About bridging the gap between security initiatives and business objectives. Hosted by Matt Alderman, co-hosted by Jason Albuquerque, Ben Carr.
Latest episodes
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58 min
Minimum Viable Company as Security's Inflection Point & Human Breaking Point Collide - Kriss Stephen - BSW #47…
In this episode, Kriss Stephen, Principal Solutions Architect at Semperis, explores the concept of the Minimum Viable Company and the three foundational capabilities every organiza…
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53 min
AI Resilience as CISOs Can Balance Internal AI Risk and Productivity Concerns - Ryan Grant, Bill O'Connell - B…
Businesses face severe challenges when balancing short-term efficiency with long-term adaptability against unforeseen cyber events. And Artificial Intelligence has only added to th…
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59 min
Building Quantum Safe Security as AI Safety and Governance Won't Save You - Vijay Viswanathan - BSW #468
Harvest-Now-Decrypt-Later attacks are already in motion. Unmanaged keys and outdated algorithms are active weaknesses within an organization's infrastructure. When quantum decrypti…
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54 min
Defending at AI Speed as Quantum Threats and AI Policies Won't Save You - Nolan Karpinski - BSW #467
At a time when the traditional approach to enterprise vulnerability management is no longer effective, security leaders are turning to AI agents to help identify, validate, and con…
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58 min
Balancing AI Benefits and Risks as Your Next CISO Could be Artificial Intelligence - Evan McHenry - BSW #466
As businesses race to embrace AI, security leaders are struggling to modernize cyber hygiene and prevent over-privileged agents from causing unintended harm. How do you balance the…
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57 min
Followership, CyberSecurity Leadership, and Judgement as a Defining Skill - Kenyada Meadows - BSW #465
The overwhelming majority of people, across the full span of their professional lives, operate without formal authority over the domains in which they work (i.e., leadership). Yet…
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54 min
Security Money: The Index Explodes, as the History of AI Teaches Us About Investments - John Willis - BSW #464
AI is all the hype, but we're currently stuck at the bottom of the 'J' curve. Wild enthusiasm has given way to the reality of costs, benefits, and risks. What's next for AI and com…
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Preventing Wire Fraud and 2 Interviews From BH USA 2026 From Optiv Security and Kai - Galina Antova, Todd Sorr…
Wire fraud, identity spoofing, and PII exposure now top the list of operational risks for private capital. In a world of ongoing fraud risk, fiduciary responsibility doesn't end wi…
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Connecting Cyber Risks to Board Outcomes & BHUSA interviews from Mimecast & Zscaler - Leslie Nielsen, Brett St…
The threat landscape has become more interconnected, disruptive, and complex. Ransomware is now as much about extortion and data theft as it is about encryption. Supply chain event…
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54 min
Preventing a Breakout as AI Agent Threats Is One of Three Top CISO Concerns - Rob Allen - BSW #461
Artificial intelligence has quickly evolved from a productivity tool into an active participant in many organizations' daily operations. As organizations give AI greater autonomy w…
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Domain Security Plus BlackHat USA 2026 Interviews from Balance Theory and WiCyS - Greg Baker, Ihab Shraim, Lyn…
As cyber threats become more AI-powered, attacks continue to rise. Threats can arise from all areas of a company's IT infrastructure, however most attacks utilize a domain name to…
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50 min
Say Easy, Do Hard - Performance Through People - Greg Hoffman - BSW #459
This week, we air our thirteenth pre-recorded segment called "Say Easy, Do Hard". Inspired by my co-host, Jason Albuquerque, we discuss "Performance Through People". Greg Hoffman j…
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41 min
Transparency, The Key To Team Motivation For Remote Workers - Charles Gaudet - BSW #458
Since the pandemic, managing remote teams have been challenging. How do you measure performance and motivate teams when they are remote? Charles Gaudet, CEO & Founder at Predictabl…
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59 min
AI's Disruption as Cybersecurity's Economics Are Broken, Compounding Security Debt - Ben Gilliland - BSW #457
America has lived through technological and economic upheaval before. Farm workers moved to factories. Factory workers moved into services. New industries replaced old ones. Produc…
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55 min
Take Back Control as Enterprises Struggle to Incorporate Risks They Don't Understand - Ben Lipczynski - BSW #4…
More than 48,000 vulnerabilities were disclosed in 2025, yet only about 1% are actively exploited. However, you're expected to mitigate all vulnerabilities, or at least critical an…
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50 min
Why AI Just Broke Traditional IT Security as Leaders Clash Over AI's Value and Hiring - Matt Quinn - BSW #455
The latest generation of AI models has collapsed the time from vulnerability discovery to weaponized exploit from weeks to minutes, and reactive, module-based tools built around st…
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53 min
Performance Through People as Executives Struggle and Mentorship Matters - Greg Hoffman - BSW #454
One of the biggest questions most executives ask is "Why does it still feel this hard when the talent is clearly there?" The answer, in almost every case, is not a people problem.…
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The Strategic Human Firewall as AI Impacts Regulations, Cyber Pros, and Employees - Robert Siciliano - BSW #45…
The 2026 Verizon DBIR has arrived and the results are in... Even with a substantial increase in Exploitation of Vulnerabilities, All Credential Abuse is still the top initial acces…
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47 min
Enterprise Browers in the Age of AI as CISO Role Changes and Leaders Harness Stress - Arunesh Chandra - BSW #4…
The browser has become the primary gateway to work, data, and AI. In this episode, Arunesh Chandra, Head of Product, Microsoft Edge for Business at Microsoft Edges for Business, wi…
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Innovation Without Data Security Risk as AI Unlocks Budgets and Identity Challenges - Tony Kelly - BSW #451
AI is reshaping innovation as businesses embed it into core operations and move more processes online. This transformation is often seen as a tradeoff between innovation and data r…