Security Visionaries

In this episode of the Security Visionaries podcast, host Bailey Harmon interviews Dan Whittingham, Enterprise Security Architect for Cyber Tooling at Rolls-Royce. Dan shares his extensive experience navigating the complex landscape of global compliance standards in the defense and aerospace industry. They discuss key regulations like Cyber Essentials Plus, NIST 2, ERSA, and CMMC, the challenges of balancing compliance with business needs, and Dan's advice for other security leaders. Tune in to hear insights on managing regulations, communicating with leadership, and the future of security in the age of AI.

In this special bonus episode, hosts Emily Wearmouth and Max Havey welcome new co-host, Bailey Harmon, to the Security Visionaries team. Listen in and get to know Bailey with this fun chat ahead of her upcoming first episode.

In this episode of Security Visionaries, host Max Havey and guest Savannah Westbrock, VP of Innovation at Coegi, discuss how to approach more security-focused roles when coming from a non-technical background. Specifically, they dive into the particulars of Savannah’s role and how security has become a big part of her role in enabling innovation in an increasingly AI-enabled world. Max and Savannah also dig into their shared journalism background and how that helps them to ask the right questions to best communicate and contextualize extremely technical topics. You won’t want to miss this lively and entertaining chat!

In this episode of Security Visionaries, host Max Havey chats with Michael Dickerson, CEO of TSC Global and founder of Dickerson Digital, about the critical topic of data sovereignty. They explore the differences between data sovereignty and data residency, the significance of indigenous data ownership, and the groundbreaking work behind Australia's first indigenous sovereign cloud. Michael shares insights on the challenges of securing cultural data, working with global cloud providers, and the broader movement toward national data sovereignty worldwide. Tune in for an eye-opening conversation on the future of data security.

Security Visionaries is back for 2025, and host Emily Wearmouth is kicking things off with a conversation about the intersection between cyber and physical security when it comes to major events with Ben Morris, Group Head of Cyber Security for World Rugby. In their conversation,  Ben and Emily discuss the unique challenges of safeguarding international sports events, where cybersecurity and physical security intersect. From securing stadiums worldwide to collaborating with governments and navigating evolving threat landscapes, Ben offers fascinating insights into the complexities of modern sports security. Additionally, they also discuss how popular culture portrays security and the future of cybersecurity in global sports.

In this episode of Security Visionaries, host Max Havey is closing out the year with a look back on some of the major threat trends from 2024 with guest Ray Canzanese, Director of Netskope Threat Labs. In their conversation, Max and Ray discuss the new frontier of AI-enabled threats and the proliferation of deepfakes used in social engineering attacks, as well as the landscape of nation-state attacks. Additionally, they also dig into the trend that surprised Ray the most, seeing phishing attacks continue to rise and their conversation concludes with a discussion of the cognitive burden that comes with users being bombarded with phishing at every turn.

In this episode of Security Visionaries, we're joined by Kiersten Todt, President at Wondros and former Chief of Staff for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to discuss predictions for 2025 and beyond.Topics include  the role of artificial intelligence in security, the potential for an AI bubble burst, and reclassifying the cloud as critical infrastructure. Kiersten also predicts an increase in detections of  cyber intrusions from nation-state actors, especially China, underscoring the need for readiness and global cooperation. The discussion concludes with Kiersten's resolution for 2025, emphasizing the role of individuals in demanding more safety and security measures.

Join host Emily Wearmouth on the Security Visionaries podcast for her engaging conversation with Phil Miller, Divisional CISO at LPL Financial, about democratizing security. Learn more about his unique approach to making security an understandable and shared responsibility, as well as how this democratized approach relates to the idea of “security by design.” Additionally, Phil showcases practical ways to implement the democratization of security, including leveraging automation and AI, as well as detailing what metrics are used to measure success and why the human factor cannot be overlooked within security protocols.

On the latest episode of Security Visionaries, hosts Emily Wearmouth and Max Havey sit down with Netskope co-founders CEO Sanjay Beri and CTO Krishna Narayanaswamy to talk about the future of security and where things are headed next. In this conversion, they delve into a wide-ranging array of subjects, that include how quantum advances are impacting data security, impending shifts due to AI, and the challenges posed by data protection regulations like GDPR. Additionally, Sanjay and Krishna shed light on strategies around planning for unforeseeable factors, like COVID-19, and the importance of incorporating climate change into business planning.

On the latest episode of Security Visionaries, host Max Havey sits down with guest Troy Wilkinson, CISO at Interpublic Group (IPG), for a deep dive into the world of data lakes. In this conversation Troy offers his perspective on why data lakes have become an important aspect of modern security strategies, the sorts of challenges CISOs often run into with data lakes, and advice he would offer to other security looking to protect their data lakes.