Moscow Mules and NOP Slides

On this episode of Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Anna Skelton. Anna enjoys a Sauvignon blanc from a floating shark wine glass. Topics include: how she got into intelligence, working in ICS, how she got into cyber security, her love of the Olympics and MUCH MORE!! David drinks a Pink Martian from Platform Beer Company out of a Permanent Hangover Santa Glassy. Kyle sips on a Above the Threshold of Hell from Burial out of a Permanent Hangover Valentine Glassy. Thank you to Anna for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Follow us on Twitter @Mules909090. Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

On this episode of Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Chris Hillier. Chris enjoys an American Pale Ale from Hill Farmstead Brewery out of a New Belgium charter member glass. Topics include: his path to his role in product cyber security, pet peeves, imposter syndrome, his hobbies, and MUCH MORE!! Our guest host Deana drinks a peppermint tea out of a custom mug.  Kyle sips on a Cellar Works Baked Whip Cherry Pie Sour Ale out of a 4Mer Legends Prime Time glass.  Thank you to Chris for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Follow us on Twitter @Mules909090. Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

On this episode of Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Rose Songer. Rose enjoys knocking down a gallon of water a day! Topics include: how she got into cyber security, a deep dive into the ins and outs of GRC, certifications, and her goals to present at as many BSides as she can! Dave drinks on The Gadget from Urban Artifact out of a Permanent Hangover Oscar the Grouch glass. Kyle sips on a Sorbetto from Ever Grain out of a 4mer Legends Hop Jordan glass.  Thank you to Rose for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Follow us on Twitter @Mules909090. Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

On this episode of Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Charles Shirer. Charles loves tea and coffee and on special occasions a pre-mixed White Russian. Topics include: his natural energy, dealing with haters, custom 8-bit art T-shirts, applying retro gaming to cyber security, and VIDEO GAMES galore! Dave drinks on a Sunshine IPA from Lawson's Finest out of a Bane glass from Drete Custom. Kyle sips on a Fermented Pear Farmhouse Ale from Wicked Weed out of a Raphael (TMNT) glass from Conspiracy Glassware.  Thank you to Charles for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Follow us on Twitter @Mules909090. Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.  

On this episode of Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Jay Brown. Jay sips on a Dalmore 12. Topics include: social aspect of whiskey drinking, science behind glassware, how Jay got into information security, classic video games, living and working in Japan, Japanese culture, mentoring and much more!! Dave drinks on a Big Bad Baptist Chocolate Raspberry from Epic Brewing out of Princess Peach glass from the Answer Brewpub. Kyle sips on a Thin Places from Dancing Gnome out of Major League Hops glass from Conspiracy Glassware. Thank you to Jay for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Follow us on Twitter @Mules909090. Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

On this episode of Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Richard Bejtlich. Richard's go to drinks are water, OJ, and milk (with a cookie or brownie). Topics include: hockey, all things martial arts (history, styles, Bruce Lee), doing analysis and writing in late 1990s, Security and the One Percent, writing books, and much more! Dave drinks on a Saison from Cellar Works Brewing. Kyle sips on an Overplayed from HitchHiker Brewing out of a Sensei Leonardo glass from Hops-N-Art. Thank you to Richard for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Follow us on Twitter @Mules909090. Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Phillip Wylie. Phillip's go to drink is an unsweetened ice tea. Topics include: pro wrestling, health hacking, writing his new book The Pentester Blueprint with Kim Crawley, The Pwn School Project, Dallas InfoSec community, and teaching. Dave drinks on a Strawberry Lemonade Naturday out of a "No Flocks Given" Naturday glass from Poura Vida Glassware. Kyle sips on a Smoofee Sour from The Brewing Projekt out of American Traditional tattoo themed glass from Keever Glass. Thank you to Phillip for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Follow us on Twitter @Mules909090. Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have we Kevin Cody. Kevin sips on a fine cup of Jamaican Me Crazy from Bones Coffee Company. Topics include all things coffee and AppSec with a little bit of lockpicking sprinkled on top. Dave drinks on a Lacto-Kooler from Voodoo Brewery out of a Adroit Theory Serpentor Regime (G.I. Joe themed) glass. Kyle sips on a 2018 Barrel Aged Troegenator from Troegs out of Craft or Die Cobra (G.I. Joe themed) glass. Thank you to Kevin for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Follow us on Twitter @Mules909090. Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have we Justin Forbes. Justin sips on a tasty IC Light. Topics include: beards, in and outs of BarSides to include their events, reading, and managing Discord, Rust Belt Security, Justin's background, and teaching. Be sure to check out BarSides' website, https://barsides.com/, for all the details! Dave drinks on a Big Bad Baptist 2018 Release #69 from Epic Brewing out of Barrel Bill glass from Drete Customs. Kyle sips on an After Dark from Dancing Gnome out Mandalorian Boba Fett glass from Conspiracy Glassware. Thank you to Justin for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Follow us on Twitter @Mules909090. Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have we Selena Larson. This is our first podcast of 2021! We are BACK! Selena sips on a Hamburg Hard Cider.  We cover a bunch of topics...too many to mention. But here are just a few: running, Selena's journey into threat intelligence, changing the narrative of "soft skills", COMMUNICATION, certifications, STONKS, Vegan food, Emotet takedown, and ransomware.  Dave drinks on an Imperial 3 Scoops from The Answer Brewpub out of our Version 1 podcast glass. Kyle sips on a Pounce from Dancing Gnome out of a Pour Character Wu-Tang glass.  Thank you to Selena for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have John Kostuch. This is our last podcast of 2020 filled with lots of beer talk and Pittsburgh history...really lots of great stories from John!! John drinks an Idle Hands from Helltown Brewing out of a Helltown Brewing pint glass. We talk about the history of Helltown Brewing and his investment. We discussed tech in the 1990s as well as John living through the growth of infosec in Pittsburgh. We round things out with John's involvement and  what it is like running two local conferences - TRISS and One Time Pittsburgh.  Dave drinks on a spiced rum barrel aged Winter Ale from Dented Keg out of a Conspiracy Glassware Star Wars themed glass. Kyle sips on a Crossline from Hitchhiker Brewing out of Glass to Mouth "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" Yeti themed glass.  Thank you to John for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have we Nick Palmer. This is our second transatlantic podcast filled with great conversation and laughter! Nick sips on Russian's finest Beluga Vodka. Nick gives us a little insight into living in Moscow the last few years before he jets out to the Netherlands. Nick walks us through his process of how he landed his role at Group-IB. We talk how collaboration leads to disruption when chasing cyber criminals. We then dive into the important of intelligence gathering before landing on everyone's favorite topic of attribution.  Dave drinks on a White Russian Nitro from Left Hand Brewing Company out of a Street Fighter glass from Answer Brewing. Kyle sips on a Dragon Milk White Stout from New Holland Brewing out of a Pour Character Biggie "Sicker Than Your Average" glass. Thank you to Nick for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have we Dan Plohmann. Check out our first transatlantic podcast! Dan joins us from Germany where he sips on a Riegele BrauWalk Simco 3 out of Tulip glass from his local home brewers association. We start off by discussing the craft beer scene in Germany. Dan then discusses his journey into cyber security where he started in the wireless space before transitioning to malware analysis to working on his PhD. Dan talks about why he started Malpedia and its growth over the years. We conclude with Dan telling us about his most recent hobby as a chili pepper farmer.  Be sure to check out Malpedia at https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/!  Dave drinks on a Double Berry Eclipse Sour from Grist House Craft Brewery out of Hop Killers Mario themed glass. David also finds out what happens when you mention "Ghidra" on the podcast.  Kyle sips on a #17 Yinzbetto from Ever Grain Brewing Company out of a 4Mer Legends Bo Knows Beer glass. Thank you to Dan for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have we Matt Scheurer. Matt keeps it real with a tall glass of Kroger Diet Ginger Ale. He then discusses his long journey (20 years!) to break into a cyber security role and how a Information Week magazine cover from 1990's played a role in his journey. Matt talks about running the CiPNA Security Group and the organization's impact to the local community. We then discuss giving presentations and doing live demos. We circle back to Matt's current role doing digital forensics and incident response. We conclude with Matt discussing his hobby of creating custom Halloween costume designs for his son - Matt's designs are amazing...trust me! Dave drinks on a Sorbetto #11 from Ever Grain Brewing Company out of a Black Ninja Design Mike Tyson's Punch Out themed glass. Kyle sips on a Whole Punch Jelly Donut from Hitchhiker Brewing Company out of a Hop Killers Donatello (TMNT) glass.  Thank you to Matt for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have we Jordan Weins and Pete LaFosse. Are you interested in reverse engineering? If so, we have a podcast for you! Peter drinks his home made Sazerac while Jordan sips on a Japanese Whiskey. Jordan and Peter are 2 of the founders of Vector 35 who are the makers of Binary Ninja. They talk about how they met on the job while doing reverse engineering and vulnerability research though they don't miss the windowless room work life. They both highlight playing CTFs as a great way to get into reverse engineering. Peter then dives into the "future of reverse engineering". We conclude with Jordan and Peter highlighting the key features which makes Binary Ninja the best choice for your reverse engineering framework. Be sure to check out https://binary.ninja/ for more details. They have multiple purchasing options as well as a FREE option at https://cloud.binary.ninja/!  Dave drinks on a Nightmare J.R.E.A.M from Burley Oak Brewing Company out of a Crazy Design Company Tool (the band) themed glass. Kyle sips on a The Flash in the Middle from SingleCut out of SipnProper Beetlejuice glass. Thank you to Jordan and Peter for being guests and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

Happy Election Day! This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have we have Katelyn Bowden. Are you a sucker for a good pun? Well take a listen. Katelyn sips on a Jose Cuervo Margarita out of one of the best glasses we have had from a guest (listen to find out more). We talk about Wu-Tang Clan, Moose Jesus, and rugby. Katelyn then discusses her mask making adventure during the pandemic. She then talks about founding an organization to fight against revenge porn. David and I get educated on the process of how to safely send nudes on the Internet. We conclude with Katelyn telling us about the importance of the EARN IT Act. If you or anyone else needs more information on the EARN IT Act and privacy be sure to check out EFF.   Dave drinks on a Minkey Boodle from Thin Man Brewery out of a Chug Jug from Frit Glass.  Kyle sips on a Rye Barrel Aged Gratitude from East End Brewery out of Clear Nero MegaWu glass. Thank you to Katelyn for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have we have Dylan. Want to hear his "Most Cyberpunk" story? Well dive into this podcast! Dylan sips on a Bells Two Hearted out of a BSidesPGH 2019 Pewter Tanker. We open up with a discussion around favorite Halloween/horror/thriller movies and TV shows. Dylan then divides into what compelled him to jump into information security. He discusses Blue Teaming and why scripting is a key skill to have. We then discuss Internet Balkanization. He then concludes with his story of the most cyberpunk thing he has ever seen. Dave drinks A Hitchhiker Arms Length out of a Beer Zombies & Black Ninja Design collaboration Zombrella Corps glass. Kyle sips on a East End Numpkin Ale (bourbon barrel aged) out of a Glass 2 Mouth Jack Skellington glass. Thank you to Dylan for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have we have Brent Kennedy. You like topics related to offensive security? Well we have a podcast for YOU! Brent sips on a Rye Whiskey from Mason Dixon Distillery as well as an IPA from Wheatland Spring Farm & Brewery called Hope Grows out of BSides 2015 mug. Brent discusses what it is like to lead an offensive security team which includes both pentest and red team. He then breaks down pentest vs. red team. We talk engagements and tools. He then discusses the importance of cross team relationships within an organization especially with the blue team. Want a career in red teaming? - then Brent said having passion and curiosity are key skills. We then conclude with a discussion around teaching. Dave drinks a Pumpkin Pie Porter from Deep River Brewing Company out of a Street Fighter Themed Ryu glass from The Answer Brew Pub. Kyle sips on a Humm Peach Tea Kombucha out of a Black Ninja Design Official [Orange] glass.  Thank you to Brent for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have the OTPgh Speaker Series with Dr. Allan Friedman! Hear about his career path into cybersecurity as well as some teasers about his talk titled "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the SBOM". Don't forget to register at https://www.otpgh.com/ as well as check out the Agenda! We will see you on October 9th! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have the OTPgh Speaker Series with Ally Parisi! Hear about her career path into cybersecurity as well as some teasers about her talk titled "The Importance of Identifying Crown Jewels for HoneyTokens". Don't forget to register at https://www.otpgh.com/ as well as check out the Agenda! We will see you on October 9th! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have the OTPgh Speaker Series with Kwadwo Burgee! Hear about his career path into cybersecurity as well as some teasers about his talk titled "Game Genie or Batman? A Practical Look at Vulnerabilities". Don't forget to register at https://www.otpgh.com/ as well as check out the Agenda! We will see you on October 9th! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have the OTPgh Speaker Series with Dr. Rhonda Chicone and Dr. Susan Ferebee! Hear about their career paths into cybersecurity as well as some teasers about their talk titled "A Better Assessment Tool: Facebook's Open Source CTF or CTFd". Don't forget to register at https://www.otpgh.com/ as well as check out the Agenda! We will see you on October 9th! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have a breakout session for you! We talk about some of our favorite beer glass makers (too many to list - so be sure to listen). David and I then discuss some upcoming events to include OTPgh and October being Cyber Security Awareness month. OTPgh or One Time Pittsburgh is a virtual conference happening October 9th. They have some great speakers lined up - be sure to check them out and register at https://www.otpgh.com/! All ticket sales will be going to four local non-profits. David and I will be interviewing some of the speakers and releasing a "Speaker Series" podcast leading up to OTPgh. Be sure to give those a listen to get a little more insight about the speakers. David and I conclude with a brief discussion of what Cyber Security Awareness means to us. More to come on that topic as we get into our October podcasts! Dave drinks a porter called Bad Luck Banana from Fin City Brewing Company out of a Sea Monster themed glass from Keever Glass.  Kyle sips on a blonde stout called American Eskimo from The Leaning Cask Brewing Company out of a Mario S. Hopson themed glass from Drete Customs. We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have we have Katie Trimble-Noble. If you like gin and treasure hunts (aka coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD)), we have a podcast for you! Katie sips on an Aviation gin and tonic while she tells us how she came to enjoy gin. She then discusses her career journey - from human behavior intelligence analyst in the Air Force and as a civilian, which included multiple years overseas, to vulnerability management at DHS to her current role as Director of PSIRT and Bug Bounty at Intel Corporation. We then conclude with a deep dive into CVD while she highlights the keys to networking as well as needing good communication skills.  Dave drinks a Secret Machine from Dewey Brew Company out of Hop Gr**t glass from Pour a Vida. Kyle sips on an IPA called Shades from New Trail Brewing Company out of a Glass to Mouth "Sunday Sunday Sunday" football themed glass. Thank you to Katie for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Bryan McAninch. Buckle up friends, we have a topic filled podcast! Bryan enjoys a thirst-quenching Coca Cola from Freebirds, but also likes sipping on a margarita made with Herradura Reposasdo tequila. We discuss missing conferences but then dive into road tripping with friends to DerbyCon last fall. Bryan then discuss his side project called Hacking is Not a Crime. We talk about how it started, how the term "hacker" has changed over time, where the idea of the for their sticker came from, community involvement & ambassadors, their hashtags "Hacking is a Lifestyle" & "Hacking is a State of Mind", and hints of upcoming plans! We close out with a discussion of our love of RadioShack.  If you are interested in finding out more about Hacking is Not a Crime, be sure to check out their website https://www.hackingisnotacrime.org and follow them out on Twitter @hacknotcrime! David drinks a Combat Wombat from Rogue Ales out of a UFO themed glass from Keever Glass. Kyle sips on a Rationality Shall Run its Course from Burial Beer Company out of a Deadpool themed glass from Glass to Mouth.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Carolina Terrazas (@d0rkph0enix). Lina sips on a French Martini while also talking about her love of gin. She then discusses her volunteer work with the Veteran's Community Project and how she assisted them in setting up more reliant WiFi. Lina also volunteers her time to The Last Mile where she has given talks on cyber security and organized a book collection for their curriculum. She then dives into her cyber security journey and how she landed at Cisco as well as her personal career goals to transition to an incident response role. We concluded with a discussion of KC late night food and retro video games. Warning - you better bring your "A" game if you plan to stroll up to the arcade bar in KC and challenge Lina to Mortal Kombat 2 or 4-Person Pac-Man!  If you are interested in finding more about how to get involved in the Veteran's Community Project or The Last Mile in your area, be sure to check out these links: Veteran's Community Project: https://www.veteranscommunityproject.org/ and The Last Mile: https://thelastmile.org/ David drinks a Coconut Guava Jelly Donut sour from Platform Beer Company out of a Mario themed Lakitu glass from Drete Customs (IG: dretecustoms).  Kyle sips on a Cashmere DDH Bliss IPA from Thin Man Brewery out of a Grateful Dead themed glass from Black Ninja Design (IG: blackninjadesign). Thank you to Lina for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Sergei Frankoff (@herrcore and https://www.openanalysis.net). Another podcast filled with jokes and laughter, Sergei wets his whistle with a refreshing Corona straight from the bottle. He talks about his journey into cyber security from starting as a developer to a pentester to an IR manager to his current role as a reverse engineer. He also highlights his personal two-week approach on how he switched careers to a reverse engineer. We discuss how TwitterSOC (the InfoSec community on Twitter) helps to combat empire building as well as his new free malware unpacking service called UNPACME (https://www.unpac.me). We also discuss the OALabs YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/OALabs) where he and Sean ((@seanmw) the other half of OpenAnalysis) build malware tutorials for the community. We talk about how a reverse engineer should use the channel (be sure to check out the Bloopers video) as well as his enjoyment of video editing (i.e. Thug Life IDA).  David drinks a @SwitchbackBeer Ale which is a "well balanced reddish amber ale" out of a Synth Hop (IG synth.hop) Hulk Smash large tumbler glass. Kyle sips on a @NewTrailBrewing IPA called Rock Run out of a Hop Killers (IG hopkillers) TMNT Donatello "Solo Cup" style glass. Thank you to Sergei for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe!

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Julia DeWeese (https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-deweese-436bb3173/). She stays true to herself and drinks a Blackberry White Claw while we discuss the quality of other hard seltzers. Julia dives into her career journey which includes graduating and starting her job full time while in quarantine (or "The Q"). She discusses how course work helped play a driving force for entering the cyber security field. She talks about her roles (intern to part-time to full-time) at a non-profit that included investigating counterfeit goods to analyzing vast varieties of malware (such as tracking RATs) as a malware and cyber threats analyst. She enjoys many aspects of her job but highlights the continuous learning opportunities and the group of people she works with as the top reasons why she loves working where she does. We conclude with a discussion of the importance of collaboration and how it can improve anyone's learning experience.  David sips on a Smooshie Strawberry Pretzel Salad Fruited Sour from ShuBrew out of Mario 2 themed Birdo glass from Beer is Dead.  Kyle drinks a NEIPA called Party Conversation from Inner Groove out of a Goonies themed glass from Clear Nero. Thank you to Julia for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe!

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Ben Demick (@3pidemix and ben@epidemix.io). Ben wets his whistle with a Ponysaurus IPA out of a Washington Nationals baseball bat "glass". We talk baseball and breweries in Raleigh compared to the DC area. He talks about starting a new job at a startup as well as working on his PhD...AT THE SAME TIME! We discuss his favorite conference, Infiltrate, and why he enjoys attending each year (Miami has nothing to do with it...). We conclude with discussion around his passion for embedded device reverse engineering, his preferred tools of the trade (to include Binary Ninja), and learning different programming languages over the years.  David sips on a Bee-utiful Blonde from Grist House Craft Brewery out of a Hop Culture Pittsburgh themed glass. Kyle drinks an Everytime Only Once Smoothie Sour from Four Points Brewing out of a 4mer Legends Hop (Ken) Griffey Jr baseball themed glass. Thank you to Ben for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Justin Seitz (@jms_dot_py). Justin discusses the time he introduced Kyle to a drink called the Paralyzer (in Canada) or Colorado Bulldog (in US) - the key is to make sure you get the ingredient order correct! We cover the gamut of topics to include lots of jokes and laughter. Justin talks about his days working at Immunity with a great team of people from peers to leadership. We discuss his experience to write not one but two books (Gray Hat Python and Black Hat Python). He talks about his transition into the OSINT landscape (and working for himself) as well as his development of Hunchly (@hunchly), which is "the only web capture tool designed for online investigations." We conclude with a great discussion on mental health and how important therapy can be for anyone.  David sips on a Painkiller inspired smoothie sour called 18.44 from Hitchhiker Brewing Company (@Hitchhikerbrew) out of a "Quarantine Life" with Snoopy and Woodstack themed glass from Miguel Aldrete of Drete Customs (IG: dretecustoms). Kyle drinks yet another IPA from Winding Path Brewing Company called Hazeway IPA out of a TMNT "Secrets of the Brews" themed glass from Pour Character (@pourcharacter).  Thank you to Justin for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe! Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Brian Windsor (http://brianwindsor.com). Brian sips on a homemade Mai Tai out of a Jeff Granito Haunted Mansion themed rocks glass. He discusses his early careers in motion capture image processing to 3D puppetry where he won the Jim Henson Award for Innovation Puppeteers of America in 2007. Brian dives into his first role in motion capture at Acclaim in the '90s. He talks about working on movie projects, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin, to a plethora of video games (NBA Jam Extreme, Turok, WWF War Zone, etc.) that would make any video gamer nostalgic. Brian discuss his enjoyment in this role to include overcoming technical challenges in image processing to working with stunt doubles, athletes (@JuwanHoward & Stephon Marbury), WWF stars (@RealMickFoley, @TripleH, @ShawnMichaels, etc.), to even potentially dinosaurs! We briefly highlight Brian and Kyle's time in desert. We close out with talking about Brian's love of cars and his current project of fixing up his 1963 @chevrolet Corvair.    David drinks 400 IPA from @Fourpointsbrews out of a Super Beerio Kart (Super Mario Kart themed) Willi Becher glass from Hop Art Glassware.    Kyle drinks a West Coast Style IPA called Good Vibes from @VoodooBrewery out of an Old School themed "Frank the Tank" Nordic glass from Glass to Mouth.   Thank you to Brian for being a guest and the great conversation! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe!   Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Pittsburgh native Eric Lansbery (@ericlandmine & on PittSec Slack (https://pittsec.com/)). Eric enjoys a Glenmorangie (@TheGlenmorangie) Single Malt scotch on the rocks. He discusses his journey in cyber security, and how he worked his way up from an intern to manager of the IT department. We also discuss his brand-new role as a Manager of Blue, Red, and AppSec Teams. We talk about what it means to be a manager and how he has found is management roles to be enjoyable. He tells us about his whiteboarding session on COVID-19 data tracking. We also touch on his BSidesPGH (@BSidesPGH) involvement over the years as well as how we see cyber news impacting everyone and not just cyber security professionals.   Be sure to also check out Eric's new podcast called Reddup Security (@ReddupSecurity & https://reddupsec.podbean.com/). It is a "Pittsburgh based, through and through. InfoSec podcast."    Deana (@deanashick) is back as our special co-host. She enjoys a glass of Sea Sun Pinot Noir from Caymus Vineyards (@caymuscab).    Kyle drinks an IPA called Bingo Pajamas from Ever Grain Brewing (@evergrainbeer) out of "Harambe vs Coronavirus" themed Other Worlds Brewing Nordic glass.    Thank you to Eric for being a guest and the great conversations! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe!   Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Brandon Eckert (@brandonjeckert and https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandon-eckert/). He sips on Jefferson's bourbon (@JeffsBourbon) neat out of a rocks glass. He talks about his current role as a VP Information Security Officer and his journey into cyber security, which includes roles as a software developer, help desk, and a system admin. We discuss training and certifications and the value he finds in SANS (@SANSInstitute) courses. We also touch on mentoring and the impact it has had on him and his career. David (@ireversethings) drinks a West Coast IPA called Pliny the Elder from Russian River Brewing Company (@RussianRiverBC) out of an 8-bit Justice League themed Grand Craft Master from 8-Bit Designs Maker. Kyle sips on Triple IPA called Sparklepuff Starfighter Defender of the Galaxy from Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery out of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Time Hop themed Willi Becher glass. Thank you to Brandon for being a guest and the great conversations! We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe!   Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Marissa Russo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissa-russo-45380b71). Marissa keeps it local to Pittsburgh and drinks a Hitchhiker (@Hitchhikerbrew) Subsurface All Berry out of a Dancing Gnome (@DG_Beer) Nordic glass. She talks to us about her journey into cyber security from coding BattleBots to her current role as an IT security consultant. Marissa is also the CCO of the non-profit Womxn in Tech Pittsburgh (WITPGH) (https://www.womenintechpgh.com). "WITPGH is a community of women, womxn, non-binary folks, and allies championing for the diverse and inter-sectional experience in tech." We discuss barriers of entry for the community of women, womxn, and non-binary folks. We then dive in topics of privacy and cyber hygiene. Our special co-host, filling in for David (@ireversethings) this week, is Deana (@deanashick). She sips on El Mayor Reposado Tequila out of Save the Beer Whalez (@savebeerwhalez) HopBuster (@Ghostbusters themed) Rastal Harmony 40 Tumbler glass. Kyle continues on his IPA journey with DIPA called Green Iguana from Ever Grain Brewing (@evergrainbeer) out of a 8-bit Double Dragon themed Spiegelau IPA Glass from The Answer Brewpub (@TheAnswerBrew). Thank you to Marissa for being a guest and the great conversations! If you would like to get involved with WITPGH please go to their website at https://www.womenintechpgh.com. For donations (ranging from computers to bus passes), mentoring, and/or sponsorship reach out to them at hello@womenintechpgh.com. Also be sure to check out the scholarship page (https://www.womenintechpgh.com/scholarships/) as they will be giving away 5 free one-year memberships to Treehouse's (@treehouse) online coding platform to queer BIPOC womxn with priority going to Black applicants. We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe!   Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides we have Brandon Carson (@brandonjcarson & https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonjcarson/)! Brandon (aka BC) sips on a Elijah Craig Small Batch over ice in a rocks glass while talking about one of his favorite places in DC to find quality drinks called the Columbia Room. Brandon discusses his cyber security journey which includes leaving the field to start an event planning business with his wife, and then coming back to field a few years later. He tells us what he learned along the way - which for him included his interaction with people in cyber security. He and Kyle reminisce about their times in graduate school that leads to a great conversation on the topic of "certifications vs. cyber security degrees". David (@ireversethings) throws back a New Trail Brewing Broken Heels Hazy IPA in a Permanent Hangover "Dad of the Year" Willi Becher glass. Kyle (@cool_breeze26) also sips on a New Trail Brewing Ascent Hazy IPA in a Clear Nero "36 Chambers" Wu-Tang (@WuTangClan) Willi Becher glass. Thank you to Brandon for being a guest and the great conversations. We hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe!   Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week on Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have Sean Nobles (https://www.linkedin.com/in/seannobles/). Sean throws back a Stone Brewing (@StoneBrewing) Enjoy By IPA and Southern Tier (@stbcbeer) Lakeshore Fog. Sean also talks about his love of coffee and using the It's American Press (@itsameripress) brewing method. We geek out over his World Brewing Academy stories. He then discusses his career path which includes working as tech support for dial-up ISP while in high school (including a few customer horror stories) to building further technical skills in the Marines to running his own company. David (@ireversethings) sips on a Double IPA called Blowing from a Gun from Nightmare Brewing Company (nightmarebrewingco on Instagream) out of Willi Becher glass of Kramer (from Seinfeld) called "Giddy Up" from Glass to Mouth (glasstomouth.beer on Instagram). Kyle (@cool_breeeze26) drinks a Mango Tangerine Sour from Collective Arts Brewing (@CollectiveBrew) out of Rick and Morty (@RickandMorty) space theme Willi Becher glass called Rick n' M'Orbit. We hope you enjoy. Please remember to subscribe!   Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

On this week's episode of Moscow Mules and NOP Slides, we have another former colleague of ours – Dan Klinedinst (@dklinedinst)! Dan enjoys (and educates us on) Vieux Carré Absinthe (@vcabsinthe) out of Philadelphia. He discusses his 20+ year information security career journey, starting @BSidesPGH with his wife, and his love of samurai swords. David (@ireversethings) drinks a tequila barrel aged Gose from Founders (@foundersbrewing) called Mas Agave out of Contra themed Willi Becher style glass designed by Repixeld (@repixeld on IG). Kyle (@cool_breeze26) sips on a barrel aged Flanders Ale from Strange Roots Experimental Ales (@strangerootspgh) called Thief Share from a Burial Beer Company (@BurialBeer) teku glass. We hope you enjoy! Please don't forget to subscribe!   Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week we have David's longtime friend and former colleague Dale Robson (@djrobson and ICQ @6033488). Dale drinks a Kentucky Mule made with @oldforester Statesman Bourbon, ginger beer, lime, and fresh mint from his garden. And to no surprise he also sips on a @oskarblues Dale's Pale Ale. We talk about his journey into reverse engineering from videos games to fuzzing, @sheetz runs, and how he did the @IRONMANtri race twice.  David (@ireversethings) drinks a @sheetz and Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company (@NCBCBeer) collaboration hot dog beer called Hop Dog out of a Battle Toads glass from Black Ninja Design & The Answer Brewery (@TheAnswerBrew). Kyle (@cool_breeze26) sips on a Whole Punch Coconut Cream Pie from Hitchhiker Brewing (@Hitchhikerbrew). Hope you enjoy. Please don't forget to subscribe.   Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week we have an action packed episode with our guest Deana (@deanashick)! She sips on Machete from @OrinSwift while discussing PSIRT life, how things always come full circle, @GhostAdventures and the @HauntedMuseum, and Everyday Magic tarot cards. David sips on a rye barrel aged stout called Tiny Dictator from @brewdynasty, while I drink a fruited sour ale called The Koelaid Concord Grape from @strangerootspgh. We hope you all enjoy!   Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

This week we have Madison (@iqmadddyqi) as our first guest! She educates us to the world of flavored gin. Our drinks of week included Layer Cake from BrewDog (@BrewDogUSA) and St. Eldritch Wild Ale from Cellar Works (@cellarworksbrew). We then dive into video games to include how a virus that spread through World of Warcraft is now being studied by epidemiologists. Follow David (@ireversethings) and me (@cool_breeze26) for new episodes of Moscow Mules and NOP Slides. We hope you enjoy!   Disclaimer: The views and expressions of the guests and hosts are their own and not of their employers.

“Moscow Mules and NOP Slides” is a new podcast where we bring cyber security professionals together to discuss drinks and topics surrounding their projects or work. For this pilot episode, you will hear David and I discuss our drink of choice and how we got started in the field of cyber security. Hope you enjoy! Kyle (@cool_breeze26) - Co-host David (@ireversethings) - Co-host