{"podcast":{"title":"The Aspiring STEM Geek","slug":"the-aspiring-stem-geek-7042899","podcast_index_feed_id":7042899,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f81a1bb8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adrian-doli","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41524606/41524606-1722864193967-fc0e2c986105c.jpg","author":"Adrian Dolinay","episode_count":25,"summary":"Hi everyone, welcome to The Aspiring STEM Geek! The podcast is a casual conversation with a guest about science, technology and other related topics.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-aspiring-stem-geek-7042899"},"episode":{"title":"The Aspiring STEM Geek - Cybersecurity with Ben Kofman - #5","slug":"the-aspiring-stem-geek-cybersecurity-with-ben-kofman-5","published_at":"2024-11-04T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-aspiring-stem-geek-7042899/the-aspiring-stem-geek-cybersecurity-with-ben-kofman-5","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-aspiring-stem-geek-7042899","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adrian-doli/episodes/The-Aspiring-STEM-Geek---Cybersecurity-with-Ben-Kofman---5-e2q867e","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f81a1bb8/podcast/play/93640366/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-9-28%2F388854126-44100-2-c284b8fc2a0dd.mp3","summary":"In this episode I talk with Ben Kofman, a Offensive Security Engineer. We talk about Ben's introduction to Cybersecurity, offensive vs. defensive cyber, cybersecurity tools every aspiring analyst should know, an exploit Ben found at a tech company and some good EDM artists to study to. Hope you enjoy! CYBERSECURITY READING: Recursive Amplification Attacks: Botnet-as-a-Service (Ben’s Article): https://www.praetorian.com/blog/recursive-amplification-attacks-botnet-as-a-service/ An Unprecedented Look at Stuxnet, the World's First Digital Weapon from Wired: https://www.wired.com/2014/11/countdown-to-zero-day-stuxnet/ Everything You Need for a Career as a SOC Analyst in 2024 from the Dynamic Search Solutions Blog: https://dynamicsearch.co.uk/career-tips/soc-analyst-career/ How Did Thousands of Pagers Used by Hezbollah Explode at the Same Time? from the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/hezbollah-pager-explosion-explained-ed4274f3 How Do APIs Work? from Akami: https://www.akamai.com/glossary/how-do-apis-work How to become a cybersecurity engineer: ultimate career guide from Hack the Box: https://www.hackthebox.com/blog/how-to-become-a-cybersecurity-engineer-career-guide Red Team vs Blue Team Defined from Crowdstrike: https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/cybersecurity-101/advisory-services/red-team-vs-blue-team/ Security architecture design from Microsoft: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/guide/security/security-start-here SolarWinds Hack Victims: From Tech Companies to a Hospital and University from the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/articles/solarwinds-hack-victims-from-tech-companies-to-a-hospital-and-university-11608548402 The Untold Story of the Boldest Supply-Chain Hack Ever from Wired: https://www.wired.com/story/the-…","meta_description":"In this episode I talk with Ben Kofman, a Offensive Security Engineer. We talk about Ben's introduction to Cybersecurity, offensive vs. defensive cyber, c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3814,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-aspiring-stem-geek-7042899/episodes/the-aspiring-stem-geek-cybersecurity-with-ben-kofman-5/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-aspiring-stem-geek-7042899/the-aspiring-stem-geek-cybersecurity-with-ben-kofman-5.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}