The Geek Whisperers

The Geek Whisperers work every day with enterprise IT professionals. In Season 2 of the show, the grew centers on talking about careers: particularly about the career success of high tech leaders who have navigated the nonlinear career path. Listen, enjoy and please be sure to share. Join John Troyer, Amy Lewis, and Matthew Brender as they share their experiences, stories, and what's worked for them as they do their daily jobs as Geek Whisperers.

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A Generation of Folks Growing Up To Be Hackers – Ep 79


How do you end up as a VP and Security CTO at Juniper? Chris Hoff doesn’t know, but there he is. This week we talk with @Beaker about hackers, faking an aneurysm, building compelling presentations, and finding what you’re passionate about.

“Hey, hey, hey, hey-now. Don’t be mean; we don’t have to be mean, cuz, remember, no matter where you go, there you are.” -Buckaroo Banzai

Getting started by seeing a crazy hack in the computer lab and getting tossed a manual.

Challenges of being the FBI recruiting hackers, and challenges of being a security journalist without legally endangering yourself.

Faking an an aneurysm

A recent presentation from Hoff:

One of the first presentations I noticed from, from 2008, The Four Horsemen of Virtualization Security

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  • Rational Survivability, his blog

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