CYBR.SEC.CAST
Episodes
Diving (Pun Intended) into SCADA and Control Systems with Randy Petersen
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, SJRA SCADA Superintendent and HOU.SEC.CON./OT.SEC.CON. speaker Randy Petersen joins Michal and Sam on the podcast to share his expert...
Joining Cybersecurity Kicking and Screaming with Keith Turpin
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode Michael and Sam are talking to Friedkin Group CISO and HOU.SEC.CON. speaker, Keith Turpen! They dive into the recent CloudFlar...
Midlife Crisis Shift with Haylie Treas
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Sam are catching up with Attorney and friend of the conference, Haylie Treas! In this episode Hailey shares her journey from litigation to...
Special Episode – CYBR.HAK.CAST!
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of CYBR.HAK.CAST, a new spinoff from our popular CYBR.SEC.CAST feed! Hosted by Michael Farnum and co-hosted by...
Stop Writing Crap Detections with Page Glave
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode hosts Michael and Sam welcome Page Glave, Security Engineer at Stellar Health, to discuss the evolving landscape of detection engineer...
Catching the Cybersecurity Marketing Bug with Gianna Whitver and Maria Velasquez
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode looks a little different! Michael and Sam are diving into the business side of cybersecurity with special guests Gianna Whitver and ...
The Big Update Episode!
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A TON of changes were announced at HOU.SEC.CON. including a change to this show – we’re now CYBR.SEC.CAST.! Tune into this episode for all of the ...
Saving Sara with Mayra Foose and Maggie Torres
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our 50th episode! This week Michael and Sam are joined by guests Mayra Foose and Maggie Torres from LyondellBasell to discuss their work in cyb...
It’s not magic – it’s just AI with Daniel Miessler
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Michael and Sam sit down with Daniel Miessler, founder of Unsupervised Learning, for a thought-provoking conversation that spans the ...
Get in Loser, We’re Going to ShmooCon with Matt Johansen
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Michael and Sam are joined by Matt Johansen, founder of Vulnerable U, to discuss his journey in cybersecurity, the importance of netw...
Watching Each Other’s Backs with Sean Jones & Kaloyan Ivanov
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Sam chat with HOU.SEC.CON 2025 speakers Sean Jones and Kaloyan Ivanov! In this episode, they explore how pathways into the cybersecurity i...
Preserving Hacker History with Emily Crose
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Michael and Sam sit down with Emily Crose - cybersecurity professional, speaker, and author of “Hack to the Future”. Emily shares ...
Dad Jokes with Doug Landoll
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re chatting with another fantastic HOU.SEC.CON. author and speaker, Doug Landoll! In this episode Michael and Sam talk to Doug about his book “...
It Sucks to Be First with Robert Hansen
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another keynote speaker, Robert “RSnake” Hansen! He chats with Michael and Sam about his new book, AI’s Best Friend (and how t...
The Never-Ending Cat and Mouse Game with Dmitri Alperovitch
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Sam are back with another HOU.SEC.CON. keynote speaker – Dmitri Alperovitch! In this episode they talk about his new book, what he’s b...
Forcing Innovation with Jeremiah Grossman
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
HOU.SEC.CON.'s first keynote speaker is returning for our 15-year anniversary! This week Michael and Sam are talking to cybersecurity legend Jere...
OT Security with Watch Mr. Wizard Star Sean Curry
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Sam are catching up with Principal Consultant and Co-Founder at Cavalry Solutions, Sean Curry! Sean talks about his transition from the mi...
Predicting the Future of Malware with Dr. Marcus Botacin
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Michael and Sam are talking to malware researcher Dr. Marcus Botacin. Dr. Botacin discusses his journey from early work in sandboxing ...
All about YOUTH.SEC.CON.!
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode looks a little different as Michael and Sam are talking to the entire YOUTH.SEC.CON. team! Arthi Vasudevan, Reynaldo Gonzalez, and M...
Definitions of Pen Testing with Darin Fredde
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sam and Michael are joined by Offensive Security Advisor, Darin Fredde! They discuss the need to move beyond compliance checkboxes, the importance of ...
AppSec Fish in a Barrel with Steven Schmidt
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Sam are joined by Field CTO, Steven Schmidt! They discuss the early days of application security, the evolution of AppSec tools and proces...
Network Monitoring in OT/ICS Environments with Stuart Bailey
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode Michael and Sam are catching up with Security Consulting Manager, ICS/OT at Accenture, Stuart Bailey! Stuart shares his journey f...
Defending Farmville with Trey Ford
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Michael and Sam are catching up with Bugcrowd CISO, Trey Ford. They chat about his evolution from consulting to the C-Suite, how to know if ...
Special, Special, Special Guest – Marco Ayala
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Sam are gearing up for OT.SEC.CON. with keynote speaker, Marco Ayala! Marco is an ISA Fellow, and President of InfraGard Houston with over...
HIPAA with Two A’s with Stephen Alexander
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Michael and Sam are covering another HOU.SEC.CON. 2024 presentation, this time with Security Architect Stephen Alexander! They discuss how audit...
Taupe Hat Hacking with Len Noe
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re kicking off season 3 with our good friend Len Noe! Len wears many hats, including whitehat hacker, technical evangelist, international speaker...
Final Episode of 2024
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael and Sam are on their own for our last episode of the year. They chat about all of the growth HOU.SEC.CON. saw over 2024, highlight the countle...
Easy Pickin’s with Dawn Cappelli
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On our latest episode Michael and Sam are talking to the Security Fairy Godmother herself, Dawn Cappelli! They discuss her transition from programming...
Kids These Days with Jason Haddix
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jason Haddix, CEO & Hacker & Trainer at Arcanum Information Security, joins the podcast to discuss his HOU.SEC.CON. 2024 talk...
Sprinting Ahead of Quantum Computing with Marian Zaki
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Marian Zaki, Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Cybersecurity at Houston Christian University, joined Michael and Sam on this week’s ep...
The Honeymoon is Over with Dd Budiharto
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Michal and Sam catch up with EXEC.SEC.CON./HOU.SEC.CON. speaker and Cyber Point Advisory Founder Dd Budiharto! They talk about how she (accident...
Releasing Angry Pixies with Dennis Maldonado
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Sam and Michael are chatting with Harris Fort-Bend County ESD #100 Director of Technology, and HOU.SEC.CON. Speaker, Dennis Mal...
101 Definitions of Cybersecurity with Gene Spafford
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have a very special guest on this week’s show, opening keynote speaker Gene Spafford! Hosts Michael and Sam chat with him about his start in cybe...
Learn Something New Today with Andy Ellis
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week hosts Michael and Sam are joined by our day one closing keynote speaker, Andy Ellis!In this episode they discuss an article authored by Andy...
Protecting the Cheese and Chocolate with John Kindervag
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
About this episode:HOU.SEC.CAST. Is back after a short summer break and we’re kicking things off with the one and only John Kindervag! In this episo...
Shifting Left with Christopher Pope
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today Michael and Sam are catching up with DevSecOps manager and 2023 HOU.SEC.CON. speaker, Christopher Pope. They discuss the importance of integrati...
H-Town Skills with Samir Saber
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every year HOU.SEC.CON. partners with local universities to involve cybersecurity students at the conference. Today Michael and Sam are sitting down w...
Play Stations for the People with Dr. Branden Williams
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s show Michael and Sam are joined by Cybersecurity Executive and Adjunct Faculty Member, Dr. Branden Williams. They discuss Branden’s j...
Visiting the Old Folks Home with Mak Foss and Rachel Schwalk
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Michael and Sam are joined by co-speakers Mak Foss and Rachel Schwalk to discuss their HOU.SEC.CON. presentation on business email compromise...
Robbing Banks with David Balcar
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Your favorite co-founders and co-hosts Michael Farnum and Sam Van Ryder are reunited for the latest edition of HOU.SEC.CAST. with special guest David ...
Community Building with Roya Gordon
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Co-Host Sam Van Ryder flies solo for this episode with Executive Industry Consultant, Roya Gordon! They share insights on SBOMs and their significance...
Behind the Scenes with Lauren Andrus
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Michael and Sam pull HOU.SEC.CON. Program Director (and HOU.SEC.CAST. producer) Lauren Andrus in front of the camera to share h...
Securing the Next Generation with Arthi Vasudevan
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Michael and Sam meet with Arthi Vasudevan, a cybersecurity product line leader at GE Vernova and the author of the popular chil...
EXEC.SEC.CON. with Marc Crudgington and Kyle Lai
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have a special episode today featuring EXEC.SEC.CON. hosts Marc Crudgington and Kyle Lai! They’ll talk a bit about their backgrounds and what qua...
Coffee, Beaver Nuggets, and Threat Hunting with Dan Gunter
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode hosts Michael and Sam talk to HOU.SEC.CON. speaker and CEO and Founder Dan Gunter. They discuss his career journey from the Air Force ...
World Peace still Requires Changing Default Passwords with Marty Edwards
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode Michael and Sam chat with HOU.SEC.CON. speaker and Deputy CTO of Tenable, Marty Edwards. Their conversation revolves around the n...
OT or IT with Consequences – with John Burns
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
About this episode:In our first episode of 2024 Michael and Sam chat with Principal Industrial Hunter John Burns to talk about his presentation “The...
Secure by Design vs. Cyber Informed Engineering with Tony Turner
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
About this episode:We’re back with our regularly scheduled programming! This week our hosts sat down with Tony Turner, CEO of Opswright and HSC Spea...
Posture Management Enabled by Modern API Extensibility
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another episode from HOU.SEC.CON. 2023! In the second part of this series Michael and Sam are joined on stage by Tom Cline, Sales Di...
Garbage In, Garbage Out from AI
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you miss HOU.SEC.CON. 2023? No worries! We recorded two episodes of HOU.SEC.CAST on stage just for you! In our first episode Michael and Sam are j...
HOU.SEC.CON. Part 2 with Thomas Pace
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re just over 2 weeks away from this year’s conference and we’re bringing you another episode featuring one of our upcoming speakers, Thomas P...
Researching AI Before it was Cool with Justin “Hutch” Hutchens
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another HOU.SEC.CON. speaker! Justin “Hutch” Hutchens met with Michael and Sam to discuss some of the latest black hat tools pow...
On Tape with Rick Holland
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week Michael and Sam are joined by ReliaQuest VP, CISO, Office of the CISO Rick Holland to chat about his upcoming talk “Cybercrime finds a way...
BONUS EPISODE: In-Network Defense with Deniz Gurkan
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Workshops are back at HOU.SEC.CON.! In this special bonus episode Michael and Sam chat with Professor Deniz Gurkan to discuss her move from University...
From California to Texas – A Cybersecurity Startup Story with Chad Spensky
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week Sam and Michael sit down with Allthenticate CEO & founder - and returning HOU.SEC.CON. speaker - Chad Spensky! They discuss why he moved...
Failing Forward with Dave Lewis
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
About this episode: To support an organization’s ability to react to incidents you need a few key elements: strong security staffing, defined repea...
Generative AI with Mark Weatherford
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Weatherford has led a unique and impressive career. He’s been a CISO in both the public and private sector, sits on advisory boards for some of...
Offensive Security for All with Phillip Wylie
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to your organization cybersecurity is not limited to a single person or division – all business units need to understand best practice...
Welcome to HOU.SEC.CAST!
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas