Daniel is a seasoned technology and cybersecurity professional who has worked with organizations globally to help protect, detect, and respond to cyber threats. He is active in the UK cyber community, serving on the UK Government Cyber Security Advisory Board. You can usually find him online conducting innovative research and seeking new ways to combat cybercrime.

In this episode, we draw upon Daniel's extensive experience and expertise as we delve into the world of cybersecurity together. We discuss some of the challenges posed by laws, the lack of understanding or misunderstanding from the public, as well as the collaboration between companies and cybersecurity professionals. During our conversation, Daniel also shares some commonly practiced security methodologies and examines the issues from personal, organizational, and global perspectives, calling for greater focus on global cyber defense.

0:00 Welcome!

01:15 How are you today?

03:15 What makes you come to the internet intelligence gathering mission?

08:24 Where do you get the list of websites to scan and what do you do with these websites?

14:45 How do you report the scanning results at such a broad scale?

16:48 Is it legal to scan domains in the UK?

24:07 The visibility gap from people's understanding of crime search

25:01 Security practice that most organizations overlook and the misunderstanding people have for cybersecurity

28:18 Tell us some commonly employed security methodologies within companies!

33:01 The lack of security practices and education on a personal level

42:18 Enabling humans to be the greatest strength for cybersecurity within companies and for society

51:33 The lack of focus on global cyber defense

59:17 Where did you start and how did you get into the cybersecurity world?

63:36 What are the three must-have attributes for people wanting to enter the industry?

67:44 The importance of asking questions in the field of cybersecurity

70:58 Looking at the attack from the national and worldwide perspective

75:55 Looking at the attack from the cybersecurity professional's perspective

79:42 Looking at the attack from the business side

87:40 The challenge cybersecurity professionals face when working with organizations

96:16 Closing

■ About The Pivot

Brought to you by Maltego, The Pivot deep dives into topics pivoting from information security to the criminal underground. Each episode features interviews with experts from the industry and research fields and explores how they connect the dots.

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