"Ryan is one of the most thoughtful people in information security. Being interviewed by him kept me on my toes in the best of ways."
Christopher Ahlberg,
CEO, Recorded Future
"Security Conversations stands apart from other podcasts. Ryan’s style makes you feel like you are part of the conversation as it unfolds in your living room."
Fahmida Y Rashid,
Journalist, Dark Reading
"What an absolute treat. These are interviews with some of my favourite security researchers. If you haven’t yet subscribed, you are missing out on some great interviews.”
Haroon Meer,
CEO, Thinkst Canary
"Ryan has managed to straddle a particularly tricky fence, as both a friend you want to chat about security with and an interviewer that will push your buttons and call out bullshit."
Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade,
Principal Security Researcher, SentinelOne
"I am an avid listener of Ryan's podcast! He has the experience and network to have meaningful conversations with decision makers and security tinkerers. I listen to every episode."
William Lin,
Managing Director, Forgepoint Capital
"Ryan has a fantastic ability to bring a conversation to life and pull out the insights you need. He's a skillful storyteller who brings together brilliant minds to share powerful ideas and make them accessible to everyone."
Anne Marie Zettlemoyer,
Vice President, Security Engineering, Mastercard
"There are very few podcasts I bother listening to, but Ryan is always on point when it comes to his guests that I've been listening and enjoying his podcast consistently."
Matt Suiche,
Comae Technologies/OPCDE
"Ryan's interviews give us a rare look into the minds of security's most brilliant practitioners."
Chris Cochran,
Co-host, Hacker Valley Studio
"We are all busy and live in stressful times. If you only have time to listen to one security podcast, then it should be Ryan and Security Conversations."
Costin Raiu,
Global Director, Kaspersky GReAT
"If you want to peek behind the curtain on what it is like to be in cybersecurity, you need to binge on Ryan's podcast."
Marco Figueroa,
Threat Hunter, SentinelOne
"Ryan's podcast is a direct and unabashed ripoff of my own work over the last 15 years and I grant him no clemency for these violations. If you have any conscience whatsoever, you should feel guilty for listening to this and Venmo me $20."
Dennis Fisher,
Editor -in-Chief, Decipher
"The security community is full of characters and rife with lore, but there are few, if any, people who are better at gathering those people and stories together than Ryan. He's an OG and his podcast should be mandatory listening for noobs and veterans alike."
Tom Whiteman,
Cybersecurity PR Executive
"Ryan excels at drawing out not just his guests' advice and trials, but their internal landscape as well. I heartily recommend this podcast for any who want to take a deep dive into the information security world."
Allan Alford,
CISO/CTO at TrustMAPP,
Host of The Cyber Ranch Podcast
“There are a lot of good security podcasts these days but Ryan still manages to stand out from the crowd with great interviews and relevant topics.”
Chris Rohlf,
Security and Software Engineer, Facebook
"Ryan is a natural storyteller, with a high fidelity bullshit detector, and is a master historian and factual sniper. Combine that with the right balance of irreverence and a generous spirit, and you’ve got a mix for podcast magic."
Kevin Kosh,
Partner, CHEN PR
"Ryan is an insightful and thought-provoking storyteller and interviewer. Security Conversations is a must-listen cybersecurity podcast and a mainstay in my rotation."
Chris Castaldo,
CISO, Crossbeam
Author, Start-Up Secure: Baking Cybersecurity into Your Company from Founding to Exit
“I’ve known Ryan for almost two decades, and in that time he’s been one of the smartest voices covering cyber security, approaching every topic with critical thinking that we often lack in journalism. Subscribe to this podcast and hear for yourself.”
Katie Moussouris,
Founder & CEO, Luta Security
"Ryan's superpower is making you feel you are having a conversation over a cup of coffee rather than being interviewed."
Nico Waisman,
Head of Security & Privacy, Lyft
About the podcast
Security Conversations is a podcast series covering the business of cybersecurity, from the voice of veteran journalist and storyteller by Ryan Naraine.
We talk to hackers, tinkerers, builders and breakers about the state of cybersecurity, with a focus on the business trends driving decisions for CEOs, CISOs and engineering decision makers.
Ryan Naraine
Profile
Ryan Naraine is a journalist and security strategist with more than 20 years experience covering IT security and technology trends. He is the curator of the Security Conversations podcast and newsletter and writes about security innovation trends at SecurityWeek.
Ryan has built security engagement programs at major global brands, including Intel Corp., and Kaspersky Lab and was co-founder and publisher of Threatpost. Ryan’s career as a journalist includes bylines at major technology publications including Ziff Davis eWEEK, CBS Interactive’s ZDNet, PCMag and PC World.
Ryan has also served as co-organizer of the global #TheSASCON conference series, a director of the Security Tinkerers non-profit, and a regular speaker at security conferences around the world.
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