Podcasts Science Social Sciences The Social-Engineer Podcast Ep. 152 - Security Awareness Series - Sharing With Your Frenemies with Bernie Acre

Ep. 152 - Security Awareness Series - Sharing With Your Frenemies with Bernie Acre

Published: Aug. 16, 2021, 6 a.m.

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In this episode, Chris Hadnagy and Ryan MacDougall are joined by Bernie Acre.\\xa0 Bernie\\u202fis the Chief Information Officer for the City of Bryan,\\u202fTX\\u202fwhere he\\u2019s\\u202fresponsible for all technology and communications systems, including the Fire, Police, Public Works, the municipal electric utility,\\u202fand a myriad of general support organizations.\\u202f Bernie is currently an appointed Member of\\u202fthe Texas Cybersecurity Council. Bernie has a combined 41-years of experience in information\\u202ftechnology;\\u202fincluding 20+ in the US\\u202fAir\\u202fForce\\u202fand 21 years in the electric utility industry and municipal government. August 16, 2021

00:00 \\u2013 Intro\\xa0

Managed Voice Phishing\\u202f\\u202f\\u202f

Managed Email Phishing\\u202f\\u202f\\u202f

Adversarial\\u202fSimulations\\u202f\\u202f\\u202f

Social-Engineer channel on SLACK\\u202f\\u202f\\u202f

CLUTCH\\u202f\\u202f\\u202f

03:34 \\u2013 Bernie Acre Intro

04:43 \\u2013 How did your transition into this position take place?

08:18 \\u2013 What makes you proud of the culture that you created around employee awareness?

12:25 \\u2013 How do you get all senior management on board?

14:24 \\u2013 What did it take to find the people to make such a great team?

15:35 \\u2013 What were you looking for in these people

17:15 \\u2013 Setting the bar\\xa0

19:15 \\u2013 Team Advocate vs. Adversary\\xa0

23:59 \\u2013 Was your senior management always on board with being part of the testing?\\xa0

27:06 \\u2013 So the third hour of their required training is something the employees choose?\\xa0

27:54 \\u2013 Have you always had the philosophy that the security training you do at work should become personal?\\xa0

29:21 \\u2013 What are three things you would tell someone beginning in the field to focus on?\\xa0

32:51 \\u2013 Taking the time to grow\\xa0

34:49 \\u2013 What do you do to help combat burn out?\\xa0 How about promoting self-care?\\xa0

37:31 \\u2013 What lacks the most sometimes in an organization is communication

37:43 \\u2013 Who in this industry do you respect the most?\\xa0

  • One of Bernie\\u2019s commanders in the service, for overall leadership\\xa0

43:55 \\u2013 What got you so heavily into history?\\xa0

44:38 \\u2013 Finding Bernie on the internet:\\xa0

47:04 \\u2013 Outro\\xa0

Thanks to Bernie\\xa0

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