In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Cindy Seipert, an InfoSec GRC analyst at Health Catalyst. They discuss movies that challenge our identity, Cindy’s unique career path from the military to the tech industry and her experiences as a woman in cybersecurity.By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode, Jeffrey talks with Keren de Via, Go-to-Market Director at Cyturus Technologies. Keren has a deep cybersecurity background and was the first female Combat Communications and Cyber Defense Officer in the Israel Defense Forces. They discuss movies where a character experiences a perspective-shifting transformation, Keren’s transition …

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Tanara Burke-Lloyd, SOC Analyst at Littler, the largest global employment and labor law practice. They discuss “fish out of water” movies, her inspiring journey into cybersecurity and the importance of mentorship, documentation and understanding the actual problems in cybersecurity.…

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to entrepreneur and four-time CISO Demetrios Lazarikos — aka Laz. Laz is the founder and IT security consultant of Blue Lava Consulting. They discuss why security salespeople should look for ways to solve problems instead of focusing solely on closing and how CISOs can better communicate to a wider audience.…

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Evelin Biro, a CISO advisor and cybersecurity expert. They discuss movies where a character goes through a significant life change, the role risk acceptance plays for CISOs and the difficult disconnect between regulatory requirements and business expectations.By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Pete Chestna, Checkmarx's CISO of the Americas. They discuss movies in which a character feels threatened by the introduction of a new character, why successful AppSec requires better security/developer symbiosis and how CISOs take on the myriad challenges they face.…

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Sara Ricci, an accomplished consultant and executive with a proven track record in global leadership roles, specializing in building new capabilities and enhancing organizational resilience. Jeffrey and Sara discuss movies with characters who exhibit great strength in the face of risk, the difference between resili…

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to veteran CISO and cybersecurity practitioner Jason Taule. Jason has worked with Booz Allen, General Dynamics, HITRUST and others. Today, he serves as a virtual CISO for various clients. Jeffrey and Jason discuss movies that highlight character transitions, approaches to risk conversations and the cost calculations o…

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Helen Patton, cybersecurity advisor at Cisco. They discuss movies where the main character undergoes a career change, the challenges of being a cybersecurity advisor and maintaining your reputation as an independent thinker when working for a large company.By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode, Jeffrey talks with Dom Vogel, founder of Vogel Leadership & Coaching, where he helps cybersecurity executives to be the best leaders possible. Jeffrey and Dom discuss their favorite tear-jerkers, the power of empathetic leadership and “epic friend-building.”By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Richard Stiennon, Chief Research Analyst at IT-Harvest. They discuss their favorite buddy movies, the art of collaboration with vendors and third parties and how CISOs and their teams can work with partners across the supply chain.By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Adam Moore, Head of Global Cloud Solutions for Elekta. They discuss movies that look forward and backward, security threats — including AI — to healthcare data and why you can never say “we’re good” with your security posture.By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode, Jeffrey is joined by Matthew Webster, founder, CEO and CISO for Cyvergence. Jeffrey and Matthew discuss movies where miscommunication impacts a character, the importance of CISOs communicating the business impact of cybersecurity and finding allies to help them do it.By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Melissa Mellen, Head of Third Party Risk Management for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. They discuss movies that have unforeseen plot twists and the myriad challenges related to addressing third party risk management in cybersecurity.By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Octavia Howell, CISO at Equifax. Jeffrey and Octavia discuss movies that have done a good job at implementing diversity in storylines and characters, the isolation that women and people of color can feel at security events and what can be done to make the industry more inclusive.…

In this episode, Jeffrey talks with Tammy Klotz, CISO of Trinseo. Recorded at the recent Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, they discuss their favorite low-budget movies, lessons from Tammy’s book, “Leading with Empathy and Grace” and how the manufacturing industry has embraced cybersecurity in recent years.…

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Tony Gonzalez, a former CTO, CIO and CISO in sectors such as biotech, pharma, specialty chemicals, finance and insurance. Today, Tony offers startup advisory and virtual CISO services. Jeffrey and Tony talk about movies where the main character unsuccessfully retires, the interesting nature of being a virtual CISO …

In this episode, Jeffrey talks with Ira Winkler, CISO for CYE. They discuss their favorite low-budget movies and strategies for convincing decision-makers to approve the cybersecurity budgets necessary to comprehensively address risk.By Jeffrey Wheatman

From time to time, it’s fun to look back and share snippets from some of our best conversations on the podcast. In this episode, you’ll hear cool insight from Ang Brown, Team Leader at TCS Security, Dave Mahdi, CIO of Transmit Security and Anna Belak, Director of the Office of Cybersecurity Strategy of Sysdig. There’s lots of movie talk and excitin…

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Mariana Padilla, co-founder and CEO of HACKERVERSE. Jeffrey and Mariana discuss movies (and TV shows) where the main character goes through a significant transition, Mariana’s journey from marketing to the security industry and the integration of AI and security solutions.…

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Rick Patterson, CISO at CLEAR. They discuss movies about mistaken identities, the challenges and future of identity access management and a bizarre identity swap case from Rick’s time in the Secret Service.By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Marcos Marrero, CISO at H.I.G. Capital. Jeffrey and Marcos discuss their favorite music-themed movies, how CISOs must move at the same speed as the business and the importance of being a master communicator.By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to JC Dodson, former CSO for BAE Systems and the founder of global risk, resilience, and response advisory firm JCarl Group. Jeffrey and JC discuss movies where characters are confronted with new and challenging situations, the evolution of supply chain security and the critical nature of presenting cyber risks as a b…

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Mike Holcomb, Fellow of Cybersecurity and the ICS/OT Cybersecurity Global Lead for Fluor — one of the world's largest construction and engineering firms. Jeffrey and Mike discuss movies highlighting the clash of two worlds and the convergence of operational technology (OT) security and industrial control systems (I…

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Phillip Addison, manager of third-party cyber risk management for The Hershey Company. Jeffrey and Phillip discuss buddy movies, key players in maintaining a secure ecosystem and tips for communicating third-party cyber risk to the C-Suite.By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Joe Head, a CISO coach and mentor with Intaso. They discuss “fish out of water” movies, the challenges related to being a CISO and advice for aspiring CISOs.By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to six-time CISO — and respected security thought leader — Jim Routh. They cover movies where miscommunication plays a major role in the plot, the scrutiny CISOs are under and the importance of crisis communication training.By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode, Jeffrey speaks to Carlota Sage, founder and CEO of Pocket CISO, to discuss obscure movies with Elvis characters, the emergence of Fractional CISOs and the unique security challenges she’s solving for SMB clients.By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Keyaan Williams, Founder and CEO of Cyber Leadership and Strategy Solutions on his affinity for “The Long Kiss Goodnight,” his inspiration for becoming a cybersecurity professional and why he coins himself “The Funniest Man in Cybersecurity.”By Jeffrey Wheatman

In this episode Jeffrey speaks with David Anderson, vice president of cyber at Woodruff Sawyer to discuss why he dislikes heist movies, his love for romantic comedies, and how the cyber insurance business works.By Jeffrey Wheatman

Steve Magowan, CISO and CISSP and Jeffrey Wheatman talk about their favorite movies with a small world and how to build a career in cyber security.By Jeffrey Wheatman

Dr. Anna Belak, director, office of cybersecurity at Sydig and Black Kite's Jeffrey Wheatman discuss how to make security a business priority.By Jeffrey Wheatman

Ang Brown from TCM Security and Jeffrey Wheatman talk career paths and finding security.By Jeffrey Wheatman

Debbie Reynolds the Data Diva and Founder for Debbie Reynolds Consulting, and Jeffrey Wheatman talk about privacy in our modern world.By Jeffrey Wheatman

Jason Ozin, CISO for PIB Group joins Jeffrey Wheatman, SVP Security Evangelist for Black Kite to discuss unlikely heroes and the role of the CISO.By Jeffrey Wheatman

During this Podcast Jonathan Care, Advisor at Lionfish and former Gartner Analysts, talks scams, cons and frauds and why they still work.By Jeffrey Wheatman

Patrick Garrity talks about the real threats, prioritizing vulnerabilities and movies where someone thinks they know what is going on and is wrong.By Jeffrey Wheatman

Join us as Tomas Maldonado, CISO for the NFL and Jeffrey Wheatman, Black Kite Cyber Risk Evangelist discuss the best sports movies, the challenges of securing a league of disparate teams and collaboration for better security.By Jeffrey Wheatman

During this episode George Al-Koura, CISO at Ruby and co-host of the Bare Knuckles & Brass Tacks podcasts shares his insights on building security programs from scratch.By Jeffrey Wheatman

Meet Dr. Angela Dogan, the Associate Director for IT Cloud Computing at Kyndryl. Join us to talk about the Halloween movies, twists and turns, physical security, the evolution of physical security, cyber risk/posture, and the move to the cloud.By Jeffrey Wheatman

Meet today's guest: Dr. Anton Chuvakin, an advisor at the Office of the CISO of Google Cloud. Join us to chat about sci-fi movies, technology predictions, security operations, solving security problems, three lines of defense, AI and using the cloud.By Jeffrey Wheatman

Jeffrey Wheatman is joined in this episode by Evgeniy Kharam, a fellow Cyber Evangelist! Today we are discussing learning from your mistakes, Avatar, CGI, New Zealand, firewalls, and security architecture.By Jeffrey Wheatman

This week we have Jeffrey's old friend and colleague: Dave Mahdi, the current CIO (Chief Identity Officer) for Transmit Security. Join us to chat about movies (Natalie Portman's first film!), Ted Lasso, good guys vs. bad guys, and why standards (and open standards) matter in the world of cybersecurity when prioritizing risk resilience.…

In this episode, join Jeffrey and Rob Black, CISSP, the founder and CEO of Fractional CISO. Buckle up to talk about Stephen King, Barbenheimer, and the main topic of CISO burnout/stress and how to combat it in our new cyber environment while still prioritizing security leadership.By Jeffrey Wheatman

Welcome to SEASON TWO of Risk and Reels! Get ready to talk about Indian film festivals, Abu Dhabi, cyber security within higher education (with an emphasis on third party cyber risk), and plenty of side stories. In episode one, Jeffrey Wheatman brings his good friend and colleague Luqman Kondeth to the show. He is the Director of Campus Technology …

True crime, storytelling, Big Fish, the partnership between private sector and public sector, the new White House cybersecurity policy, power of strong minds in one room, resilience and redundancy, threat actors worldwide, and supply chain risk and security. We are thrilled to share this episode with special guest, Bailey Bickley, the Chief DIB Def…

Charlie and the chocolate factory, Tom Hanks, the Military, culture shifts, precision, training, accountability, the why for the what. Join Jeffrey Wheatman and Lewis Heuermann (current Cyber Risk Management leader at Booz Allen Hamilton) as they discuss what it looks like to move from a life in the service to a post-military role in cybersecurity,…

Comedies, Young Frankenstein, History of the World, artificial intelligence, investments in cybersecurity, AI investors, third party risk, ChatGPT, the future of jobs in cyber. Hear from Rick Grinnell, the Founder of Glasswing Ventures (an investor of Black Kite!)By Jeffrey Wheatman

80s movies, Animal House, cyber in higher education, university CISOs, managing student data, healthcare within universities, compliance requirements, HECVAT, Educause, Today's episode features Gretchen Ruck, Senior Managing Director of Cybersecurity & Privacy at Ankura.By Jeffrey Wheatman

The Admiral, A Christmas Story, new policies, the New White House Cybersecurity Policy, information security importance, DEI, diversity in cyber, government training, empowering the people, poker, hiring, and zero trust. Welcome Juliana Vida to today's episode - she currently runs strategy for Public Sector at Splunk.…