Karim Hijazi's guest appearances

Karim Hijazi

Entrepreneurs on Fire

Business Creators Radio Show With Adam Hommey

The B2B Revenue Executive Experience

ITSPmagazine

Hacker Valley Studio

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Business of Tech

Secure Ventures with Kyle McNulty

The Justin Aguirre Podcast

Meta-Averse

Leaders In Cyber Podcast

Jenny Radcliffe

Tracy Maleeff

Jason Treu

Ian Murphy

Eric Cole

Marco Figueroa

Terry Lammers

Gessie Schechinger

Isaac Tolpin

Aaron Walker

Kathy Wang

Kathleen Smith

Chris Cochran

Charles Alexander

Ashley Tolbert

OwlTail

Karim Hijazi is a spy-turned-spy hunter, serial cyber security entrepreneur, podcast creator, and host. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1You do not need to know what you will do right off the bat to have a clear path to success. 2The pursuit of perfection limits progress. Get to it even if it is imperfect. 3There is no better in history than now to start a business. Do not be afraid of the change, of not knowing, and of what could get in the way and stop you from being successful; get on it and do it. Check out and listen to Karim's podcast - The Introverted Iconoclast Sponsors: Podopolo: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Visit Podopolo.com, download the app for free, mention John Lee Dumas (my Podopolo username) when you sign up, and start listening now! HubSpot: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at HubSpot.com.

Karim Hijazi is a spy-turned-spy hunter, serial cyber security entrepreneur, podcast creator, and host. Top 3 Value Bombs: 1You do not need to know what you will do right off the bat to have a clear path to success. 2The pursuit of perfection limits progress. Get to it even if it is imperfect. 3There is no better in history than now to start a business. Do not be afraid of the change, of not knowing, and of what could get in the way and stop you from being successful; get on it and do it. Check out and listen to Karim's podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vdGhlLWludHJvdmVydGVkLWljb25vY2xhc3Qv?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwiQv6fDvYL5AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ&amp;hl=en-PH" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Introverted Iconoclast</a> Sponsors: <a href="http://podopolo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podopolo</a>: The best podcast listening app in the world is here! Visit <a href="http://podopolo.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podopolo.com</a>, download the app for free, mention John Lee Dumas (my Podopolo username) when you sign up, and start listening now! <a href="http://hubspot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HubSpot</a>: Learn how HubSpot can help your business grow better at <a href="http://hubspot.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HubSpot.com</a>.

Adapt and Overcome: How to Tactically Evolve for Success with Karim Hijazi

Karim Hijazi has been at the forefront of attacker counterintelligence and infiltration research for the last decade, developing new ways for security teams to clandestinely monitor hackers and anticipate attacks before they happen. Prior to launching Prevailion, Karim was the founder/CEO of Unveillance, an early pioneer in advanced threat intelligence and the first cloud-based data leak intelligence platform. Karim successfully exited Unveillance in 2012 with an acquisition by Mandiant, and he was then appointed as Mandiant’s new director of intelligence. While at Mandiant, Karim played an important role in that company’s well-known APT1 report released in 2013, which definitively linked the People’s Liberation Army of China to widespread cyber espionage activity against US interests. Mandiant was acquired by FireEye soon after. During the hacktivist heydays of the early 2010s, Karim engaged in a well-documented battle with the Anonymous offshoot “LulzSec,” after the group compromised an InfraGard database. Karim’s confrontation with the group was featured in Parmy Olson’s book, “We Are Anonymous,” as well as national media like CNN and CNET. During the Arab Spring, Karim also served as a key contributor to the Cyber Security Forum Initiative’s “Project Cyber Dawn Libya,” which provided the first in-depth look at Libyan cyber warfare capabilities and defenses. CSFI’s membership includes military officials, academics and business leaders from the US and around the world. Do you want to get the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/ Support the show on Patreon:  https://patreon.com/mspradio/ Want our stuff?  Cool Merch?  Wear “Why Do We Care?” - Visit https://mspradio.myspreadshop.com Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mspradionews/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradio/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079/

Karim Hijazi has been at the forefront of attacker counterintelligence and infiltration research for the last decade, developing new ways for security teams to clandestinely monitor hackers and anticipate attacks before they happen. Prior to launching Prevailion, Karim was the founder/CEO of Unveillance, an early pioneer in advanced threat intelligence and the first cloud-based data leak intelligence platform. Karim successfully exited Unveillance in 2012 with an acquisition by Mandiant, and he was then appointed as Mandiant’s new director of intelligence. While at Mandiant, Karim played an important role in that company’s well-known APT1 report released in 2013, which definitively linked the People’s Liberation Army of China to widespread cyber espionage activity against US interests. Mandiant was acquired by FireEye soon after. During the hacktivist heydays of the early 2010s, Karim engaged in a well-documented battle with the Anonymous offshoot “LulzSec,” after the group compromised an InfraGard database. Karim’s confrontation with the group was featured in Parmy Olson’s book, “We Are Anonymous,” as well as national media like CNN and CNET. During the Arab Spring, Karim also served as a key contributor to the Cyber Security Forum Initiative’s “Project Cyber Dawn Libya,” which provided the first in-depth look at Libyan cyber warfare capabilities and defenses. CSFI’s membership includes military officials, academics and business leaders from the US and around the world. Do you want to get the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/ Support the show on Patreon:  <a href="https://patreon.com/mspradio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/mspradio/</a> Want our stuff?  Cool Merch?  Wear “Why Do We Care?” - Visit <a href="https://mspradio.myspreadshop.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://mspradio.myspreadshop.com</a> Follow us on: Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mspradionews/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/mspradionews/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mspradio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/mspradio/</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079/</a>

I Spied on Your Business: Signs to look for corporate espionage and the SMB risks with Karim Hijazi

Karim Hijazi, Founder &amp; CEO at Prevailion and host of the Introverted Iconoclast podcast, comes to Hacker Valley Studio to discuss his varied experiences in entrepreneurship. With a humble start in bartending, Karim explains how learning about people inspired his exploration into counterespionage and cybersecurity. Armed with stories from the streets of NYC to the hallways of his own companies, this episode is a look into the mind of a successful entrepreneur and founder of 2 incredible businesses.   Timecoded Guide: [00:00] Bartending in NYC and its overlap with espionage and entrepreneurship [07:14] Real-life knowledge application in cyber intelligence  [12:15] Founding Unveillance and being acquired by Mandiant  [18:22] Karim’s entrepreneurial mindset and his journey with Prevailion  [24:51] DIY podcasting with Introverted Iconoclast and learning to tell his stories   Sponsor Links: Thank you to our sponsors Axonius and AttackIQ for bringing this episode to life!  Want to learn more about how Mindbody enhanced their asset visibility and increased their cybersecurity maturity rating with Axonius? Check out axonius.com/mindbody  AttackIQ - better insights, better decisions, and real security outcomes. That's why we partnered with them to create free cybersecurity trainings! Check it out at academy.attackiq.com   How do your experiences in bartending and espionage overlap? The jobs taken as a means to an end just might teach something invaluable. This was the case for Karim, who took a job bartending to make ends meet while he figured out what he wanted to do with his future. At the time, cybersecurity and counterespionage weren’t on Karim’s radar, but bartending taught him about people; how they act when they want something and how to connect with them even in the busiest and most public places. Learning this changed the game for Karim when he got into the espionage world and assisted him even more so when he became an entrepreneur in the industry. “It's just learning the way to slowly gain a confidence level with someone. It's actually where the word "con man" comes from, confidence man. Ultimately, that is how you get the information you need.”    What are the different aspects that organizations or individuals look at with counterintelligence? At Karim’s own firm, the shift from competitive intelligence to counterintelligence focused around three security aspects. One, identifying weak spots and vulnerabilities, noticing your points of exploitations and vectors of attack. Two, taking advantage of disinformation, using it to root out moles within an organization and throw off cyber adversaries. Finally, three, finding out where your information is going and noticing where there is weaker security than your own. Karim emphasizes that in this third aspect, it is not so much about an organization’s strategy when the information is still at home. It’s harder to secure information once it goes elsewhere. “A controlled rumor within an organization can do several things. It can weed out a mole that you may have, a spy within your organization that maybe you don't know about, that's been able to be hired and gotten through the background checks and whatnot.”   When you look back to starting your journey as an entrepreneur, what are some of the wrong assumptions you made early on?  Karim, like many entrepreneurs, was under the impression when he founded his first company, Unveillance, that he should be seeking to hire, not to do anything himself. While hiring is an important part of being a business owner, Karim has realized that it's better to learn how every piece of the machine of a company works before hiring. Trying things out for himself and taking a chance on his own abilities hasn’t been easy, but it’s made him a better leader for his employees. If they drop the ball or need his assistance, he’s able to lead from a place of understanding and call the shots with his own vision in mind and his own knowledge to back him up.  “As a CEO, it's almost imperative for you to go and try it all, even if you fumble through it and you get by with something that is subpar. It's better to have tried it and understand it, so now you know how to call the shots a little better.”    What prompted you to start your podcast, Introverted Iconoclast? Ironically enough, Karim’s podcast was a do-it-yourself project born out of having an employee drop the ball on creating it for him. Relying on himself and struggling his way through the beginning, Karim realized that podcasting is not just about the equipment and the idea behind it, it’s about the stories being told. Focusing on the lead up and context around some of his own career stories and professional highlights, Karim was able to discover the rhythm for his podcast and build a solid foundation of content that opened up doors for new topics to be addressed and new guests to welcome onto his show.  “It's very cathartic for me. Speaking the stories out loud, rather than just sort of regaling people over a dinner or thinking back on them nostalgically, is extremely interesting because you remember things you don't remember when you're casually talking about them.” --------------- Links: Keep up with Karim Hijazi on LinkedIn and Twitter Check out Prevailion on their website Connect with Ron Eddings on LinkedIn and Twitter Connect with Chris Cochran on LinkedIn and Twitter Purchase a HVS t-shirt at our shop Continue the conversation by joining our Discord Check out Hacker Valley Media and Hacker Valley Studio

Karim Hijazi, Founder &amp; CEO at Prevailion and host of the Introverted Iconoclast podcast, comes to Hacker Valley Studio to discuss his varied experiences in entrepreneurship. With a humble start in bartending, Karim explains how learning about people inspired his exploration into counterespionage and cybersecurity. Armed with stories from the streets of NYC to the hallways of his own companies, this episode is a look into the mind of a successful entrepreneur and founder of 2 incredible businesses. Timecoded Guide: [00:00] Bartending in NYC and its overlap with espionage and entrepreneurship [07:14] Real-life knowledge application in cyber intelligence  [12:15] Founding Unveillance and being acquired by Mandiant  [18:22] Karim’s entrepreneurial mindset and his journey with Prevailion  [24:51] DIY podcasting with Introverted Iconoclast and learning to tell his stories Sponsor Links: Thank you to our sponsors Axonius and AttackIQ for bringing this episode to life!  Want to learn more about how Mindbody enhanced their asset visibility and increased their cybersecurity maturity rating with Axonius? Check out <a href="http://axonius.com/mindbody" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">axonius.com/mindbody</a> AttackIQ - better insights, better decisions, and real security outcomes. That's why we partnered with them to create free cybersecurity trainings! Check it out at <a href="http://academy.attackiq.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">academy.attackiq.com</a> How do your experiences in bartending and espionage overlap? The jobs taken as a means to an end just might teach something invaluable. This was the case for Karim, who took a job bartending to make ends meet while he figured out what he wanted to do with his future. At the time, cybersecurity and counterespionage weren’t on Karim’s radar, but bartending taught him about people; how they act when they want something and how to connect with them even in the busiest and most public places. Learning this changed the game for Karim when he got into the espionage world and assisted him even more so when he became an entrepreneur in the industry. “It's just learning the way to slowly gain a confidence level with someone. It's actually where the word "con man" comes from, confidence man. Ultimately, that is how you get the information you need.”  What are the different aspects that organizations or individuals look at with counterintelligence? At Karim’s own firm, the shift from competitive intelligence to counterintelligence focused around three security aspects. One, identifying weak spots and vulnerabilities, noticing your points of exploitations and vectors of attack. Two, taking advantage of disinformation, using it to root out moles within an organization and throw off cyber adversaries. Finally, three, finding out where your information is going and noticing where there is weaker security than your own. Karim emphasizes that in this third aspect, it is not so much about an organization’s strategy when the information is still at home. It’s harder to secure information once it goes elsewhere. “A controlled rumor within an organization can do several things. It can weed out a mole that you may have, a spy within your organization that maybe you don't know about, that's been able to be hired and gotten through the background checks and whatnot.” When you look back to starting your journey as an entrepreneur, what are some of the wrong assumptions you made early on?  Karim, like many entrepreneurs, was under the impression when he founded his first company, Unveillance, that he should be seeking to hire, not to do anything himself. While hiring is an important part of being a business owner, Karim has realized that it's better to learn how every piece of the machine of a company works before hiring. Trying things out for himself and taking a chance on his own abilities hasn’t been easy, but it’s made him a better leader for his employees. If they drop the ball or need his assistance, he’s able to lead from a place of understanding and call the shots with his own vision in mind and his own knowledge to back him up.  “As a CEO, it's almost imperative for you to go and try it all, even if you fumble through it and you get by with something that is subpar. It's better to have tried it and understand it, so now you know how to call the shots a little better.”  What prompted you to start your podcast, Introverted Iconoclast? Ironically enough, Karim’s podcast was a do-it-yourself project born out of having an employee drop the ball on creating it for him. Relying on himself and struggling his way through the beginning, Karim realized that podcasting is not just about the equipment and the idea behind it, it’s about the stories being told. Focusing on the lead up and context around some of his own career stories and professional highlights, Karim was able to discover the rhythm for his podcast and build a solid foundation of content that opened up doors for new topics to be addressed and new guests to welcome onto his show.  “It's very cathartic for me. Speaking the stories out loud, rather than just sort of regaling people over a dinner or thinking back on them nostalgically, is extremely interesting because you remember things you don't remember when you're casually talking about them.” --------------- Links: Keep up with Karim Hijazi on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karimhijazi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/karimhijazi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Check out Prevailion on <a href="https://www.prevailion.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">their website</a> Connect with Ron Eddings on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronaldeddings/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/ronaldeddings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Connect with Chris Cochran on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrishvm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/chrishvm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> Purchase a HVS t-shirt at our <a href="https://store.hackervalley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">shop</a> Continue the conversation by joining our <a href="https://hackervalley.com/discord" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Discord</a> Check out <a href="https://hackervalley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hacker Valley Media</a> and <a href="https://hackervalley.com/show/hackervalley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hacker Valley Studio</a>

Cyber Espionage & Entrepreneurship with Karim Hijazi

Build my Own Security team or Hire a MS(S)P? This is a common question most businesses will have to answer at some point of its’ life. Unfortunately, there’s no easy answer or “blue pill” that solves everyone’s problems. What should you look for? How should you determine exactly what you need? Today Eddie Thomason is speaking with Karim Hijazi, CEO of Previalion as he shares his thoughts behind building a security team from scratch and things to look out for when hiring a MS(S)P? We’ll unpack his passion towards educating security professionals and the rest of the business on how to be ore secure. You’ll quickly connect with Karim’s unique ability to break down complex concepts into easily digestible metaphors that you can understand and implement in your own security program. Let’s get into it! Listen to Karim’s first conversation HEREYou’ll Learn:How to build a Security Team from ScratchWhat to Consider when hiring new talentHow to Identify the best talentWhat a MSP or MSSP should provideRed Flags from a MSSPThe impact team dynamic has on the success of the organization Full show notes HERE

Build my Own Security team or Hire a MS(S)P? This is a common question most businesses will have to answer at some point of its’ life. Unfortunately, there’s no easy answer or “blue pill” that solves everyone’s problems. What should you look for? How should you determine exactly what you need? Today <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddiethomason/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eddie Thomason</a> is speaking with <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karimhijazi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karim Hijazi</a>, CEO of <a href="https://www.prevailion.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Previalion</a> as he shares his thoughts behind building a security team from scratch and things to look out for when hiring a MS(S)P? We’ll unpack his passion towards educating security professionals and the rest of the business on how to be ore secure. You’ll quickly connect with Karim’s unique ability to break down complex concepts into easily digestible metaphors that you can understand and implement in your own security program. Let’s get into it! Listen to Karim’s first conversation <a href="https://simplysecurepodcast.com/podcast/006" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a> You’ll Learn:<ol><li>How to build a Security Team from Scratch</li><li>What to Consider when hiring new talent</li><li>How to Identify the best talent</li><li>What a MSP or MSSP should provide</li><li>Red Flags from a MSSP</li><li>The impact team dynamic has on the success of the organization </li></ol>Full show notes <a href="https://leadersincyberpodcast.com/podcast/011" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HERE</a>

011: Building a Security Team or Hire a MS(S)P? W/ Karim Hijazi

Offensive Security. It’s typically frowned upon in the Cyber Security community…Unfortunately, “Hack Back” can lead to some serious consequences if the proper safeguards aren’t in place. How do you gather the right intelligence? Is it time to hack those who are hacking us? Today we’re speaking with Karim Hijazi, CEO of Previalion as he shares his thoughts behind offensive security. We’ll unpack his passion towards evolving into the sea urchin or the porcupine in toady’s modern Cyber Security landscape. You’ll quickly connect with Karim’s unique ability to break down complex concepts into easily digestible metaphors that you can understand and implement in your own security program. Let’s get into it! You’ll Learn:Offensive Security vs. Defensive securityHow to evolve into a PorcupineHow to source intelligence Boundaries to be aware of when thinking offensivelyShould we hack the hackers?How to pro-actively managing risk to steer away hackers Full Show Notes HereConnect with Karim hereListen to Karim's Podcast, Introverted Iconoclast Here 

Offensive Security. It’s typically frowned upon in the Cyber Security community…Unfortunately, “Hack Back” can lead to some serious consequences if the proper safeguards aren’t in place. How do you gather the right intelligence? Is it time to hack those who are hacking us? Today we’re speaking with Karim Hijazi, CEO of <a href="https://www.prevailion.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Previalion</a> as he shares his thoughts behind offensive security. We’ll unpack his passion towards evolving into the sea urchin or the porcupine in toady’s modern Cyber Security landscape. You’ll quickly connect with Karim’s unique ability to break down complex concepts into easily digestible metaphors that you can understand and implement in your own security program. Let’s get into it! You’ll Learn:<ol><li>Offensive Security vs. Defensive security</li><li>How to evolve into a Porcupine</li><li>How to source intelligence </li><li>Boundaries to be aware of when thinking offensively</li><li>Should we hack the hackers?</li><li>How to pro-actively managing risk to steer away hackers </li></ol>Full Show Notes <a href="https://simplysecurepodcast.com/podcast/006" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here</a> Connect with Karim <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karimhijazi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> Listen to Karim's Podcast, Introverted Iconoclast <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-introverted-iconoclast/id1604306955" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Here </a>

006: Sea Cucumbers, Turtles, and Porcupines w/ Karim Hijazi 

Karim Hijazi (@karimhijazi) is the founder, chairman, and CEO of cyber intelligence company Prevailion, and creator and host of The Introverted Iconoclast podcast. What We Discuss with Karim Hijazi:  How vulnerable is the Internet and how much of our current infrastructure would suffer if it were to go down tomorrow? What are the biggest threats to the security of your privacy, your bank account, your company, and your country? How cyber warfare can lead to kinetic (i.e., real) warfare with physical consequences. Why the current efforts of companies and governments to mitigate digital security risks are woefully insufficient. What are our best practices for staying as safe from cyber attacks as possible? And much more...  Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/647 Sign up for Six-Minute Networking -- our free networking and relationship development mini course -- at jordanharbinger.com/course! Miss the show we did with award-winning cybersecurity journalist Nicole Perlroth? Catch up with episode 542: Nicole Perlroth | Who’s Winning the Cyberweapons Arms Race? here! Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!

Karim Hijazi (<a href="https://twitter.com/karimhijazi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@karimhijazi</a>) is the founder, chairman, and CEO of cyber intelligence company <a href="https://www.prevailion.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prevailion</a>, and creator and host of <a href="https://the-introverted-iconoclast.captivate.fm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Introverted Iconoclast</a> podcast. <h3>What We Discuss with Karim Hijazi:</h3> <ul> <li>How vulnerable is the Internet and how much of our current infrastructure would suffer if it were to go down tomorrow?</li> <li>What are the biggest threats to the security of your privacy, your bank account, your company, and your country?</li> <li>How cyber warfare can lead to kinetic (i.e., real) warfare with physical consequences.</li> <li>Why the current efforts of companies and governments to mitigate digital security risks are woefully insufficient.</li> <li>What are our best practices for staying as safe from cyber attacks as possible?</li> <li>And much more...</li> </ul> Full show notes and resources can be found here: <a href="https://jordanharbinger.com/647" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jordanharbinger.com/647</a> <h4>Sign up for <a href="https://jordanharbinger.com/course" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Six-Minute Networking</a> -- our free networking and relationship development mini course -- at <a href="https://jordanharbinger.com/course" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jordanharbinger.com/course</a>!</h4> Miss the show we did with award-winning cybersecurity journalist Nicole Perlroth? <a href="https://www.jordanharbinger.com/nicole-perlroth-whos-winning-the-cyberweapons-arms-race/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catch up with episode 542: Nicole Perlroth | Who’s Winning the Cyberweapons Arms Race? here</a>! <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id1344999619?mt=2&amp;ls=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Like this show? Please leave us a review here</a> -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!

647: Karim Hijazi | When Cyber War Goes Kinetic

Karim Hijazi has seen some things in his career. As a veteran of the intelligence gathering and cybersecurity industries, a multi-time founder/CEO, and now a podcaster, he knows a thing or two about keeping things secure online — and how and why hacks happen. Our conversation runs the gamut from why simple best practices still rule the day when it comes to cybersecurity (Use Good Passwords!) to what might happen if Russia cuts itself off from the global Internet. But mostly we talk about security in the metaverse: digital identity, cryptocurrency, and how the accelerated pace of technology innovation affects cybersecurity. Listen to Karim’s podcast, The Introverted IconoclastLearn about PrevailionFollow Karim on LinkedIn This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit metaaverse.substack.com

Karim Hijazi has seen some things in his career. As a veteran of the intelligence gathering and cybersecurity industries, a multi-time founder/CEO, and now a podcaster, he knows a thing or two about keeping things secure online — and how and why hacks happen. Our conversation runs the gamut from why simple best practices still rule the day when it comes to cybersecurity (Use Good Passwords!) to what might happen if Russia cuts itself off from the global Internet. But mostly we talk about security in the metaverse: digital identity, cryptocurrency, and how the accelerated pace of technology innovation affects cybersecurity. Listen to Karim’s podcast, <a href="https://www.theintrovertediconoclast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Introverted Iconoclast</a> Learn about <a href="http://prevailion.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prevailion</a> Follow <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karimhijazi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karim on LinkedIn</a> This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://metaaverse.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=CTA_1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">metaaverse.substack.com</a>

ep 6: Cybersecurity, Digital Identity, and Crypto Whales ft Karim Hijazi

While the Ukraine/Russia conflict lasts, there is increased uncertainty about what the future holds. In this episode, Karim Hijazi (CEO and Founder of Prevailion) and I discuss the cyber conflict in full. Precedent in previous cyber war, how the cyber conflict has unfolded so far, how attackers (both directly and indirectly involved) are responding, and what might unfold in various escalation paths.   His first episode on Secure Ventures was episode #2, and you can find it on whatever app you are using to listen to this one!  Some additional reading material based on what we discussed:  Ukrainian Hacktivists: https://www.wired.com/story/hacktivists-pandemonium-russia-war-ukraine/ Russian DDoS: https://venturebeat.com/2022/03/07/ukraine-weve-repelled-nonstop-ddos-attacks-from-russia/ India's Predicament: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/india-pressure-condemn-russia-ally-ukraine-invasion/ 

While the Ukraine/Russia conflict lasts, there is increased uncertainty about what the future holds. In this episode, Karim Hijazi (CEO and Founder of Prevailion) and I discuss the cyber conflict in full. Precedent in previous cyber war, how the cyber conflict has unfolded so far, how attackers (both directly and indirectly involved) are responding, and what might unfold in various escalation paths.  His first episode on Secure Ventures was episode #2, and you can find it on whatever app you are using to listen to this one! Some additional reading material based on what we discussed: <ul> <li>Ukrainian Hacktivists: <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/hacktivists-pandemonium-russia-war-ukraine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.wired.com/story/hacktivists-pandemonium-russia-war-ukraine/</a></li> <li>Russian DDoS: <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2022/03/07/ukraine-weve-repelled-nonstop-ddos-attacks-from-russia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://venturebeat.com/2022/03/07/ukraine-weve-repelled-nonstop-ddos-attacks-from-russia/</a></li> <li>India's Predicament: <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/india-pressure-condemn-russia-ally-ukraine-invasion/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/india-pressure-condemn-russia-ally-ukraine-invasion/</a></li> </ul>

Bonus Episode: Karim Hijazi on the Ukraine/Russia Cyber Conflict

Hey guys, below is a biography of Karim. It's a long one but I want you to know his background to better understand his history and message.-Be sure also to check out his podcast over at https://www.theintrovertediconoclast.com/Karim has been at the forefront of attacker counterintelligence and infiltration research for the last decade, developing new ways for security teams to clandestinely monitor hackers and anticipate attacks before they happen. Prior to launching Prevailion, Karim was the founder/CEO of Unveillance, an early pioneer in advanced threat intelligence and the first cloud-based data leak intelligence platform. Karim successfully exited Unveillance in 2012 with an acquisition by Mandiant, and he was then appointed as Mandiant’s new director of intelligence. While at Mandiant, Karim played an important role in that company’s well-known APT1 report released in 2013, which definitively linked the People’s Liberation Army of China to widespread cyber espionage activity against US interests. Mandiant was acquired by FireEye soon after.During the hacktivist heydays of the early 2010s, Karim engaged in a well-documented battle with the Anonymous offshoot “LulzSec,” after the group compromised an InfraGard database. Karim’s confrontation with the group was featured in Parmy Olson’s book, “We Are Anonymous,” as well as national media like CNN and CNET. During the Arab Spring, Karim also served as a key contributor to the Cyber Security Forum Initiative’s “Project Cyber Dawn Libya,” which provided the first in-depth look at Libyan cyber warfare capabilities and defenses. CSFI’s membership includes military officials, academics and business leaders from the US and around the world.Over the years, Karim has served as a cybersecurity industry source for many prominent news outlets, including CNN, Fox News, Washington Post, The New York Times, Forbes, CyberScoop and many more. Before devoting his work full-time to defense and intelligence product development, Karim served as founder at Demiurge Consulting, a counterintelligence and countermeasure consultancy whose clients and collaborations included Coca-Cola, TSYS, Baker Botts LLP, McKesson, Palantir, MIT, Berkeley and Stanford Universities.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/justinaguirre/support

Hey guys, below is a biography of Karim. It's a long one but I want you to know his background to better understand his history and message. -Be sure also to check out his podcast over at <a href="https://www.theintrovertediconoclast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.theintrovertediconoclast.com/</a> Karim has been at the forefront of attacker counterintelligence and infiltration research for the last decade, developing new ways for security teams to clandestinely monitor hackers and anticipate attacks before they happen. Prior to launching Prevailion, Karim was the founder/CEO of Unveillance, an early pioneer in advanced threat intelligence and the first cloud-based data leak intelligence platform. Karim successfully exited Unveillance in 2012 with an acquisition by Mandiant, and he was then appointed as Mandiant’s new director of intelligence. While at Mandiant, Karim played an important role in that company’s well-known APT1 report released in 2013, which definitively linked the People’s Liberation Army of China to widespread cyber espionage activity against US interests. Mandiant was acquired by FireEye soon after. During the hacktivist heydays of the early 2010s, Karim engaged in a well-documented battle with the Anonymous offshoot “LulzSec,” after the group compromised an InfraGard database. Karim’s confrontation with the group was featured in Parmy Olson’s book, “We Are Anonymous,” as well as national media like CNN and CNET. During the Arab Spring, Karim also served as a key contributor to the Cyber Security Forum Initiative’s “Project Cyber Dawn Libya,” which provided the first in-depth look at Libyan cyber warfare capabilities and defenses. CSFI’s membership includes military officials, academics and business leaders from the US and around the world. Over the years, Karim has served as a cybersecurity industry source for many prominent news outlets, including CNN, Fox News, Washington Post, The New York Times, Forbes, CyberScoop and many more. Before devoting his work full-time to defense and intelligence product development, Karim served as founder at Demiurge Consulting, a counterintelligence and countermeasure consultancy whose clients and collaborations included Coca-Cola, TSYS, Baker Botts LLP, McKesson, Palantir, MIT, Berkeley and Stanford Universities. --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/justinaguirre/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/justinaguirre/support</a>

An interview with a Corporate Spy - Karim Hijazi

In the wake of the recent SolarWinds incident, never has Karim Hijazi been so busy. Karim started his career in photography and then quickly transitioned into starting his own security consultancy. Since then, he has had numerous interesting events including a public battle with Lulzsec in 2011. Now, his company Prevailion is in the spotlight more than ever due to its novel approach to supplier security.

In the wake of the recent SolarWinds incident, never has Karim Hijazi been so busy. Karim started his career in photography and then quickly transitioned into starting his own security consultancy. Since then, he has had numerous interesting events including a public battle with Lulzsec in 2011. Now, his company Prevailion is in the spotlight more than ever due to its novel approach to supplier security.