The Silicon Valley Insider Show with Keith Koo

Jon Walton - Chief Information Officer, San Mateo County

On this week's Silicon Valley Insider, host Keith Koo's special guest is Jon Walton, Chief Information Officer of the County of San Mateo.
Jon discusses his roots studying environmental science and how that led to a storied career in information technology right here in Silicon Valley. One of Jon's previous roles as being the CIO of San Francisco.
Keith asks Jon what is top of mind for a CIO serving a community that is located directly in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, the things that "keep him up at night" as well as what his passions are. We find out that Jon loves cars and is able to "unplug" every once in awhile.
On this week's Cyber-tip, Keith does a deep dive into what happened at the Iowa DNC caucus and how important it is to get the right supplier to develop an app like the one used during Iowa's voting process.
On the Pivot, Keith and Jon discuss what's in store for the future of technology.
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ETC Labs Accelerator - Cohort 2

On this week's Silicon Valley Insider, host Keith Koo interviews four companies from the Ethereum Classic Labs Accelerator (ETC Labs).
1) Marco Montes - Saldo - an international remittance technology
2) Anandan Jayaraman - Pulse Agent - a B2B marketplace
3) OS City - a government technology company
4) W3 Engineers - Saiful Hoque - a company bringing connectivity to the unconnected in remote parts of the world.
ETC Labs Accelerator program provides funding and support to 25 start-ups a year. Ethereum Classic Labs has worked with two cohorts thus far, with the third beginning in February 2020. Go to their website to find out how to apply for more information and how to apply for the next cohort: https://etclabs.org/
On this week's Cyber-tip, Keith talks about the recent expose by PC Magazine that Avast Antivirus that the company data harvests users information without their consent. Keith also explains how users give consent without their knowledge.
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Beena Ammanath, CEO of Humans for AI & Managing Director of Artificial Intelligence, Deloitte

On this week's Silicon Valley Insider, host Keith Koo interviews returning guest Beena Ammanath, Founder & CEO of Humans for AI a non-profit (501c3) dedicated to increasing technology literacy and equipping today's workforce with relevant skills in advancing technology such as artificial intelligence.
Beena is considered a thought leader in many areas of technology and was recently named "Woman of the Year" in Data Analytics by U.C. Berkeley. On today's show she discusses the partnership between Humans for AI and the U.C. Berkeley Fisher Institute to provide completely free Artificial Intelligence Literacy training to underserved communities. All that is required is a high school degree. You can find out more by going to www.humansforai.com or by emailing us at info@svin.biz
On this week's Cyber-tip, Keith follows-up on the recent scare for WhatsApp users and explains how to keep your account safe.
On the Pivot, Beena and Keith discuss how there is a natural fear of the unknown such as Artificial Intelligence give examples how technologies like A.I., Machine Learning and Computer Vision can be beneficial. The key is to understand technology.
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Olga Mack, CEO of Parley Pro - Innovation in Legal Technology

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo's special guest is Silicon Valley stalwart Olga Mack, who is the CEO of Parley Pro a SaaS based legal technology company.
Olga and Keith discuss her inspiring background of coming to the USA with her parents as an immigrant, attending UC Berkeley Law school and living the "American Dream". Olga goes into detail about her strategic career moves ultimately leading to CEO and Chairwoman of Parley Pro.
Parley Pro is a legal technology innovator addressing the need for the legal industry to adopt new tools to stay current with the rapid change in workforce dynamics between legal and procurement stakeholders. Parely Pro's contract management platform is trying to revolutionize the way contracts get done from being "dumb" pieces of paper to "living" documents. Hear how anyone can try Parley Pro for free.
www.parleypro.com
On this week's Cyber-tip, Keith discusses the recently announced major security flaws in Windows. These flaws are so critical, the US Government - NSA disclosed the flaw to the public.
On the Pivot, Olga discusses how she mad the career move from General Counsel of CEO.
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Jennylyn Gleave: Producer and Host of the "Conversations with Jennylyn" TV Show

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo's guest is Jennlyn Gleave, Producer and Host of the "Conversations with Jennylyn" cable TV show originating from Silicon Valley.
Jennylyn talks to Keith about her fascinating story which began as an immigrant from Guyana to hosting and producing her own TV show. She also gives an inside look at how she landed an her interview with Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak. Listen to the end of the show to hear what Jennylyn is passionate about in 2020!
On this week's Cyber-tip, Keith discusses SMS text scams aka "Smishing" and what you should do to stay safe.
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Silicon Valley Insider's 2020 Predictions

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo is joined with Ankit Srinivas, Marketing Manager of Silicon Valley Insider to talk about how 2019 was for technology companies and their predictions for 2020.
On this week's Cyber-tip, Keith talks about the Wyze camera data breach. Wyze is a widely used home and office security camera system and estimated 2.8 million users had their data stolen due to configuration errors by Wyze. Hear to make sure you keep yourself safe.
On the Pivto, Keith and Ankit discuss how many startups are adjusting their strategies for 2020.
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CA Gov Cyber Security Task Force - Shortage of 73,000+ Cyber Security Pros

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo talks about his work with the California Governor's Cyber Security Task Force and how they are trying to address the shortage of 73,000+ skilled Cyber Security Professionals in the public and private sectors.
Keith's guests from the Workforce Development sub group are:
Jimmy Sanders, Head of Cyber Security - Netflix DVD
Keith Clement, Professor of Criminology at California State University - Fresno and the Workforce Development sub group leader for the California Governor's Cyber Security Taskforce
Markus Geissler, Professor at California Community Colleges
Keith Koo speaks with each guest about the shortage of skilled Cyber Security professionals in California and what steps are being taken to stay current in government, industry and academia.
On this week's Cyber-tip, Keith once again talks about the importance of combating ransomware with the newest targets of New Orleans, LA, Pensacola, FL and the University of Maastrict in the Netherlands.
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Chris Cochran, Head of Threat Intelligence - Netflix & Co-Host of Hacker Valley Studios

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo's guest is Chris Cochran, Head of Threat Intelligence for Netflix and the Co-Host of the Hacker Valley Studios podcast.
Chris talks with Keith about how he got started in the military which led to a career in Information Security leading up to his role at Netflix. Keith and Chris also talk about how to get a job in the Cyber defense industry.
As an added bonus, Keith and Chris discuss what it takes to start a podcast.
On this week's Cyber-tip, Keith discusses the continued rise in ransomware (especially with the recent New Orleans and Pensacola "state of emergencies" and how to keep your organization safe.
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Mark Jeffrey, CEO of Guardian Circle

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo's guest is Mark Jeffrey, Award winning author and Co-Founder and CEO of Guardian Circle.
Keith and Mark discuss how Guardian Circle strives to be a next generation "Life Alert" and the harrowing story of how Mark first conceived of the concept of creating community and incident response using blockchain technology.
On this week's Cyber-tip, Keith discusses the rise in Ponzi schemes related to crypto currencies and how all "get rick quick" investments should be scrutinized whether in crypto or fiat currencies.
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Russell Korus, CEO of EZ365 - Industries Succeeding in Blockchain

On this episode of Silicon Valley Insider, Keith Koo's guest is Russell, Co-Founder and CEO of EZ365 is a digital ecosystem that combines aspects of online gaming, cryptocurrency trading and blockchain education.
Russell discusses the team behind EZ365 and their vision to for blockchain and cryptocurrencies to gain mass adoption through industries like gaming, entertainment and trading which have historically been early adopters of technology.
On this week's Cyber-tip, Keith once again highlights third party (or vendor) risk management with Sprint's announcement that thousands of its customers cell phone bills and associated call histories were left out on the public internet by one of Sprint's vendors.
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