The CyBUr Guy Podcast
20-year FBI Special Agent provides cyber-related insight and education for individuals and businesses. This podcast includes discussions on historical FBI cyber and counterintelligence cases and discusses current cybercrime issues.
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Episodes
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
In this episode I answer cybersecurity-related questions from some local mommas and papas. These range from the use of alternative DNS providers, the use of hardware firewalls, and are we "doomed" because of Google's seeming omniscience. These questions are provided by a very special guest.
If you have any questions for me for future podcasts or complaints or criticisms, email me at darren@thecyburguy.com. Thank you for listening and tell a friend.
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
Sunday Jan 10, 2021
In this episode I talk about to former FBI Special Agent and current FireEye senior manager Rob Schuett on the blending of cyber and human intelligence tradecraft by our nation-state foes. Rob and I discuss some big cases he worked on, including the Su Bin case where a Chinese actor was arrested and convicted of stealing some critical defense-related technology and how he did this despite reluctance by his own office management.
If you have questions or comments on this, or any other podcast, email me at darren@thecyburguy.com, or find me on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/darrenmott
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
Sunday Jan 03, 2021
In this episode I talk a variety of things with one of the smartest guys I know, Duane Dunston, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity at Champlain College in Vermont. We talk about how we met in the mess that was the FBI Cyber Lab in Charlotte, NC; his move into government contracting with NOAA and his move to education and his goal to help create the new batch of Cyber Patriots in our school systems.
If you have questions or comments on the podcast, email me at darren@thecyburguy.com.
Saturday Dec 26, 2020
Saturday Dec 26, 2020
In this Holiday edition of the podcast I discuss the Top 5 cyber incidents of 2020, give a few honorable mentions and play part of Kevin Mandia's Face The Nation interview, because when Kevin talks, I listen.
Thank you for listening and telling your friends. If you have questions or thoughts on the podcast, please email me at Darren@thecyburguy.com.
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
In this episode I welcome Red Team experts TC Johnson and Todd Hastings of the National Cyber Security Operations Center to discuss the Solarwinds Data breach that impacted over 18,000 companies including several US Government email systems. TC and Todd discuss how the bad actors got into the Solarwinds update server and what they likely did once inside. It is great insight from two really smart guys.
If you have questions for future podcasts email me at darren@thecyburguy.com or find me on www.linkedin/in/darrenmott. Find TC or Todd at:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tcjohnson2/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddhastings/
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
In this episode I discuss the cyber and counterintelligence threat from China, with a sprinkle of Russia thrown in, with retired FBI Special Agent and Chairman Emeritus of the InfraGard National Board, Gary Gardner. It is a wide ranging discussion that should give you a good overview of the threat China poses, why they are a threat, and ways to protect your company from this threat.
If you have questions or topics for future podcasts, email me at darren@thecyburguy.com or find me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenmott.
Gary Gardner on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gardnergary/
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
On this episode of the CyBUr Guy Podcast I am joined by Retired FBI Special Agent Scott Augenbaum, the creator of "Cybercriminal Tuesday" and we discuss how to stay safe as you shop online and in person during this Holiday Season.
Scott's book "The Secrets to Cybersecurity" is available on Amazon.com and will keep you and your family safe all year round.
If you have questions or topics you'd like to hear on future podcasts, email me at darren@thecyburguy.com.
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
Wednesday Nov 25, 2020
In this episode I welcome the best boss I ever had in the FBI, retired Supervisory Special Agent Doris Garner, the Queen of FBI Cyber!
We discuss the creation of the longest FBI national program, the Innocent Images Initiative, her work on the Solar Sunrise and Moonlight Maze task forces, and how she found her way home to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1999.
Email me at darren@thecyburguy if you have questions, topics, or guests you like me to address in future podcasts. Thank you for listening and have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
On this episode I welcome former FBI Special Agent Michael F D Anaya to the podcast to discuss Threat Hunting, his cyber career in the FBI from LA to Atlanta, should you pay the ransom if you are hit with Ransomware, and what employers like his company, Expanse, are looking for in the cyber workforce.
To see some of the great educational content Michael is creating, check out the following links:
Website: https://www.mfdanaya.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfdanaya/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/MFDAnaya
Twitter - https://twitter.com/MFDAnaya
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
In this episode I talk to Retired FBI Special Agent, and the best FBIHQ boss I ever had, Donna Peterson. We talk about her pre-FBI introduction to Russian intelligence, Working CI and Cyber in LA, moving to FBI Headquarters, working Cyber internationally and with Congress, and dealing with Silicon valley. Plus we learn what a Huntsman Spider is. If you have a topic you'd like discussed on a future podcast or have a question you'd like answered email me at darren@thecyburguy.com. Tell your friends to listen.