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ITSPmagazine PodcastsSecTor 2024 Announces Record-Breaking Attendance Following Successful Close of Toronto Event | 2 Minutes on ITSPmagazineSecTor, Canada’s largest cybersecurity conference, today announced the successful completion of the in-person component of SecTor 2024. The event welcomed 5,000 unique attendees joining in-person from October 22 to October 24 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in downtown Toronto.Show highlights for 2024 included:● Keynotes: This year’s event featured two Keynote presentations. The opening Keynote was presented by Leigh Honeywell, founder and CEO of Tall Poppy, and the second Keynote was presented by Omkhar Arasaratnam, Distinguished Engineer for Security at LinkedIn.● Business Hall: This year’s Business Hall showcased the latest products and technologies from more than...2024-11-1802 min
Brand Stories PodcastsSecTor 2024 Announces Record-Breaking Attendance Following Successful Close of Toronto Event | 2 Minutes on ITSPmagazineSecTor, Canada’s largest cybersecurity conference, today announced the successful completion of the in-person component of SecTor 2024. The event welcomed 5,000 unique attendees joining in-person from October 22 to October 24 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in downtown Toronto.Show highlights for 2024 included:● Keynotes: This year’s event featured two Keynote presentations. The opening Keynote was presented by Leigh Honeywell, founder and CEO of Tall Poppy, and the second Keynote was presented by Omkhar Arasaratnam, Distinguished Engineer for Security at LinkedIn.● Business Hall: This year’s Business Hall showcased the latest products and technologies from more than...2024-11-1802 min
Redefining CyberSecuritySecTor 2024 Announces Record-Breaking Attendance Following Successful Close of Toronto Event | 2 Minutes on ITSPmagazineSecTor, Canada’s largest cybersecurity conference, today announced the successful completion of the in-person component of SecTor 2024. The event welcomed 5,000 unique attendees joining in-person from October 22 to October 24 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in downtown Toronto.Show highlights for 2024 included:● Keynotes: This year’s event featured two Keynote presentations. The opening Keynote was presented by Leigh Honeywell, founder and CEO of Tall Poppy, and the second Keynote was presented by Omkhar Arasaratnam, Distinguished Engineer for Security at LinkedIn.● Business Hall: This year’s Business Hall showcased the latest products and technologies from more than...2024-11-1802 min
On Location With Sean Martin And Marco CiappelliSecTor 2024 Announces Record-Breaking Attendance Following Successful Close of Toronto Event | 2 Minutes on ITSPmagazineSecTor, Canada’s largest cybersecurity conference, today announced the successful completion of the in-person component of SecTor 2024. The event welcomed 5,000 unique attendees joining in-person from October 22 to October 24 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in downtown Toronto.Show highlights for 2024 included:● Keynotes: This year’s event featured two Keynote presentations. The opening Keynote was presented by Leigh Honeywell, founder and CEO of Tall Poppy, and the second Keynote was presented by Omkhar Arasaratnam, Distinguished Engineer for Security at LinkedIn.● Business Hall: This year’s Business Hall showcased the latest products and technologies from more than...2024-11-1802 min
On Location With Sean Martin And Marco CiappelliA Sneak Peek into SecTor 2024: AI, Open-Source, and Cybersecurity Trends | A SecTor Cybersecurity Conference Toronto 2024 Conversation with Steve Wylie | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco CiappelliGuest: Steve Wylie, Vice President, Cybersecurity PortfolioOn LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/swylie650/On Twitter | https://twitter.com/swylie650____________________________Hosts: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast [@RedefiningCyber]On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/sean-martinMarco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society PodcastOn ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/marco-ciappelli____________________________Episode NotesThe Black Hat SecTor Conference, scheduled for October 22-24, 2024, in Toronto, promises an arra...2024-10-0923 min
Redefining CyberSecurityA Sneak Peek into SecTor 2024: AI, Open-Source, and Cybersecurity Trends | A SecTor Cybersecurity Conference Toronto 2024 Conversation with Steve Wylie | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco CiappelliGuest: Steve Wylie, Vice President, Cybersecurity PortfolioOn LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/swylie650/On Twitter | https://twitter.com/swylie650____________________________Hosts: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast [@RedefiningCyber]On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/sean-martinMarco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society PodcastOn ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/marco-ciappelli____________________________Episode NotesThe Black Hat SecTor Conference, scheduled for October 22-24, 2024, in Toronto, promises an arra...2024-10-0923 min
ITSPmagazine PodcastsA Sneak Peek into SecTor 2024: AI, Open-Source, and Cybersecurity Trends | A SecTor Cybersecurity Conference Toronto 2024 Conversation with Steve Wylie | On Location Coverage with Sean Martin and Marco CiappelliGuest: Steve Wylie, Vice President, Cybersecurity PortfolioOn LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/swylie650/On Twitter | https://twitter.com/swylie650____________________________Hosts: Sean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast [@RedefiningCyber]On ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/sean-martinMarco Ciappelli, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine [@ITSPmagazine] and Host of Redefining Society PodcastOn ITSPmagazine | https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/marco-ciappelli____________________________Episode NotesThe Black Hat SecTor Conference, scheduled for October 22-24, 2024, in Toronto, promises an arra...2024-10-0923 min
What's in the SOSS? An OpenSSF PodcastBidding Adieu to Omkhar ArasaratnamIn this episode, CRob chats with Omkhar Arasaratnam, who has served as the general manager of the OpenSSF and was co-host of What’s in the SOSS? As Omkhar moves on to the next chapter of his occupational journey, he reflects on his tenure with the OpenSSF, shares his open source origin story and highlights the achievements of the OpenSSF and the tactics he used to engage different stakeholders. Omkhar shares his open source origin story02:14 - Things Omkhar is proud of during his tenure at the OpenSSF04:36 - The challenge of keeping myriad stakeholders engaged07:12 - Areas of...2024-09-1720 minWhat's in the SOSS? An OpenSSF PodcastCISA's Aeva Black and the Public Sector View of Open Source SecurityIn this episode, Omkhar Arasaratnam visits with Aeva Black, who currently serves as the Section Chief for Open Source Security at CISA, and is an open source hacker and international public speaker with 25 years of experience building open source software projects at large technology companies. She previously led open source security strategy within the Microsoft Azure Office of the CTO, and served on the OpenSSF Technical Advisory Committee, the OpenStack Technical Committee, and the Kubernetes Code of Conduct Committee. In her spare time, Aeva enjoys riding motorcycles up and down the west coast.01:37...2024-08-2712 minWhat's in the SOSS? An OpenSSF PodcastArun Gupta and Giving Back to Security CommunitiesArun Gupta is vice president and general manager of Open Ecosystem Initiatives at Intel Corporation and the OpenSSF Governing Board Chair. Arun has been an open source strategist, advocate, and practitioner for nearly two decades. He has taken companies such as Apple, Amazon, and Sun Microsystems through systemic changes to embrace open source principles, contribute, and collaborate effectively.On July 9th and 10th, the OpenSSF will attend the 2024 OSPOs for Good symposium hosted by the UN. What’s in the SOSS? co-host Omkhar Arasaratnam and Arun will lead a session called “Engaging the Open Source Community.”Foll...2024-07-0222 min
The Cyber Ranch Podcast21 Questions LIVE! at RSAC 2024 - 3 of 3In this show, Allan interviews seven guests and asks them questions from a list of 21:
Omkhar Arasaratnam
“How do we leverage LLMs for our own use in cybersecurity?”
"How do you challenge your own precepts and assumptions to stay current in your role?"
Ofer Klein
“How do you describe what you do in cybersecurity to someone at a cocktail party who knows nothing about cyber?"
"How do you explain to the business the value you bring and the risks you solve?"
Rick Doten
"What message do you have for yo...2024-06-1928 min
Safe Mode PodcastOmkhar Arasaratnam on open source security; AI dogfightingIn recent weeks, a series of troubling operations targeting open source software libraries have been uncovered in which bad actors — likely tied to nation states — have attempted to use social engineering to be designated as maintainers of security critical libraries. Operations such as these have the potential to insert backdoors in widely used software libraries that provide the building blocks of modern computing. As the general manager of the Open Source Software Security Foundation, Omkhar Arasaratnam is on the frontlines of protecting the open source software ecosystem, and on this episode of Safe Mode, he sits down with host Elias Grol...2024-05-2336 min
Redefining CyberSecurityWhy the Industry Needs OpenSSF | A Conversation with Omkhar Arasaratnam, Adrianne Marcum, Arun Gupta, and Christopher Robinson | Redefining CyberSecurity with Sean MartinGuests: Omkhar Arasaratnam, General Manager, OpenSSF [@openssf]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/omkhar/Adrianne Marcum, Technical Project Manager, OpenSSF [@openssf]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriannefranscinimarcumArun Gupta, VP/GM Open Ecosystem at Intel, Governing Board Chair, OpenSSF [@openssf]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunpgupta/On Twitter | https://twitter.com/arunguptaChristopher Robinson, Chairperson of the Technical Advisory Council, OpenSSF [@openssf]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/darthcrob/____________________________Host: Sean M...2024-05-2342 min
ITSPmagazine PodcastsWhy the Industry Needs OpenSSF | A Conversation with Omkhar Arasaratnam, Adrianne Marcum, Arun Gupta, and Christopher Robinson | Redefining CyberSecurity with Sean MartinGuests: Omkhar Arasaratnam, General Manager, OpenSSF [@openssf]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/omkhar/Adrianne Marcum, Technical Project Manager, OpenSSF [@openssf]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriannefranscinimarcumArun Gupta, VP/GM Open Ecosystem at Intel, Governing Board Chair, OpenSSF [@openssf]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunpgupta/On Twitter | https://twitter.com/arunguptaChristopher Robinson, Chairperson of the Technical Advisory Council, OpenSSF [@openssf]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/darthcrob/____________________________Host: Sean M...2024-05-2342 minWhat's in the SOSS? An OpenSSF PodcastWhat's in the SOSS? PreviewOmkhar Arasaratnam is the General Manager of the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) and a veteran cybersecurity and technical risk management executive. Before joining the OpenSSF, he led security organizations at financial and technology institutions, such as Google, JPMorgan Chase, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, TD Bank Group, and IBM. As a seasoned technology leader, Omkhar has revolutionized the effectiveness of secure software engineering, compliance, and cybersecurity controls. He is also an accomplished author and has led contributions to many international standards. In this short preview, Omkhar offers a sneak peek into the coming What's in the SOSS? p...2024-03-2600 min
Paul's Security Weekly (Audio)Memory Safety, Re-Writing Software, and OSS Supply Chains - Omkhar Arasaratnam - PSW #820Omkhar Arasaratnam is the General Manager of the Open Source Software Foundation (OpenSSF) and appears on the show to discuss memory safety, why re-writing software isn't always the best option, open-source software supply chains, and more! Segment Resources: https://openssf.org/blog/2024/02/26/openssf-supports-efforts-to-build-more-secure-and-measurable-software/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Final-ONCD-Technical-Report.pdf In the security News end of life routers and exploits, SCCM mis-configurations lead to compromise, apparently you can hack anything with a Flipper Zero, do source code leaks matter?, visibility is important, printer vulnerabilities that no one cares about, friendship gets you firmware, lock...2024-03-142h 48
Security Weekly Podcast Network (Audio)Memory Safety, Re-Writing Software, and OSS Supply Chains - Omkhar Arasaratnam - PSW #820Omkhar Arasaratnam is the General Manager of the Open Source Software Foundation (OpenSSF) and appears on the show to discuss memory safety, why re-writing software isn't always the best option, open-source software supply chains, and more! Segment Resources: https://openssf.org/blog/2024/02/26/openssf-supports-efforts-to-build-more-secure-and-measurable-software/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Final-ONCD-Technical-Report.pdf In the security News end of life routers and exploits, SCCM mis-configurations lead to compromise, apparently you can hack anything with a Flipper Zero, do source code leaks matter?, visibility is important, printer vulnerabilities that no one cares about, friendship gets you firmware, lock...2024-03-142h 48
Paul's Security Weekly (Video)Memory Safety, Re-Writing Software, and OSS Supply Chains - Omkhar Arasaratnam - PSW #820Omkhar Arasaratnam is the General Manager of the Open Source Software Foundation (OpenSSF) and appears on the show to discuss memory safety, why re-writing software isn't always the best option, open-source software supply chains, and more! Segment Resources: https://openssf.org/blog/2024/02/26/openssf-supports-efforts-to-build-more-secure-and-measurable-software/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Final-ONCD-Technical-Report.pdf Show Notes: https://securityweekly.com/psw-8202024-03-1452 min
Get With ITDARPA's AI Cyber Challenge and using AI to battle cyber threats - Episode 53In this podcast episode, ITOps Multimedia Editor Jakub Lewkowicz will talk about how the software industry uses and plans to use AI to battle cybersecurity threats.Joining him is Omkhar Arasaratnam, the general manager of Linux Foundation’s Open Source Security Foundation. He is an advisor to DARPA’s “AI Cyber Challenge," also covered in this episode. 2024-01-2628 minThe Cyber Ranch PodcastThe Open Source Security Foundation with Omkhar ArasaratnamThe OpenSSF is doing invaulable work for the cybersecurity community. And their new managing director happens to be Omkhar Arasaratnam, whose appearance on the show a while back created one of our most popular episodes ever! Omkhar is back to talk about the OpenSSF:
What is the OpenSSF and how does it relate to the Linux Foundation?
What is the organization's mission?
What is the organization's vision?
What exciting projects are taking place (and a sneak peek about some upcoming announcements at Black Hat!)
What mark do you want to leave on the OpenSSF as Managing Director?
Om...2023-08-0231 min
Three Buddy ProblemOpenSSF GM Omkhar Arasaratnam on open-source software securityEpisode sponsors:
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New General Manager of the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) Omkhar Arasaratnam joins Ryan for a candid conversation on the challenges surrounding open-source software security, lessons from the Log4j crisis, the value of SBOMs, and the U.S. government efforts at securing America's software supply chains.Links:OpenSSF Welcomes New General ManagerOpenSSF Alpha-OmegaCSRB report on Log4jBig Tech Object to US Gov SBOM MandateOmkhar Arasaratnam on LinkedIn2023-07-0536 min
Resilient CyberS4E22: Omkhar Arasaratnam - OSS and OpenSSFYou are now at the Open Source Security Foundation - but you have a ton of experience (even as a former IBMer) from Google, to JPMorgan, and financial institutions through architecture, management, and engineering. Can you talk a little bit about your leadership journey? Let's dig into OpenSSF a bit more - we're only seeing an increase in software supply chain attacks - what is driving the OpenSSF and any particular threats you're concerned with at the moment? We know the OpenSSF has focused heavily on securing OSS and the ecosystem and even launched the OS...2023-06-2341 min
The New Stack PodcastThe Risks of Decomposing Software ComponentsThe Linux Foundation's Open Source Security Foundation (OSSF) is addressing the challenge of timely software component updates to prevent security vulnerabilities like Log4J. In an interview with Alex Williams of The New Stack at the Open Source Summit in Vancouver, Omkhar Arasaratnam, the new general manager of OSSF, and Brian Behlendorf, CTO of OSSF, discuss the importance of making software secure from the start and the need for rapid response when vulnerabilities occur. In this conversation, they highlight the significance of Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs), which provide a complete list of software components and supply c...2023-06-1419 minThe Cyber Ranch PodcastTechnical Case vs. Business Case with Omkhar ArasaratnamIn this episode, Allan is joined by Omkhar Arasaratnam, a force in the industry and an expert in the intersection of software and security (you may remember Omkhar from an earlier show about supply chain security).
They challenge each other to a game, "Technical Case vs. Business Case", where they must provide both arguments for a given technology deployment. The real subtext here is that whenever these two get together, they always lean towards a technical conversation, so they are challenging themselves.
Topics Covered:
MFA
Service Accounts
Refresh Cycles
Token Expiration
Recovery Emails
Regulatory M...2023-03-0137 min
Breaking Into CybersecurityLeadership Series - Omkhar ArasaratnamA new podcast focused on what it takes to become a Senior Leader in Cybersecurity through interviews of senior leaders in different areas of cybersecurity. Focuses on the skills and competencies associated with cybersecurity leadership and tips/tricks/advice from cybersecurity leaders.
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Breaking Into CybersecurityLeadership Series - Omkhar Arasaratnam - VideoA new podcast focused on what it takes to become a Senior Leader in Cybersecurity through interviews of senior leaders in different areas of cybersecurity. Focuses on the skills and competencies associated with cybersecurity leadership and tips/tricks/advice from cybersecurity leaders.
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Breaking Into CybersecuritySpecial Edition: Breaking into Cybersecurity with Omkhar Arasaratnam 11.19.21Special Edition: Breaking into Cybersecurity with Omkhar Arasaratnam 11.19.21
Omkhar will share his insights on improving the talent pipeline, how we can attract & retain talent, as well as insights from both the start-up and enterprise space.
About Breaking Into Cybersecurity: This series was created by Renee Small & Christophe Foulon to share stories of how the most recent cybersecurity professionals are breaking into the industry. Our special editions are us talking to experts in their fields and cyber gurus who share their experiences of helping others break-in.
#cybersecurity #breakingintocybersecurity #informa...2021-11-1934 minThe Cyber Ranch PodcastSupply Chain Security w/ Omkhar Arasaratnam
Today, host and CISO Allan Alford interviews Omkhar Arasaratnam, a veteran of the cybersecurity industry, on the topic of supply chain security. With a career in security going all the way back to 2004, and with experience working for IBM and several financial institutions before becoming an Engineering Director at Google, Omkhar brings much hard-earned insight to the table!
Looking to tap into that insight, Allan poses two questions for Omkhar. First, how would he characterize or define supply chain security and its implications? And second, how would he explain the SolarWinds breach and its fallout? Omkhar centers his...2021-03-0327 min
BigIDeas On The GoRisk and Regulation in Financial ServicesIn this episode of BigIDeas on the Go, we spoke with Omkhar Arasaratnam – Engineering Director, Cloud Security, Google – about data protection, risk, & regulations in financial services, how companies will need to evolve their privacy practices, and how parents can start their kids young with understanding and evaluating website and app privacy policies. 2021-01-1720 min