Agent of Influence

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 Modern Bank Heists 4.0 , SolarWinds and the concept of...

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 with new development practices, compliance fatigue,...

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 recovery, the differences and similarities between priva...

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 unconventional, empathetic security training tacti...

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 finding a mentor, his experience with the local...

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 next level. They also talk about NetSPI’s acquisi...

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 security leaders getting too comfortable with thei...

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 Relay Chat (IRC) at SUNY Buffalo, and share advice...

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 of an investment-worthy company, and their favori...

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 background has informed his business ventures.

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 start-ups. 

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. 

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 victim to a scam.

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. 

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 biggest challenges facing CISOs today.

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 cross-functional relationships to support security i...

Building Secure Software and a Peek into the Cyber Security of the Brazilian Elections In this episode of Agent of Influence , Nabil talks with Cassio Goldschmidt, Head of Information Security at ServiceTitan about how different types of software require different development approaches based on environment and a variety of other factors. He also gives us a peek into cyber security of the Brazilia...

The Evolving History of Cyber Security – From Mainframes to the Cloud In this episode of Agent of Influence , Nabil Hannan talks with DisruptOps President, Mike Rothman. Rothman is a 25-year security veteran specializing in protecting networks, protecting endpoints, security management, compliance, and helping clients navigate a secure evolution in their path to full cloud adoption. In addition to...

Why Your Company Should Prioritize Data Privacy – and Implications If You Fail To Do So In this episode of Agent of Influence , Nabil talks with Cat Coode, founder of Binary Tattoo about how we got to this point with a lack of data privacy laws, the evolution of regulations like GDPR, and potential consequences of not prioritizing data privacy. And it’s true – your phone is listening to you – what...

Thinking Bigger About Disaster Recovery Plans, and Preparing for and Responding to Breaches In this episode of Agent of Influence , Nabil talks with Sean Curran, senior director in West Monroe Partners’ Technology Practice in Chicago. They talk about why some organizations’ disaster recovery plans are failing during COVID-19, and how organizations should think more holistically about preparing for...

In this episode of Agent of Influence , Nabil talks with Anubhav Kaul, Chief Medical Officer at Mattapan Community Health Center near Boston about the challenges of COVID-19. They dive into telemedicine and the technology Mattapan is using to continue to treat their patients, including potential impacts to doctor-patient relationships and cyber security risks.