Dare 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…

Leading 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…

Teaching 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.…

Secure 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…

How 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…

High 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…

Phil 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…

Prepare 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…

Exploring 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.…

An 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…

Enabling 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.…

Zero 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

The 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…

Logistics Industry Leader Discusses How to Cultivate a Relationship Between Business and Cybersecurity In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil is joined by Justin Hall, newly named CEO at PRIMO and Executive in Residence at 8VC. They discuss prioritizing security in the global supply chain, holding third-party vendors accountable for security,…

Getting Started as a Security Leader, Addressing the Talent Shortage, and Securing the Critical Infrastructure – A Conversation with Ballerina Turned CSO, Jessica Nemmers In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil is joined by Jessica Nemmers, Chief Security Officer at Elevate. They discuss her transition from ballerina to cybersecurity leader, t…

Deception Technology, Identity Detection and Response, Cloud Security, and More In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil is joined by Carolyn Crandall, Chief Security Advocate and CMO at Attivo Networks, which was recently acquired by SentinelOne. They discuss hardware vs. software instability, deception technology, identity detection and respo…

What is Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and How Has it Evolved in Recent Years? In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil is joined by Netskope’s Jason Clark, Chief Security Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, and James Robinson, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer. They discuss the evolution of secure access service edge (SASE), the acc…

The State of Authentication and Best Practices for Digital Certificate Management In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Jason Soroko, CTO-PKI at Sectigo about the state of authentication. They discuss multi-factor authentication weaknesses, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), the difference between symmetric and asymmetric secrets, …

Contextual AppSec Testing, Open Source Security, Log4j, and More In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Idan Plotnik, CEO and Co-Founder of Apiiro. They dig into the concept of contextual application security testing, the importance of contributing to the open source community, dependency confusion, steps organizations should take…

A Deep Dive into SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Maor Bin, CEO and Co-Founder of Adaptive Shield, about all-things Software as a Service (SaaS) application security. They discuss SaaS security posture management (SSPM), what’s driving SaaS adoption, the challenges of securing a SaaS s…

A Day in the Life of a NetSPI Penetration Tester In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil sits down with NetSPI’s very own security consultants Austin Altmann and Marissa Allen. They discuss what it’s like to be a penetration tester, NetSPI’s entry-level training program (NetSPI University), improvements to the current computer science curricul…

“Cybersecurity is Everyone’s Business” | How Can We Make Cybersecurity More Mainstream? In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Dave Chatterjee, PhD, Professor at The University of Georgia and Duke University – and author of Cybersecurity Readiness: A Holistic and High-Performance Approach. They discuss cybersecurity readiness fact…

Middle School Teacher Turned CISO Talks Reverse Engineering, Asset Management, and More In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Seth Edgar, CISO at insurance solutions provider AF Group. Hear Seth discuss his unconventional career path, parallels between his experience as a middle school teacher and his role as a CISO, lessons lear…

The Future of Penetration Testing is Not Check-the-Box | Get to Know NetSPI’s New CTO In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Travis Hoyt, a well-known financial services security leader – and NetSPI’s new Chief Technology Officer (CTO)! They discuss why he's excited to be at NetSPI and his priorities as CTO, the value of tech-enab…

The Evolution of Incident Response, Lessons Learned from Chinese-Based Tech Companies, Mental Health, and More In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Doug Brush, Global Advisory CISO at Splunk. Doug discusses M&A security challenges, the evolution of incident response, why we need accurate asset inventory, his experience working w…

“Shift Left, But Not Too Left”: A Conversation on AppSec and Development Trends In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Maty Siman, founder and CTO at Checkmarx. Hear Maty share the Checkmarx origin story and discuss application security and development trends, how to manage open-source software risks, the concept of shift left, ch…

What’s Keeping Security Leaders Up at Night? DDoS, Ransomware, 5G, and Security Employment In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Michael “Kaz” Kaczmarek, head of product management for Neustar’s Security Solutions business unit. They discuss how his engineering background has supported him in cybersecurity, the nature of creativi…

Communicating Cybersecurity ROI, AppSec Frameworks, AI and ML Security, and More In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Diana Kelley, founding partner and CTO at Security Curve, volunteer, security architect, keynote speaker, among her many other roles. They discuss how she unknowingly jumpstarted her security career after she fou…

Application Security and Penetration Testing Insights from a Utilities Sector CISO In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Manish Khera, a CISO at a major utilities company. Hear Manish’s thoughts on utility sector cybersecurity challenges and opportunities, the Biden administration’s 100-day electrical grid security plan, consulta…

Is Data Science the Key to a Mature Security Program? In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Jim Routh, a well-known security leader and current board member at various innovative early-stage cybersecurity startups. Listen to Jim’s insights on how to define and encourage innovation, build a mature security program using data scien…

The Secret Service, Modern Bank Heists, Defensive Security, and More In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil talks with Tom Kellermann, Head of Cyber Security Strategy for VMware’s Security Business Unit. Listen to Tom discuss the interesting role the secret service plays in fighting financial crime, key findings from his recent research Moder…

The Evolution of Risk Management and the Chief Risk Officer In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil sits down with Jeff Sauntry, CEO and Founder of Risk Neutral. They discuss the evolution of the Chief Risk Officer, guidance for security and risk professionals interested in participating on advisory boards, how PCI standards are keeping up wit…

How Well Do You Know Your Breach Preparedness, Incident Response, and Regulatory Obligations? In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Matt Hartley, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at BreachRx. Hear Matt’s insights on the threats posed by criminal, nation state, and hacktivist attackers, business continuity and disaster recover…

Startup Security, Threat Modeling, Pre-Social Engineering, and More In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil speaks with Hadas Cassorla, Head of Security Engineering at Simple Finance. They discuss the challenges and opportunities of a security leader at a startup, the effectiveness of threat modeling, what “pre-social engineering” means, and u…

From Wealth Management to Vulnerability Management – Insights Gained from a Unique Career Path In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil meets with David Quisenberry, InfoSec Manager at Zapproved. They discuss how he applies his tenure in wealth management to his work in cyber security, the importance of empathy in leadership, best practices for…

Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast: Acquisition and InfoSec Insights from NetSPI’s New CTO In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil connects with NetSPI CTO Brady Bloxham. They discuss the importance of offensive security, entrepreneurship, characteristics of a successful infosec professional, and how he took his hobby building malware to the …

Comfort is the Enemy: Leadership Advice from a Top Woman in Cyber Security In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil sits down with Jadee Hanson, CISO and VP of Information Systems at Code42 and founder of nonprofit Building Without Borders. She shares key learnings from her time as a ‘first responder’ during the 2013 Target breach, advice for s…

What Makes a Successful Technologist, A Day in the Life of a Security Firm CISO, and Lessons from an Effective Phishing Engagement In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil sits down with Roshan Popal, SVP of Cloud Operations and CISO at MicroStrategy. They discuss Roshan’s start in security, which includes getting caught hacking the Internet Re…

Tech Resiliency Amid COVID-19 and Criteria for an Investment-Worthy Company In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil connects with technology investor Gus Alberelli, co-founder of Sunstone Partners. They discuss the economic and societal impact of today’s COVID-19 pandemic compared to 9/11, the resiliency of the technology sector, key criteria …

Wireless Security Challenges, SMS Evolution, 3G Flaws, and 5G Implications In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil talks with Professor Guevara Noubir about unique security challenges related to wireless systems, the evolution of SMS, flaws in how 3G was implemented, and how the world may change once 5G is broadly available.…

A Peek into the Development of India’s First Computer Crimes Unit and IT Act of 2000 In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil talks with Vikram Rangekar about his role building one of the first computer crimes units in India, acting as a consultant during the creation of India’s Information Technology Act of 2000, and how his security backgroun…

Mentorships, M&As and IPOs from a Security Perspective, and Advising Early-Stage Start-ups In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil talks with Ty Sbano, an information security leader primarily at financial technology organizations about the role of mentorship relationships, M&As and IPOs from a security perspective, and advising early-stage st…

How to Modernize Your AppSec Program from Jeff Williams, a Key Contributor to the OWASP Top 10 In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil talks with Jeff Williams, a key contributor to the OWASP Top 10 and developer of IAST, about a modern approach to your application security program and why it’s essential to move on from your legacy program.…

Dark Reading’s Executive Editor Shares Her Perspective on Cyber Security In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil talks with Kelly Jackson Higgins, executive editor of Dark Reading about how she got interested in the IT industry, topics she has most enjoyed covering, and how she became one of Folio’s Top Women in Media.…

Building Security into the SDLC: An IAST Evangelist’s Perspective In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil talks with Susan St. Clair about how IAST is revolutionizing the application security space, the future of agent-based technology, and why it’s so hard to train developers to code securely.By NetSPI's Nabil Hannan / Featuring Susan St. Clair

Cyber Security is Boring: Doing the Hard Work to Provide a Safe and Secure Workplace In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil talks with Kristin Walsh, a security leader with over 20 years’ experience about areas of focus in the biotech industry, how to create a culture of education around cyber security, and getting past the shame of falling v…

LogMeIn’s CISO Shares Insight into Growing a Security Program – and Common Challenges In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil talks with Gerald Beuchelt, CISO of LogMeIn about the importance of aligning stakeholders, the ultimate challenge of protecting against malicious insiders, and the reality that nothing is purely internal anymore.…

The Payment Card Industry: At the Crossroads of Convenience and Security In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil talks with John Markh from the PCI Council about the evolution of the payment card industry, and the challenges around privacy, security, and making your phone a point of sale.By NetSPI's Nabil Hannan / Featuring John Markh

One InfoSec Veteran’s Journey to Cyber Security & The Biggest Challenges Faced by CISOs Today In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil talks with Miles Edmundson, a 30-year veteran in the IT and Information Security space. Miles shares his advice for where to begin when starting a new senior-level cyber security position and how to tackle the b…

Three Keys to Application Security – and the Criticality of Cross-Functional Relationships In this episode of Agent of Influence, Nabil talks with Randy Kaeder, a seasoned security and risk executive with nearly four decades of experience. They talk about three critical components to ensuring application security and the criticality of building cro…