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What if your security team is playing defense while hackers play offense 24/7? Foster Davis, former Navy cyber warfare officer and founder of BreachBits, breaks down why traditional penetration tests become obsolete in weeks—and how continuous red teaming changes the game. From hunting pirates in the Indian Ocean to defending critical infrastructure, Foster shares hard-earned lessons about adversarial thinking, operational risk management, and why the junior person in the room might spot your biggest vulnerability.
What You'll Learn:
- Why red teaming creates psychological advantages penetration testing can't match
- How operational risk management translates technical findings into executive action
- The real cost of point-in-time security assessments (hint: ask St. Paul, Minnesota)
- Military-grade frameworks for continuous threat simulation in civilian organizations
- Why attackers operate 365 days a year—but most organizations test once
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Chapters
1. Host Intros And Guest Background (00:00:00)
2. Navy Career And Cyber Foundations (00:00:38)
3. Limits Of Traditional Red Teaming (00:00:59)
4. Outside-In Validation And Psychology (00:02:11)
5. Why Assessments Go Stale So Fast (00:03:15)
6. Minnesota Breaches And Public Impact (00:04:08)
7. Compliance Trap And Continuous Posture (00:05:28)
8. What Red Teaming Really Is (00:06:24)
9. Separation Of Teams And Game Planning (00:08:00)
10. Culture Shift To Proactive Security (00:10:00)
11. Board-Level Accountability And Funding (00:11:27)
12. Transparency Risks In Public Sector (00:13:10)
13. Military Vs Civilian Red Team Realities (00:14:24)
14. Incentives, Insurance, And Buy-In (00:16:35)
15. Making Cyber Tangible For Leaders (00:18:04)
16. A Junior Analyst Changes Everything (00:19:49)
17. Communicating Findings As Business Risk (00:22:05)
18. Elevating Young Talent And Embracing AI (00:24:10)
19. Piracy Lessons For Cyber Defense (00:26:05)
20. Remediation The Right And Wrong Way (00:28:00)
21. Continuous Follow-Through And False Positives (00:29:20)
22. Closing And Where To Find Guests (00:39:33)
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