AI's Evolution in Security Operations: From Support to Collaboration Doron Davidson, Managing Director of Security Operations at Cyberproof, joins John Richards to explore how AI is transforming security operations and pushing SOC maturity models into new territory. With extensive experience from telecom security to founding SecBI, Doron brings unique insights into the evolution of managed security services. Rethinking Security Maturity Models Doron outlines Cyberproof's innovative approach to s...
Jun 11, 2025•32 min•Season 2Ep. 2
AI, Investment, and Security: A Venture Capitalist's Perspective Sherman Williams, managing partner at AI and Ventures, joins John Richards to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence, cloud security, and venture capital. As a Naval Academy graduate turned investor, Sherman brings unique insights from both military and commercial technology perspectives. His firm focuses on dual-use technologies - innovations that serve both government and commercial applications - making him particul...
May 14, 2025•37 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Transforming Cloud Security Through AI and Data Fabric Daniel Deeney, CEO and co-founder of Paladin Cloud, joins John Richards to explore how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing cloud security. With extensive experience as an enterprise software CEO and venture capitalist, Deeney brings unique insights from his successful track record of building and scaling cybersecurity companies. After his previous company's acquisition by VMware in 2019, he launched Paladin Cloud to address the growin...
Apr 09, 2025•34 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Diving into the Rise of On-Prem AI and Cloud Security In this episode of Cyber Sentries, host John Richards is joined by Doron Caspin, a Senior Manager of Product Management at Red Hat, and Christopher Nuland, a Technical Marketing Manager at Red Hat. They explore the growing trend of on-premise open source models for running AI and the unique benefits and challenges that come with it. The conversation also touches on how DeepSeek has challenged the big players and validated the value of smaller...
Feb 12, 2025•33 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Navigating AI Adoption: From Exploration to Implementation In this illuminating episode of Cyber Sentries, John Richards sits down with Jim Wilt, distinguished chief architect at Weave and veteran security practitioner. With decades of experience in emerging technologies since the mainframe era, Jim brings unique insights into how organizations can successfully integrate AI while maintaining robust security practices. The conversation delves deep into a three-phase approach for AI adoption: lear...
Jan 08, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Bel Lepe Reveals How AI Reduces Security Risks By Removing the Human Element In this episode of Cyber Sentries, host John Richards is joined by Bel Lepe, Co-founder and CEO of Cerby, to explore how removing the human factor through automation can dramatically decrease an organization's attack surface. John and Bel dive into the transformative potential of AI in identity and access management, especially for applications that don't support modern security protocols. Bel shares his insights on the...
Dec 11, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Securing the Digital Future with Former Fortune 500 CISO Tim Youngblood John Richards welcomes Timothy Youngblood, a four-time Fortune 500 CISO and current CISO in Residence at Astrix Security, to discuss the evolving landscape of cybersecurity leadership. With experience at Dell, Kimberly Clark, McDonald's, and T-Mobile, Tim brings unique insights into how security leadership must adapt to emerging threats while maintaining operational effectiveness. The conversation explores Tim's journey from...
Nov 13, 2024•36 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Open Source AI: Transparency, Sovereignty, and Who Controls the Data In this episode of Cyber Sentries, host John Richards is joined by JJ Asghar, an Open Source Champion and Developer Advocate at IBM. They explore the importance of open source in the AI world, how transparency can allow for AI sovereignty, and why we should care about who controls the data. JJ shares his journey into the AI space at IBM and his strong opinions formed from working on open source AI projects. The discussion delve...
Oct 09, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Decoding Zero Trust Security for Cloud Native Environments In this episode of Cyber Sentries, John Richards welcomes Zack Butcher, Founding Engineer at Tetrate, to explore the critical components of zero trust security for cloud native and microservice environments. Zack, with deep expertise from his time at Google and work with NIST, shares practical insights on achieving a zero trust posture. John and Zack dive into the fundamental mindset shift required for zero trust - moving from implicit t...
Sep 11, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Decoding the Language of Machines: AI's Potential to Revolutionize Cloud Security In this episode of Cyber Sentries, host John Richards is joined by Murali Balcha, founder and CTO at Trilio, to explore how AI could transform cloud security by understanding the unique language of machines. Balcha brings over 20 years of experience in IT, particularly in storage systems, to the conversation. Harnessing AI for Proactive Security John and Murali dive into the potential of AI to enhance cloud securit...
Aug 14, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Ori Bendet Shares Insights on AppSec and Managing AI Risks In this episode of Cyber Sentries, John Richards is joined by Ori Bendet, VP of Product Management at Checkmarx, a leader in application security. They explore the critical role of application security in today's digital landscape and discuss strategies for managing the risks and opportunities presented by the rapid adoption of AI in software development. Ori shares his journey into the cybersecurity industry and offers advice for those ...
Jul 10, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Kubernetes, AI, and Edge Computing: A Powerful Combination In this episode of Cyber Sentries, John Richards is joined by Saad Malik, CTO and co-founder of SpectroCloud, to explore the intersection of Kubernetes, AI, and edge computing. Saad shares his insights on how these technologies are transforming various industries and the challenges organizations face when implementing them at scale. Unlocking the Potential of Kubernetes and AI Throughout the episode, John and Saad discuss the growing ado...
Jun 12, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Unlocking the Power of AI in DevSecOps In this episode of Cyber Sentries, host John Richards sits down with John Bush, solutions architect at GitLab, to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the day-to-day lives of developers. Bush, who has been coding since childhood, shares his insights on how AI is becoming embedded into every aspect of the DevSecOps pipeline, from writing code to identifying and remediating security vulnerabilities. John and Bush dive deep into GitLab's AI-powe...
May 08, 2024•34 min•Season 1Ep. 6
On this episode, Paladin Cloud’s CEO and co-founder Dan Deeney steps into John Richards’ shoes to play host! He welcomes cybersecurity veteran Mike Crowe to the show. With over 30 years of experience as CIO of Colgate-Palmolive, Mike provides unique insight into the evolution of threats, strategies for defense, and trends that keep CISO’s up at night. Dan and Mike explore the increasingly complex threat landscape companies face today. From expanding digital footprints and geopolitical instabilit...
Apr 10, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Exploring the AI-Powered Future of Cloud Security with Thomas Johnson On this episode of Cyber Sentries, host John Richards interviews Thomas Johnson, CTO and co-founder of Multiplayer, about how AI is transforming cloud security. As AI capabilities rapidly advance, Thomas provides insights into how engineering teams can leverage AI to enhance workflows, generate code, and convert basic sketches into functional systems. John and Thomas dive into key questions surrounding AI ethics, choosing open...
Mar 13, 2024•23 min•Season 1Ep. 4
John sits down with Shreyans Mehta, CTO and co-founder of Cequence Security, to discuss how AI and machine learning can be applied to improve cloud security. They provide valuable insights for security teams looking to leverage AI to protect their cloud environments and applications. The conversation focuses on using AI for security use cases like detecting anomalies and suspicious behavior, identifying misconfigurations, and automating response. Shreyans shares real-world examples of how Cequen...
Feb 14, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Exploring the Transformative Potential of AI for Cloud Security In this episode of Cyber Sentries, host John Richards speaks with Shawn Anderson, an expert in cybersecurity and current CTO at Boston Meridian. They have an insightful discussion about how artificial intelligence is transforming cloud security. Shawn shares his valuable perspective from years of experience leading security initiatives for major corporations. He and John dive into topics like using AI to process massive amounts of d...
Jan 10, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Navigating the AI Security Landscape with Somesh Jha In this Cyber Sentries episode, host John Richards interviews AI expert Somesh Jha on using AI for security. They discuss the promise and perils of AI in cybersecurity, best practices for implementation, challenges with fine-tuning models, and adopting a multi-agent approach. Jha provides insights on the potential of AI to transform cloud security through automating tasks like intrusion detection. However, attackers could also weaponize AI for...
Dec 13, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Welcome to Cyber Sentries, an exciting new podcast from Paladin Cloud exploring the transformative potential of AI for cloud security. Each episode, host John Richards will be speaking with visionary thought leaders, pioneering developers, and cybersecurity experts about how artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of cloud security. Expect mind-expanding insights, lively debates, and cutting-edge discoveries that will change how you think about AI and security. In line with our open-sour...
Dec 01, 2023•1 min
