Making the World a More Secure Place with Yasmin Abdi

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Data and security breaches are a dime a dozen nowadays, and despite their frequency, they’re still just as dangerous. That’s where Yasmin Abdi, the CEO of noHack, comes in. Despite her relatively short career, she’s already worked for some of the giants of the tech industry like Google and Snapchat. Along with Justin and Autumn, Yasmin breaks down real-world security challenges and solutions, a firsthand view into managing role-based access, phishing simulations for employee training, and the delicate balance between security and usability.

Show Highlights (0:00) Intro (0:32) Tremolo sponsor read (2:04) How Yasmin built noHack (3:15) Breaking down Yasmin's impressive resume (4:17) What sparked Yasmin's interest in security? (7:54) Yasmin's biggest challenge since starting noHack (11:05) How Zero Trust has evolved over the past decade (12:34) Balancing usability and security (15:43) The problems with role-based access and how Yasmin's work addresses it (19:31) Phishing schemes and AI's role in the future of security (23:14) Tremolo sponsor read (24:13) Yasmin's efforts to educate organizations on the dangers of phishing and poor security (29:31) "Security theater" and the lack of serious education (34:20) How to get people to take security seriously (39:37) Yasmin's opinions on third-party scanning vendors (43:17) How Yasmin would have handled the CrowdStrike attack (46:52) Where you can find more from Yasmin About Yasmin Abdi Yasmin Abdi is the CEO and Founder of noHack, a cybersecurity company focused on delivering high-impact solutions for public and private (startups, & SMB) clients. Yasmin’s expertise spans enterprise security, secure software development, vulnerability and risk management, threat detection and intelligence, security assurance and education, and privacy best practices. Yasmin has also shared her knowledge at major industry platforms (featured on Forbes, Cisco, Voice of America) and has established herself as a leading voice in the cybersecurity space.

Before launching noHack, Yasmin led global security and privacy initiatives at tech giants like Google, Meta, and Snap. With over seven years of experience, she played a pivotal role as a founding member of Meemo, an AI-powered social finance app later acquired by Coinbase for $95M. Links Referenced Yasmin’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasminyabdi/ Yasmin’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yazabdi/?hl=en Sponsor Tremolo: http://fafo.fm/tremolo Sponsor the FAFO Podcast! http://fafo.fm/sponsor