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Welcome to “Lessons from the School of Security Hard Knocks,” a compelling podcast where global leaders share their most challenging lessons from the security domain. Join host Joe Saunders, founder and CEO of RunSafe Security, as he engages with esteemed guest speakers who unveil insights gained from navigating the toughest security scenarios. Subscribe now and get new episodes delivered to your inbox as soon as they go live!
Sam Visner: “Bigger Than Yourself”
Today’s Guest is Sam Visner, Tech Fellow at MITRE.
In this episode, Sam discusses what his current role entails, the issues he sees surrounding our transition to 5G, lessons he learned to help him work through the bigger questions, our current government policy and national strategy, how he views cybersecurity from a corporate goverance perspective, his work with the Space ISAC, and his toughest lesson learned.
Ian Anderson: “You Won’t Know All the Answers”
Today’s Guest is Ian Anderson, DevSecOps Engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center.
In this episode, Ian discusses what he is currently working on, the challenges associated with changing to DevSecOps, how he defines the “Sec” in DevSecOps, Navy’s BlackPearl Initiative, what key metrics you should use to judge DevSecOps success, the impact that his education had on his career, what he considers our biggest security risk, and his toughest lesson learned.
Antero Päivänsalo: “Pick Yourself Up”
Today’s Guest is Antero Päivänsalo, CISO and Head of Information Security at Nokia.
In this episode, Antero discusses his role as CISO at Nokia, his considerations around customer and supply chain risk, how 5G plays a role in security risk, his previous roles at Nokia, the Nokia Security Hackathon, what keeps him up at night, and his toughest lessons learned.
Lessons from the Lessons: “It’s a Meta World”
For our 25th episode, our host and CEO, Joe Saunders, reflects on his lessons learned over the past 24 episodes.
He focuses on 6 specific episodes: John Graham-Cumming, Greg Touhill, Tony Sager, Gary McGraw, Rick Howard, and Ron Ross. He shares his insight on how these episodes touch on three different kinds of lessons: personal development & leadership, business, and technical.
Kurt John: “Collaborate”
Today’s Guest is Kurt John, Chief Cybersecurity Officer at Siemens USA.
In this episode, Kurt John discusses his role and the history of Siemens USA, “Cyber Norms”, protecting the manufacturing process, how his previous roles prepared him for his current one, his work with the The Virginia Innovation Partnership Authority, what keeps him up at night, and more.
Seth Carmody: “Let Curiosity Be Your Guide”
Today’s Guest is Seth Carmody, VP of Regulatory Strategy at MedCrypt.
In this episode, Seth discusses his role at MedCrypt and their mission to make security easier for medical device manufacturers, medical-related security issues, his career journey and work at the FDA, what product manufacturers need to consider, and his toughest lessons learned. Additionally, Joe and Seth engage in a great discussion around what policy can do versus what industry ought to do.
Gloria D’Anna: “How to Go from A to E”
Today’s Guest: Gloria D’Anna, author of “SAE CyberSecurity for Commercial Vehicles” and a Rf Systems and Antenna Applications Engineer at the Ford Motor Company.
In this episode, Gloria discusses her background, what keeps her up at night, her book, cybersecurity standards in the automotive industry, SAE G-32, Cyber-Physical Systems, and her toughest lessons learned in the cybersecurity field.
Raj Samani: “Sharing to Enable Action”
Today’s Guest is Raj Samani, Fellow and Chief Scientist at McAfee.
In this episode, Raj discusses his work at McAfee, the importance of finding like-minded people, his background in helping defend against cyber crime, APT, his book, the SolarWinds attack, the power of social media, and his toughest lessons learned throughout his career.
John Graham-Cumming: “Just Keep Going”
Today’s Guest is John Graham-Cumming, CTO at CloudFlare.
In this episode, John Graham-Cumming discusses his early background, his role at CloudFlare, how internet infrastructure differs in China, his book “The Geek Atlas”, code breaking, email filtering, movie code, what keeps him up at night, 5G, and more.
Michael Fraser: “Courage to Stick It Out”
Today’s Guest: Michael Fraser, Co-Founder and CEO of Refactr.
In this episode, Michael discusses his company Refactr, the trials and triumphs of a start up, getting his start in the Air Force, his time in retail, the open source movement, and more.
Marc Crudgington: “Collaboration is King”
Today’s Guest: Marc Crudgington, the CISO and SVP of Information Security at Woodforest National Bank.
In this episode, we learn ways to shorten the time to mitigate a breach, what it takes to become a Chief Information Security Officer, and what you, executives, and the board should know about the coming Cyber War.
Dr. Gary McGraw: “Process Does Matter”
Today’s Guest: Dr. Gary McGraw, Co-Founder of the Berryville Institute of Machine Learning.
In this episode, Dr. Gary McGraw discusses co-founding the Berryville Institute of Machine Learning, the risk factors associated with machine learning, his background and early career work, the difficulties surrounding software security, and a fun story here and there.
Dr. McGraw is an advisor to RunSafe Security.
