In Tech We Trust

What do national defense, commercial innovation, artificial intelligence, bad ass drones, and VR goggles all have in common?  Yes, they are all tech we might trust.  But, if you answered “Palmer Luckey, the inventor and entrepreneur”, we would be so happy – and impressed.  In this episode we recast a chat with Palmer, from our innovation garage, – to talk about… innovation.   Palmer has challenged the defense industrial base to innovate better and faster.  We'll dig into machine learning, sensor fusion, the struggle for world domination, and why jumping directly from high school to the world of high tech may be a great approach for people who want to make a difference. Speakers:Palmer Luckey, Founder, Anduril IndustriesGreg Reeder (host) - VP of Marketing for NS2

In this episode we take a deep dive with two experts in the field of IT and innovation – Tim Hoechst and Nick Sinai. We cover a lot of ground – from policy to perspectives on what it means to tackle cyber security, through Zero Trust.  We also welcome a new character to the show – Dr. Decoder.  If you've ever been in a meeting where the acronyms fly around a bit too much, you need a guy who can break down all the terms, Barney-style.  Our Dr. Decoder is that guy.  Listen in for his “interruptions” and some good scoop on how NOT trusting can be a good thing.Speakers:Nick Sinai - Senior Advisor/Venture Partner, Insight PartnersTim Hoechst - Chairman, NS2 Advisory BoardGreg Reeder (host) - VP of Marketing for NS2Brian Paget (host) - CSO of NS2

Does your IT staff wash their hands?  Wait, no – the question was supposed to ask: do you have good cyber hygiene?  At a minimum, this means setting up solid controls and processes to thwart basic hacking attempts. If not done right, attackers can get in, set up ransomware, and demand we stop eating burgers or getting fuel, or worse. In part two of this podcast, we bring aboard Travis Barlow, Senior Vice President of GoSecure.  He provides insight and advice from the front lines of Managed Detection and Response. With Travis, we'll unpack how to root out advanced cyber attackers and tackle cyber emergencies across multiple industries. 

Do you trust foreign actors?  No, not Nikolaj Coster-Waldau from Game of Thrones -- we're talking foreign hackers.  You know, the folks responsible for ransomware?  Of course not. Getting cyber attacked these days is big business – against businesses large and small.  And the attacks are growing in number each day.  In part one of this podcast, we talk with our legal expert, Joe Moreno, about the Game of Trust.  We touch on the President's Executive Order, the high-volume-low-cost-cyber-criminal enterprise, how private industry is trying to protect itself against acts of war, and more.

Wait, how much is my Cloud costing me?  What do you mean it’s out of compliance? THE Cloud is something we’ve all grown to trust.  Cloud providers have paved the way for massive improvements in technology and computing power.  So, it makes sense that a growing Cloud costs more – but how much?  How do you keep track of Cloud security, costs, inventory, and billing? Enter the world of Cloud Security Posture Management.  In this episode our EVP for software development, Bryce Petty and Gordon Douglass, Sr. Director, Cloud Asset Management outline a way to get the Cloud back in the box.

Listen in, if you use coins, collect coins, or need a little change in your routine. Every year, the U.S. Mint produces and distributes billions of coins across the United States. But, making and circulating money is just one part of a complex cycle that we all trust, when it comes to our economy. The U.S. Mint relies on, and puts trust in, myriad other technologies to support the ecosystem of coins: from secure supply chains to monetary policy, data exchanges, banks, aggregators, and retailers. In this episode, we mix in a little James Bond lore, Fort Knox history, as well as numismatics, and the business of making money.

Will making a TikTok video with my Huawei phone from a government office land me in policy jail? Open source code is developed all over the world. Systems & components are built by multiple people in different locations and collectively become the tech we all use every single minute. So how can we secure, inspect, manage, or shut things down (when needed) when trusting technology has gone global? In this episode, we get expert legal counsel and policy guidance on how to tackle challenges we face from China and beyond. If you’re confused by things like CFIUS, 889, NDAA, FIRRMA, or Bruce Willis – we’ve got you covered in this episode.

If I mark my blank PowerPoint slide as secret, does that make it more important? The United States government classification system is built on levels of trust. However, there is overwhelming agreement by leaders across government that we have a problem with over-classifying systems and information. In this episode, we seek guidance from business leaders and policy experts about how we can get industry and government back on track to work together. We’d tell you more, but… it’s classified.

Should I know where my toilet paper and military aircraft parts are coming from? In this episode, we discuss the challenges and considerations with trusting the myriad supply chains that citizens inherently trust every day. We talk with leaders from NS2 Labs about holding a virtual hackathon to innovate a supply chain shield, and key executives from Gray Analytics – a cybersecurity company that is working on securing supply chains for national defense and beyond.

Do you inherently trust technology? Today, most of us rely on technology to communicate, drive, shop, bank, and work. From a bigger perspective, we have all learned to trust technology to provide our power, food, fuel, a national defense, and the global economy. Greg Reeder and Brian Paget from NS2 Labs try to unpack a different technology each episode – with insights from experts -- to gain a better perspective on the tech we trust, how it works, and why it matters.