Nyedis Anarchy Series

On our Tech News of the Week episode (Episode 80,) we discussed several stories happening in the identity space. One of these was the social media platform TikTok suspiciously asking users for their Apple pins. We gave an accurate report of the story and also put a short of this on our TikTok @nyedisiam & as you can see, we got a strike for it and the post deleted! The censorship by this Chinese platform is out of control! For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

If you are a user of Hadoop, there is a recent exploit that you need to know about. We explain what's happening here. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Adam has worked as a consultant for a wide array of companies. From that experience comes wisdom, and on this episode Adam discusses negative experiences with project managers who don't know the technicalities of their work, and companies that don't value outsider opinion. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Last week, you may have heard the uproar over the U.S. Security Exchange Commission getting their X account hacked and releasing a statement about the Bitcoin ETF approval prior to it being finalized. There was much speculation as to if this was a scheduled tweet released too early by accident, or if this was something more nefarious. Here in the identity management space we were probably even more blown away by the SEC not having 2-factor authentication enabled on their account, something that they've endorsed for people to do. They should know better. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Just a quick update for you here this episode. GitLab has addressed the account takeover flaw. Here's some further info covering this news. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

We've been getting a ton of messages, comments, and even emails since starting the Nyedis Anarchy Series on how to get started in tech. That's a very broad topic, but we answer it as best as we can, and Adam gives you his own real world examples of advancing his career in the tech industry. If you are personally interested in sales in tech, we are hiring for a sales position at Nyedis! Just email Adam for further info: [email protected] For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Wes Kussmaul is a pioneer in internet technology as the founder of Delphi, and is currently the President of The Authenticity Alliance, and the CEO of The Authenticity Institute. Wes is the author of various books including "Quiet Enjoyment" which we dive into, as well as Wes's thoughts on where technology is headed in regards to privacy and authentication. He also gives his take on crypto and blockchain which is sure to be a controversial one. You can find Wes on Linkedin as well as his own website https://weskussmaul.com/ For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

In this installment of Tech News of the Week we cover North Korea targeting defense workers to steal government secrets, Google settling a consumer privacy lawsuit for $5 BILLION, a data breach of HealthEC impacting over 4.5 million patients, and more. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

In this installment of Tech News of the Week we cover The New York Times suing ChaptGPT, a Tesla robot attacking a worker, Apple's new Zero Day attack, breaches involving Ubisoft as well as Android, and much more to get into. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Oracle has made a very important announcement regarding Oracle Access Manager (OAM) that you need to know if this is something you use regularly. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

In our second installment of Tech News of the Week, Adam covers JaskaGO, Ledger Co. Breach results, Russian hackers targeting JetBrains, the FBI releasing a tool for BlackCat's ransomware, and an update on the Okta breach. Watch the extended edition of this episode giving greater insight into these stories here: https://youtu.be/YSHfaWkKH_4 Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Earlier this month (Episode 70,) Adam Callen (CIO of Nyedis) proudly exclaimed to Stop Using Java! Let us just tell you that this opened up the floodgates to a barrage of comments. Some in support, many not only in disagreement but angrily so. Adam is definitely not backing down, and wants to share some statistics that back up his point. Additionally, he makes it clear that this isn't some vendetta against Java, but more so that no shop should be exclusive to one programming language. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Producer for the show Ian Scotto caught up with Alex Tweel at Identiverse NYC. Alex is the sales director at Prove. The guys talk identity management, biometrics, and where things are headed in this space. Learn more about the company at https://www.prove.com/ For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

In another interview from Identiverse NYC, Adam is joined by the Principal Sales Engineer at HYPR, Pasha Benenson. You'll learn about what HYPR is doing in the identity management market, and their take on passwordless solutions going forward. See more at https://www.hypr.com/ For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

This is our first of hopefully many videos to come, giving you a roundup of what you need to know this week in tech. This includes Microsoft's final 2023 patch, a recent Lazarus Group exploit, OAuth attacks, and flaws in both 5G modems and Bluetooth. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

You may remember that earlier this year we recorded some great interviews from the annual Identiverse conference in Las Vegas. Well, Identiverse also had a Regional Events Series earlier this month in NYC where we caught up with some more people in the IDM industry. This interview is with Eric Daneman, Regional Sales Manager with Silverfort. We get a better idea of what Silverfort is about from Eric. You can learn more about them at https://www.silverfort.com/ For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Adam hosts this mini reunion of Burton Group which features the current CEO of Nyedis Ted Balfour alongside his colleagues Ian Glazer, Mike Neuenschwander, and Gerry Gebel. They run through an array of topics you'll be sure to enjoy and learn from. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

For something entirely different and outside of our usual realm on this episode, Adam recently got his hands on Slayer's "The Vinyl Conflict" box set which was released back in 2010. This box set contains all of Slayer's records released on American Recordings. If you know Adam, he is a longtime Slayer fanatic, and he already owns most of these albums. So beyond a simple unboxing, he does some comparison of these with the previously released vinyl. There's a few simple unboxing videos of this you can find on Youtube, but this is by far the most detailed. It's crucial to see the full video for this one, so go to our channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam - Enjoy!

On our latest episode, Adam urges programmers and those that hire them to stop using Java! He maintains that Java WAS a great programming language, but its time has passed, and there are so many newer languages that have surpassed its usefulness. So don't be stuck in your ways and lazy, learn new tools in this current world of programming. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

On today's episode we have some breaking news regarding the recent Ping Identity merger with ForgeRock that you need to hear. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Last month an Okta breach had been announced. In a bombshell update, we learn this was no minor hack and that 100% of data was breached. Here is a detailed rundown of what information was compromised and obtained. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Mark Creekmore is a Managing Partner at eSecurity Partners and a seasoned professional in the identity security space. He is an expert in all things Microsoft Entra, and he gives us an overview of what he thinks you as a listener of this podcast should know. Check out this in-depth interview that you are sure to learn a lot from. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Pardon the backdoor inuendo, but this episode is about lockpicking! Companies are very focused on keep vulnerabilities away from their login page and all the obvious places. Hackers expect that though. What about keeping all of the other areas safe from attack? For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

We are more often seeing the option to use passkeys online. What are they? Will these replace passwords at some point? Nyedis CIO Adam Callen tackles this on our latest installment of the Nyedis Anarchy Series. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

This past week, Apple held an event which they deemed "Scary Fast," updating their MacBook Pro and processing chips. Is it worth the hype? Adam gives his unfiltered take as you can always expect here on the Nyedis Anarchy Series. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

We wrap up our Identity Week series with Martin Petriccione of Integrated Biometrics. If you've been following this series from Identity Week, the Washington D.C. annual conference & convention featured some incredible companies in the biometrics space. We really appreciate Martin giving us a demo of some of this revolutionizing technology. Learn more at https://integratedbiometrics.com/ For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Nash Ali is Head of Operational Strategy at NeuroID. We catch up with him at Identity Week in Washington D.C. on this episode. You'll hear some interesting things about what they bring to the market. NeuroID prides themselves as a company on capturing fraud without compromising users personal data or PII (personal identifiable information.) We also get into the current state of desiphering humans using a computer VS non-humans, and where we see this going in the future. You can learn more on them over at https://www.neuro-id.com/ For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Chris Centamore is SVP of Business Development with Rank One Computing. They specialize in A.I. and what we discuss in particular is the latest technology in gun detection. We suggest you check this one out over on your Youtube for the visuals on this one. You can also learn more about Rank One at http://roc.ai For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Continuing our Identity Week series we speak with Henning Nehse, Sales Director at Dermalog. Henning shows us some state of the art technology in biometrics, particularly with fingerprinting. Hardware that used to weigh quite a lot can now be done with a simple smart phone app. We suggest you head over to our Youtube to see the visuals on this one! To learn more, visit https://www.dermalog.com/ For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Tim Maciejewski is VP of Global Growth at AuthenticID. AuthenticID specializes in AI-driven identity verification solutions. They have embraced AI since 2016. We catch up with Tim at Identity Week in Washington DC and hear more about where AI and identity management is heading. You can learn more at https://www.authenticid.com/ For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

On this episode we have a great interview talking biometrics with Oscar Flores of Innovatrics. Oscar is Americas and Spain Sales Unit Director with the company. Innovatrics is one of many companies in the field of biometrics featured at this year's Identity Week in Washington D.C. held earlier this month. Oscar tells us what sets Innovatrics apart from its competitors, and some of the fascinating stuff happening in the field including with A.I., deepfakes, and facial recognition technologies. You can learn more over at http://innovatrics.com For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Kelvin Brewer is the Director of Public Sector Sales Engineering at ForgeRock. We caught up with him at Identity Week 2023 in Washington D.C. and discuss the ForgeRock/Ping merger along with what else he sees for the future in the Identity Management space. For more information on ForgeRock visit https://www.forgerock.com/ For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Eve Maler, previously of ForgeRock as their Chief Technology Officer, joins the podcast to discuss her long history in the identity management space. You'll learn about her career path and the evolution of technology in this field that she's witnessed and worked with hands on. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Austin Park is the Director of Technology at National Security Systems. We got a chance to catch up with him earlier this month at the annual Identity Week conference and convention in Washington DC to learn more about what it is that National Security Systems does. You can learn more over at https://necnss.com/ For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Earlier this month, Digital Media Producer for Nyedis, Ian Scotto, was out in Washington DC for their yearly Identity Week convention. He got a chance to interview some incredible figures in the identity management space, and we kick it off with Mike Engle, co-founder and CSO of 1Kosmos. Nyedis and 1Kosmos have had a relationship among our staff for years, which you'll hear all about and more. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

This past month on the Nyedis Anarchy Series we've done some pretty in-depth coverage regarding the cyberattack on MGM's Las Vegas resort/casino. Adam even appeared on Fox TV affiliate WXFR to give some expert advice on what we can learn from this situation. Now that we've had some time to clarify what really went down, we conclude some of our findings for you. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

In this long-form interview with Co-Founder & CTO of StrongDM, Justin McCarthy, we discuss identity access management, and Justin's company. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

There are a new wave of scams happening. You may be surprised that even here at Nyedis where we specialize in identity management and security, our employees get targeted by these creeps. Here's how to avoid being a victim! For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Eric Leach is a software product management expert. On this episode Eric discusses with Adam the origins of some of the software we have today, what goes into building software, and where things are headed within this space for future. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Nathan Langton has worked at Ping Identity for a decade and shares his wealth of knowledge in Identity Management with the podcast. We focus on DaVinci tool orchestration and other innovations in the field. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

This past week we discovered that Chase Bank in the U.K. has banned all crypto related transactions beginning this month. What ramifications will this have? Our Digital Media Producer, Ian Scotto, wrote a piece covering this which you can check out in addition over at https://nyedis.com/chase-bank-attacks-crypto-in-uk/ For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

We have a special guest on for this episode, Josh Hammer, Field Cloud Security Architect with Oracle. Josh gives us some insight into his past work with AWS, his work on Mycroft, the future of cloud security, ethical issues with A.I., and much more. Josh will be at ONUG on October 24-25 in NYC, a conference centered on building the enterprise cloud, which you can learn more about at https://onug.net/fall-2023/ For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

On our recent show, Episode 41, Adam gave a recap of the Apple Event 2023 which some of our followers are deeming Adam's Unenthusiastic Tech Review. Adam joked how the iPhone 15 Pro Max might take some better baby photos than previous models, but that's about it. However, even as a proud father of three, Adam never posts his childrens photos. As an identity management professional, he feels it's irresponsible, and you're going to learn exactly why. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

We focus on identity management solutions here at Nyedis, so we take security very seriously needless to say. Is there a such thing as TOO MUCH security though? Surprisingly, Adam says there is, and that's how he coined the term "security bloat." For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Earlier this month all United Airlines flights were grounded, due to what the media labelled a "computer glitch." Adam spoke to some inside sources who revealed to him the cause behind this error, and to label it this is categorically false. Tune in, he'll tell you why. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Everyone is talking about the MGM hack going on. In this video, Adam gives some of the details on what he thinks his happening behind the scenes and how this all happened. *this was recorded 5 days ago* For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

Making major news this week, Elon Musk who was aiding Ukraine with the use of Starlink terminals, revealed in a biography excerpt thet he refused to assist the country in a surprise attack against Russian forces in Crimea. Musk was not on a military contract, and maintains that he was well within his rights to do so. Adam breaks down this important news story. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

You're going to see a lot of hype sorrounding this 2023 Apple Event announcing new products including the iPhone 15 Pro. Adam's going to give you a straight forward recap and cut to the chase if anything is really all that exciting. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

As you may know, there has been a recent iOS hack impacting iPhone users. The software being used for this exploit even compromised the data of Jeff Bezos! If you have an iPhone, you need to update your software IMMEDIATELY. Adam explains why. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam

There are many different explanations for what Biohacking is. On here we discuss some of these with a focus on biohacking in the medical industry, and what innovations are taking place in this field. For full video of this episode, head over to our Youtube channel at http://youtube.com/@nyedisiam Be sure to subscribe to the show on all podcast platforms and follow us on all social media @Nyedisiam