Agent of Influence

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 experience building Wynn’s identity and access managem...

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 cybersecurity and discusses best practices in applicati...

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 cybersecurity.

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 future of application security testing.

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.

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 the industry. 

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, and the true business impact of a cybersecurity...

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, the cybersecurity talent shortage, how to encoura...

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 response, credential management, cloud security and a...

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 acceleration of cloud adoption, zero trust network...

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, best practices for managing digital certificates...

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 to address Log4j (and similar vulnerabilities),...

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 stack, the Adaptive Shield origin story, the 2021...

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 curriculum, cybersecurity career misconceptions, characte...

“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 factors related to governance, why CISOs must be pro...

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 learned from reverse engineering, cyberattack trends...

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-enabled services, the future of pentesting, the...

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 with Chinese based organizations DJI Drones an...

“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, challenges of API security, the future of IAST, sta...

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 creativity and problem solving, the rise of ransom-relate...

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 found a vulnerability in ARPANET at age 13, tips for...

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, consultancy versus internal cybersecurity careers, the fu...

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 science, why risk frameworks alone are not enough, sec...