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Security Superpowers is a bi-monthly podcast that introduces our audience to a variety of IT security-related topics. The goal is to educate and inform our listeners of emerging risks, trends in cybersecurity technology, threat intelligence, forensics, and other related topics while engaging in conversation with thought leaders and subject matter experts.

Kevin Smith and Marc Bleicher


    • Jul 14, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 32m AVG DURATION
    • 20 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Security Superpowers

    Cybersecurity is a Moving Target with Marc Bleicher

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 42:31


    In the season finale of Security Superpowers Steve invites back Arete Managing Director, Marc Bleicher. They discuss how the state of cybersecurity has changed since they spoke on the first episode of the season, the latest news including the Kaseya attacks, the power of the cloud, and the future of cryptocurrency.

    Beyond the breach: Data Privacy and Legal Expertise

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 45:52


    In the latest episode of Security Superpowers, Stephen Ramey invites Mullen Coughlin Partner Greg Bautista onto the podcast. They discuss his background in data privacy and cyber security law, the evolution of business email compromises, and the importance of data mining.

    Beyond the Breach: Data Exfil & Data Mining

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 30:26


    Stephen Ramey invites Arete Director of Data Breach Analysis Will Hartz onto the podcast to discuss what happens beyond the breach and how Arete helps clients identify and report on sensitive data.

    Cybersecurity Forensic Investigations with Brian Rydstrom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 44:55


    In the latest episode of Security Superpowers Stephen Ramey invites Arete Director of Digital Forensics Brian Rydstrom onto the podcast for a discussion on his time working at a big four consulting firm, leading a team of incident responders, how to leverage threat intelligence to build a world-class security program and the importance of information sharing in the industry.

    Incident Response Management with Matt Ramey

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 26:02


    In the latest episode of Security Superpowers, Steve Ramey invites a Head of CSIRT for a fortune global 500 company onto the podcast to discuss incident response management, the transition from the public sector to the private sector, information sharing in the industry, and the importance of building a robust cybersecurity team.

    Threat Intelligence with Jaycee Roth and Evgueni Erchov

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 31:47


    In the latest episode of #SecuritySuperpowers, @Stephen Ramey interviews Arete Director, Digital Forensics & Incident Response Jaycee Roth and Arete Director of IR & Cyber Threat Intelligence Evgueni Erchov. In this episode, they discuss how Arete interlaces threat intelligence with our forensic investigations and incident response services. Jaycee and Evgueni share frontline stories about what are seeing during their investigations, and quite frankly have also experienced themselves.

    Demystifying Cyber Insurance with Marc Schein

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2021 29:05


    In this episode host, Stephen Ramey interviews the Co-chair of Marsh & McLennan Agency Cyber Center of Excellence, Marc Shein. Arete and Marc have both recently been nominated for an Advisen Cyber Risk award. In this episode, Steve and Marc discuss how cyber insurance can strengthen your business, the Cyber Center of excellence, risk prevention, and cyber resilience.

    The State of Cybersecurity with Marc Bleicher

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 27:09


    Security Superpowers is back! In this season’s first episode Steve Ramey talks with Arete’s Managing Director of Incident Response, Marc Bleicher. Steve and Marc discuss the current state of cybersecurity, industry trends, and building a cybersecurity workforce to meet the industry's current demand.

    Security Superpowers Season Two Teaser

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 0:38


    New Season, New Host, New format Security Superpowers will be back for a second season Wednesday, April 7th. In this season, Arete’s Director of Incident Response and host Stephen Ramey will be walking the audience through an incident response case. Each episode will focus on a major milestone in the investigation. Throughout the season Steve will introduce the audience to thought leaders and subject matter experts in the industry.  

    SentinelOne with Jared Phipps

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 30:32


    We are very excited to conclude season one of Security Superpowers with Jared Phipps, SVP Worldwide Sales Engineering to discuss SentinelOne, threat hunting data, risk mitigation, and the maturing endpoint protection market.

    Ransomware and Carrier Risk with Michael Kar and Tamara Ashjian

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 30:06


    For this episode of Security Superpowers, Tamara Ashjian from Tokio Marine and Michael Kar from Wilson Elser, LLP discuss cybersecurity claims and risk and how the industry is shifting to cope with the growing wave of ransomware attacks.

    The Future of Data Transfer from the EU to the with Richard Sheinis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 29:01


    In this episode, Kevin Smith interviews Hall Booth Smith, P.C. Partner, Richard Sheinis, about the future of data transfer from the EU to the US. We discuss the implications of data localization and the increased tendency of countries closing their borders to free flowing information and what that means for legislators and businesses here in the US.

    Election Security with Jim Jaeger

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 40:24


    In this episode, Kevin Smith speaks with president and co-founder of Arete, Jim Jaeger about the upcoming 2020 U.S. Elections, the risks we face, both internally and externally, and answers the biggest question of all: Just how safe and accurate is this election going to be?

    What It Takes to Start a Career in Cyber Security and the Evolution of Future Cyber Crime with Mike Lotas

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 26:07


    During this episode of Security Superpowers, Kevin invites Mike Lotas, global incident response leader in SOC at Arete, to discuss what it takes to start a career in cyber security, the evolution and future of cyber crime, and a dive into Mike's history and career path.

    Anatomy of an Incident Response with Stephen Ramey

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 39:03


    Kevin, Marc and Steve discuss the details of an incident response. They dive in to the many facets of an incident response to give you insight into the characteristics of a typical IR victim, IR planning, importance of strong passwords, the key to successful forensics and more!

    Nation State Threats with Jim Jaeger

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 34:24


    In this episode, Kevin Smith and Stephen Ramey talk to Arete's chief cyber strategist, Jim Jaeger, about nation state threats, ways to keep your business safe from ransomware, and more!

    Threat Intelligence Part 2 with Evgueni Erchov and Stephen Ramey

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 34:19


    In this episode, hosts Kevin Smith and Marc Belicher invite Evgueni Erchov and Stephen Ramey to continue their discussion on Threat Intelligence. They dive into techniques, emerging threats and our commitment to partner with law enforcement agencies to help gain a better understanding of the diverse threat actor environment.

    Threat Intelligence with Evgueni Erchov Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 40:04


    In this episode, Kevin Smith and Marc Bleicher nterview Arete Director, IR & Cyber Threat Intelligence Evgueni Erchov about the most critical weapons used in cyber defense, which attackers are targeting organizations, and how to thwart these attacks.

    Remote Working Cyber Risks with Stephen Ramey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 38:37


    In this weeks episode Kevin and Marc interview Arete director of incident response Stephen Ramey about the increase in cyber risk due to remote working, Stephen’s observations from the front lines, and his recommendations for preventing an attack! 

    A True Arete Superhero: Marc Bleicher

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 22:08


    The pilot episode introduces Marc Bleicher, Managing Director of the Arete IR Team. Kevin and Marc discuss the inconvenient timing of threat actors, some unique experiences in Marc’s career and, the importance of the insurance carriers who shoulder the financial burden of an ill-prepared IT sector to protect critical data.

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