The Ontic Connected Intelligence Podcast

Hackman has over 20 years of experience building and managing risk assessment and mitigation programs for the U.S. government and private sector.  Earlier in her career, she worked at the US State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), providing security guidance to the private sector operating overseas;  at the US Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence & Analysis, and also worked with the FBI’s Domestic Security Alliance Council (DSAC), before joining Visa.  Throughout her career, she has looked for what root causes underlie security concerns as a way to mitigate risk and has also sought to build partnerships throughout.

Hackman joins host Dr. Marisa Randazzo to discuss:

• Her non-linear progression from OSAC (Overseas Security Advisory Council) to GSOC (Global Security Operations Center) at Visa.
• The most critical skill to have when building a multi-stakeholder team to get to the root cause of a security concern.
• The impact of a career in security and protection on one’s health and why it’s necessary to check in with peers and take time to reset.

Larry Loftis is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and international bestselling author of the nonfiction spy thrillers THE PRINCESS SPY: The True Story of World War II Spy Aline Griffith, Countess of Romanones; CODE NAME: LISE: The True Story of the Woman Who Became WWII's Most Highly Decorated Spy; and INTO THE LION'S MOUTH: The True Story of Dusko Popov—World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-Life Inspiration for James Bond.

Loftis joins host Fred Burton to discuss:

• The level of detail that went into researching Duško Popov over the course of 18 months.
• The meaning behind MI6, the Secret Intelligence Service of the United Kingdom, and how the Official Secrets Act impacted Popov’s work.
• What makes Popov such a powerful character to depict in James Bond films over the decades and questions Loftis would ask the spy if he were alive today.

Dr. Alex Eastman is the Senior Medical Officer at the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Health Security (OHS). In this role, he is responsible for operational medicine across DHS in addition to countering threats to the United States worldwide. On the operational front, Dr. Eastman is a Task Force Officer with ICE Homeland Security Investigations and is assigned to the Special Response Team (SRT) program. He is also a Dallas Police Department lieutenant, the Chief Medical Officer of the Dallas Police Department, and the Lead Medical Officer for the Dallas Police SWAT Team. He is actively involved in national planning for law enforcement medical support through the Department of Justice’s Officer Safety and Wellness Group, the Committee on Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, the Hartford Consensus Working Group and serves as the Medical Advisor for the Major Cities Chiefs Association.

Dr. Alex Eastman joins host Fred Burton to discuss:

• How he applies emergency medicine to his career in the security industry.
• The biggest gaps in medical training that security teams experience when protecting people, property and reputation.
• Advice for corporate security and protection leaders on where to start with training their teams to be prepared for medical emergencies.

James Tunkey is the Chief Operating Officer of I-OnAsia, a global risk management consultancy. He works with large publicly-listed companies, high-growth companies on track to IPO, VCs, underwriters, law firm capital markets teams, and public accounting companies to identify risk. A large percentage of James' day-to-day work involves assessing fraud, corruption, reputational, and compliance risks through due diligence and background checks. James also leads global investigations into allegations of fraud, bribery, corruption, sanctions violations, money laundering, intellectual property rights theft, and ESG/BHR compliance failures. James has investigated many (many!) scams and schemes and is adept at locating people and finding real assets. 

James joins host Chuck Randolph to discuss:

• The difference between due diligence and a background check
• The most important trait to being successful in fraud investigations
• Why communicating in a way that the business understands is crucial 
• Advice for those seeking opportunities in fraud investigations

Throughout this series so far, we’ve heard eye-opening insights and advice from our guests that have helped women navigate careers. We hope these stories inspire women and girls and inform them of the range of possibilities in the field. To hear more from the guests featured in this special round-up episode, check out their full recordings here:

• The Art of Helping Clients Find Lifestyle Appropriate Security with Kate Bright
• Blend In or Stand Out: Lesser-Known Security Strategies with Mónica Duperon Rodriguez
• The Crucial Role of Critical Infrastructure Protection in Security
• Soft Skills That Set Security Professionals Apart When Moving From Public to Private Sectors
• The Intersection of Privacy, Compliance, and Security — Why a Unified Front Minimizes Risk
• Forging Her Own Path: Creating a Threat Intelligence Company from Scratch

Thank you for listening to Women Who Protect. Please subscribe to hear our future episodes. If you have any suggestions for guests, email us at [email protected].

Within the Department of Campus Safety, Karen supervises over 300 personnel in Security Services, Support Services, Incident Review & Victim Services, External Affairs, Events and Lost and Found. She is also chair of NYU’s Behavioral Intervention Team. Prior to NYU, Karen served for over 25 years in law enforcement with the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, located in Trenton, New Jersey. 

In this episode, Karen discusses the following topics with host Dr. Marisa Randazzo:

• The scope of her role in campus safety operations
• The mental toll of working in the Division of Criminal Justice for the state of New Jersey and lesser-known biases she observed
• The evolution of NYU’s victim services unit 
• Advice for women and girls entering the protection space

Karen is also the creator and host of the NYU podcast 

You Matter!

, a podcast created to provide resources to listeners, and to remove the stigma from conversations related to mental health, addiction and victimization.

Brian McDermott is an expert on red teaming and began his career serving 20 years as a Marine aviator retiring in 2016 as a Lieutenant Colonel. His supporting establishment tours include Faculty Advisor and Naval Expeditionary Operations Course Director at the USMC Expeditionary Warfare School and as the Marine Corps University (MCU) Red Team Director after successful completion of the 9-week Red Team Leaders course at the U.S. Army University of Foreign Military and Cultural Studies (UFMCS). He is the founder and President of Red Teaming Solutions & Training, LLC. 

Brian joins host Chuck Randolph to discuss:

• What red teaming is and why it’s needed in both the intelligence community and corporate world.
• How red teaming has helped him develop an appreciation of “VUCA” environments (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous).
• Implications of not using red teaming in organizations.
• The importance of using common operating language and communicating recommendations in a way the audience understands.

His research for the #1 New York Times bestselling Gray Man novels has taken him to more than thirty-five countries and given him the opportunity to train alongside military and law enforcement in the use of firearms, battlefield medicine, and close-range combative tactics. 

Mark joins host Fred Burton to discuss:

• A preview of BURNER - a geo-political thriller based in Russia and the 12th novel in the Gray Man series.
• What it’s like to write alongside Tom Clancy, a legend in the thriller genre.
• The filming of the Gray Man Netflix movie and how it impacts his series

Josh is responsible for establishing, executing, supervising, and directing the implementation and oversight of the company’s insider threat program and strategic protection initiatives. His responsibilities span across MITRE’s six federally funded research and development centers in the fields of defense and intelligence, aviation, civil agency modernization, homeland security, healthcare, and cybersecurity. Prior to his current role, he brings more than 13 years of federal civil and military service with multi-faceted experiences in law enforcement operations, counterintelligence, executive protection, antiterrorism/force protection, and threat and intelligence analysis.

Josh joins host Chuck Randolph to discuss:

• The reality behind convergence in the corporate security world
• Being vulnerable and demonstrating transparency in your work
• MITRE’s attack framework to manage risk intelligence
• ‘Ah- ha moments’ in his career (or lack thereof!) and what risks he observes on the horizon

She has a breadth of analytical experience collaborating with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in the public safety and threat assessment arenas, with focus areas on counterterrorism, critical infrastructure, data analytics, and open-source intelligence methodology. Throughout her career, she has fine-tuned her ability to take raw information and put it into a form that can be used for security and protection and knows to always put the “so what” front and center.

Sandy joins host Dr. Marisa Randazzo to discuss:

• What the work of an intelligence analyst really entails.
• The purpose of fusion centers and why they vary from state to state.
• The most important consideration for women and girls to consider when embarking on a career in security.
• The value of training, mentorship, and involvement in professional organizations at all stages of a career.