IoT Security Podcast

Matt Brown, Hardware Security Researcher, Bug Bounty Hunter, and Founder of Brown Fine Security, leaves nothing to the imagination in this conversation with host Eric Johansen on the world of embedded devices and cybersecurity. Matt shares his journey from childhood tinkering to professional vulnerability research, offering insights into the complexities of IoT attack surfaces, legacy system challenges, and real-world hack...

In this episode, host Eric Johansen welcomes Bill Lucas, Senior Director of Cybersecurity at Mastronardi Produce, to explore the evolving security challenges in agricultural IoT. With over sixteen years of experience across the automotive, healthcare, and tech industries, Bill brings a deep understanding of enterprise risk management, endpoint security, and cyber defense—now applied to one of the world's most critical indu...

What did 2024 teach us about securing the IoT and OT landscape? In this special 2024 lookback episode, Alex Nehmy, Asia Pacific CTO at Phosphorus, revisits impactful moments from industry experts and IoT Security Podcast guests, including Jason Taule,  Patrick Gillespie,  Sean Tufts, Michael Lester, Joel Goins, Khris Woodring, Mike Holcomb, and John Threat who share their unique journeys and lessons-learned in the realm of...

In this episode, host and xIoT security evangelist John Vecchi sits down with Enrique Martinez, OT/IoT Practice Lead at World Wide Technology (WWT), to explore the critical challenges and solutions in securing OT and IoT environments. Enrique shares his journey into cybersecurity, highlights the importance of asset visibility, and discusses how AI is transforming both defense and risk in the cyber-physical world.

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In this episode, Mark Mattei, Global Director of Industrial Managed Security Services at 1898 & Company, unpacks the high-stakes challenges of protecting vital systems from sophisticated attacks. Host John Vecchi highlights the critical issues surrounding IoT and OT security within industrial critical infrastructure. From the importance of cybersecurity in industrial environments to the practical challenges of complian...

Emphasizing the importance of collaboration and communication, Mike Holcomb shares his extensive experience and practical insights into securing ICS and IoT environments. Holcomb, ICS/OT cybersecurity global lead at Fluor, stresses mastering basic cybersecurity fundamentals and asset inventory, along with the nuances of integrating IT and OT security. The episode aims to bridge gaps between IT and OT teams to fortify defen...

Recent years have seen a growing awareness of the vulnerabilities in our critical infrastructure to cyberattacks, particularly from nation-states like Russia, Iran, and China. In this episode of the IoT Security Podcast, host John Vecchi welcomes Khris Woodring, Senior Cybersecurity Architect at Syngenta, to explore the evolving challenges and opportunities in securing critical infrastructure. From his serendipitous journe...

Businesses and government organizations have seen threats to critical US infrastructure on the rise in recent years, particularly within IoT and OT systems, posed by cyberattacks, notably from state actors like Iran. With that context, Joel Goins, a veteran of manufacturing, oil and gas, and OT security at large, talks with John Vecchi about the critical need for enhanced security measures for data centers and other vital ...

Explore the intricate challenges and solutions in managing OT cybersecurity, particularly emphasizing the importance of active querying over passive deep packet inspection, with Michael Lester, Senior Product Security Engineer at Rockwell Automation! Lester underscores the necessity of segmenting networks, improving visibility, and fostering collaboration between IT and OT teams to mitigate risks and enhance security. His ...

In this episode, we're diving deep into the world of Operational Technology (OT) and IoT security, exploring the critical challenges and evolving threat landscape that are impacting sectors from manufacturing to critical infrastructure and healthcare. With insights from Patrick Gillespie, an OT expert at GuidePoint Security, we'll discuss the convergence of IT and OT systems, the risks introduced by COVID-19, and the advan...

Are you curious about the evolving world of cybersecurity, virtual CISOs, and their vital role in different industries? In this episode, Brian and John are joined by cross-vertical vCISO Jason Taule, who brings a wealth of experience and insights from his diverse career in the field as one of the first CISOs...ever. From working with federal agencies like NASA to serving as a virtual CISO for agriculture, heavy manufacturi...

Sean Tufts is in the house, and we ask him to go all the way back. All the way. From his origins to the evolving challenges and security needs in IoT and OT environments, particularly in critical infrastructure. Your hosts, Brian Contos and John Vecchi, engage in a thought-provoking conversation with special guest Sean Tufts from Optiv. The discussion goes into Tufts' background, from his transition from an NFL player to a...

Content Warning: This episode contains explicit language and references to criminal activity.
In this episode, Brian and John are joined by a very special guest—John Threat, also known as John Lee, a veteran of the Great Hacker War and known as "Corrupt" from the early 90s hacking group MOD (Masters of Deception). We dive into the fascinating origins and culture of hacking, with John Threat sharing his experiences from ...

She's no slacker. Danielle Jablanski has been an "expert" — she hates that word — in nuclear policy analysis (the "original Cyber-Physical System"), energy research, and now Nozomi Networks, where she plays the crucial OT cybersecurity strategist role. 

John Vecchi and Brian Contos pick Danielle's brain on the ever- and never-changing trends and challenges, digging into the need for consequence-based security and collaborat...

Susan Peterson Sturm joins Brian Contos and John Vecchi on the IoT Security Podcast to discuss the importance of understanding specific features needed for different teams in IoT security. Susan Peterson Sturm has dedicated most of her career to the energy industry, where her expertise lies in asset optimization and energy market trading. However, it was her venture into product management that led her to the exciting fiel...

Find the line between man and machine with John, Brian, and guest Len Noe, CyberArk technical evangelist. Len, the personification of transhumanism and the future of human-machine integration, host to a number of augmentations himself, is a self-taught cybersecurity expert with a unique background in the world of black hat and gray hat hacking. For most of his life, Len delved into the dark side of technology, breaking int...

What is security? Our guest here, Patrick Benoit, Global CISO for Brinks, thinks about that a lot, working for a company with 165 years in the space. From reinforced stage coaches to the security today, there's a focus on the physical. 

In today's episode, John and Brian talk to Patrick Benoit about people and Things. People are the solution as well as the problem, as Patrick declares that breaches only happen for two reaso...

The passion for cybersecurity can arise at any moment. For our guest Andres Andreu, he started his career in software engineering, but that path was not to be. His naturally (self-described) paranoid nature drove him to constantly think about potential vulnerabilities and how to protect against them. Andres was already performing tests on his software creations, and his career transitioned from software engineering to beco...

Ron Kuriscak is here to share his extensive knowledge and experiences in the world of IoT security, and has he got some great stories! Ron brings over 20 years of experience in the field to the show. He's been in the trenches on a number of high-profile breaches, giving him a unique perspective on the challenges and importance of securing IoT devices.

In our conversation, we dive deep on the role of the CISO, their relation...