Beyond the Byte with Joe and Abe

How do you define success? What have your mistakes taught you, and are you open enough to share your mistakes to help others learn? Eldon Sprickerhoff is an active entrepreneur, investor, mentor, author, advisory and board member at the intersections of information security, computer science, machine learning, SaaS, and finance.  He is best known for founding eSentire, a leading global cybersecurity Managed Detection and Response company.

Chad Spears is a solid well rounded individual. He's humble, hardworking, and very good at what he does. he is an excellent example of the values Infusion Points instills in everything they do. Learn how a crippling ransomware incident caused Chad to question the direction his career was going and brought him to the place he is today.

Tom Lawrence been working in tech since the mid nineties, founded his company, Lawrence Systems in 2003. And in 2014, Tom launched the Lawrence Systems YouTube channel, which has amassed over 53 million views. Through this channel, Tom provides information and insight on all things technology. In addition to his content creation through Lawrence systems, Tom also provides it consulting and solution design through CNWR

What can I say about Mahdi Raza? This guy is busy. I counted 9 active current positions on Mahdi's LinkedIn profile.   You may know him as the founder and CEO of Siberx where he has built an incredible community. Mahdi hosts events like the annual  CISO Summit and the annual Canadian Women in Cybersecurity event. He is also the co-author of the book The Art of Selling Cybersecurity, along with David Mahdi, and he is a professor of IT administration and Cybersecurity at Seneca College.   A common theme across all the initiatives that Mahdi is cybersecurity  education, professional growth, and a dedication to an outstanding experience for participants in his programs. 

What's the deal with API security?- Rob Dickinson discusses what drives his entrepreneurial endeavors as well as the relationship between security and development.

Nate Warfield is really good at breaking stuff. Armed with only a dial up modem and a desire to play Wolfenstein, a 12 year old Nate Warfield "allegedly" embarked down a path of technical mischief that lead to a prominent position in Microsoft's security group, the cofounding of the CTI league, a volunteer organization that helped secure healthcare and critical infrastructure from cyber attacks during the pandemic, and his current position as Director of Research at Eclypsium.

What are we doing to provide the next generation of cybersecurity professionals the skills and training they need? How do we ensure that underrepresented communities have access to technology? How do we ensure that cybersecurity professionals have the coping skills to deal with the constant pressure that comes from always being in the crosshairs of today's threat actors? Ali Abbas shares his thoughts on these questions and more.

Did Graylog CEO Andy Grolnick accidentally invent Online Dating in 1984? Listen to Andy talk about his career and what he learned along the way with some great advice for Startups, new CEOs as well as new professionals trying to find their calling.

Ben's passion for all things security is on display throughout the episode- Lessons learned swinging the "No Hammer", team building, thought leadership, and communicating through dance. all this and much more in this episode of Beyond the Byte with Joe and Abe.

Robert has over 2 decades of software engineering experience,  more than half of that time in leadership roles in technology innovation, cloud-native platforms, cybersecurity, and compliance. Previous roles include VP of Engineering at ShiftLeft, where he focused on Application Security and DevSecOps. Prior to that, he was VP of Engineering at Armor Cloud Security, responsible for engineering the organization’s cloud security and compliance platform. He has also been heavily involved in the healthcare sector with an emphasis on cybersecurity, secure coding, and compliance.

Beyond the Byte with Joe and Abe Cybersecurity conversations sponsored by Graylog   "Dive into the world of cybersecurity with Joe and Abe, former practitioners turned to the "Dark side" (Heads of Sales Engineering and Professional Services for Graylog), as they chat with industry professionals about their career journeys, lessons learned, and insider stories. Get to know some of the fascinating people in our industry while learning how to increase the maturity of your organization's security posture and advance and grow your career, all while being entertained by these two cybersecurity enthusiasts."