Tech & Main Presents

THOMAS ASHLEY Education Strategist Tom. Ashley@cdwg.com | Twitter: @Tech_Leader LinkedIn: ThomasAshley2022 Background & Experience Tom became a Technology Director over twenty-five years ago in Georgia after spending six years in the corporate world working in technology, leadership and training. He worked at Huntington County Schools in Indiana as Chief Technology Officer for over 20 years. He ho...

Kris Lovejoy is the global security and resilience practice leader at Kyndryll. She made stellar contributions as a global cybersecurity leader at Ernst and Young and was the chief executive officer at BlueVector, Maryland. She was also the founder and CEO of BlueVector Inc, which worked with the Al-powered sense and response platform. Kris was the president at Acuity Solutions and served at IBM,...

Mikko Hypponen is a global cyber security expert with over thirty years of experience working as a researcher and investigator. He is a sought-after lecturer, and he was profiled in Vanity Fair. His TED Talk has been viewed more than 2 million times. He can be reached on his website @ https://mikko.com/ and https://www.ifitssmartitsvulnerable.com/ and get social with Mikko on Twitter @mikko.

Jay Bartot is the CEO and cofounder of Seattle-based Zeitworks, an AI-powered business process intelligence platform that provides enterprises with the data-driven insights and tools they need to continuously improve and transform their business process operations. Jay is a serial technology entrepreneur and innovator with 20+ years of experience developing data and machine learning applications f...

With 25 years of experience working in the networking, telecommunications, and information security space, Scott is currently serving as the CEO of SolCyber Managed Security Services. Scott has worked with large companies and start-ups, among them IBM and EDS, where he held Security Engineer and Team Leader positions (US and London). Previous to SolCyber, McCrady built the Asia-Pacific-Japan busin...

In today's episode, we will be talking with our good friend, Today we will be speaking with Dr. Darrell Burrell. Dr. Burrell is a college professor and widely acclaimed thought leader in the areas of cybersecurity and management. Dr. Burrell and I have a wide ranging discussion. For more information go to http://linkedin.com/in/darrellnormanburrell. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology pa...

Today, we will be talking for a 2nd time with our good friend, Ryan Chapman. Listen as Ryan and I cover the post mortem of the ransomware attack on Heartland Community College. Ryan also gives us a better understanding of the ransomware group, PYSA. He also provides feedback on Bitsight and KnowB4. LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/ryanjchapman. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner...

In today's episode, we will be talking with our good friend, Today we will be speaking with Shruthi Rao. Shruthi Rao is the Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of Vendia, a next-gen blockchain company. Previously, she founded the Blockchain category at AWS, where she launched and grew Amazon Managed Blockchain and Amazon Quantum Ledger Database and led Business Development for AWS’ Serverless po...

In today's episode, we will be talking with our good friend, Dimitri Sirota. He is the Cofounder and CEO of BigID, helping organizations with their data privacy, security and governance. For more information go to www. BigID.com. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner. Let our 20+ years of expertise help you achieve the outcomes that are best for your business: cybersecurity, cloud,...

In today's episode, we will be talking with our good friend, Matt Cooper for a 2nd time. He is the Principal, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy at Vanta, your automated security and compliance expert(www.vanta.com). We talk about Vanta’s recent funding round, learn more about Matt’s amazing background, and some other things. You can connect with Matt in the following way: https://www.linkedin.com/in/...

Today, we will be talking with our good friend, Andy Lombardo, for a 2nd time. Andy is the Director of Technology in a K12 Public School System. Andy and I chat about cybersecurity do’s and don’ts, Universal Design for Learning and Tech, among other things. LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/AndyLombardo; Email: andy@edtechirl.com. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner. Let our 20+ y...

In today's episode, we will be talking with our good friend, Phillip Dunkelberger. Phillip Dunkelberger has broad experience resulting from more than 30 years in technology. Prior to leading Nok Nok Labs, Mr. Dunkelberger served for 8 years as co-founder and CEO of PGP Corporation, the leader in the Enterprise Data Protection market, until acquired by Symantec in 2010. He has significant experienc...

In today's episode, we will be talking with our good friend, Brandi Bennett. Brandi is the Director of Customer Success and Emerging Markets at Safety Culture. For more information visit https://www.safetyculture.io/. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner. Let our 20+ years of expertise help you achieve the outcomes that are best for your business: cloud, SD-WAN, data center, secur...

In today's episode, we will be talking with our good friend, Amit Modi. Amit is the CTO and CISO at Movius MultiLine, a trustworthy company heading mobile, voice, text, and WhatsApp communications within businesses and their customers worldwide. Amit is an entrepreneur, leader, a visionary, and technology executive who has successfully patented and commercialized innovation in security, mobility,...

In today's episode, we will be talking with our good friend, Nick Foy. Nick is the Founder, CEO, and Chief Evangelist of Silverdale Technology, which provides access to world-class processes, systems, and change management methods regardless of their size or budget. For more information visit https://www.silverdaletech.com/. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner.  Let our 20+ years...

In today's episode, we will be talking with Venu Rao. Venu is the CEO at Strobes, a risk-centered vulnerability management platform that automates all steps of the detection, prioritization, reporting, and mitigating of security bugs. For more information visit http://strobes.co. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner.  Let our 20+ years of expertise help you achieve the outcomes th...

Today, we will be hearing from me, Shaun St. Hill. Shaun is the CEO of Tech and Main, a tech consulting company in Atlanta, GA with a passionate focus on cybersecurity. Listen in as we find out my take on a variety of cybersecurity topics. You can connect with me in the following ways: Twitter: http://twitter.com/streethill and LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/shaunsthill. Also I wrote an excellen...

Today, we will be talking for a 3rd time with our good friend, David Strom. David is a world-known expert on networking and communications technologies. Listen in as we do a deep dive into better understanding passkeys. You can connect with David in the following ways: Twitter: http://twitter.com/dstrom and LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/davidstrom. Also David wrote an excellent article about pa...

Today, we will be talking with our good friend, Dave Walens. Dave is the CEO of Exploring Inc. and Exploring Digital, an innovative AR/VR/XR and virtual production company based in Atlanta, GA. They are the company behind the Van Gogh Immersive Exhibit (https://vangoghexpo.com). Dave and I talk entrepreneurship, how Exploring helps its clients, his passion for education and many other things. You...

Today, we will be talking with our good friend, Justin Beals. In this episode we talk security compliance, sailing and a mutual love of Outkast among other things. Justin is the Co-Founder & CEO of Strike Graph, a security compliance company incubated at Madrona Venture Labs in early 2020. As a serial entrepreneur with expertise in AI, cybersecurity, and governance, he started Strike Graph to elim...

Today, we will be talking with our good friend, Jacob Hess. He is the Cofounder of NGT Academy, an immersive, military-grade cybersecurity and IT professional training platform founded by former tech instructors from the U.S. Air Force who trained thousands of engineers for the military with top security clearances. The founders have combined the military-style training philosophy of job readiness...

Today, we will be talking with our good friend, Matt Kestian. Matt Kestian is the CEO of 66degrees, a leading Google Cloud Premier Partner. 66degrees helps its clients — some of the most innovative companies in the world — drive digital transformation through a holistic ‘build, innovate, optimize’ approach to cloud technology. For more information please visit www.66degrees.com. At Tech & Main, we...

Today, we will be talking with our good friend, Dan Bruder. Dan is the co-founder and CEO of Blendification, a software company dedicated to stripping away the myth of the work/life balance to embrace a more harmonious, authentic, and blended lifestyle where work and life intertwine, believes that there's a cultural shift underway. And Blendification is here to help usher in a new age of work/life...

Today, we will be talking with our good friend, Tarush Aggarwal. He is the Founder and CEO of 5x, which offers data reporting as a service, so users can make data-driven decisions faster, which are necessary to succeed.  Tarush is also one of the leading experts in leveraging data for exponential growth in the world! Previously, as the Head of Data at WeWork, Tarush scaled the system to support 12...

Today, we will be talking with our good friend, Reginald Andre. Andre is the CEO of Ark Solvers, a Cybersecurity and IT Managed Services company in Miami, Florida. Andre shares about his comeback business tale, his family, faith and one of the most amazing Dad stories ever. For more information please visit www.arksolvers.com.  At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner. Let our 20+ yea...