The Airiam Podcast

Aviation and cybersecurity are two passions for Jim Aldridge . Jim is a practical cyber risk management professional and the Vice President for Partnerships at MOXFIVE . On the surface, the domains are quite distinct. Digging a bit deeper, there are parallels to draw between flying a plane and successfully preparing for and responding to cybersecurity incidents. He joined Art Ocain and Bill Bowman...

The right communication and collaboration technology enables businesses to work efficiently and outpace competitors. On this episode of The Airiam Podcast, Airiam welcomes Ali Niroo to discuss how to build the perfect tech stack. Ali is a Managing Partner at Bridgepointe Technologies and has a wealth of experience in cloud computing, communications, and technology. The questions and topics we addr...

Tech layoffs and banking failures have made the headlines recently. In this episode we cover how people in Silicon Valley and beyond can stay resilient in the face of stress. The episode first explores the human perspective of resilience on the ground with Vivian Lee, a guest from Airiam located in the Silicon Valley area. The perspective of the discussion then expands, and we give tips for how co...

"Trust but verify" is a well-known proverb, but in today's cybersecurity world, we recommend just verifying. That concept is the underlying theme for our latest episode featuring Alex Diaz . Alex is the Customer Success Lead at Horizon3.ai . He has extensive experience in intelligence roles with the US Military and Government. Horizon3.ai's mission is to help you find and fix your attack vectors b...

The impact of ransomware on organizations is well-known. Companies can be coerced into making ransom payments. Sensitive customer data can be leaked onto the Dark Web. An impacted organization's IT environment may have to be rebuilt from scratch. The business itself could be forced to close.  The impact of ransomware to the employees of the impacted organization is not as well known or d...

MITRE’s Shane Steiger, Esq., CISSP is our guest again in this week's episode. The episode is a continuation from the previous episode that covered what MITRE is. Shane covers more about cyber resiliency and how it relates to cybersecurity. He also shares his advice for small-to-medium sized businesses to become more resilient by conducting tabletop exercises and taking other steps. The underlying...

Airiam talks with Shane Steiger, Esq, CISSP in this episode. Shane does research on cybersecurity, cyber resilience and innovation for MITRE . We discuss how MITRE came to be and how the frameworks they maintain help companies around the world. The four pillars of their Cyber Resiliency Engineering Framework (CREF) framework are Anticipate, Withstand, Recover, and Adapt. Shane also shares his pers...

People often make resolutions and set goals for the new year. In our first episode of 2023, we sat down with 13 IT and cybersecurity experts from Airiam , Secureworks , and Corvus Insurance . We wanted to know what their resolutions are for the year and what they would like to see companies do in 2023 to become more cyber resilient. Listen to the episode for tips on MFA , immutable backups , penet...

Cyber resilience is an evolution in mindset for the world of information security. It has been happening for years. Relying on firewalls, anti-virus, and other preventive manners at the expense of planning for what if  can mean that a successful attack can take an organization down. Cyber resilience is the acknowledgement that threat actors have the ability to get past defenses, often with so...

Since Russia attacked Ukraine in February 2022, the war has upended the lives of millions and resulted in the tragic loss of many lives. Amidst the chaos and destruction, there are stories of resilience and goodness. Airiam's Alex Zelenskiy discusses how he brought his family out of the conflict to safety after the invasion began in the podcast. He shares the lessons learned along the way and advi...

In this first trailer episode of the Airiam Podcast, we preview what topics the podcast will cover, and share why the show was created. The mission of the podcast is to inform and inspire listeners with stories of cyber resilience and human resilience. The content will go beyond the IT jargon focus on what matters most for leaders. The hosts of the podcast are Airiam CEO Conor Quinlan and Airiam M...