Wake Up X: Securing Tomorrow, Empowering Today with Efren L. Salazar" is your go-to podcast for bridging the gap between cybersecurity, business, and personal empowerment. Hosted by Efren L. Salazar, each episode dives deep into the latest trends in cybersecurity, offers motivational insights, and provides actionable business strategies. Our guests range from upper management to newcomers in the industry, sharing their unique stories of success, struggles, and the lessons learned along the way.
Wake UP X - Securing Tomorrow, Empowering Today with Efren L. Salazar
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Wake Up X: Securing Tomorrow, Empowering Today with Efren L. Salazar" is your go-to podcast for bridging the gap between cybersecurity, business, and personal empowerment. Hosted by Efren L. Salazar, each episode dives deep into the latest trends in cybersecurity, offers motivational insights, and provides actionable business strategies. Our guests range from upper management to newcomers in the industry, sharing their unique stories of success, struggles, and the lessons learned along the way.
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Recent Episodes
June 13, 2026
Guilty Until Proven Innocent | Devin Prasad on How Networking Made Him a Better Engineer | Wake UP X
<p>In this episode of the Wake UP X Podcast, host Efren Salazar sits down with network engineer Devin for a candid conversation about what it really takes to grow in the world of networking.</p><p><br></p><p>From getting blamed for every outage to becoming a BGP expert trusted across teams, Devin's story is one every tech professional needs to hear.</p><p><br></p><p>What we cover in this episode:</p><p>🔹 The "guilty until proven innocent" dynamic in networking and how it forces you to master everything around you.</p><p><br></p><p>🔹 How Devin learned databases, cloud infrastructure, and server architecture simply by having to prove it wasn't his fault.</p><p><br></p><p>🔹 The shift from traditional on-prem networks to Software-Defined Networking (SDN) and why it changes how you think.</p><p><br></p><p>🔹 Why the cloud is a complete Layer 3 mindset reset and what that means for your configurations.</p><p><br></p><p>🔹 The lift-and-shift era and the real challenges companies faced when rushing to AWS and Azure.</p><p><br></p><p>🔹 BGP and why it powers the entire internet, why enterprises like Google and Facebook rely on it exclusively, and how Devin built his mastery.</p><p><br></p><p>🔹 What it actually means to route traffic over the internet. It's not just send it and forget it.</p><p><br></p><p>Whether you're a network engineer, cloud architect, or just someone curious about how the internet really works, this episode will change how you think about infrastructure.</p><p>Host: Efren SalazarGuest: Devin | Network Engineer and BGP ExpertShow: Wake UP X Podcast</p><p><br></p><p>Wake UP X Podcast, Efren Salazar, Devin network engineer, network engineering podcast, BGP routing explained, cloud networking podcast, SDN software defined networking, network engineer career tips, AWS Azure cloud networking, internet routing protocols, CCNP CCIE prep, tech infrastructure podcast, IT career growth, networking mastery</p>
June 6, 2026
Horse Cart to Moon Landing to Waymo: Larry Switzer on AI, Innovation Cycles and the Future of Jobs
<p>Larry Switzer opens this episode with a story about his grandfather, a man born in western Pennsylvania who never left except to fight World War II, and who lived to see humans walk on the moon. Larry's point is simple and powerful: the innovation cycle is only accelerating from here.</p><p><br></p><p>At RSA 2026 in San Francisco, that acceleration was on full display. Autonomous Waymo vehicles navigating live city traffic. Larry rode in one and came away with an unexpected feeling: he trusted the computer's data driven decision making more than he would a stranger behind the wheel. Smoother. More consistent. No stop and start.</p><p><br></p><p>And behind every one of those decisions? Data. Massive amounts of it. In real time.</p><p><br></p><p>That is the backdrop for the second half of this conversation, where Larry addresses the question everyone in tech is wrestling with: is AI taking jobs?</p><p><br></p><p>His take is grounded and clear. AI is automation. Just like mechanical automation before it, the result is not the elimination of work but the redirection of smart people toward harder, more valuable problems. The challenge is not a lack of work. It is a shortage of technically trained people ready to take on what is next.</p><p><br></p><p>Featuring Larry Switzer and the team at Ziggiz.AI.</p><p><br></p><p>🙏 Thank you Larry Switzer for this incredible conversation on Wake Up X. From horse carts to autonomous vehicles to petabyte scale cybersecurity, your perspective on where we are and where we are going is something everyone in this industry needs to hear. Proud to feature you and the work at Ziggiz.AI. 🎙️</p><p><br></p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLODZHZk6rF5j9esSSLcFbvDGJSqlhs2ZM</p><p>Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wake-up-x-securing-tomorrow-empowering-today-with/id1792821643</p>
May 30, 2026
Be Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: Larry Switzer on Growth, Grit and Getting in the Room
<p>A baseball player who hits .300 is a superstar. That means they fail 7 out of 10 times.</p><p><br></p><p>In this closing segment of our RSA 2026 conversation, Larry Switzer of Ziggiz.AI shares the mindset that separates the people who make it in cybersecurity from those who burn out or give up: be comfortable with being uncomfortable.</p><p><br></p><p>Larry breaks down why discomfort is not a problem to fix but a signal that you are actually growing. His advice for breaking into or leveling up in the industry is simple and direct. Watch where the top investors are putting their money. Get in local rooms with people doing leading edge work. Find experts who have done it, not just taught it. Keep adding. Keep showing up.</p><p><br></p><p>And when you fail, which you will, remember that life is about what you do after the fall.</p><p><br></p><p>We also share the story of how this conversation started: a chance encounter at RSA 2026 in San Francisco, a great person in a great conversation, and a simple hello.</p><p><br></p><p>That is Wake Up X. Real conversations. Real people. Real cybersecurity.</p><p><br></p><p>Connect with Larry at Ziggiz.AI — larry.switzer@ziggiz.ai</p><p><br></p><p>🙏 Thank you Larry Switzer for closing out this conversation with so much honesty and heart. The work you and the team at Ziggiz.AI are doing matters and we are grateful you took the time to chat with us at RSA 2026. 🎙️</p><p><br></p><p>YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLODZHZk6rF5j9esSSLcFbvDGJSqlhs2ZM</p><p>Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wake-up-x-securing-tomorrow-empowering-today-with/id1792821643</p>
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