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The FoxDen Podcast

In Partnership with Marist University and Sentricus

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Welcome to the FoxDen Podcast

The FoxDen podcast is a joint production of Marist University’s School of Computer Science and Mathematics and Sentricus, a leading Cybersecurity Company focused on Education. Hosted by Dr. Casimer DeCusatis, Director of Cybersecurity Education in the Department of Computing Technology, and Phaelan Koock from PyxCloud, the FoxDen cybersecurity podcast will provide lively discussion and timely information about cybersecurity topics.  

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Episode 1 | Risk - To Boldly Do Cybersecurity

In this debut episode, Dr. Casimer DeCusatis and his student researcher, Rian, will interview Scott Tumner from New Era Technologies, a Sentricus Partner, about why risk assessment is fundamental; how AI and quantum computing are forcing us to rethink cybersecurity, and Scott's personal connection to Star Trek.  

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Episode 2 | The Liquid Cloud

In episode 2, "The Liquid Cloud," Dr. Casimer DeCusatis, along with featured guest speaker Phaelan Koock representing PyxCloud, discusses how to avoid being locked into a single cloud service provider by designing architecture, security, and operations to be portable and provider-agnostic.

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Episode 3 | Man on the Street: From SOC to EDA

In episode 3, "Man on the Street: From SOC to EDA," hosted by Dr. Casimer DeCusatis, the Marist Director of Cybersecurity Education, and Phaelan Koock from PyxCloud, provides an insightful exploration of the Marist Computing Conference's poster session. The discussion includes the development of a cyber range for Security Operations Center (SOC) training using Kali Linux and Splunk, as well as an examination of IBM’s Electronic Design Automation (EDA) department. 

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Episode 4: What can you do with a cybersecurity degree?

FoxDen Episode 4: “What can you do with a cybersecurity degree?” In this audio podcast Dr. Casimer DeCusatis, Director of Cybersecurity Education at Marist, interviews a former student, Phaelan Koock, who’s gone on to a successful career in cybersecurity.  Hear a Marist alum and local Hudson Valley resident describe their journey from helping build the Internet of Things lab at Marist to consulting with a series of Fortune 500 companies and helping them leverage machine learning and artificial intelligence.

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Episode 5: Generative AI: A New Era

FoxDen Episode 5: “Generative AI: A New Era” In this audio podcast, Dr. Casimer DeCusatis, Director of Cybersecurity Education at Marist and his student researcher Rian interview Dan Higham, Senior Director of Security from New Era Technologies about the security implications of generative AI and what the future might hold.