Purple Squad Security
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Special Episode - EliteCast Episode 1
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Notes Here's the first episode of my new podcast, EliteCast! This is intended to be a less technical podcast aimed at business leaders and de...
Episode 71 - A Casual Conversation with The Cyber Mentor
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Heath "The Cyber Mentor" Adams stops by to have a nice casual chat about how he got into infosec, what he's currently working on, and how he's giving ...
Episode 70 - Mul-Tea-Factor with Kat Sweet
23 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kat Sweet (@TheSweetKat) sits down to chat about incident response and security operations, all while sipping tea with me. Some links of interest: K...
Episode 69 - 2020 Show Update
09 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
John sits down to talk solo about the show and what's in store for 2020. Some links of interest: EliteSec Website - https://elitesec.io EliteSec Twi...
Episode 68 - All About The Diana Initiative with Circuit Swan
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Circuit Swan stops by the show to talk all things Diana Initiative. If you're going to Hacker Summer Camp 2020, you may want to consider adding the D...
Episode 67 - A casual conversation with Snow
15 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Snow stops by during the winter months to share with us the true origin of her hacker handle, stories from some physical penetration testing, a quick ...
Episode 66 - Fireside Chat with Adrian Cheek
01 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian Cheek stops by the show this week to have a nice fireside chat with me. We talk about passive DNS, which Adrian first introduced to me a few y...
Episode 65 - Fireside Chat with The Gibson
17 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I'm trying a slightly different format for the next few episodes, and I'd appreciate any feedback you may have. In this episode I sit down with The ...
Episode 64 - Fireside Chat with Tanya Janca
03 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
I'm trying a slightly different format for the next few episodes, and I'd appreciate any feedback you may have. In this episode I sit down with the ...
Episode 63 - Backdoors & Breaches with John Strand
20 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Oh what I treat I have for you today! John Strand, former SANS instructor, long time co-host on Enterprise Security Weekly, Founder of Black Hills In...
Episode 62 - #ginfosec with InfoSecSherpa - Empathy as a Service
06 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's been long enough, and it's time for Tracy "InfoSecSherpa" to return for another #ginfosec episode! This time around we're going to talk about Em...
Episode 61 – Anniversaries and Updates
22 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ah, I love anniversaries. This is an anniversary episode celebrating 2 years of Purple Squad Security! Just a few personal rants and discussions for...
Episode 60 – Tabletop D&D with Ken Johnson & Seth Law from Absolute AppSec
01 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The hiatus is over! Welcome back everyone to the latest episode of the Purple Squad Security podcast! In this episode we have Ken Johnson and Seth L...
Episode 58 – Malware Analysis with Kyle Andrus
23 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Often times in information security, we look upon penetration testing and red teaming with awe and view those professions as the "sexy" side of securi...
Episode 57 – Tinker After Dark – Tinker Tales by the Fire
09 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There were more than a few of you who were anxiously awaiting his return, and he's back! Tinker joins me once again to share some stories from his a...
Episode 56 – John Reads: Choose Your Own Red Team Adventure
26 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks ago, Sam King on Twitter mentioned me in a tweet that included a link to a Medium post, but not just any Medium post. Tim MalcomVetter h...
Episode 55 – Talking Privacy with Matt Beland
12 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
CORRECTION: Early in this episode I mentioned that Amazon would ask for your email password when signing up for a new account. I meant to say Facebo...
Episode 54 – Tribe of Hackers with Marcus J. Carey
28 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tribe of Hackers is a recently released book by Marcus Carey and Jennifer Jin that is a collection of stories from member of our community, or tribe a...
Episode 53 – #Ginfosec with @InfoSecSherpa – All About Cons!
14 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Once again I am pleased to share a #ginfosec episode with the woman who helps guide others through the mountains of infosec, Tracy InfoSecSherpa Malee...
Episode 52 – John The Generalist
31 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week John goes solo and decides to talk about a recent threat he spun up about on Twitter, naming himself as a generalist within Information Secu...
Episode 51 – Fireside Chat with Chris Foulon
10 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Foulon stops by for a fireside chat to talk about breaking into Infosec. For those unfamiliar with the fireside chat series, this is where we ...
Episode 50 – Tabletop D&D with Tim De Block, Ed Rojas, Daniel Ebbutt, and Kyle Andrus
17 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time again! Yes, another Tabletop D&D episode is upon us! This time I asked Timothy de Block from the Exploring Information Security...
Episode 49 – The Red Team Life with Curtis Brazzell
03 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What is a red team? How does it differ from a penetration tester's day-to-day? How do red teams stay sharp? How do they stay motivated? These ...
Episode 48 – All About Magecart with Yonathan Klijnsma
20 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Magecart - a web-based credit card skimming kit used by various groups to grab ahold of online shoppers credit cards. Interesting? You bet! On t...
Episode 47 – Happy New Year! Show Updates and Other News
06 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to 2019! John goes solo in this episode and talks about his personal goals for 2019, plus some updates for the show that should make things ...
Episode 46 – Holiday Special – Storytime with Jayson E. Street
16 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our storytime theme for the holidays, on this week's show we have a special guest, Jayson E. Street! For those who follow Jayson online, ...
Episode 45.1 – Holiday Special – Storytime with Tinker – NO MUSIC!!!
13 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone, this is a re-release of episode 45 with Tinker, but this one is WITHOUT the background music. I hope this makes up for the snafu in an...
Episode 44 – SANS Holiday Hack Challenge with Ed Skoudis
18 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
So, a very popular season is coming up shortly. I'm not talking about Thanksgiving (for my US listeners) and I'm not talking about Christmas for my ...
Episode 43 – Not all vulnerabilities are created equal with Tanya Janca
04 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Vulnerability disclosure is one of those things that either brings a smile or a scowl to your face, depending on what end of the disclosure you're on....
Episode 42 – CyberZoology with Patrick Kelley
21 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Defending is hard. The adage of "an attacker only has to be right once" is a bit played out, but it does have a hint of truth in that trying to defe...
Episode 41 – Cyber Security Awareness Month with Tracy Maleeff
07 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, and with that who better to help share some ideas on how to give back to the community than our own InfoSec...
Episode 40 – Tabletop D&D With Rally Security
23 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time again! With milestone episode 40, we have another Tabletop D&D episode for you to enjoy! This time around we are joined by a fe...
Episode 39 – John’s OSCP Journey
16 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past few months, John has been working on obtaining his OSCP certification. Recently he attempted and successfully passed the exam! In th...
Episode 38 – Discussing the Cyber Kill Chain with Amanda Berlin
26 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The cyber kill chain. For some, it's a nice framework to help build your defenses and help during an incident. For others, it is an over hyped an...
Episode 37 – Bring Your Own Land with Nathan Kirk
12 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Living off the land is a term well understood by both offensive and defensive teams. For offensive teams, it's meant by using the technologies alre...
Episode 36 – The Joy of CTFs with Derek Rook
29 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Capture The Flag games, or CTFs, are a popular way for infosec pros to brush up on the offensive skills. From VulnHub to HackTheBox, there are a fe...
Episode 35 – Container Security with Jay Beale
15 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From jails to virtual machines, process isolation is the "holy grail" of security. Lately, containers have been the go-to for modern organizations i...
Episode 34 – Exploring Powershell with Mick Douglas
01 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Living off the land is pretty standard fare for pen testers. On Linux systems, the go-to is usually Python, but on Windows it's all about Powershell...
Episode 33 – 3 Pillars for Starting a Security Program
17 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode John goes at it alone and discusses his own experiences with starting up a security program at different organizations by focusing in ...
Episode 32 – Fireside Chat with Deviant Ollam
03 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing on with my fireside chat series, where I bring on a guest to just have a casual chat and see where the conversation takes us, my guest this...
Episode 31 – Killing the Pen Test with Adrian Sanabria
20 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The penetration test, or pen test as it's commonly referred to, is one of the great necessary evils in Infosec today. My guest for this episode is A...
Episode 30 – Infosec D&D Tabletop with Jerry Bell and Andrew Kalat from Defensive Security
06 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's that time again! We're doing another Infosec tabletop in a D&D style, this time with the fine gentlemen from the Defensive Security podcast...
Episode 29 – The Importance of Community in Infosec w/ Cheryl “3ncr1pt3d” Biswas
29 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of "community" is an important one, especially if you talk about a group of people who want to help improve their skills by sharing their ide...
Episode 28 – John’s Weird Path To #Infosec And Other Ramblings
22 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With no guest this week, John decides to share his own story about how he got into #infosec and some other thoughts he's had about the journey and why...
Episode 27 – Infosec and Mental Health with Danny Akacki
15 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Stress. Depression. Anxiety. Fear. Uncertainty. Doubt. All of these symptoms and conditions are well known to anyone who has spent a few yea...
Episode 26 – DFIR in the Cloud with Jonathon Poling
08 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
From the crowd to the cloud, we shift focus this episode to a topic that may be holding back some infosec professionals from embracing the cloud - nam...
Episode 25 – Securing The Crowd with Nicolas Valcarcel
25 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The crowd. Recently gaining attention again due to some news events that were much ado about nothing, there is still a bit of a mystery with crowdso...
Episode 24 – Fireside Chat with Joe Gray
18 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of a new format, I sit down with Joe Gray with only a handful of questions and just chat. We cover things from Through The Hacking Glas...
Episode 23 – Speaking to Developers with James Jardine
11 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing with the theme of soft skills that any infosec professional should have, this episode will focus on developers. I sit down with James Jar...
Episode 22 – Open Source Intelligence Techniques with Michael Bazzell
04 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nothing helps out security more than information. Heck, it's the first part of our professions name! In Infosec, knowledge is key and sometimes we...
Episode 21 – The Myth of the Purple Teamer with Haydn Johnson
25 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I love purple teams. Purple teaming is something that I was hoping to share with more people and more organizations! It's part of the reason I nam...
Episode 20 – Physical Penetration Testing with Jek Hyde
18 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Not all penetration testing is done in a virtual setting or even through a phone call. Sometimes you need to get down and dirty and actually interac...
Episode 19 – Speaking to Executives with Tracy Maleeff
11 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Have you heard the term, managing up? It's and old expression used when you need to make sure that your boss has his or her expectations met so that y...
Episode 18 – Threat Hunting with Will Harmon
28 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Take a pinch of blue, a dash of red, plus some good old fashioned investigative intuition and you get Threat Hunting! Well, not exactly but it's a s...
Episode 17 – A Look At The Treacherous Twelve From The CSA
21 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has long been known to be the source of cloud security discussions. From the CCSK to the partnership with ISC(2) t...
Episode 16 – OSINT with Joe Gray from Advanced Persistent Security
14 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week Joe Gray, host of the Advanced Persistent Security podcast, that friend you didn't recognize but added to Facebook anyway, and security rese...
Episode 15 – Infosec Tabletop D&D with Brakeing Down Security
24 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The first of a series, I sit down with Bryan and Brian of Brakeing Down Security fame to have a fun take on a classic tabletop scenario with a D&D...
2017 Holiday Special – Podcast of Podcasters
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I feel truly touched to be included in this year's tradition of the podcast of podcasters, hosted by Bryan Brake of Brakeing Down Security. This is ...
Episode 14 – OWASP Top 10 2017 – A6 Through A10
10 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In the completion of our look at the OWASP Top 10 for 2017, this episode will cover the final 5 items on the list, from A6 (Security Misconfiguration)...
Episode 013 – OWASP Top 10 2017 – A1 Through A5
03 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) group has created a Top 10 web applications vulnerability list since 2003. Normally the list gets ...
Episode 012 – InfoSec Certifications with Kim Crawley
26 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Certifications. We either love them or hate them, but we cannot deny that they are needed. Either to prove a set of skills, prove the ability to m...
Episode 011 – Security Scenario Generator with Dr. Z. Cliffe Schreuders
19 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As security professionals, we often try to keep our skills sharp. We normally do this by going to training, reading books, or participating in CTFs....
Episode 010 – Crowdsourced Pen Testing w/ Jason Haddix of Bugcrowd
12 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Penetration testing. If you're in the information security field, you have run into your fair share of them. Now there seems to be a trend with pe...
Episode 009 – Detecting Intruders on AWS with Scott Piper
29 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The old saying of a defender has to be right 100% of the time while an attacker only has to be right once is growing a bit tired. Now blue team memb...
Episode 008 – IAM Securing AWS with J Cole Morrison
22 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The cloud. The final frontier. Well, not exactly but it is a pretty important topic in today's IT environment. Unfortunately 2017 has been the y...
Episode 007 – Securing Linux in Hostile Networks
15 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Linux is often the operating system of choice for server deployments due to its stability and security posturing, right out of the box. Unfortunatel...
Episode 006 – What up Bropy
08 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When people think of an open source IDS, they usually think of Snort. Bro is another open source IDS that is more than just an IDS. It is a Networ...
Episode 005 – #DFIR to Someone Else
01 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Digital Forensics and Incident Response - DFIR. The mere mention of the acronym brings forth memories of CSI, plastic bags and agents in suits comin...
Episode 004 – A Day In The Life Of A Red Teamer With Mark Kikta
24 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Red Teams. For some, it's the "frenemy". For others, it's the greener grass on the other side of the defence wall. In this episode I spend some ...
Episode 003 – Just the Equifax ma’am
17 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Equifax had the largest data breach this year, possibly ever! How could I possibly pass up this opportunity to discuss what happened? How did it h...
Episode 002 – Threat Modeling with Archie Agarwal – Part 2
10 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This is the conclusion of my two part series on threat modeling with Archie Agarwal. In this episode we go into some benefits on threat modeling, ho...
Episode 001 – Threat Modeling with Archie Agarwal – Part 1
03 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode 1! In this first part of a two part series, I sit down with Archie Agarwal to discuss threat modeling, what it is, why we need it...
Episode 000 – Welcome to the Podcast!
08 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the first episode of the podcast! In this episode, I talk about the podcast, what it's about, what I'm hoping to cover, who the podcast i...