Robert discusses early cyber efforts in the Marine Corps, working the 2016 DNC hack for CrowdStrike, founding Adlumin Security Operations, the impact of AI on cybersecurity, and much more.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertsjohnston/

https://www.n-able.com/products/adlumin/mdr

Ben discusses the role of the Battle Research Group, the idiosyncratic nature of drone warfare in Ukraine, his service as an intelligence and foreign area office in the Middle East, his seminal study The Will to Fight, USMC Force Design, the role of AI in military research, and much more.

Ben's articles and podcasts:https://benconnable.com

Battle Research Group: https://battleresearchgroup.org

Ground Combat book and database:https://groundcombat.org

Jamil walks us through the evolution of cyber security legislation, the role of Government in tech regulation, the role of the National Security Institute, working on the front lines of DOJ's National Security Division in the 2000s, and much more.

https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/

https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/about-us/faculty/jamil-jaffer/

USAF intelligence officer and Veteran Ventures Capital General Partner Steve Kiser PhD joins the pod to discuss the dual-use national security tech space, veteran entrepreneurship, counter-threat finance efforts in Iraq, friction points in the Indo-Pacific, and much more.

VVC website:   www.veteranventures.usLinkedIn:            Steve Kiser | LinkedIn

McDaniel discusses agentic risk intelligence, the expansion of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), navigating government contracts, AI development and regulatory concerns, and much more.

www.babelstreet.ai

Snehal talks target selection in an world of 'unlimited' AI ammunition, bridging the gap between Silicon Valley and the Government, his vision for an 'iconic' company, and much more.

https://horizon3.ai/

Ivan joins us to discuss writing processes, the state of the publishing industry, his latest novel Once We Pledged Forever, and much more.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IvanFIngrahamI

IG: @ifi_writer

Substack: https://ivanfingraham.substack.com/

Website: ivanfingraham.com

Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Ivan-F.-Ingraham/author/B0BCL7NGS3?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1777470693&sr=8-1&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

The founders of 2nd Order Effects Matt and Morgan join us to discuss asymmetry in war, the evolution of drone employment in combat, building their US manufacturing base, 2OE's drone operator training programs, and much more.

2OE Homepage: https://www.fpvwarrior.com/

Cory discusses innovations in street-level threat analytics, risk scoring, expanding the security business model, and much more.

Hamlet steps through the Green Door to discuss the cultural and structural challenges facing defense procurement, emerging challenges in the new space race, the war in Iran, and much more.

Check out Hamlet's Substack here:(https://hamlety.substack.com/).

IronGate Capital Advisors: www.irongatevc.com