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Packet Protector

Packet Pushers
Cybersecurity
Ransomware
Zero Trust
Network Security
CISA
Cloud Security
Microsoft
Cisco
Fortinet
Software Bill Of Materials
Critical Infrastructure
Cloud Security Maturity Model
Inmap
Wireshark
Incident Response
Bgp Security
Iot Security
Quantum Computing
Cyber Incident Reporting For Critical Infrastructure Act Of 2022
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Join us at the intersection of networking and security! Whether you’re fending off ransomware attacks, securing remote workers, hunting for rogue IoT devices, or gearing up for your latest compliance audit, Packet Protector provides practical information that IT and infrastructure pros can put to work. Every episode covers the latest security headlines and then drills into essential topics to prov... more

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Drew talks with Joao Soares, Lead IT Security Consultant, about a project Joao undertook to automate firewall rule changes. Firewall changes can be fraught in any environment, but Joao also had to contend with working in the highly-regulated energy s... more

Looks like it’s going to be a long, hot cybersec summer. The latest news roundup covers how Microsoft 365 Copilot got turned into a data exfiltration tool, why the FortiBleed attack is about much more than compromised firewalls, and how North Korea e... more

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Machine identities now outnumber human identities in the enterprise 109 to 1 — and most of them are running without the governance controls you’d never skip for a human employee. Service accounts, API keys, tokens, workload credentials, and a fast-gr... more

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MACsec (IEEE 802.1AE) encrypts Ethernet frames hop-by-hop at Layer 2 — before traffic even hits IP — making it one of the strongest protections you can put on wire. It’s been in the standards for years, hardware support is widespread, and yet most or... more

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Recent Guests

Wolfgang Gerlich
CISO in the public sector with experience in healthcare, finance, and tech
Public Sector / Security
Episode: PP116: News Roundup—FortiBleed Reveals Password Cracking Is Alive and Kicking, Accenture Goes All-In on OT, and More
Uzi Alon
VP of Machine Identity Solutions at CyberArk (now part of Palo Alto Networks)
CyberArk / Palo Alto Networks
Episode: PP115: Palo Alto Networks: Reality of 109 to 1: Securing Machine Identities and AI Agents (Sponsored)
Sydney Maroney
Threat hunting and detection engineering expert; co-creator of Peak Threat Hunting Framework
Nebulock (previous), Peak Threat Hunting Framework
Episode: PP112: When You Look But Don’t Find: The Art of Knowing When to Stop
Slava Dmytnov
Product manager director at HPE
HPE
Episode: PP111: New HPE Mist Features Validate NAC Changes, Enable Inline Microsegmentation (Sponsored)
Rob Allen
Chief Product Officer at ThreatLocker
ThreatLocker
Episode: PP109: ThreatLocker Enforces Zero Trust With Strict Application Control (Sponsored)
John Spiegel
Executive with extensive background in infrastructure and security; co-author of Zero Trust Done Right
Episode: PP108: How to Build and Sustain a Successful Zero Trust Project
Jay Tilson
Executive with manufacturing and F1 background; co-author of Zero Trust Done Right
Episode: PP108: How to Build and Sustain a Successful Zero Trust Project
Han Li
Senior Product Manager for Switching at Cisco
Cisco
Episode: PP107: Why Now’s the Time to Prepare for a Post-Quantum World (Sponsored)
Jay Sharma
Senior Leader, Product Management, Enterprise Networking at Cisco
Cisco
Episode: PP107: Why Now’s the Time to Prepare for a Post-Quantum World (Sponsored)

Hosts

Jennifer Jabush
Co-host of the show with a focus on security and networking topics
Drew Connery-Murray
Co-host and frequent host discussing security architecture, networking, and practical defense strategies

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 23 ratings
  • Great podcast covering cyber topics many others ignore

    Good solid information shared, great guests and very useful for any cyber person to listen to.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Smileyivan
    Australiaa year ago
  • Another great Packet Pushers podcast.

    Thanks

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mrowell
    Australiaa year ago

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Very informative for anyone building or securing modern networks.
Great cyber podcast with practical insights and strong guests.
High-quality discussions on zero trust and enterprise security.

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#13
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PP114: MACsec Overview
Q: What are the main keying materials in MACsec and how are they derived?
The main connectivity association key serves as the master key; a key encrypting key encrypts the payload key (session key). The session key is used to encrypt data and is rotated and derived per association, with key server responsibilities distributed per link.
PP114: MACsec Overview
Q: What's the value of encrypting traffic locally with MACsec?
Encrypting on the campus LAN protects confidentiality and integrity for inter-switch traffic and for endpoints that may not have end-to-end encryption elsewhere, reducing risk of sniffing or tampering within trusted networks and across OT environments.
PP112: When You Look But Don’t Find: The Art of Knowing When to Stop
Q: What encompasses a threat hunt and what triggers a hunt?
A threat hunt typically begins with threat intelligence to form a hypothesis about what attackers might be doing, then analysts search logs to prove or disprove that hypothesis. The process is flexible—there is no single right way—and even finding nothing can be valuable for learning and process improvement.
PP106: Architecting for Wi-Fi 7, Zero Trust, PQC, and More
Q: If somebody was going to start somewhere, is there a problem you would set them off on?
They should begin by understanding everything connected to the network from an endpoint perspective, especially wireless, and start conversations with infrastructure, security teams, and vendors about moving away from WPA to PSK and toward stronger, certificate-based identity and provisioning.
PP106: Architecting for Wi-Fi 7, Zero Trust, PQC, and More
Q: Wow, okay. And just some context, who is JD?
JD is a senior network engineer with a concentration in wireless for an integrator; he is a partner and collaborator in their training efforts, and the talk they did at RSA was specifically built for that event rather than their usual trainings.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Packet Protector

What is Packet Protector about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show targets IT and network security professionals with a practical, hands-on bent toward modern security challenges at the intersection of wired/wireless networking and cybersecurity. Episodes often center on zero trust, SASE, post-quantum cryptography, firewall policy, and threat intelligence, featuring practitioners and researchers who translate complex concepts into actionable guidance for enterprise environments. A notable pattern is hosting seasoned security leaders and engineers who share real-world deployment experiences, governance strategies, and battle-tested best practices, along with sponsor-facilitated conversations that illuminate vendor solutions in context. The mix of architectural theory, deployment tactics, and vendo... more

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2. Uzi Alon
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4. Slava Dmytnov
5. Rob Allen
6. John Spiegel
7. Jay Tilson
8. Han Li

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