Conservation Starters is a podcast created by the Thurston Conservation District. This series is dedicated to empowering Thurston County residents to steward our shared natural resources. Through thoughtful conversations with TCD staff, community partners, and community members we explore a program or issue related to the work of the Conservation District and how our community can engage with us and our staff.
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Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Podcast Series
Members of Technical Staff at the Software Engineering Institute
The SEI Podcast Series presents conversations in software engineering, cybersecurity, and future technologies.
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Get to know precision machining suppliers! Speaking of Suppliers is a brand new podcast where PMPA Technical Members are interviewed by PMPA Staff and share who they are, what they do and how they help the precision machining industry.
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Discussions with SEI researchers about cyber-related topics of interest
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We are a team of 30+ highly skilled SEO professionals and web designers, all hand trained in my Standard Operating Procedures. All of the Rank Fortress Staff came to me needing to learn how to do SEO, and I have taught them everything required to rank a site or GMB listing. When I first started my Agency, it was just two vas, and over the past year, we quickly grew our agency to where it is now. With a specialized staff, each staff member has specific tasks they are responsible for. For exam ...
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Each webinar features an SEI researcher discussing their research on software and cybersecurity problems of considerable complexity. The webinar series is a way for the SEI to accomplish its core purpose of improving the state-of-the-art in software engineering and cybersecurity and transitioning this work to the community. The SEI is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon University. The SEI Webinar Seri ...
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In these short videos, experts from the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) deliver informative snapshots of our latest research on the changing world of all things cyber. The SEI is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon University.
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Fine. I'll do a podcast on corporate IT, tech in general, business, the AI Meltdown, and any other topic I find interesting (movies, tacos). This isn't some dry tech podcast for nerds only (nerds welcome), this is a banter-forward, why-so-serious pod that won't hesitate to take detours and try to entertain. But we'll also make serious points about how IT at growing businesses can be great, efficient, secure, strategic, automated, and even friendly (WHAT?!). Bring your sense of humor - life i ...
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Welcome to Flat and Thru with Liv Green and Leslie Smith! We are diving into all things Field Hockey. In this podcast, we will be talking to coaches and recent graduates of all divisions and conferences, support staff, former club coaches and overall “hockey heads” about an array of topics that cover situations beyond the technical and tactical parts of the game. We are going to explore topics such as differences in collegiate divisions, daily life as a SA, mental health, physical training, ...
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On this month's episode of Conservation Starters sit down with TCD's Senior Natural Resource Specialist, Kendall Carman to better understand the way we support community members in the Thurston County. Together, we break down what terms like technical assistance and cost-share mean. We also discuss what these processes look like and share resources…
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The exposed and public nature of application programming interfaces (APIs) come with risks including the increased network attack surface. Zero trust principles are helpful for mitigating these risks and making APIs more secure. In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), McKinley Sconiers-Hasan, a solu…
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Nobody asked what we think about good vs. bad e-mail address name conventions, but did that stop us from sharing our opinions? No, it did not. Do we also have opinions about how some people use their cameras on video calls? Yes, we do. Then we talk about how AI adds prompts to posts on the Socials that are just silly. And we learn new words!…
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How can we effectively use large language models (LLMs) for cybersecurity tasks? In this Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute podcast, Jeff Gennari and Sam Perl discuss applications for LLMs in cybersecurity, potential challenges, and recommendations for evaluating LLMs.
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Capability-Based Planning (CBP) defines a framework that has an all-encompassing view of existing abilities and future needs for strategically deciding what is needed and how to effectively achieve it. Both business and government acquisition domains use CBP for financial success or to design a well-balanced defense system. The definitions understa…
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We discuss three stories ripped from today's headlines that cover the forces of evil conspiring to ruin remote work for all of us including North Korea, The Evil HR Lady, Mouse Jigglers and yes, Wells Fargo. And we agree that Mouse Jigglers would be a good name for a band.David Wheat, alt-CIO Consulting
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CMMC compliance is not just IT- it has broad Operational component as well. Listen as Lawrence Cruciana and Miles Free explore how this process will impact and change your practices across your shop. For More Information visit www.pmpa.org/podcastsPMPA
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On this month's episode of Conservation Starters we sit down with Thurston Conservation District's Stewardship Forester, Alex Chacon to discuss how TCD is now offering more support for forest landowners in our community. We dive into what "healthy forests" can look like and we discuss the importance of planning for your forest land. We also explore…
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What can the recently discovered vulnerabilities related to Rust tell us about the security of the language? In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, David Svoboda discusses two vulnerabilities, their sources, and how to mitigate them.
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Generative AI and Software Engineering Education
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Within a very short amount of time, the productivity and creativity improvements envisioned by generative artificial intelligence (AI), such as using tools based on large language models (LLMs), have taken the software engineering community by storm. The industry is in a race to develop your next best software development tool. Organizations are pe…
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Cybersecurity risks aren’t just a national concern. In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), the CERT division’s Tracy Bills, senior cybersecurity operations researcher and team lead, and James Lord, security operations technical manager, discuss the SEI’s work developing Computer Security Incident R…
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Traditionally, cybersecurity has focused on finding and removing vulnerabilities. This is like driving backward down the highway using your rearview mirror. Most breaches are due to defects in design or code; thus, the only way to truly address the issue is to design and build more secure solutions. In this webcast, Tim Chick discusses how security…
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Modern analytic methods, including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) classifiers, depend on correlations; however, such approaches fail to account for confounding in the data, which prevents accurate modeling of cause and effect and often leads to prediction bias. The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has developed a new AI …
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Developers know that static analysis helps make code more secure. However, static analysis tools often produce a large number of false positives, hindering their usefulness. In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), David Svoboda, a software security engineer in the SEI’s CERT Division, discusses Rede…
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Not all paths to cybersecurity careers look the same. In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Randy Trzeciak, deputy director of cyber risk and resilience in the SEI’s CERT division, discusses his career journey, resources for pursuing a career in cybersecurity, and the importance of building a dive…
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On this month's episode of Conservation Starters we sit down with Thurston Conservation District's Habitat Restoration Specialist, Joey Burgess to discuss the role of riparian buffers on our landscape. We discuss the benefits of adding plants along streams and river and outline two TCD programs that offer financial support for landowners to impleme…
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We welcome a panel of IT deep thinkers to discuss the attributes that make for great IT staff. Darrick and David are joined by Tejal Patel and Keven Pennock to share our experiences with what the very best IT staff we've ever worked with have in common. And in the final segment, we have fun trimming our list down to our Final Five. Along the way we…
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Using a Scenario to Reason About Implementing a Zero Trust Strategy
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There is a lot of documentation about a zero trust architecture, as well as directives that it be used for U.S. federal agencies and the Department of Defense (DoD), but little information on how to go about implementing it to improve an organization’s enterprise or DoD weapon system security. Use cases typically describe requirements for these sys…
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Sam Procter started out studying computer science at the University of Nebraska, but he didn’t love it. It wasn’t until he took his first software engineering course that he knew he’d found his career path. In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, Sam Procter discusses the early influences that shaped his …
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What makes a coffee shop perfect for remote work? We have a rating system. And we add a little bathroom talk in the banter segment. In The Big Idea segment, we discuss a very important IT concept called Technical Debt. It's bad, like a car that burns oil so badly you have to add oil while you drive (true story).…
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With the increasing complexity of software systems, the use of third-party components has become a widespread practice. Cyber disruptions, such as SolarWinds and Log4j, demonstrate the harm that can occur when organizations fail to manage third-party components in their software systems. In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software …
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Hoo boy, the Return to Office wars have just gotten silly. And dark. Dell just announced they're going to start discriminating against their own employees who work not-near a Dell office. That's right, remote workers are no longer eligible for promotions at Dell. So, we play the game "what if we replaced 'remote workers' with another group of peopl…
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On this month's episode of Conservation Starters we sit down with Thurston Conservation District's Community Agricultural Coordinator, Tina Wagner to discuss urban agriculture in our local community. Together, we dive into challenges facing our food system like access to healthy food and the land needed to grow the produce we all love. We showcase …
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In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, Carol Ware, a senior cybersecurity engineer in the SEI’s CERT Division, discusses her career path, the value of mentorship, and the importance of diversity in cybersecurity.Carol Ware
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In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Suzanne Miller, a principal researcher in the SEI’s Software Solutions Division, discusses her career path, the value of mentorship, and the importance of diversity in software engineering.Suzanne Miller
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In this Snack Size episode, I book an online service appointment for my car only to end up wondering "Do I or Don't I Actually Have an Appointment?" In a tale of woe - spoiler alert - I did not, thanks to some #badIT at my local dealership. That was bad enough, but they doubled down on some awful follow up to my mild-but-not-five-star review to ans…
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Across the globe, women account for less than 30 percent of professionals in technical fields. That number drops to 22 percent in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Violet Turri, a software developer in the SEI’s AI Division, discusses the evolution of…
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On this month's episode of Conservation Starters, we are joined by Senior WSU Extension Coordinator & Educator, Erica Guttman and Native Plant Salvage's Learning & Outreach Coordinator, Cameron Dunn. During our time together we dive into the wonderful world of hedgerows! We discuss the benefits of adding hedgerows to your landscape and walk through…
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Darrick stans a magical gas station chain to a semi-skeptical David. But they both agree on the magic of the Agile methodology for code development, ERP projects, your next cross-country trip, and maybe even your marriage.David Wheat, alt-CIO Consulting
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At the request of the White House, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) began exploring use cases for large language models (LLMs) within the Intelligence Community (IC). As part of this effort, ODNI sponsored the Mayflower Project at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI) from May 2023 through Septe…
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Modern software engineering practices of Agile and DevSecOps have provided a foundation for producing working software products faster and more reliably than ever before. Far too often, however, these practices do not address the non-software concerns of business mission and capability delivery even though these concerns are critical to the success…
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Thousands fired from their jobs and forced into financial ruin or bankruptcy. Ostracized from their families and communities as thieves and cheats. Hundreds falsely accused, prosecuted, and sent to prison. Several died of suicide. An ordeal lasting decades. 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩. The cause? The worst #badIT story you’ll ever hear. C…
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On this month's episode of Conservation Starters, we are joined by Davy Clark, Nisqually River Education Project Program Director and Tristan Olson, Nisqually River Council Program Coordinator. Together we jump in and explore the Nisqually River Watershed. We discuss how each of their partnered organizations are working towards creating a healthier…
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According to the Verizon Data Breach Report, Log4j-related exploits have occurred less frequently over the past year. However, this Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) flaw was originally documented in 2021. The threat still exists despite increased awareness. Over the past few years, the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has developed gu…
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Increasingly in government acquisition of software-intensive systems, we are seeing programs using Agile development methodology and earned value management. While there are many benefits to using both Agile and EVM, there are important considerations that software program managers must first address. In this podcast, Patrick Place, a senior engine…
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