Lessons from the School of Security Hard Knocks

Today's guest is José Costa, CISO at Critical Software.

In this episode, José discusses Critical Software and his role as CISO, his key priorities in the development process, bridging the gap between functional safety and cybersecurity, the driving forces and security implications of the digital transformation, risks associated with APIs, software supply chain security, his optimism about the future, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is Brad LaPorte, Partner at High Tide Advisors.

In this episode, Brad discusses High Tide Advisors and his role there, hot trends in the cybersecurity world, his biggest takeaways from working at Gartner, his previous work and military experience, attack surface reduction, the war in Ukraine, his thoughts on the future of the industry, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is John Cusimano, Managing Director of Cyberstrategic Risk at Deloitte.

In this episode, John discusses Deloitte and his role there, the advantages of being part of a larger firm, the most common themes across industry and use cases, CyberPHA and how can organizations apply it, how he got his start in cybersecurity, his work as a Process Safety Product Manager at Siemens, the ISA/IEC 62443-3-2 standard, what security threats keep him up at night, and as always, his toughest lesson learned. 

Today's guest is Bryson Bort, founder/CEO of Scythe.

In this episode, Bryson discusses founding Scythe, their product platform, why organizations should be as sentient as their attackers, vulnerability management, building the Scythe community, the drivers for malware, how the threat landscape has changed over the past two decades, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is Antoinette King, founder of Credo Cyber Consulting.

In this episode, Antointte discusses founding Credo Cyber Consulting and her role there, the dangers of looking at cybersecurity as a "cost center", the connection between physical and cyber security, data privacy, her work in the Security Industry Association, her attitude towards biometrics and AI, RAD (robotics assisted devices) and their mission, the impact of technology on youth, what keeps her up at night, and as always, her toughest lesson learned. 

Today's guest is John Shegerian, the co-founder/CEO of ERI.

In this episode, John discusses ERI and its founding as well as his role there, what drove him to write his book: "The Insecurity of Everything", prioritizing environmental or data protection, innovations pre and post COVID, "cross-contamination" of devices, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is Min Kyriannis, founder/CEO of Amyna Systems.

Does Min prefer silicone or carbon-based employees?! In this episode, Min discusses Amyna Systems and her role there, some of the challenges facing critical infrastructure, the importance of creating new cybersecurity standards and workflows, her work with Women In International Security (WIIS) and Curious Minds Foundation, founding the GlobalCyberConsortium, her biggest industry concerns, and as always, her toughest lesson learned. 

Have you ever wondered: "Where did Joe come up with the idea for this podcast?" or "Does the man who asks everyone for their toughest lesson have one himself?" How about: "Who is Alex O'Shea and what is she doing asking the questions this week?!" Listen to find out the answer to these questions and many more on this week's SPECIAL EDITION episode, where the tables have turned and we hear from Joe Saunders, the founder/CEO of RunSafe Security and the host of this podcast!

Today's guest is JB Benjamin, founder/CEO of Kryotech.

In this episode, JB discusses Kryotech and his role there, Vox Messenger, the future of cryptocurrency, his thoughts on the metaverse, his biggest concerns about cybersecurity, the government's role and responsibility in regards to cybersecurity, quantum computing, how he got his start, what keeps him up at night, and as always, his toughest lesson learned. 

Today's guest is Nico Bartolomeo, Senior Consultant of Cloud Security at Rockwell Automation.

In this episode, Nico discusses Rockwell Automation as well as his role there, his aversion to the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality, the role economics plays in cybersecurity, the biggest threats facing cloud security right now, shared security models, his background in insider threat, what security concerns keep him up at night, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.