CDW Canada Tech Talks: Discussing the Latest Technology Innovations Experts from CDW and our partners tackle hot topics including generative AI, FinOps, the new cybersecurity landscape and more.
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Explore the life of a security leader with NetSPI Field Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Nabil Hannan. Hear how CISOs with diverse expertise tackle the challenges and opportunities that come with life on the frontlines of cybersecurity.
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Discussion with cloud computing industry leaders on topics including public, private and hybrid clouds and related technologies and services. Moderated by cloud computing expert Paul Burns, president of cloud research firm Neovise.
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The official podcast of CBRE's Network Advisory Services team. Hear from partners and industry experts from around the telecom space, spanning from private optical networks to data centers and cloud providers - and everyone who enables solutions for enterprise organizations, discuss new opportunities that are evolving across the IT landscape.
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Vibing in the Cloud with Natina Michelle on Cloud Sesh Podcast. If you’re looking to transition your career into IT, Cyber, or Cloud Computing start your journey here! Our main focus is AWS Cloud for beginners. Learn, Study, & Build with us. If you are new to AWS or to IT in general this is the podcast for you.
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Episode 074 - Step into a Cybersecurity Time Machine - Jeff Man
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29:50Step into a Cybersecurity Time Machine - Jeff Man Cybersecurity strategy is not the same as it was 40 years ago. In this episode, Jeff Man, Sr. Information Security Consultant at OBS, joins host Nabil Hannan to discuss his extensive career in cybersecurity. They explore Jeff’s invention of the cryptologic cipher wheel, becoming an expert in securit…
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In this episode, KJ Burke and Qaiser Habib, head of engineering, Canada at Snowflake, discuss the challenges and strategies for unlocking the power of data within organizations. They explore the evolution of data management, the changing role of IT teams, the importance of data quality, and the shift towards unstructured data. The conversation also…
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Sustainability in Technology: A New Era
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1:00:21In this episode, host KJ Burke speaks with Frances Edmonds, head of sustainable impact at HP Canada, about the intersection of sustainability and technology. They discuss the importance of a circular economy, the role of procurement in sustainability, and the challenges organizations face in implementing sustainable practices. Frances shares insigh…
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Episode 073 - Chief Persuasion Officer: The New CISO Mindset - Rick McElroy
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28:33Chief Persuasion Officer: The New CISO Mindset NetSPI Field CISO and host of Agent of Influence podcast Nabil Hannan sat down with Rick McElroy to talk about the role of the CISO, leveraging AI in the cybersecurity space, vendor collaboration, and career advice. + + + Find more episodes on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as at n…
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Episode 072 - Cybersecurity Lessons on the Path to Private Equity - Paul Harragan
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31:40Cybersecurity Lessons on the Path to Private Equity Dive into the world of private equity and cybersecurity with Paul Harragan, Global Cybersecurity Lead at KKR. In this episode, we cover strategies for managing risks, navigating M&A diligence, and aligning security with business growth. + + + Find more episodes on YouTube or wherever you listen to…
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Exploring BTEX 2025: Insights and Innovations
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58:21In this episode, KJ discusses the insights and experiences shared by various presenters at CDW Canada's Business Technology Expo (BTEX) 2025, highlighting the significance of the event in showcasing technological advancements and strategies for businesses. Key themes include the transition to Windows 11, the importance of cybersecurity, the evoluti…
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Episode 071 - The Future of HubSpot is Passwordless - Alyssa Robinson
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25:39The Future of HubSpot is Passwordless Learn how HubSpot’s CISO Alyssa Robinson breaks down passwordless authentication, innovative security strategies, and the art of balancing usability with protection on the latest episode. + + + Find more episodes on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as at netspi.com/agentofinfluence.…
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Episode 070 - Advancing Exposure Management - Jorge Orchilles
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38:19Advancing Exposure Management Hear from Jorge Orchilles, Senior Director at Verizon, on the shift from traditional vulnerability management to modern exposure management and the critical role proactive security plays in staying ahead of threats. + + + Find more episodes on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as at netspi.com/agentof…
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Bonus Episode: Cybersecurity Challenges Faced by Canadian Organizations
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1:09:30In this episode of the CDW Canada Tech Talks podcast, host KJ Burke discusses the findings of the 2025 CDW Canada Cybersecurity Study with cybersecurity experts Ivo Wiens and Ben Boi-Doku. They explore the evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats, the importance of continuous security testing and the challenges faced by small and medium business…
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Episode 069 - Does Open-Source AI Create a False Sense of Security? - Suryaprakash Nalluri
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23:50Does Open-Source AI Create a False Sense of Security? Listen to Suryaprakash Nalluri, an accomplished application security leader, discuss the shifting landscape of application security, challenges with open-source software, and the critical role of DevSecOps in modern development. + + + Find more episodes on YouTube or wherever you listen to podca…
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Episode 068 - Bridging the Cybersecurity Divide - Robert Wagner
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25:22Bridging the Cybersecurity Divide Join host Nabil Hannan in conversation with Robert Wagner, Advisory CISO and Managing Director at NetSPI. The two discuss the cybersecurity divide and how to prioritize security efforts for small and medium-size businesses in the latest episode of Agent of Influence. + + + Find more episodes on YouTube or wherever …
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Episode 067 - Security in Sync: Aligning Enterprise and Product Teams - Nancy Brainerd
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33:32Security in Sync: Aligning Enterprise and Product Teams Listen to the latest episode of Agent of Influence featuring Nancy Brainerd from Medtronic as we explore bridging the gap between enterprise and product security, fostering dynamic collaboration, and harmonizing efforts across teams to create a unified approach to cybersecurity. + + + Find mor…
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In this episode, Martin Bazinet and Joseph Reele join KJ to discuss why data centres both private and public are growing at such a rapid rate. As we see the surge of demand how do large organizations keep pace with power and cooling demands and how can we translate that into guidance for our private data centres and our edge deployments? At scale h…
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Episode 066 - Digital Trust in the Age of AI - Aaron Shilts
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32:16Digital Trust in the Age of AI Hear from Aaron Shilts, CEO of NetSPI, as he sits down with Nabil Hannan, NetSPI Field CISO and host of Agent of Influence, to explore NetSPI’s evolution and cyber predictions for 2025. + + + Find more episodes on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as at netspi.com/agentofinfluence.…
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Episode 065 - New Year, New Role: 3 Key Strategies for Cyber Leaders - Bindi Davé
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29:23New Year, New Role: 3 Key Strategies for Cyber Leaders Listen to the latest Agent of Influence episode with Bindi Davé, Deputy CISO at DigiCert, as she discusses the Golden Triangle approach when entering a new company, focusing on asset discovery, defining acceptable risk, and fostering a comprehensive cybersecurity culture. + + + Find more episod…
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How Women Are Reshaping the Tech Landscape
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1:10:51In this episode, we dive into the transformative impact of women in tech — breaking barriers, driving innovation and reshaping the tech landscape. Our host, KJ Burke, sits down with Sandi Jones, IT Operations Leader, Interac Corp., who has had a long, successful tech industry career spanning multiple organizations. Together, they explore the challe…
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Episode 064 - The (not so) Secret Skills for Success in Cyber - Robert Wood
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37:46The (not so) Secret Skills for Success in Cyber Robert Wood, Founder and CEO of Sidekick Security and Co-Founder of Soft Side of Cyber unpacks the complexities of third-party risk management, discusses technical talents and soft skills in cybersecurity, and more in the latest episode of Agent of Influence. + + + Find more episodes on YouTube or whe…
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How to Empower Your Organization with AI Tools
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1:04:46In this episode, host KJ Burke is joined by Kelly LaForest, Consultant, Microsoft Cloud, Professional Services and Brian Matthews, Head of Services Strategy & Development, Digital Workspace, CDW Canada, to discuss AI tools that empower our individual coworkers. As we see more AI capabilities being baked in to applications and as more organizations …
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Episode 063 - API Security for Everyone - Buchi Reddy
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32:42API Security for Everyone Listen to Agent of Influence with Buchi Reddy, Founder & CEO, of Levo.ai to dive deep into proactive API security measures and how to simplify API inventory. + + + Find more episodes on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as at netspi.com/agentofinfluence.By NetSPI's Nabil Hannan / Featuring Buchi Reddy
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How to Get the Most out of the Technology You Purchase
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57:32In this episode, host KJ Burke is joined by Adam Diallo, Senior Manager Customer Success, CDW Canada and Amanda Frank, Senior Manager Customer Success, CDW Canada to discuss how services organizations and technology providers continue to change the way they help customers, ensuring they have success throughout the full lifecycle of technology. To l…
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Episode 062 - Let’s Talk Automated Red Teaming - Ryan Hays
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15:06Let’s Talk Automated Red Teaming Explore automated red teaming and red-blue team synergy with Ryan Hays, Global Head of Red Team at Citi, tackling misconceptions and fostering cross-team collaboration. + + + Find more episodes on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as at netspi.com/agentofinfluence.…
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Why End Users Are Cybersecurity's Weakest Link
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58:32In this episode, host KJ Burke is joined by guests Daniel Pinsky, CSO & Head of Information Security, CDW Canada and David Shipley, CEO and Cofounder, Beauceron Security Inc. to discuss the need to educate our users on cybersecurity best practices and how we can build a security minded organization. To learn more, visit cdw.ca…
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Episode 061 - Leveraging IT Hygiene to Build a Culture of Security - Dawn Armstrong
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28:39Leveraging IT Hygiene to Build a Culture of Security Tune in to this insightful episode with Dawn Armstrong about third-party risk, IT hygiene, security awareness, and advocating for gender equality. + + + Find more episodes on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts, as well as at netspi.com/agentofinfluence.…
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Bonus Episode: Charting the Course: Hybrid Multicloud Strategies and AI Adoption in Canada
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55:12In this episode, host KJ Burke and guest Jim Love discuss some of the insights coming out of the 2024 Hybrid Cloud Report. To learn more, visit cdw.caBy Jim Love
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The State of HPC and AI in the Canadian Federal Government
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1:40:31What are some of the traditional uses cases for HPC and AI that the Federal Government uses currently? · What are some of the identified use cases that have been difficult to implement? · What challenges have stalled those implementations historically? · How has the current state of HPC and AI changed so that some of those use cases can now be real…
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Episode 060 - Sharing a Blueprint for Cybersecurity Leadership - Tunde Oni-Daniel
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36:41Sharing a Blueprint for Cybersecurity Leadership Unlock leadership strategies to elevate your cybersecurity career and get perspective on quality pentesting providers versus commodity ones with Tunde Oni-Daniel's expert insights.By NetSPI's Nabil Hannan / Featuring Tunde Oni-Daniel
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A Different Take on Data Privacy, AI, and AI management
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55:11Up until recently access to AI was really restricted to fewer people. The need for specialized tools, knowledge and technology created hurdles that many organizations were not able to clear. How have you seen access to AI and the perceived value of AI change across different consumers? One of the ways we have been segmenting generative AI with cust…
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Episode 059 - Making Cybersecurity Accessible for All - Mandy Haeburn-Little
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30:11Making Cybersecurity Accessible for All Join us in welcoming Mandy Haeburn-Little to Agent of Influence! Mandy is a pioneer in increasing access to security services for companies of all sizes across the UK. What started as a model to establish a policing Cyber Resilience Centre in Scotland expanded to the first national network of nine Cyber Resil…
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Computing with giants: How supercomputers are different
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1:16:35What has the role of supercomputers been historically? Has the advent of GPU clusters changed the role of HPC? How is the technology changing to meet new needs of researchers and organizations? As we look at supercomputing across different verticals, what parts of the technology and software stack stay similar and where does that stack depart from …
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How to Augment Your IT Team with Managed Services
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45:58Why do organizations use staff augmentation and managed services? How do you differentiate and decide between filling roles that are internal, external consulting or managed services? What are some of the considerations that management focuses on when they build a plan to leverage managed services? What makes a good managed services partner? What a…
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Episode 058 - Staying Mindful throughout Data Breaches at Any Program Maturity Level - Lee Vorthman
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39:06Staying Mindful throughout Data Breaches at Any Program Maturity Level Meet Lee Vorthman, a Chief Security Officer (CSO) known for his expertise in cybersecurity program maturity and team leadership. Get to know Lee as he discusses how to respond to security events no matter what stage of maturity you’re at. Read Lee Vorthman’s 370 Security blog…
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In this episode, we discuss smart retail innovations and how they lead to a better and more cost-effective environment for retail storefronts To learn more, visit cdw.caBy CDW Canada
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In this episode, we discuss technology innovations impacting the way patients are cared for, where they are cared for, and how effective that care ultimately is. The current state of healthcare. Where are we at and what is currently in flight as far as technology innovation that we are seeing? How is innovation in technology changing the way patien…
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In this episode, we discuss... The hardware ecosystem from device to data centre and platform NPUs and endpoints Cloud platforms for AI Access to tools Future of AI – Multimodal – Multisensory - sora To learn more, visit cdw.caBy CDW Canada
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Episode 057 - Dare to Leap: Conquering the Unknown in Cloud Security - Zinet Kemal
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34:55Dare to Leap: Conquering the Unknown in Cloud Security Meet Zinet Kemal, a remarkable individual who embarked on a transformative journey from a legal career in Ethiopia to a role in cybersecurity in the United States. Zinet joined Nabil Hannan, NetSPI’s Field CISO on Agent of Influence where she shared how she transitioned careers and earned her m…
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In this episode we discuss... Current state of cybersecurity Types of AI are impacting cybersecurity How bad actors are leveraging GenAI to be more productive What is the measurable impact of GenAI to the risk profile of businesses? What keeps you up at night when you think about AI as a cybersecurity risk? To learn more, visit cdw.ca…
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In this episode, we discuss… The current and expected future state of the economy How that state affects business investment planning Discuss the unique aspects and benefits of CAPEX Discuss the unique aspects and benefits of OPEX How public cloud has changed the way businesses plan spend How IT can communicate with the business more effectively to…
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Join us this season as we engage with industry leaders in technical discussions around key innovations that are affecting all our lives in business, and in many cases our daily lives as well. To learn more, visit cdw.caBy CDW Canada
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Episode 056 - Leading with FUN Instead of FUD - Tim Derrickson
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24:59Leading with FUN Instead of FUD Director of IT and Security Services at One Step Secure IT, Tim Derrickson, joins host Nabil Hanan on the Agent of Influence podcast to discuss bringing more fun to the traditional fear, uncertainty, doubt (FUD) conversation. He also explores the differences between security versus IT, and the challenges ahead that f…
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Episode 055 - Teaching the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Leaders - Neil Plotnick
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36:59Teaching the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Leaders In episode 55 of Agent of Influence, Nabil is joined by Neil Plotnick, high school cybersecurity teacher at Everett High School in Massachusetts. They cover modern cybersecurity curriculum, student sentiment around sharing private data online, and ways to approach the talent shortage in STEM.…
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Episode 054 - Secure Your Products, Secure Your Business: Insights from Envestnet's Derek Fisher
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22:01Secure Your Products, Secure Your Business: Insights from Envestnet's Derek Fisher In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil is joined by Derek Fisher, Head of Product Security at Envestnet. They discuss product security and how it differs from application security and DevSecOps. Derek also shares valuable insights on cybersecurity budgeting. es…
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Episode 053 - How to Balance Cybersecurity and Compliance - Marc Rubbinaccio
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27:21How to Balance Cybersecurity and Compliance In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil is joined by Marc Rubbinaccio, Senior Compliance Manager at Secureframe, who explores how to strike a balance between security and compliance. They discuss the most important cybersecurity compliance frameworks to consider, proactive tips for staying ahead of t…
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Episode 052 - High Stakes Security: Wynn Resorts CISO Covers Identity and Access Management and the Misrepresentation of Modern Hackers - David Tyburski
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30:53High Stakes Security: Wynn Resorts CISO Covers Identity and Access Management and the Misrepresentation of Modern Hackers In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil is joined by David Tyburski, VP of Information Security and CISO of Wynn Resorts. David discusses the unique cybersecurity challenges in the hospitality industry and shares his experi…
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Episode 051 - Phil Morris – On Leveraging Organizational Psychology to Reimagine Healthcare Cybersecurity
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31:55Phil Morris – On Leveraging Organizational Psychology to Reimagine Healthcare Cybersecurity In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil is joined by Phil Morris, the Director of Enterprise Security Risk Governance Team at Altera Digital Health. Phil shares how he leverages his background in organizational psychology to reimagine healthcare cyberse…
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Episode 050 - Prepare for PCI DSS 4.0 Changes with Raymond James’ Sr. Analyst of IT Security - Heather Hirschey
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22:04Prepare for PCI DSS 4.0 Changes with Raymond James’ Sr. Analyst of IT Security In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil is joined by Heather Hirschey, Senior Analyst of IT Security at Raymond James. They discuss the upcoming PCI DSS 4.0 changes, vulnerability management strategies and actionable advice, and resources for getting started in cybe…
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Episode 049 - Exploring Edge Data Center Security Challenges, Trends, and More - Todd Cushing
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23:56Exploring Edge Data Center Security Challenges, Trends, and More In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil and Todd Cushing, President at 1623 Farnam, discuss the importance of edge data centers. Plus, they explore data center security challenges, third-party risk management, and advice for organizations migrating to edge data centers.…
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Episode 048 - An Untraditional Approach to DevSecOps & The Future of Application Security Testing - Larry Maccherone
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31:05An Untraditional Approach to DevSecOps & The Future of Application Security Testing In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil is joined by Larry Maccherone, DevSecOps Transformation Architect at Contrast Security. They explore Larry's untraditional definition of DevSecOps, application security testing tools like IAST, SAST, and DAST, and the fut…
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Episode 047 - Enabling Business Growth Through Data and Collaboration - Samir Sherif
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27:47Enabling Business Growth Through Data and Collaboration In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil is joined by Samir Sherif, CISO at Imperva. Samir shares practical advice for building genuine connections and relationships within the information security space and leveraging risk and resiliency data to enable business growth.…
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Episode 046 - Zero Trust Misconceptions - Rob LaMagna-Reiter
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31:45Zero Trust Misconceptions In this episode of Agent of Influence, Rob LaMagna-Reiter, CISO at Hudl, joins Nabil for a deep dive into zero trust. Rob also shares insights for building a cybersecurity program and how to align cybersecurity data to business growth.By NetSPI's Nabil Hannan / Featuring Rob LaMagna-Reiter
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Episode 045 - The Unique Challenges of Healthcare Cybersecurity - Cecil Pineda
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28:21The Unique Challenges of Healthcare Cybersecurity In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil is joined by Cecil Pineda, the SVP/CISO at R1 RCM. They discuss healthcare security concerns, the role of a CISO vs. vCISO, impactful cybersecurity budget metrics, the power of storytelling, the cybersecurity talent shortage, and community building within…
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