Roland Cloutier, principal at the Business Protection Group, an executive cybersecurity advisory firm, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Before the Business Protection Group, Roland was the Global Chief Security Officer at Byte Dance and TikTok and is a veteran of the US Air Force. With over twenty-five years of experience in the military law enforcement and commercial sector, Roland is one of today's leading experts in cyber defense, program development, and business oper...
May 02, 2023•35 min•Ep 74•Transcript available on Metacast Tim Youngblood, SVP, CSO & Product Security Officer at T-Mobile, and Malcolm Waters, Principal for Ovation Technology, join Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Ann, Tim, and Malcolm discuss the massive cybersecurity talent shortage around the world and why it’s important to improve diversity and inclusion in the industry. The trio also put a spotlight on Cyversity, a national nonprofit that aims to improve the representation of women and minorities in cyber, in which Tim, Malcolm,...
Apr 11, 2023•30 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast Samir Kapuria, Managing Director at Crosspoint Capital Partners and a strategic leader investing in industry-changing innovation, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Samir has over 25 years of experience leading Enterprise Software, Consumer Software, and Managed Services businesses in cybersecurity. He was previously the President of Norton LifeLock, a global leader in consumer cyber safety, where his leadership helped scale the company to annual revenues exceeding $2.4B. S...
Apr 04, 2023•30 min•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast Adam Malone, principal at EY, who currently leads the Private Equity sector within EY’s Cyber Consulting practice, joins Ann on this installment of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Adam has led EY’s globally recognized Threat Resiliency capability and the company’s global alliances with Crowdstrike and Tanium. Before joining the private sector, Adam was a Supervisory Special Agent for the FBI. He led teams investigating cybercrime, acts of terrorism, and cyber-enabled economic espionage by nation-states. An...
Mar 21, 2023•29 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Barnett, Chief Security Officer of HCA Healthcare, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Jason has spent more than 20 years in the technology field, primarily focusing on security operations, threat detection, and response. As the Chief Security Officer (CSO) of HCA Healthcare, Jason leads a team and programs for cybersecurity, privacy, identity engagement, business risk solutions, and physical security. His team protects the company's 186 hospitals and more than 1200 ou...
Mar 07, 2023•34 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast Stacy Hughes, Voya Financial Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Stacy has over 20 years of experience leading complex IT initiatives within Fortune 500 financial technology organizations. Prior to her role at Voya, she was CISO at Global Payments Inc. and has held leadership positions across governance, compliance, accounting, and audit functions. Stacy and Ann discuss her journey to being CISO at Voya, the art a...
Feb 21, 2023•23 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast Marene Allison, advisory board member for Covenant Technologies, a leading IT and cybersecurity staffing firm, and Balbix, a leading cybersecurity posture automation platform, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. As former Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for Johnson & Johnson, Marene has a magnificent and storied military, technology, health, and life sciences background. Ann and Marene discuss why she decided cyber would be a focal point of her career, ...
Feb 07, 2023•26 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast Tim Murck, actor, producer, and co-founder of Flavour, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Tim is a creative entrepreneur passionate about storytelling, gamification, and helping people turn themselves into problem solvers. Ann and Tim discuss the intersection of cyber awareness and storytelling, what led Tim to co-found Flavour and HackShield and why we need to look at cybersecurity as a team sport. In This Episode You Will Learn: Why future generations need to better under...
Jan 24, 2023•23 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast Is the world prepared for a future with deepfakes, mis- and disinformation, and other forms of impersonation? Chris Young, Executive Vice President of the Business Development, Strategy, and Venture team at Microsoft, joins Ann to discuss this and more on the next installment of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Chris, who has decades of cybersecurity industry leadership, is now responsible for driving growth across Microsoft by establishing strategic partnerships, setting corporate strategy, and identifying...
Jan 10, 2023•37 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast Chenxi Wang, founder and general partner of Rain Capital, a seed-stage venture fund focused on Cybersecurity, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Dr. Wang, an outspoken advocate for women in tech, was named Women Investor of 2021 and 2019 by CyberRisk Alliance and Women Tech Founders and is a well-known cybersecurity operator, technologist, and thought leader. Ann and Dr. Wang discuss what is impacting current cyber investments, innovations that will shape the next 7-10 year...
Dec 13, 2022•35 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast Charles Blauner, operating partner and CISO-in-residence at company-building venture group Team8, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Charles is an internationally recognized expert on cyber resiliency, information security risk management, and data privacy. He's had an incredible and prominent career in Security, including being a CISO and Information Security leader at companies like J.P. Morgan, Deutsche Bank, and Citi. Ann and Charles discuss the evolution of the CISO ro...
Nov 29, 2022•44 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast Kirsten Davies, chief information security officer at Unilever, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Kirsten is a recognized thought leader, serves on the Board of Governors for the New York Academy of Sciences, and is a Mentor for several non-profits and women's initiatives. The two discuss burnout and stress-related mental-health concerns in cyber, which are, unfortunately, on the rise. Now, security and business leaders alike are concerned that the pressure and responsibil...
Nov 15, 2022•36 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Ryan Louie, a board-certified psychiatrist focusing on the mental health impact of cybersecurity, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. The two discuss the growing issue of mental illness among cybersecurity professionals, the link between psychiatry and security, some of the problems commonly seen, and which aspects of cybersecurity contribute to them. Disclaimer: The content and views expressed do not constitute medical advice and are not a substitute for professional me...
Nov 01, 2022•26 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast AJ Yawn, Co-Founder and CEO at ByteChek, and a Founding Board Member of the National Association of Black Compliance and Risk Management Professionals, joins Ann this week on Afternoon Cyber Tea to unpack this issue. With more than 700,000 open cybersecurity jobs in the US alone, the cyber industry faces a critical talent shortage. Yet, with this opportunity, many still find it challenging to break into the industry. Ann and AJ discuss the importance of sourcing from broader pools of talent, wha...
Oct 18, 2022•32 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast Sounil Yu, Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Research at JupiterOne, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Ann and Sounil discuss the importance and evolution of cyber resilience and what organizations can do today to build resilience for the future. Sounil is a security innovator with over 30 years of experience creating, breaking, and fixing computer and network systems. He is the creator of the Cyber Defense Matrix and the DIE Resiliency Framework, teaches secu...
Oct 04, 2022•36 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk, Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft Security, top Israeli tech leader, and one of the world's highest-ranking women in the cybersecurity industry joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Michal and Ann discuss what is keeping cyber leaders up at night, why Israel is a worldwide leader in cybersecurity technology, and what investments Microsoft is making to create a more safe and secure future for all. In This Episode You Will Learn: A brief history...
Sep 20, 2022•40 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Josephine Wolff, associate professor of cybersecurity policy within The Fletcher School at Tufts University, joins Afternoon Cyber Tea this week to discuss the history, challenges, and opportunities in cyber insurance. What was first developed in the late 1990s as protection against computer viruses, cyber insurance has evolved into an incredibly complex and, in some cases, tension-filled industry. Ann and Dr. Wolff discuss the cyber insurance industry’s initial goals, the differences in cyb...
Sep 06, 2022•43 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast Dave DeWalt, Founder and Managing Director of NightDragon, and Jay Leek, Managing Director and Co-founder of both Syn Ventures and Clear Sky Security, join Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Investing in companies producing the latest technology that cybersecurity firms depend on, like the latest artificial intelligence, sounds like an exciting opportunity, but who has the best product? Getting in on the ground floor is appealing, but where do you start? Dave and Jay chat with An...
Aug 23, 2022•45 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast M. K. Palmore, Director, Office of the CISO, for Google Cloud, and diversity & inclusion advocate, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea to discuss the cyber talent shortage, including why leaders need to drive greater inclusivity in the industry, resources for individuals to build their skills and networks, and why talent sourcing is just one issue in building greater representation. In This Episode You Will Learn: What a talent shortage means for businesses and organizations ...
Aug 09, 2022•35 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Rivera, American author, producer, and co-founder of Collective 5 Entertainment, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea to discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion, the impact of underrepresentation, and his journey from poverty to renowned world speaker. Jeff is an internationally sought-after speaker and author with an impressive body of work, including over 200 books, television, radio, and digital publications. In This Episode You Will Learn: Jeff's journey fro...
Jun 28, 2022•31 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast Dave Bittner, Hacking Humans podcast host and a co-founder of CyberWire, interviews Ann Johnson about social engineering attacks, the future of passwordless account adoption, authentication tools, and Ann‘s perspective on the future development of technology to mitigate risks on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Dave’s career spans more than two decades in digital media, video, television production, and interactive technology. He’s also one of the pioneers of non-linear editing and di...
Jun 14, 2022•17 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast Katie Nickels, Director of Intelligence for Red Canary, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Katie has worked in security operations centers and cyber threat intelligence for nearly a decade, with degrees from Smith College and Georgetown University. Ann and Katie discuss the impact cyberattacks have on operating systems, the ransomware ecosystem, and recommendations for mitigating future risks. In This Episode You Will Learn: Insights about the ransomware ecosystem and the f...
May 31, 2022•29 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast Lou Manousos, an acknowledged expert in internet security and VP of Product in Microsoft Security, joins Ann Johnson on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Lou has been developing enterprise protection technology for more than 15 years and is currently the CEO of Risk IQ. He also spearheaded a new approach to using intelligence to help companies protect their organizations and reduce online fraud. Ann and Lou discuss handling internal fraud, best practices for the average consumer when p...
May 17, 2022•26 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast Tarun Sondhi, a Principal and the cyber leader for the KPMG Managed Services group, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. He has deep expertise in security architecture, infrastructure security, and access management. Tarun led the complete transformation and rebuilding of the Security Operations Center for one of the largest financial services organizations in the world. Ann and Tarun discuss how his guidance in security has changed over the years, investing in artificial int...
May 03, 2022•30 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Tracy Maleeff, a security researcher at the Krebs Stamos Group, a cybersecurity consulting firm, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Tracy is an information security professional with a Master of Library and Information Science degree and a frequent author and speaker on InfoSec and research topics. Ann and Tracy discuss keeping companies safe from disinformation, current issues, infosec professionals are dealing with, and what has influenced her cybersecurity philosophy. In...
Apr 19, 2022•37 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast Sean Joyce, Principal for Price Waterhouse Coopers Advisory Practice, joins Ann this week on Afternoon Cyber Tea to discuss the unprecedented rise of cyberattacks this past year and what new trends we should be paying attention to. Sean has also consulted on some of the most prolific cyber breaches, providing us with his expertise on what he believes organizations should enforce as best practices when building operational resilience. In This Episode You Will Learn: How to stop the spread of misi...
Apr 05, 2022•37 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Rob Duhart, VP, Deputy CISO, at Walmart, shares his points of view on what can help today’s CISOs avoid unexpected cyber issues and the trends he is seeing shape the current cyber landscape on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson. As an ally for underrepresented populations in the cyber industry, Rob also discusses how he leverages his voice to support diversity and inclusion across the technology industry and the rise of disinformation in the cybersecurity community. In T...
Mar 22, 2022•28 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Cristin Goodwin, Associate General Counsel of Microsoft's Digital Security Unit, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Cristin joined Microsoft in 2006, and since that time, she has been Microsoft's lead counsel for all aspects of Microsoft's security incident response processes and security updates for over a billion customers worldwide. Cristin has shared her insights and expertise with global business and government leaders to help lead effective cyber-defense strategies. A...
Mar 08, 2022•29 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Named one of the Top 25 women leaders in cybersecurity Wendy Thomas, President, and CEO of SecureWorks joins Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson to examine building customer trust during a time of unprecedented cyberattacks. With more than 25 years of experience in strategic and functional leadership roles Wendy shares her unique perspective and guidance when helping organizations improve their security posture, and ways to develop and maintain a successful operational resilience plan. She and ...
Feb 22, 2022•34 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast Nicola Searle, Digital Economy Fellow at the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths, University of London, joins Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson on this episode focused on privacy and the cybersecurity of trade secrets. Nicola served as a government economist at the UK Intellectual Property Office from 2013 to 2015 and authored two Oxford University Press manuscripts on intellectual property. Before her academic career, she was a financial associate at Goldman Sa...
Feb 08, 2022•29 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast 
