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To the Point Cybersecurity

A podcast series from Forcepoint

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Join agency experts and practitioners to discuss the latest government cybersecurity issues

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  • The latest updates to important initiatives like CDM, Raise the Bar, and FEDRAMP
  • New ways for agencies to stay ahead of an ever-changing threat landscape
  • Innovative views on how digital trust and the human element can help mitigate threats

Latest episodes

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Secure Our World: Not Just a Moment, It's a Movement
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October 3, 2023
34
min
Ransomware Evolution: From Business Nuisance to National Security Threat
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252
September 26, 2023
46
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The Democratization of Data Science Tools with Dr. David Bader
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251
September 19, 2023
53
min
Cyber Attackers and the Powerful Allure of School Systems with Julia Fallon
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250
September 12, 2023

Episodes

Secure Our World: Not Just a Moment, It's a Movement

To wrap up the 20th Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we welcome back to the podcast Eric Goldstein , Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity for the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). He shares insights on the exciting new...
Episode
253
October 3, 2023
29
min

Ransomware Evolution: From Business Nuisance to National Security Threat

This week, 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. Megan also shares how the United States' overall response to ransomware has...
Episode
252
September 26, 2023
34
min

The Democratization of Data Science Tools with Dr. David Bader

Joining us this week is Dr. David Bader , a Distinguished Professor and founder of the Department of Data Science in the Ying Wu College of Computing and Director of the Institute for Data Science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology . He deep dives into the opportunity to democratize data...
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251
September 19, 2023
46
min

Cyber Attackers and the Powerful Allure of School Systems with Julia Fallon

This week we’re joined by Julia Fallon , Executive Director of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and she shines a light on the appeal of school systems to cyber attackers. (HINT: it is access to PII to open credit cards, mortgages, and more in the name of children that...
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250
September 12, 2023
53
min

RERUN: Talking Insider Threat Awareness with Bill Evanina

In this special rerun episode, we feature our interview with Bill Evanina , the Founder and CEO of the Evanina Group and a former Director at the National Counterintelligence and Security Center Office of the Director of National Intelligence. As September marks Insider Threat Awareness Month ,...
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249
September 5, 2023
51
min

Cyber Safety is Patient Safety with Joshua Corman (Part 2)

We pick back up with Joshua Corman , founder of grassroots organization I Am the Cavalry, for part two of our discussion. Josh shares insights from his many years on the healthcare cyber front lines. He provides both a captivating and sobering perspective on the state of healthcare security today...
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248
August 29, 2023
43
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Cyber Safety is Patient Safety with Joshua Corman (Part 1)

We had so much to talk about with this week’s guest that we made it a two-part episode! Joining us this week, and next week, is Joshua Corman , Founder of grassroots organization I Am the Cavalry. Josh shares insights from his many years on the healthcare cyber front lines and provides both a...
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247
August 22, 2023
35
min

The Radical Transparency Opportunity in Cybersecurity with Sudhakar Ramakrishna

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...
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246
August 15, 2023
31
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The Cyber Satellite Threat with Mark Montgomery

This week on the podcast, we’re joined by Mark Montgomery , senior director of the FDD’s Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation and director of CSC 2.0 . Mark shares about the different physical and cyber threats faced by satellites and space networks. He also shares considerations for...
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245
August 8, 2023
32
min

Back from the Archives! What Makes a City Smart? With Chris Teale

After nearly 300 episodes we have had some of the most spectacular guests on the podcast! Every once in a while we like to bring back one of our favorite episodes from the archives because we really enjoyed the conversation and think our new listeners will as well. This week we chat on the...
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244
August 1, 2023
47
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About our Hosts

Petko Stoyanov

Petko Stoyanov serves as Forcepoint's Global Chief Technology Officer. He focuses on strategy, technology and go-to-market for  enterprise-focused solutions across the government verticals in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States.