Secure Talk Podcast
Secure Talk reviews the latest threats, tips, and trends on security, innovation, and compliance. Host Justin Beals interviews leading privacy, security and technology executives to discuss best practices related to IT security, data protection and compliance. Based in Seattle, he previously served as the CTO of NextStep and Koru, which won the 2018 Most Impactful Startup award from Wharton People Analytics. He is the creator of the patented Training, Tracking & Placement System and the author of “Aligning curriculum and evidencing learning effectiveness using semantic mapping of learning assets,” published in the International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJet). Justin earned a BA from Fort Lewis College.
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Breaking Cybersecurity's 12 Hidden Paradigms: A Futurist's Guide to Security Evolution with Heather Vescent
Discover how strategic foresight is revolutionizing cybersecurity thinking. In this compelling SecureTalk episode, renowned futurist Heather Vescent reveals the 12 invisible paradigms that have shaped our entire approach to cybersecurity - and why breaking them could transform how we defend digital systems. Back in 201
In a converted hat factory in 1990s Boston, a group of hackers worked through the night to techno beats and Soul Coughing, driven by a simple philosophy: "smarter beats bigger." One of them, Chris Wysopal, would later stand before Congress and deliver a stark warning—a small group of dedicated hackers could bring down
The Invisible Majority: How Social Media Erases 90% of Voices | Dr. Claire Robertson
90% of Twitter users are represented by only 3% of tweets. When you scroll through your feed and form opinions about what "people are saying" about politics, you're not seeing the voices of nine out of ten users. You're seeing the loudest, most extreme 10% who create 97% of all political content on the platform. In thi
An Identity Crisis: How AI Agents Are Redefining Enterprise Security | with Rishi Bhargava
The cybersecurity landscape just shifted permanently, and most organizations aren't ready. While CISOs struggle with alert fatigue from 40+ security tools, a new threat vector is emerging that makes traditional identity management obsolete: AI agents acting autonomously across enterprise systems. Join Secure Talk host
The most dangerous threats don't break down the door - they already have the keys. March 23, 2003, Kuwait: Command Sergeant Major Bart Womack was loading ammunition and watching Tiger Woods play golf at 1 AM when a grenade rolled into his tent. What followed was every leader's worst nightmare - discovering that one of
Machines Running Amok: We've Created More Than We Can Secure Twenty years ago, you could count the servers in your data center. Today, we've unleashed an army of digital entities that's spiraling beyond our control. For every human employee, there are 50-100 machine identities operating in your environment—containers,