Ep. 219 - Security Awareness Series - Involve Me and I’ll Understand with Ganesh Krishnan

Today on the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Security Awareness Series, Ryan and Chris are joined by Ganesh Krishnan, a cybersecurity superhero with over 25 years of experience protecting the digital world from cyber threats. As a two-time founder with a track record of success at some of the world’s top tech companies, he’s earned a reputation as a thought leader at the forefront of cybersecurity. Now at the helm of Anzenna, his latest security startup, he’s out to revolutionize the industry by making cybersecurity accessible to every employee, not just the security team. [July 17, 2023]

00:00 – Intro

01:01 – Intro Links:

• Social-Engineer.com– http://www.social-engineer.com/
• Managed Voice Phishing– https://www.social-engineer.com/services/vishing-service/
• Managed Email Phishing– https://www.social-engineer.com/services/se-phishing-service/
• Adversarial Simulations– https://www.social-engineer.com/services/social-engineering-penetration-test/
• Social-Engineer channel on SLACK– https://social-engineering-hq.slack.com/ssb
• CLUTCH– http://www.pro-rock.com/
• org– http://www.innocentlivesfoundation.org/

04:13 – Ganesh Krishnan Intro

05:34 – Starting on the Path Towards History

10:57 – The Importance of Trust

14:17 – Breaking into an Establishment

17:37 – Make It Personal

18:58 – Changing Minds

22:05 – Getting the Top on Board

25:03 – Omnidirectional Communication

27:38 – Be Visible

29:48 – Mentors

• Wife

31:17 – Book Recommendations

• Think Like a Rocket Scientist – Ozan Varol

32:03 – Find Ganesh Krishnan online

• LinkedIn: com/in/ganeshkrishnanlinkedin/
• Twitter: com/gkparanoid
• Website: https://www.anzenna.ai/

32:32 – Explaining Anzenna

35:35 – Wrap Up & Outro

• social-engineer.com
• innocentlivesfoundation.org