Bare Knuckles and Brass Tacks
Hosted by two guys named George on either side of the divide, this is a cybersecurity podcast that tackles the relationship between vendors and their customers. George Kamide is on the security vendor side, and George Al-Koura is a CISO on the customer side. Vendors gotta sell, and companies need tooling to protect their data. Tune in to hear real conversations from opposing sides of the pitch about cybersecurity marketing, sales, and go to market strategies. We go after these topics and bad practices with bare knuckles, then it’s down to brass tacks to look for solutions. Tune in to hear from guests from either side, including CISOs, SMEs, sales leaders, frontline account managers, and more!
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Vivek Khindria, longtime CISO, joins the show and he brought the heat. We talk building security teams, quantum computing timelines, and why your board doesn't want to hear about firewall rules. George K and George A talk to Vivek about: Why betting on business people and teaching them security > hiring tech nerds who
This week, we're returning to the original inspiration for our Pride in Cyber campaign! Angela Brown and Amber DiPippa join the podcast to discuss their scholarship initiative supporting LGBTQ+ individuals pursuing cybersecurity. George K and George A talk to Ang and Amber about: The scholarship's origins and its goals
Madeline and Oliver from Phish Club joined the show to talk community building for junior practitioners in cybersecurity. George K and George A talk to Madeline and Oliver about: The power of lateral networking - building relationships with peers who will rise together rather than just trying to impress executives What
While everyone's obsessing over digital lead gen and automation, veteran marketer David Mundy argues the best companies are going back to basics - building actual relationships and cutting through the noise. George K and George A talk to David about: Not hiring marketers with playbooks, and hiring hunters who understan
Erik Bloch, security operations expert and longtime infosec leader, joins the show to talk about the real problems plaguing SOCs and why the industry keeps missing the mark! George K and George A talk to Erik about: - The massive disconnect between what vendors think SOCs do vs. reality - spoiler alert: most founders h
This conversation hits different. Mohammed "Moh" Waqas, CTO Healthcare at Armis, joined us to talk about burnout, mental health, and the hidden costs of our "always-on" cybersecurity culture. George K and George A talk to Mohammad about: Why perfectionism in cyber is literally making us sick How epilepsy taught Moh to