The Generalist: Recent Episodes
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"The Generalist," hosted by Ilya Umanskiy, is an insightful podcast where security practitioners can come to look beyond their silos, niches, and egos to expand their professional comfort zones.
In the sixth episode of the "View from a Non-conformist" series from The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy discusses:
• Helping our clients move past the phrase “We haven’t had any incidents.” It is one of the biggest “red flags” in organizations’ maturity in relation to asset protection.
• Why we should move past 100-page binders with crisis management plans and other actionable documents sitting on shelves, collecting dust.
• Why we should stop using the term “safety” in asset protection.
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The Generalist EP 25: A View From a Non-conformist Pt 5
In the fifth episode of the "View from a Non-conformist" series from The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy discusses:
• We are dealing with over-saturation of tech. Having more doesn't mean it is better. Imagine having multiple software platforms or tech hardware with poor design.
• We are still struggling with the concept of "lowest bidder" in acquisition of services and tech. What this often leads to is unethical vendor practices.
• With so much tech at our disposal, we are still far from achieving optimal orchestration between human decision makers and technologies which are supposed to aid us with the decision-making process.
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In the fourth episode of the "View from a Non-conformist" series from The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy discusses:
• Annual training doesn’t work
• We have a lot of unhelpful terminology which prevents us from expanding our competence and credibility
• Our control rooms / SOCs are still designed without humans in mind and reliance on international standards
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In the third episode of the "View from a Non-conformist" series from #TheGeneralist, host Ilya Umanskiy discusses:
• There is not enough consistency in end-to-end encryption in asset protection tech / software.
• We still have military and police titles on corporate security teams.
• Asset protection functions still don't consistently report to risk management functions.
In the second episode of the new series from #TheGeneralist, host Ilya Umanskiy discusses:
• While embracing new tech, we are not careful to identify and upgrade antiquated and vulnerable tech in our environments.
• Why DVRs should be retired altogether.
• Why Wiegand and magstripe are the two most vulnerable and already compromised credential technologies in access control.
• User interfaces in asset protection technologies continue to be designed without users in mind.
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In the first episode of this new series from #TheGeneralist, host Ilya Umanskiy discusses several opportunities for improvement in the security industry and the things that are holding us back from improving.
Throughout the episode, Ilya covers:
• We're doing a lot of "chest-beating" about advancements in our industry while forgetting fundamental problems which represent "weakest links"
• Inability and inconsistency of asset identification and prioritization
• We're still using paper visitor logs
• We're still paying line security officers less than US$30 net (or local currency equivalent) per hour
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In this episode of #TheGeneralist, host Ilya Umanskiy breaks down how to do virtual security assessments.
Throughout the episode, Ilya covers:
• Assessing security virtually is possible and can help organizations overcome current logistical challenges as well as save money without sacrificing quality of the outcome
• Virtual assessments help improve collaboration and knowledge transfer between the security team and local facility partners
• Understanding the assessment methodology and critical success elements
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In this episode of The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy is discussing the importance of a quality user experience.
During the episode, Ilya addresses:
• Why we are still dealing with poorly designed user interfaces in security software
• The 3 rules for making any security software user interface and user experience better
• Embracing innovation in security tech, but be far more scrupulous about user experience
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In this episode of The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy brings us a formula for good security, in which he also covers:
∙ Why practitioners need to focus less on fancy tech and terms
∙ Why effective security can't be delivered without understanding mission-critical assets
∙ A simple but effective model for protection of assets
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In this episode of the Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy continues with another great episode on talent management.
During the episode, Ilya goes into his acronym, "H.I.R.E." and how hiring managers can use it when in search of new talent.
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The Generalist EP 16: Recruiting Better
In this episode of The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy discusses the importance of recruiting better in our industry.
During the episode, Ilya hits on certain subjects like:
• Why Recruiters and hiring managers shouldn't be afraid to tell their clients when they're wrong
• Prioritizing visa and language requirements won't get you top talent
• Paying little and expecting good results is a mistake
• Those responsible for recruiting talent in asset protection should understand our industry better
• Improving recruiting will help remove barriers for talent entry into asset protection
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In this episode of The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy shares his thoughts on the capitol riots.
During the episode our host covers:
• The Capitol Riot and not so much failure of security, but absence of it entirely
• How we are having conversations about sophisticated topics in security and forgetting to collectively and individually focus on the basic and fundamental principle of defining and prioritizing assets.
• How absence of asset prioritization was evident in the Capitol Riot.
• A reminder for us all to not put the proverbial cart before the proverbial horse
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In this episode of The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiyis joined by Mike Gips Security Expert, Attorney, Association Professional, Content Creator, and host of Global insights in Professional Security.
During their conversation, Ilya and Mike discuss:
• Intro: Who’s Mike?
• Looking at social media as the current threat to organizations and individuals.
• What are the solutions for countering this threat?
• Scenarios for the future.
• What should young and aspiring practitioners in our industry understand about this threat and ways of building their acumen around it?
• Closing remarks and thoughts
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In this episode of The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy sits down with Associate Director of the Ontic Center for Protective Intelligence, Travis Lishok, as well as former police officer, special agent, New York Times best-selling author, and Executive Director of the Ontic Center for Protective Intelligence, Fred Burton.
During their conversation, the three discuss:
- Travis's recent study on career development in security
- Fred's take on how our industry is developing and what practitioners should consider
- A discussion about the study's results and recommended actions
- The value of humility
- The value of diversity
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In this episode of The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy sits down with Mac Segal, Founder of the AHNA Group.
During their conversation Ilya and Mac discuss:
• Mac's background
• Recent events (SolarWinds, DC Riot, G4S Acquisition)
• What good security looks like
• What in security is working today
• What can be improved in the security industry
• Mac's message to the next generation of security practitioners
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In this episode, host Ilya Umanskiy is joined by special forces veteran, Brett Mott, to dig deeper on how our industry can enable young and aspiring talent.
During their conversation Ilya and Brett cover:
• Brett’s background and his areas of focus
• The challenges for our industry and capturing young talent
• The opportunities for our industry to garner young, quality talent
• Why our industry needs a diversity of individuals from different backgrounds
• What our message could be to young and aspiring security practitioners
• What our industry can improve upon with young talent
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Referenced Links in today's special episode:
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win: Konnikova, Maria: 9780525522621: Amazon.com: Books
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Amazon.com: Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data (9781400210541): Tobaccowala, Rishad: Books
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Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why: Gonzales, Laurence: 9780393353716: Amazon.com: Books
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The Warrior Within: The Philosophies of Bruce Lee: Little, John, Cadwell, Linda Lee: 9780785834441: Amazon.com: Books
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In this episode of The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy has laid out another fantastic model for how industry can develop our young talent.
During the episode, Ilya highlights:
• The 5 factors that are/will continue to affect our young talent
• How leaders can help develop young talent in the industry
• Guiding young talent to success in the security industry
• The way to retain young talent
• What young talent needs to focus on to help advance in the industry
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In this episode of The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy has laid out a really informative discussion on a model for the future of asset protection.
Throughout the episode, Ilya highlights:
• Where we are today as a profession and trade
• Why Asset Protection Largely Fails Today
• Why we need a stronger academic foundation for the industry and entry level professionals
• What we can do to create a path to better asset protection and to bettering the industry
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In this episode of The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy talks about something that is most likely on the top of every security professional’s mind: cybersecurity.
In this insightful look at our cybersecurity concerns, Ilya addresses:
• The problems we’ve yet to address
• How got to where we are with cybersecurity risks today
• What we’re overlooking in our efforts to enhance cybersecurity
• How our search tools create a landscape of cyber risks
• The need to implement risk management principles into cybersecurity practices
• How we’re overlooking the human factor behind firewalls
• The risks of blindly using new technology
• The risks our search engines are creating
• Where we need to focus our cybersecurity efforts
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Today, our host Ilya Umanskiy discusses the difference between mentors and coaches.
Ilya also dives into more on this topic by sharing his thoughts on:
• How the two words mentors and coaches are being used incorrectly in our industry
• What a mentor delivers to us, and the importance of seeking them out
• How do we assess what a good mentor is
• What a coach provides us with
• How we can improve our understanding and utilization of mentors and coaches
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The Generalist EP 6: The Failure is Ours
In this episode of The Generalist, Ilya Umanskiy suggests that we all take a step back and reflect on:
• Our assumptions about our profession
• Where we can afford to build on our competencies
• Where we all can be doing more as asset protection practitioners
• Problems within our organizations and the security industry
• Inconsistent access to the C suite by senior management
• Why there’s inadequate communication between security practitioners and senior managers
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In this episode of The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy discusses convergence in the security industry.
“Is convergence real or is it a facade?” While we’re all working towards convergence, there’s still some things we may be missing.
Throughout the show, Ilya will share some characteristics of true convergence, some use cases where convergence was in fact a facade, as well as some outcomes for us to look out for that reflect what true converged protection measures look like.
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“We’re going to start seeing the need for more robust protection programs that are native to each organizations…ERM applications, thinking about mission critical assets, quantification of impact, and thinking about how these impacts impact business objectives.”
In the third special of The Generalist, Ilya Umanskiy and Sean A. Ahrens, CPP are talking “The State of Our Country” that dives into topics like the risks related to masks, violence, and the upcoming US elections.
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As critical as it is, training is something that we still seem to overlook these days.
In this special of the Generalist, our host Ilya Umanskiy sits down with Greg Schneider, Founder and Chief Security Consultant of Battle Tested Solutions to discuss the challenges the security industry can face without the implementation of proper training programs.
Greg also offers some tips on building stronger training programs for security professionals.
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In episode 4 of The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy, talks about why certain positions in our industry struggle to be recognized as a profession, versus a trade.
Ilya also offers insights on how talent enters our industry, the limitations that are holding us back from hiring diverse and capable talent, as well as why the NEED for professionals to keep moving beyond the status quo is hurting emerging talent.
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Today, we’re fortunate enough to have an abundance of technology solutions to choose from. However, with all of this technology, making decisions on what is the best technology and which one we should use can become overwhelming and may not always lead to the best decision.
In this episode of The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy offers us some food for thought on where we are with technology, what challenges we’re facing, and how we can weed through all the “cyber soup” to improve on our tech decision making.
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In the second episode of The Generalist, host Ilya Umanskiy discusses how we as security professionals have a "tool belt" or our own set of skills, so to speak, and the importance of expanding on our knowledge beyond our specific security niche.
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A special episode of The Generalist focused on the world's different education systems and approaches to shaping the future of the workforce.
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In the very first episode of The Generalist, our host, Ilya Umanskiy, offers us an insightful perspective on the "Man with the Hammer" problem, what it is, and the ways in which we can solve it.
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