Now that so much of our communications are digital, such as texts, emails, and chats, we miss out on the tone and facial expressions to help us understand the intent and content in communication. It’s important to know ourselves well enough to know what areas we’ll be more easily influenced and are susceptible to being deceived. The greater our desire for something to be true, the easier it is for us to be scammed.

Today’s guest is Mark Bowden. Mark is a world-renowned body language expert, keynote speaker, and best-selling author. He is the founder of the communication training company, TruthPlane. Mark is also a member of The Behavior Panel on YouTube.

• [1:08] - Mark shares his background and what motivated him to specialize in human behavior.
• [2:34] - There are parts of the brain that are activated when we first meet someone new.
• [3:56] - Think about how many people you see on a regular day. Some you will notice and some you will not.
• [7:03] - There are certain parts of the brain that can overwrite natural instinct.
• [10:02] - Mark demonstrates how body language changes when there is perceived risk.
• [14:50] - Body language signals can be perceived inaccurately. People can also change their body language to send different signals.
• [17:15] - So many signals that our brains rely on in communication disappear when we cannot see the person we’re talking to.
• [19:16] - Mark gives an example of how the human brain perceives the bait of a scam.
• [22:48] - The first step in critical thinking is to suspend judgment.
• [25:58] - “You can only con a greedy man.” Think about what you want so much that if it were offered, you lose your sense of judgment.
• [28:33] - If anyone ever tells you that something seems like it isn’t true, suspend judgment and look into it.
• [30:32] - It’s a risky world. There are people who have dedicated their lives to deceiving others.
• [35:13] - Part of critical thinking is asking other people whom you trust about what they think.
• [39:56] - Sometimes we will set people up to see how they will respond.
• [43:11] - It is best to have an open mind and be willing to see things for what they are over what you want them to be.

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Many industries are reliant on software and if the software becomes corrupt or an update fails, it may require hands-on support. Do you have your infrastructure set for repair and recovery?

Today’s guest is Gabe Dimeglio. Gabe is a 20-year veteran of information technology and security for private and public sector organizations. He is a results-driven leader, specializing in security services and solutions for mission-critical, complex enterprise platforms. His expertise includes strategic consulting services, risk analysis/risk mitigation, and compliance.

Mr. Dimeglio serves as Vice President & Executive Advisor, Security, Office of the CTO at Rimini Street. He is responsible for oversight of the GSS organization that provides tailored consulting and advisory security services to prospects and clients, in collaboration with Rimini Street sales, client engagement, and retention functions.

• [1:18] - Gabe shares his background and what he does in his roles at Rimini Street.
• [2:38] - Anyone can be a victim of a scam. That includes Gabe.
• [4:03] - Scams are very sophisticated and techniques have come a long way in the last decade.
• [5:23] - Gabe describes what happened with the update that shut down much of the United States’ systems and infrastructure.
• [8:30] - To complicate things, the platform could not be restarted with this update in effect.
• [10:42] - Updates are sideloaded continuously and are processed by this kernel driver. The thought process is interesting because it has happened before.
• [12:37] - This was the biggest problem caused by Crowdstrike.
• [14:47] - One mistake out of 10,000 updates is a low error rate, but there is a lot of reputation damage done in this event.
• [16:50] - In the case of Crowdstrike, turning off auto-update was not an option.
• [18:43] - Any time software, programs, or data are introduced, you’re also introducing risk.
• [21:04] - Part of the solution to fixing this massive problem was hands-on support on every box.
• [26:13] - One problem is that there are some industries where technology is very outdated.
• [27:23] - People are selling their solutions and the solutions are cloud-managed. This is scary due to frequent cloud breaches.
• [31:10] - There are still businesses that have no security professionals or teams managing client data and safety.
• [32:53] - The skills gap is crushing most businesses.
• [35:03] - Security has come a long way, even if there are still areas of lack.
• [37:01] - For the last couple of years, security has been something that there is a budget for in most businesses.
• [40:49] - Don’t ever let anyone convince you to shortcut anything.

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It’s not always easy to determine the value of digital assets. The potential of overestimating or undervaluing your data can make it difficult to establish how much protection you need for a cyber intrusion.

Today’s guest is Jeremiah Grossman. Jeremiah has spent over 25 years as an InfoSec professional and hacker. He is the Managing Director of Grossman Ventures. He is an industry creator and founder of White Hat Security and Bit Discovery. He has his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is an avid car collector.

• [0:53] - Jeremiah shares his background and what he does as the managing director of new venture capital, Grossman Venture.
• [1:55] - When he was 24, Jeremiah’s business was victimized by a data breach.
• [5:30] - This experience taught him that if you treat your customers with integrity and have their best interests in mind, they will keep doing business with you.
• [7:43] - These things happen to countless businesses. It is important to keep customers and clients informed.
• [10:27] - Cybercrime is one of the only crimes where the victim doesn’t always know they’re a victim.
• [13:30] - When it comes to solving these problems, we have to narrow in on the problems that are worth solving and then work for a solution.
• [14:53] - Doing an asset evaluation is a good starting point. There is no algorithm to determine the value of digital assets.
• [19:18] - What role does AI play in this and what should people be wary of?
• [20:31] - How do we raise the cost on the adversary?
• [23:12] - There are ways to bait adversaries as well which is an inexpensive solution.
• [25:17] - These days, adversaries are nowhere physically near the data. They access it all through digital means.
• [27:28] - Jeremiah is optimistic about AI and in his perspective, AI is a tool that will help us determine solutions.
• [28:07] - Currently, cyber insurance has become compulsory.
• [30:48] - Jeremiah explains how things work in venture capital and the problems that are common.
• [34:11] - There are many things that we can do better in this space.
• [35:46] - Jeremiah shares advice for small and medium-sized businesses.

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