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Liftoff Journeys with Jeanniey WaldenThe Biggest Gang in New York City Saved His Life (And It's Not What You Think) - Sergio’s Shocking JourneySergio Kopelev has one of those journeys that sounds almost unbelievable. He came to the US as a refugee, grew up in real poverty in Brooklyn, got into some serious trouble as a kid, and somehow turned it all around to become a vice president at a multinational consulting firm who's spoken in front of Congress. It’s like a mix of West Side Story meets an episode of The Americans with a bit of Goodfellows and Hijacked all tied together. Yet, it’s 100% REAL, and that's what makes this one SO good.We got into everything from...
2026-03-0632 min
Liftoff JourneysThe Biggest Gang in New York City Saved His Life (And It's Not What You Think) - Sergio’s Shocking JourneySend a textSergio has one of those journeys that sounds almost unbelievable. He came to the US as a refugee, grew up in real poverty in Brooklyn, got into some serious trouble as a kid, and somehow turned it all around to become a vice president at a multinational consulting firm who's spoken in front of Congress. It’s like a mix of West Side Story meets an episode of The Americans with a bit of Goodfellows and Hijacked all tied together. Yet, it’s 100% REAL, and that's what makes this one SO good.We g...
2026-03-0632 min
Liftoff JourneysEp 8: From Russia with Love - Startups, Spies, and Kindness - Sergei KopelevSend a textToday’s guest is Sergio Kopelev, VP of Engagement Management at Stroz Friedberg, a cybercrime and digital forensics company. Sergio was born in Moscow and emigrated to the US as a Jewish refugee with his family in the 70s. He grew up in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Brooklyn, and after a scrape with the law as a gang member, went on to become a highly decorated police detective. Dubbed a ‘pioneer cyber cop’ by the Washington Times newspaper, Sergio created one of this country’s first Internet Crimes taskforces. He is now a consul...
2023-02-2832 min
Liftoff Journeys with Jeanniey WaldenEp 8: From Russia with Love - Startups, Spies, and Kindness - Sergei KopelevSend us a textToday’s guest is Sergio Kopelev, VP of Engagement Management at Stroz Friedberg, a cybercrime and digital forensics company. Sergio was born in Moscow and emigrated to the US as a Jewish refugee with his family in the 70s. He grew up in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Brooklyn, and after a scrape with the law as a gang member, went on to become a highly decorated police detective. Dubbed a ‘pioneer cyber cop’ by the Washington Times newspaper, Sergio created one of this country’s first Internet Crimes taskforces. He is now a co...
2023-02-2832 min
The Walden PondCyber Tales From The Crypt with Sergio KopelevSergio Kopelev is Vice-President of Engagement Management at Stroz Friedberg (an Aon Company). He joins Vince Walden on this week’s show to share stories of the types of cyber threats companies face today. Sergio remarks that while threat actors have always been present, today they are becoming increasingly sophisticated. He describes several ways they hack businesses, including filing false income tax returns and installing ransomware in backup systems. It’s not just that they are gaining access to systems, Sergio says, they are weaponizing that access and gaining from it. Moreover, the weaponization isn’t only through sophisticated techno...
2019-12-1913 min