
In our latest episode of Security Nation, Dave Kennedy, founder of the cybersecurity firms TrustedSec and Binary Defense, stopped by to discuss how he’s staying busy while working from home during the pandemic. Wrangling dogs and keeping his skills sharp on Red Team engagements are a major part of the story. Stick around for our Rapid Rundown, where Tod talks about a fascinating attack he learned about at virtual Black Hat called EtherOops, as well as implications around election security that were discussed during the event.
Aug 14, 2020
50 min

On this week’s episode of Security Nation, Joe FitzPatrick, a lead researcher at securinghardware.com, discusses what it takes to run a successful hardware training session virtually—from organizing equipment logistics to audience engagement, and more.
Jul 29, 2020
46 min

Biohacking Village Executive Director Nina Alli joins the Rapid7 team this week to discuss the intersection of tech and medicine on our latest episode of Security Nation. Stick around for our Rapid Rundown, where Tod discusses the two vulnerabilities that plagued infosec professionals over the holiday weekend.
Jul 13, 2020
58 min

This week’s episode of Security Nation features Art Manion, Vulnerability Analysis Technical Manager at CERT Coordination Center. Join us as we discuss common API, network topologies, and the quickly evolving world of vulnerability reporting. Stick around for our Rapid Rundown, where Tod talks through the recent bug in the Samsung Quram image processor.
Jun 22, 2020
54 min

Katie Moussouris, CEO and Founder of Luta Security, joins us on this week’s episode of Security Nation to discuss vulnerability disclosure, bug bounties, and building systems that support sustainable security. Stick around for our Rapid Rundown, where Tod talks through the recent bug in the Samsung Quram image processor.
Jun 9, 2020
37 min

On this week’s episode of Security Nation, Josh Corman and Audra Hatch of I Am The Cavalry share insights into the software bill of materials (SBoM) and software transparency. Stick around for our Rapid Rundown, where Tod breaks down the latest iPhone bug that wasn’t and Sophos bug that was.
May 1, 2020
38 min

On our latest episode of Security Nation, we caught up with Casey Ellis, founder and CTO at Bugcrowd. Joining us during the 2020 RSA Conference, he takes the time to discuss normalizing vulnerability disclosure, the safe harbor debate, and the legal implications of crowdsourced security testing.
Stick around for our Rapid Rundown, where Tod breaks down the recent controversy on online vs. mail-in voting, and gives the inside scoop on Rapid7’s newest project, AttackerKB.
Apr 24, 2020
46 min

In this week’s episode of Security Nation, we talk with Stephanie Helm, director of the MassCyberCenter, about her work helping municipalities improve their cybersecurity efforts.
Apr 16, 2020
48 min

Shifting Security Conferences to Virtual: The New Face of Events in 2020 and Beyond with John Strand
On this week’s episode of Security Nation, we spoke with John Strand, CEO of Black Hills Information Security, about how his team works remote, how they created a virtual event in just three days amid the COVID-19 pandemic and now teach others to do the same, and his predictions on the future of events. Stick around for our Rapid Rundown, where Tod explains why Zoom’s recent cybersecurity woes might not be as bad as recent news has made them seem.
Apr 8, 2020
51 min

In a recent episode of Rapid7’s podcast, Security Nation, we talked with Jonathan Cran, Head of Research at Kenna Security, about his side project, Intrigue, and how security professionals are spending their time while on coronavirus lockdown. And, in our Rapid Rundown news segment, Tod and Jen discuss electronic surveillance and contact tracing in the time of COVID-19.
Mar 31, 2020
41 min
