Lessons from the School of Security Hard Knocks

Today's guest is Lee Kappon, co-founder and CEO of Suridata.

Want to hear from a Forbes' "30 Under 30"?! In this episode, Lee discusses Suridata and her role as CEO, the founding story, why SaaS data is so valuable, being named one of Forbes' "30 Under 30", the root of cybersecurity's success in Israel, the leaders she admires most, her biggest professional fears, and as always, her toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is Kristi Rogers, Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Principal to Principal.

Go Green or Go Blue?! In this episode, Kristi discusses her roles on the board of Qualys and NowSecure as well as her involvement in the Women's Foreign Policy Group. She shares about NowSecure's work with Peloton and how ubiquitous player Qualys is evolving, mobile application security, mobile application security, the complexity of software supply chain security, what the government can do to promote our security posture, what keeps her up at night, and as always, her toughest lesson learned. 

Today's guest is Philippe Humeau, CEO of CrowdSec.

In this episode, Philippe discusses CrowdSec and his role there, the advantages of open source, how they make their business model work, how pentesting and the security landscape have changed over the past few decades, how the open source movement is affecting society at large, the implications of gray zone war, how traditional powers should respond to cyber attacks, how he got his start in security, what keeps him up at night, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is James Johnson, CISO of John Deere.

"We're fighting a cyber battle." In this episode, James discusses John Deere and his role as CISO, developing his leadership, current innovation at John Deere, what the customers are asking for, the key in developing security professionals, how security is an enabler for business, managing supply chain security, what keeps him up at night, and as always, his toughest lesson learned. 

Today's guest is Megan Samford, VP, Chief Product Security Officer - Energy Management at Schneider Electric. Before Megan worked in cyber, she was an emergency manager. Learn how that has impacted her career and so much more!

In his episode, Megan discusses Schneider Electric and her role there, top security concerns in energy management, how to best manage product security at different companies, how to best communicate across departments, some of her industry initiatives, applying incident command system to cybersecurity, the overwhelming threat to critical infrastructure, what she would do if she were director of CISA, her thoughts on the Executive Order, what keeps her up at night, and as always, her toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is Brad Hawkins, CEO of SaferNet.

In this episode, Brad discusses the mission and founding of SaferNet, the dangers of work-from-home, how he got his start in the security industry, the similarities and differences between running an investment company and a cybersecurity organization, what keeps him up at night, his view on society's biggest security risk, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is Phil Odence, General Manager of Black Duck Audit Business at Synopsys.

In this episode, Phil discusses his responsibilities and Black Duck's role at Synopsys, open source software, the increased risk of visibility, his impression of the Executive Order and the emphasis on SBOMs, his opinion on standards arounds SBOMs, the impact of the pandemic on business, what keeps him up at night, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is Avi Rubin, computer science professor at Johns Hopkins University.

Poker champion, boating captain, and computer science professor?! In this episode, Avi discusses what he's teaching and researching right now, Harvard Labs, what buffer overflow is, consumer IoT and medical devices, surprises within the last few elections, his testimony before Congress, the dangers of cryptocurrency, U of Michigan football predictions, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.

Today's guest is Jeff Williams, Co-Founder and CTO of Contrast Security.

Would you rather be right or compelling? In this episode, Jeff discusses Contrast Security, how the application security space has evolved, what their "inside out" approach is, the impact and need of the Executive Order, how he got his start in cybersecurity, the relevance of his law degree, what keeps him up at night, and as always, his toughest lesson learned. 

Today's guest is Mike Vesey, President of IdRamp.

Passwords and zero-trust and pink locker rooms, oh my! In this episode, Mike discusses IdRamp, what self-sovereign identity is, why we still have passwords today, zero-trust, what the near future holds, pink locker rooms!, his path to IdRamp, and as always, his toughest lesson learned.