Ep 121 | 9.30.24

Security remediation automation.

Show Notes

Rick Howard, N2K CyberWire’s Chief Analyst and Senior Fellow, turns over hosting responsibilities to Rick Doten, the VP of Information Security at Centene and one of the original contributors to the N2K CyberWire Hash Table. He makes the case to invigorate the automation first principle cybersecurity strategy. In this case, he is specifically addressing remediation automation.

For a complete reading list and even more information, check out Rick’s more detailed essay on the topic.

References:

Staff, n.d. National Pie Championships [Website]. American Pie Council.

Rick Doten. Rick’s Cybersecurity Videos [Youtube Channel]. YouTube.

Joe, 2020. The Unbearable Frequency of PewPew Maps [Explainer]. Stranded on Pylos.

Aanchal Gupta, 2022. Celebrating 20 Years of Trustworthy Computing [Explainer]. Microsoft Security Blog.

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Podcast Info

HOST(S):

Rick Howard is the CSO of N2K and the Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow at the N2K Cyber, formerly CyberWire. His past lives include CSO at Palo Alto Networks, CISO at TASC, the GM at Verisign/iDefense, the Counterpane SOC Director, and the Commander of the Army's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT). Rick served 25 years in the Army, taught computer science at West Point, edited two books and just published his own book, "Cybersecurity First Principles: A Reboot of Strategy and Tactics" and he is regularly joined at the N2K Cyber's Hash Table by a collection of industry experts.

Schedule: Mondays (in season)

Credits: Edited by John Petrik and executive produced by Peter Kilpe. Our theme song is by Blue Dot Sessions, remixed by the insanely talented Elliott Peltzman, who also does the show's mixing, sound, and original score

Creator: CyberWire, Inc.