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Show Notes

In this episode, host Ron Eddings is joined by Metasploit creator, co-founder and CEO of runZero, HD Moore. HD changed the world with Metasploit and he’s doing it again with runZero. Attack Surface Management can’t happen unless you have visibility into your home or company network and HD shares how he’s able to deliver that and so much more in his journey of creating runZero.

Impactful Moments

00:00 - Welcome

00:50 - Introducing guest, HD Moore

01:30 - Fixing the Root Cause

05:00 - runZero

10:54 - A New Kind of CAASM

12:00 - Uncover the Unknown

14:08 - runZero Raving

17:45 - “Trust me, you can scan OT”

20:10 - You Can Scan if You Want To

22:30 - Red to Blue Judo Skills

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