The Social-Engineer Podcast

Today our guest is Steve Orrin. Steve is a respected IT executive with over 30 years of experience in cybersecurity, solution architecture, virtualization security, and federal project management. Orrin earned a Bachelor's in Honors Research Biology from Kean University. He currently serves as a Federal Chief Technology Officer and Senior PE for Intel Corporation. He is also a key advisor and subject matter expert in the emerging technologies space, providing guidance to the Public Sector, Defense, and Intelligence communities. [Dec 19, 2022] 

 

00:00 – Intro 

00:55 – Intro Links: 

03:43 – Steve Orrin Intro 

04:26 – How did a biologist become a CTO at Intel? 

09:10 – The evolution of security attacks 

12:22 – Humans are humans 

13:18 – Higher-risk targets 

13:54 – If I knew then...LISTEN! 

15:09 – Speak the language 

16:27 – Making limoncello out of lemons 

17:36 – Check your ego 

19:04 – The prerequisites 

21:06 – A Self-fulfilling Prophecy of Awesome Things 

22:15 – Perfection is the Enemy of Good 

26:06 – Handling failure 

28:12 – Culturing opportunities 

30:37 – Ninja skills 

32:07 – Have you had mentors in your career? 

33:42 – Book Recommendations  

35:52 – Find Steve Orrin online 


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