Carlton Fields Podcasts

Shane Tews is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where she focuses on cybersecurity, privacy, artificial intelligence, and internet governance. She is also president of Logan Circle Strategies, a strategic advisory firm working at the intersection of technology and policy. Before her think tank work, Shane helped introduce modems to the George H.W. Bush White House,...

Mudita Khurana is a tech lead for automated tooling and vulnerability management at Airbnb, where she focuses on building modular, scalable security systems in an era of rapidly evolving AI threats. Before Airbnb, she spent nearly a decade in security roles across Accenture, Meta, and PwC, making bold career pivots along the way, including a move into Facebook's product security team. In this epis...

Madeline Sedgwick is a senior cyber research engineer and threat analyst at Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, specializing in nation-state cyber activity, covert infrastructure, and cyber intelligence analysis. Before entering the private sector, she spent six years in the U.S. Navy as an intelligence specialist, helping support some of the earliest cyber operations under U.S. Cyber Command. In this epi...

Cynthia Wyre is a senior strategic engagement project manager at Rapid7, where she helps connect academic research and industry. Her path into cybersecurity innovation was untraditional, moving from health care and construction project management into vulnerability research and academic partnerships. Cynthia reflects how she applied for a role she did not think she was qualified for, why professio...

Madhav Nakar is a security researcher at BeyondTrust specializing in identity threats, endpoint security, and cloud attack paths. With a background in theoretical mathematics, his current research focuses on analyzing attacker behavior to build practical systems of detection. In this episode, Madhav shares the pivotal moments that shaped his career, including his first experience witnessing a nati...

n this episode of Mediation Matters, Ed Page and Charles Castagna break down the habits that consistently lead to successful mediations. They discuss why thorough preparation — by lawyers, clients, and mediators alike — sets the foundation for productive dialogue, and why mediation is not about proving who’s right, but understanding risk. From active listening and strategic concessions to addressi...

Sue Serna is the CEO and founder of Serna Social and the former head of global social media at Cargill. She brings more than two decades of experience at the intersection of storytelling, strategy, and security. In this episode, she shares her journey from business reporter to leading her own consultancy serving companies around the world on social media strategy. Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields, jo...

Rob Hughes, the CISO at RSA, has more than 25 years of experience leading security and cloud infrastructure teams. In this episode, he reflects on his unconventional career path, from co-founding the original Geek.com and serving as its chief technologist during the early days of the internet, to leading security and systems design at Philips Home Monitoring. Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields and Kayl...

Live from B-Sides Jacksonville, No Password Required welcomes Gina Yacone, virtual CISO at Trace3. Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields and Sarina Gandy, host and producer of the CyberBay Podcast, host a conversation on Gina’s unconventional career path, leadership under pressure, and the power of community in cybersecurity. With career stops in private investigation, digital forensics, and executive sec...

Danny Jenkins is the CEO of ThreatLocker, the leading cybersecurity company that he built alongside his wife. In this episode, hosts Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields and Kayley Melton of the Cognitive Security Institute follow Danny’s journey from a scrappy IT consultant to leading one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity companies in the world. Danny shares the moment everything changed: watching a...

Join Carlton Fields attorney and mediator Ed Page and veteran mediator Charles Castagna as they launch Mediation Matters, a podcast exploring the purpose, process, and mindset behind successful mediation. In the inaugural episode, they examine what makes mediation work — from creating a calm, constructive environment and fostering self-determination, to the critical roles of listening, empathy, an...

Steve Orrin is the federal chief technologist at Intel Corp., where he works with some of the largest IT and IS deployments in the world. In this episode, hosts Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields and Kayley Melton of the Cognitive Security Institute explore Steve’s journey from early hacking and biochemistry research, to founding startups, to his current role shaping secure technology at Intel. Steve d...

DeMarcus Williams, a senior security engineer at Starbucks, has built a career defined by creativity, intuition, and persistence. With roles at the U.S. Department of Defense, AWS/Amazon, and now Starbucks, he specializes in offensive security, red teaming, and adversary emulation. In this episode, DeMarcus joins Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields and Cyber Florida’s Sarina Gandy (guest hosting) to sha...

Air rage is down since the pandemic’s peak, but penalties have never been higher. In this episode, aviation attorney and former federal prosecutor Ed Page and summer associate Avery Friedman reveal unruly passenger cases that led to massive fines, prison sentences, and even permanent loss of TSA PreCheck or Global Entry status. They dive into the biggest trends in unruly passenger incidents since...

Jon Schipp, the “Ric Flair of Cybersecurity,” is the senior director of inorganic growth strategy at Rapid7. Jon mixes cyber technical mastery, business acumen, and stage presence to identity mergers and partnerships for his company’s growing cybersecurity platform. He shares his story with hosts Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields and Kayley Melton, executive director of operations at the Cognitive Sec...

On this episode, hosts Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields and Kayley Melton, executive director of operations at the Cognitive Security Institute, sit down with Kurt Sanger — a seasoned cyber law leader and former deputy general counsel at U.S. Cyber Command. Kurt, a cybersecurity and data privacy attorney, reflects on his 23+ years in the U.S. Marine Corps and how the adrenaline of cyber operations an...

Recorded live at the 2025 Sunshine Cyber Conference in Tampa, Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields and resident cybersecurity expert Kayley Melton, executive director of operations at the Cognitive Security Institute, sit down with Kathy Collins, security consultant at Secure Ideas. Kathy shares her extraordinary journey, which began at the AOL help desk, took a flavorful detour through award-winning kit...

Reginald “Andre” Andre is the dynamic founder and CEO of ARK Solvers. A chance encounter at a CompUSA store sparked a series of events that eventually created ARK Solvers — now one of South Florida’s fastest-growing IT and cybersecurity companies, serving small and midsize companies with a sharp focus on compliance and innovation. With nearly two decades of experience, Andre shares how his company...

On this episode, we sit down with Mariana Padilla, CEO and co-founder of HACKERverse.ai — an AI-driven platform transforming how cybersecurity solutions are tested and purchased. From her early days in education and nonprofits to building a career in cybersecurity marketing, Mariana has always sought to challenge inefficiency and champion innovation. From the helm of HACKERverse, she’s helping sec...

On this episode, we sit down with Trevor Hilligoss, director of security research and the research and innovation division of SpyCloud Labs. From his beginnings in the Army Criminal Investigation Division to his leadership role in cybersecurity’s private sector, Trevor shares how investigative instincts and military discipline shaped his approach to digital forensics, leadership, and fighting cybe...

On this episode, we sit down with Rob Allen, chief marketing officer at ThreatLocker, live from the 2024 Sunshine Cyber Conference. From his early days “locked” in an IT closet to his current role in the C-suite, Rob’s journey is one of curiosity, adaptation, and a passion for cybersecurity. At ThreatLocker, he takes customer ideas and use cases and transforms them into solutions for organizations...

On this episode, Jack Clabby of Carlton Fields, P.A., and resident cybersecurity expert Kayley Melton, founder of Reality Shift, chat with Dr. Anmol Agarwal, a senior security researcher at Nokia. With deep expertise in AI security, adversarial machine learning, and privacy-preserving technologies, she is advancing innovation in next-generation communications. Her career began with a focus on heal...

Zabrina Mcintyre is a director and cybersecurity adviser at KPMG, where she leverages her diverse expertise in cybersecurity, risk management, and strategic project leadership. She brings a unique blend of creativity and expertise to her work by combining a Master of Arts (MA) in Art Business, a specialized MBA program with an international focus, and extensive professional experience in the creat...

Dr. Sunny Wear began her career as a developer, spending countless hours maintaining others' code—a humbling experience, as she describes it. Realizing she wanted a different path, a friend suggested exploring cybersecurity at just the right time. Together, they tackled the CISSP exam, which Dr. Sunny passed, igniting her passion for application penetration testing. Now an accomplished author and...

Welcome to chat:CYBR, Cyber Florida’s policy discussion platform. In this episode, host James Jacobs and co-host Jordan Deiuliis engage with Carlton Fields attorney Jack Clabby to explore the intricate world of cybersecurity law and policy. They discuss the role of cybersecurity attorneys, the most common types of cyberattacks, the legal implications of data breaches, and the evolving landscape of...