S2 E4: The Imposter Employee

About this episode

This episode discusses a security issue caused by a fake IT employee, featuring insights from cyber security experts.

In S2 E4 of What The Hack Show, we hear a confession around a fake IT employee that led to a very real security issue. This week’s guests are Kate O’Flaherty, a journalist that writes on cyber security for the likes of Forbes, SC Media and IT Pro, and cyber security expert Roger Grimes of KnowBe4, who discovered their own organisation had been targeted by fake IT workers and shared the investigation publicly. Connect with our speakers: What The Hack Show is hosted by Rayna Stamboliyska and this episode's special guests are Roger Grimes and Kate O’Flaherty . Roger A. Grimes has 35 years of experience in computer security and has authored 13 previous books on the topic. He is the Data-Driven Defense Evangelist at KnowBe4, a security awareness education company, and a senior computer security consultant and cybersecurity architect. Kate is an experienced journalist, editor and copywriter that has appeared in titles including The Times, The Guardian, Forbes, SC UK, The Economist, Wired UK, IT Pro and CIO. She specialises in B2B technology, including cyber security, telecoms and public sector IT. Learn more about our supporters - Sysdig, Google Cloud and Predictiv: Sysdig delivers…

People in this episode

Host: Rayna Stamboliyska

Guests: Roger Grimes, Kate O’Flaherty

Topics covered

• cyber security
• fake IT employees
• security issues
• investigation
• journalism
• technology

Keywords

• imposter employee
• cyber security
• security investigation
• fake IT
• Roger Grimes
• Kate O’Flaherty

Sponsors

Sysdig

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KnowBe4, Forbes, SC Media, IT Pro, Google Cloud, Predictiv

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