Episode 25 - Unleashing Cyber Potential: The KC7 Journey with Simeon Kakpovi and Greg Schloemer

Episode Highlights:   Introductions (0:00) Simeon Kakpovi’s background (0:52) Gregory Schloemer’s background (3:01) Larry's Journey to Cybersecurity (5:20)   Transition from sports and coaching to cybersecurity Role of faith and mentorship Meeting and Partnership (7:08)   How Joe and Larry met Similar missions and goals KC7 Overview (8:10)   Introduction to KC7 and its impact Simeon’s story and vision for KC7 (9:22) Development of KC7 (11:38)   Greg’s involvement and development process Challenges and successes in creating KC7 KC7 in Action (12:57)   Demonstration of KC7 platform and features Tips and tricks for using KC7 effectively (16:46) Expansion and future goals for KC7 (18:14) KC7 Summer Camp (19:24)   Overview of the summer camp for students Success stories and impact on students Generating Realistic Data for KC7 (22:30)   Techniques for creating realistic cybersecurity data Use of AI in data generation (23:26) Interactive Demo: Creating a Scenario (26:40)   Step-by-step demo of generating a threat scenario with AI Explanation of threat actor behaviors and data patterns (31:01) Future of KC7 and AI Integration (33:46)   Plans for scaling and improving KC7 with AI Vision for automating question generation (34:03) Community and Feedback (36:04)   Importance of community support and feedback Success stories from KC7 users (38:32) Conclusion (39:48)   Final thoughts and appreciation Invitation to join the KC7 community https://kc7cyber.com/ and connect on Discord https://discord.com/invite/TmgCUnrArT

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Joe Stocker, CEO of a Microsoft Cybersecurity consulting company, mentors his friend Larry on his journey to a career in Cybersecurity. Larry is a 49 year-old warehouse manager who has always wanted to get into the field of cybersecurity, but never had anyone to teach him the ropes. Larry asks tons of questions as Joe patiently explains key concepts and tells stories about his 20 year career in information technology.