Interview

Podcast Episode 138: Hacker President? Joseph Menn of Reuters talks Beto and Cult of the Dead Cow

In this exclusive podcast interview with Security Ledger, Reuters investigative technology journalist Joseph Menn talks about his upcoming book on the iconic hacking group Cult of the Dead Cow and his discovery that U.S. presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke of Texas was an early member.

RSA Recap: CTO Zulfikar Ramzan talks about Trust, Zero Trust and the Debate over Going Dark

I talk with Zulfikar Ramzan, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at RSA Security* about the major trends at this year’s RSA Conference including the growing focus on digital risk and trust, the debate around encryption, law enforcement and “going dark” and what people mean when they talk about “zero trust” networks.

Podcast Episode 112: what it takes to be a top bug hunter

In this week’s episode (#112): top bug hunters can earn more than $1 million a year from “bounties” paid for information on exploitable software holes in common platforms and applications. What does it take to be among the best? We talk with Jason Haddix of the firm Bug Crowd to find out. Also: The Internet Society’s Jeff Wilbur talks about the new #GetIoTSmart campaign to educate device makers and the public about Internet of Things security. 

Video: How Automation and Machine Learning Power Future of SIEM

In this interview with The Security Ledger, Amy Blackshaw of RSA talks about how the company’s RSA Netwitness SIEM product is evolving to keep pace with a fast -evolving security market. Job 1: use machine learning and automation to allow customers to make the best use of their human resources. 

RSAs CTO is Bullish on Security. Blockchain? Not so much.

The success of blockchain technology in securing cryptocurrencies doesn’t make the technology a good fit for securing the Internet of Things, RSA Security Chief Technology Officer Zulfikar Ramzan says. Check out our exclusive conversation with Zully about IoT, blockchain and the state of the information security industry.