll land you a high paying job