To the Point Cybersecurity

We’re excited to welcome back to the podcast Sudhakar Ramakrishna, CEO at SolarWinds. When we first caught up with Sudhakar Ramakrishna it was several months into his tenure at the company managing through the Sunburst attack. We were so impressed with how he was helping navigate the company through this time we wanted to check in with him more than a year later for an update on how things are going.

This week we replay a popular episode with Ismael Valenzuela, Vice President of Threat Research & Intelligence at BlackBerry join the podcast to share perspective from the security threat frontlines. We explore zero day vulnerabilities and information stealers, differing risk appetites across organizations of every size, the criticality of information sharing to mitigate emerging threats, and breaking down the security basics that are key to shoring up defenses.

In this replay episode, we revisit our discussion with Ilona Cohen, the Chief Legal Officer, Chief Policy Officer, and Corporate Secretary at HackerOne. We dive into hot topics including the National Cyber Strategy, how government organizations can manage priorities, what lessons can be learned from the past, and the “voluntary” reporting and compliance approach, along with breaking down the myriad funding pathways and allocations to truly make the National Cyber Strategy a reality.

In this replay episode, Audra is joined by Megan Stifel, Chief Strategy Officer for the Institute for Security and Technology, to discuss how ransomware evolution has evolved from a business nuisance to a threat to national security.

Back from the archives! This week we're spotlighting one of our favorite episodes in with The New York Times journalist Nicole Perlroth where she shares insights from her decade long research for her book “This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends” It previously ran as episode 138.

This week, Audra is joined by Mark Montgomery, senior director of the FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation and director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0. 

In this rerun episode of Tech Transforms, we dive into the world of cybersecurity innovation with the Audra Simons. Audra shares her insights on how innovation is viewed and executed, emphasizing the importance of involving customers in the process. She provides examples of research projects and how they were brought to fruition, shedding light on the timelines and challenges involved in productizing new ideas.

Since the early beginnings of the internet in the 1980's, viruses and malware attacks have become far more aggressive. As a result, the evolution of cybersecurity has had to greatly (and quickly) keep up with new and emerging threats.

In this replay episode, we have Peter W. Singer. He’s a New York Times bestselling author of books including Ghost Fleet, LikeWar, and the techno-thriller Burn In. He shares details on the New America non-profit organization and its awesome #SharetheMicinCyber program helping to bring a diversity of thought to the cybersecurity front lines. 

In this replay episode, we're revisiting our interview with Tony Sager, Senior Vice President and Chief Evangelist for the Center of Internet Security. He shares insights from his 45+ years on the security risks front lines, including 34 years at the NSA. Risk was a big theme of the discussion, particularly looking at risk through a similar lens as we view other risky domains, such as the great work being done with the Cyber Safety Review Board. (And he shares color on the power of being okay with the risk of being wrong sometimes).