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cover of episode Paul's Security Weekly - Special Edition - Mike Poor & Ed Skoudis Interview - Part I

Paul's Security Weekly - Special Edition - Mike Poor & Ed Skoudis Interview - Part I

2006/2/17
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Security Weekly Podcast Network (Audio)

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We are very excited to present to our listeners an exclusive interview with Mike Poor & Ed Skoudis of Intelguardians) and The SANS Institute). Larry, The Mason, and myself spoke with Mike and Ed about a wide range of information security topics. This is part I of a two part interview.

In part I we discuss:

  • First computers that Mike and Ed owned (NOT 0wn3d, see part II for that, kidding of course :)

  • How Mike and Ed got their start in the information technology field

  • They describe the primary courses they teach at SANS, GCIA and GCIH

  • A really good description of SANS EDU)

  • Their experiences as incident handlers for The Internet Storm Center (ISC))

  • Recent security incident trends, such as more hackers going to jail

  • Botnet economics and strategies, plus ways to defend against the almighty botnet!

  • Current malware trends and defense mechanisms, including Mike Poor's commentary on IDS and malware

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