Emagine the Future is a cybersecurity and technology podcast aimed to offer ambitious technology and national security professionals with actionable insights and unique stories from proven industry leaders. Each week, we release conversations with experts from the intelligence, defense, civilian, and private sectors where we discuss current events, career and skill development, technology and national security, and the future. Obtain the edge you need to stay current, to accelerate your development, and to elevate your impact.
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September 24, 202430 min
44 - Reflecting After 22 Years at DHS: Bill Pratt on IT Modernization, Procurement Challenges, and Drag Racing
Welcome to Episode 44 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Bill Pratt. Prior to joining Reli Group in January 2024, he spent 22 years supporting the Public Sector through various roles in the Department of Homeland Security.Key Discussion Points: Public Sector IT ModernizationPublic Sector Procurement & Navigating Industry ChallengesDrag RacingConnect with Bill: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-pratt-2431335/Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EITisCyberConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emagine-it-inc-/posts/
April 30, 202441 min
43 - GPT-4 Exploits 87% of Vulns, New CISA Requirements, VPNs Under Attack, and NIST Issues Digital Identity Updates
Welcome to Episode 43 of Emagine The Future, our 4th of our "This Month in Cyber" series - April 2024 edition.March Catchup (Things we missed): NIST Unveils New Consortium to Operate its National Vulnerability Database https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nist-unveils-new-nvd-consortium/ A New Roadmap for FedRAMP https://www.fedramp.gov/2024-03-28-a-new-roadmap-for-fedramp/ Review of the Summer 2023 Microsoft Exchange Online Intrusion https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-04/CSRB_Review_of_the_Summer_2023_MEO_Intrusion_Final_508c.pdf. Incidents & Breaches: Cisco Warns of Global Surge in Brute-Force Attacks Targeting VPN and SSH Services https://thehackernews.com/2024/04/cisco-warns-of-global-surge-in-brute.html?&web_view=true. GPT-4 Can Exploit Most Vulns Just by Reading Threat Advisories https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/gpt-4-can-exploit-most-vulns-just-by-reading-threat-advisories Regulatory & Government: New CISA Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Requirements Proposed for Critical Infrastructure Companies https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2024/03/cisas-proposed-framework-cyber-incident-reporting-rules-includes-subpoena-power/395275/?oref=ngfcw_alert_nl&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Nextgov/FCW%20Alert%20-%20March%2027%2C%202024&utm_term=newsletter_ng_alert Formal Update: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/04/2024-06526/cyber-incident-reporting-for-critical-infrastructure-act-circia-reporting-requirements NIST issues digital identity update allowing agencies to use synced passkeys , https://federalnewsnetwork.com/technology-main/2024/04/nist-issues-digital-identity-update-allowing-agencies-to-use-synced-passkeys/ Events That Occurred & Events < 60 Days Away: RSA Conference (May 6-9) - San Francisco 45th IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy (May 20-22, 2024 Security and Privacy Workshops will be held on May 23, 202 San Francisco Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit (National Harbor, MD June 3-5) GRC Summit 2024 Baltimore, June 17 & 18 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EITisCyberConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emagine-it-inc-/posts/
April 16, 202438 min
42 - FedRAMP Rev5 & Post-Authorization - Live Keynote from 2024 Cloud Compliance Summit
Welcome to Episode 42 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are excited to share with you the live recording from the Aquia + AWS 2024 Cloud Compliance Summit held on March 19th, 2024. Emagine IT was both a sponsor of the happy hour but also a speaking partner. On this episode, you'll be able to tune into the recorded keynote our very own Adam Chun and Erik Dominguez hosted with a group. Key Discussion Points: FedRAMP Post-Authorization & What it Means For Your OrganizationCurrent & Future State of Continuous Monitoring RequirementsFedRAMP PMO Drives Rev5 TransitionConnect with Erik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-dominguez-2589b228/Connect with Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adammchun/Full-Length Video Panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ihggDdhmYQ&t=355sSubscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EITisCyberConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emagine-it-inc-/posts/
April 9, 202457 min
41 - Future of ConMon & Measuring Cyber Security Performance For Developers with Ajay Chandhok
Welcome to Episode 41 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Ajay Chandhok. Ajay is the CEO & Founder of Stratus Cyber. Leveraging more than two decades of experience spanning the Intelligence Community, defense sector, federal civilian agencies, and the commercial space, Ajay brings a unique and well-defined perspective. Key Discussion Points: Future of ConMonModernizing Measuring Security Performance Why Our Adversary is Always 2-Steps AheadOver-reliance on Tools Hinder Enterprise Resilience Connect with Ajay: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajay-chandhok/Check out Stratus Cyber: https://stratuscyber.com/about-us/Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EITisCyberConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emagine-it-inc-/posts/
Welcome to Episode 40 of Emagine The Future our 2nd of our "This Month in Cyber" series - March 2024 edition.February Catchup (Things we missed): NIST 2.0 Cybersecurity Framework: https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/02/nist-releases-version-20-landmark-cybersecurity-frameworkUS Press release on Future Software should be Memory-Safe: https://www.whitehouse.gov/oncd/briefing-room/2024/02/26/press-release-technical-report/Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community Released 2/5/2024: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24475399-unclassified-threat-assessment-us-government-2024Microsoft and OpenAI publish a report on Nation-State Hackers using AI for cyber-attacks: https://thehackernews.com/2024/02/microsoft-openai-warn-of-nation-state.htmlIncidents & Breaches: Credential-stealing emails and Conversation Overflow: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/conversation-overflow-cyberattacks-bypass-ai-securityNIST National Vulnerability Database Disruption Sees CVE Enrichment on Hold: https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nist-vulnerability-database/Regulatory & Government: In continuation of last month, FBI and CISA release details on the tactics and techniques threat actors are using to deploy the Phobos ransomware strain on target networks: https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/fbi-cisa-release-iocs-for-phobos-ransomwareNSA's Zero Trust Guidance: https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/Press-Releases-Statements/Press-Release-View/Article/3695223/nsa-releases-maturity-guidance-for-the-zero-trust-network-and-environment-pillar/Yearly US Intelligence Congress Testimony: https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/11/four-things-we-learned-when-us-spy-chiefs-testified-to-congress/DHS AI Roadmap Plans: https://fedscoop.com/dhs-ai-roadmap/?utm_content=286478443&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lcp-1097874Events That Occurred & Events < 60 Days Away: Philadelphia Cybersecurity Conference, Virtual and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: April 4 SANS New2Cyber Summit 2024–Central US, Virtual: April 4 – 15 Cybersecurity Implications of AI Summit: North America West Summit, Seattle, Washington: April 16 Google Cloud Next ’24, Las Vegas, Nevada: April 9 – 11 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EITisCyberConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emagine-it-inc-/posts/
March 5, 202459 min
39 - State of China, Understanding our Adversary, and Secure Supply Chain with Sebastian Ewald
Welcome to Episode 39 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Sebastian "Seb" Ewald. Seb is a Founding Partners for Unicorn Strategies, served in the Marine Corp for more than a decade, and have been entrenched in cybersecurity (and cyber warfare) for his entire career. Key Discussion Points: The State of the Threat LandscapeStacking Data & Seeing the Full Picture of RiskUnderstanding our AdversaryCloud & Software Supply Chain Building Enterprise ResilienceConnect with Seb: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-ewald/Check out Unicorn Strategies: https://www.unicornstrategies.com/Check out NatSecGirlSquad: https://www.natsecgirlsquad.com/Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EITisCyberConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emagine-it-inc-/posts/
February 27, 20241 hr 6 min
38 - China Changes Strategy, CISA Address House Select Committee, and Continued Focus on Critical Infrastructure (This Month In Cyber - February 2024)
Welcome to Episode 38 of Emagine The Future our 2nd of our "This Month in Cyber" series - February 2024 edition. January Catchup (Things we missed): CISA, FBI, and EPA Release Incident Response Guide for Water and Wastewaste Systems Sector Pwn2Own 2024: EVs take on electric vehicles, vehicle chargers, operating systems, and components Fulton County Suffers Power Outages as Cyber Attacks Continue Incidents & Breaches: China Infiltrates US Critical Infrastructure in Ramp-up to Conflict Ongoing Azure Compromises Target Senior Execs Microsoft 365 Apps Regulatory & Government: CISA Director Jen Easterly gave her opening statement before the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. SEC Rules on Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure (July 2023 + Feb 2024 Comments) OWASP Releases LLM AI Security and Governance Checklist V1 Events:Zero Trust World 2024 (threatlocker.com) February 26 - 28, 2024 Caribe Royale, Orlando, FL SANS 2024 in Orlando, FL | Cyber Security Training Mar. 24-49, SANS 2024, Orlando, Fla. 2024 USA | RSA Conference May 6-9, RSA Conference USA 2024, San Francisco, Calif. Black Hat Spring Trainings 2024 Black Hat Spring Training Mar 12, 2024 – Mar 15, 2024 Connect with Erik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-dominguez-2589b228/Connect with Jeremy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyfrancese/Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EITisCyberConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emagine-it-inc-/posts/
February 20, 20241 hr 1 min
37 - Former Chief Information Officer of the Administration For Community Living (ACL), Scott Cory, Discuss Cloud, Governance, and Artificial Intelligence
Welcome to Episode 37 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Scott Corey, Former Chief Information Officer of the Administration For Community Living (ACL).Key Discussion Points: The State of the Threat LandscapeMoving from On-Prem to the Cloud (to position for future)Project and Program Level Governance Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enabled Decision SupportConnect with Scott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jscottcory/Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EITisCyberConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emagine-it-inc-/posts/
February 13, 202451 min
36 - Charles Rush Discusses The State of Vulnerability Management, Cyber Risk for SMBs, and Giving Back
Welcome to Episode 36 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by our good friend Charles Rush, Founder of Rush IT and Mentor in Blacks in Cybersecurity. Key Discussion Points: The State of Vulnerability ManagementThe Threat Landscape & Its Impact on SMBsThe State of Cybersecurity in 2024Mentorship & Giving BackConnect with Charles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-rush-83664312/Check out Rush IT: https://www.rushitllc.com/Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EITisCyberConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emagine-it-inc-/posts/
February 6, 20241 hr 2 min
35 - Jothi Dugar Shares How Leading With Vulnerability Unlocks Unbelievable Potential
Welcome to Episode 35 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Jothi Dugar. With over 25 years of experience, Jothi Dugar is a leading federal government executive that takes pride in being a global change agent for human centric approaches to Technology and Cybersecurity. She is currently the Acting Deputy Director at the NIH Center for Information Technology and was previously a Chief Information Security Officer at the NIH for over ten years. She is a catalyst for change, inspiring transformational leadership as a holistic wellness specialist, certified life coach, international best-selling author, motivational speaker, dance director, and a mom of three. Jothi is passionate about empowering women to take charge of their lives and break through the glass ceiling.Key Discussion Points: Overcoming Adversity (When The Odds Are Stacked Against You)Growing From Individual Technical Contributor to Team LeadCross Training To Build Resilience, Workforce Planning, and CultureLeading With Vulnerability (Takes Courage But Can Be Powerful)Connect with Jothi Dugar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jothi-dugar-the-chaos-guru-971816/Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EITisCyberConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emagine-it-inc-/posts/
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