Fortifying our Networks and Keeping Kids and Teachers Safe with Zero Trust, SSE, and SASE with John Spiegel

Cybertraps Podcast

• What are Zero Trust, SSE, and SASE
• Zero Trust - everything behind it was trusted in the past, now we think everything is untrustworthy.
• Poor handling of data by vendors
• SASE - Secure Access Service Edge - a framework that combines network security functions with WAN capabilities to support the dynamic, secure access needs of organizations. It is particularly relevant in today's distributed and cloud-centric environments.
• SSE - Server Side Encryption.
• Anonymous vs. identified
• Responsibilities of bringing them up as digital citizens.
• Examining the strength of your identity program.
• Student Privacy - VPNs, MFA,
• Zero trust eliminates the doors they don’t need to see.
• ZTNA Zero Trust Network Access
• Raising a hacker child.
• The impact of AI on cybersecurity - AI is only as good as the data it is trained on.
• IT Admins have all the power.
• Delivering an agentless solution so people can get the work done without leaving a mark on the user device.
• Using copilots to help with security, safety, reporting, etc.

About John Spiegel

John Spiegel has 25 years of experience running global networks and managing infrastructure. He is an industry pioneer in software defined networking (SDN) and software defined WANs (SD-WAN). John has spoken on the topic network transformation at industry conferences such as Gartner, InterOp, VMWorld, Palo Alto Networks Ignite as well as executive roundtable discussions. He has also been a customer advisor to companies like VMware, Palo Alto Networks and Cisco Systems. Disruptive startups have also leveraged John’s knowledge to bring products to market resulting in successful exits. He hosts a podcast called ‘The Edge’ where he discusses the role of the CISO, Zero Trust and explores the emerging SASE landscape. When not helping companies on their journey to modernize and secure their networks, John can be found cycling on the backroads of Oregon.

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