#93 Matt Holland: Zero Day

The Knowledge Project

Shane Parrish

Society & Culture, Technology, Business

4.7 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2020

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Matthew Holland is one of the world’s leading authorities in cyber security. He explains exploits, hacking, and defending while providing insight on the mind of the attacker, Huawei, Snowden and what you should be asking your cyber security vendor. -- Want even more? Members get early access, hand-edited transcripts, member-only episodes, and so much more. Learn more here: https://fs.blog/membership/ Every Sunday our Brain Food newsletter shares timeless insights and ideas that you can use at work and home. Add it to your inbox: https://fs.blog/newsletter/ Follow Shane on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/ShaneAParrish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's that going to the doctor scenario and you have a pain you don't want to necessarily find out what it is because you know people are
0:08.3	naturally averse to bad news
0:10.3	You can't be like that with cybersecurity if you don't have a
0:14.3	cybersecurity vendor if you don't have a company helping you out with that problem
0:19.3	Get on it everybody is a target at this point that your company is not small enough to be off an attacker's radar
0:26.4	I have seen five person companies actually I've seen two person companies attacked and hit so you know my my advice is don't be don't be afraid to ask for help
0:36.3	Hello and welcome I'm Shane Parrish and you're listening to the knowledge project this podcast and our website
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1:20.8	This week I'm talking with Matthew Holland the founder and CEO of Field Effect Security for the past decade
1:27.1	Matt's been the guy that every three-letter agency in the Western world has called when they have a problem that they can't solve
1:33.7	Before Matt started Field Effect he enabled allied governments to pursue their lawful mandate this episode is all about
1:39.8	cybersecurity exploits hacking and defending and while this is a world we all hear a lot about
1:45.7	Rarely are the people talking as knowledgeable and informed as Matt in fact
1:49.9	I'd say is one of the top three in the world at what he does
1:53.3	Let's dive into the mind of an attacker what's possible and what questions you should ask your cybersecurity vendor
1:59.0	Along the way we'll talk about Snowden what it's like to work at an intelligence agency and of course Huawei and national security
2:06.5	It's time to listen and learn
2:14.3	The knowledge project is sponsored by Metalab for a decade
2:18.0	Metalab is help some of the world's top companies and entrepreneurs build products that millions of people use every day
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