Martin has been doing hands-on cyber security for over 30 years for major international companies. This included ethical hacking, web application testing, social engineering, malware analysis/research and remediation, digital forensics and incident response, as well as risk analysis and consultancy. He is a regular speaker (including keynotes) at events and conferences (with lots of published papers and articles). Regularly lectures at universities (helping to get new blood into the industry).
Martin now runs his own cyber security business alongside his existing digital mapping one... He is a keen hiker including climbing all three of the highest peaks in the British Isles. He used to keep snakes, scorpions, tarantulas and other creepy crawlies as pets, and still tries to play the guitar; usually badly...
Martin Overton has been a guest on 1 episode.
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117: SWATs on a plane
February 28th, 2019 | 57 mins 24 secs
facebook, insurance, linkedin, malware, perfect night in, rude words, swatting, tetris, twitter
Why is Tampa's mayor tweeting about blowing up the airport? Are hackers trying to connect with you via LinkedIn? And has Maria succeeded in her attempt to survive February without Facebook?
Plus, after last week's discussion about the legal battle between Mondelez and Zurich Insurance, we have a chat with security veteran Martin Overton to take a deeper look into cyberinsurance.