The Bid Picture with Bidemi Ologunde

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde recounted how an Easter weekend that was meant to be quiet turned into an intense investigation into illegal sports betting, human trafficking and money‑laundering. He explored how criminal syndicates exploit online gambling platforms, regulatory loopholes and the normalization of betting in sports. The episode covered law‑enforcement efforts like INTERPOL’s S...

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explored the shocking arrests of NBA figures Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups, unraveling how gaps in background checks and integrity systems allowed high-profile sports professionals to become entangled in betting, fraud, and organized crime. He examined similar scandals across global leagues — from Brazilian and Australian football to tennis and the Nationa...

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Shannon Noonan , CEO/Founder of HiNoon Consulting, and US Global Ambassador - Global Council for Responsible AI. The conversation addressed how to turn “checkbox” programs into real business value, right-sized controls, third-party risk, AI guardrails, and data habits that help teams move faster—while strengthening security, compliance, and privacy.

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde traced the tech and cyber forces reshaping everyday life in the United States: why Washington, DC builds more affordable housing per capita than Texas and California; how OnlyFans, online betting, and sober-curious culture are rerouting tourists from Las Vegas and theme-parks; and why zero-income-tax states in the U.S. (Alaska, Wyoming, South Dakota, and New H...

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with  Rebecca ‘Becky’ Passmore —a former FBI Senior Forensic Examiner, Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the co-founder of Root Forensics , and co-host (with Stacy Eldridge) of Parsing the Truth: One Byte at a Time . The conversation explored the human side of digital forensics, lessons from more than two decades with the...

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Lynn Fairweather , Founder and President of Presage Consulting & Training ,  a boutique threat assessment and management firm focused solely on domestic violence.  The hour-long conversation traced her frontline beginnings to building corporate programs, unpacking “leakage,” pre-incident indicators, the red flags that indicate abusers as employe...

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde provided a clear-eyed compare/contrast of Meta and ByteDance through a U.S. national-security lens. He mapped shared engines—algorithmic ads, creator commerce, and hyperscale AI—against divergent governance and accountability. Using counterintelligence (CI) and foreign malign influence (FMI) frameworks, he examined data-access risk, influence operations (IO),...

Across Apple’s wearables, GLP-1 drugs, academia’s AI pivot, IP fights, new crime patterns, and the dating-app slump, there is one through-line: resilient trust. In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde maps how innovation and human values can move in step—arguing for stronger privacy rules (especially for biometrics), smarter AI oversight (think “FDA for algorithms”), real digital literacy, and busin...

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Matt Topper , president of UberEther and a 20+ year veteran of cybersecurity and identity/access management. Matt broke down zero trust without the buzzwords, explained how people-first IAM unlocks business growth, and shared hard-won lessons from public-sector environments. They dug into private-tenant vs. multi-tenant tradeoffs, FedRAMP/DoD realit...

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde presented six stories about secrecy versus privacy.

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde analyzed recent advanced persistent threat (APT) campaigns targeting banks and law firms involved in mergers and acquisitions.

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Melinda Nevala , a digital privacy advocate and the Marketing Director at Medcurity . The conversation touched on America’s patchwork of state privacy laws, spotlighting loopholes big tech quietly lobbied for, AI’s still-unplugged data vacuum, and the dark-pattern consent pop-ups driving us all to button-click fatigue—plus practical tips to fight ba...

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde analyzed the company Palantir Technologies, an American publicly traded company specializing in software platforms for data mining. The analysis focused on the enabling conditions that predate its founding, the company’s growth across historical and societal contexts, its financial trajectory and political entrenchment, controversies around privacy and surveil...

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Ayotunde Aladejana , a venture & partnerships leader driving capital, markets & impact with comprehensive experience across banking, global health, and venture capital. We unpacked his journey from economics and business analysis to venture building, his playbook for corporate–startup partnerships, practical lessons on leading with empathy,...

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Jeremy Samide , CEO of Blackwired , is one of the most trusted cyber intelligence experts working today. He’s led high-profile ransomware investigations, traced criminal crypto flows across the dark web, and briefed government and private sector leaders on how to counter the next generation of cyber threats. Over the past 20+ years, Jeremy has suppo...

In this episode of The Medcurity Podcast, host Melinda Nevala , a digital privacy advocate and the Marketing Director at Medcurity , spoke with Bidemi Ologunde about wide-ranging security topics including: the dichotomy between privacy and security especially with the use of mobile apps and smart devices; cyberattacks and ransomware targeting organizations in several industries via seemingly innoc...

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explored the process of becoming undeniable in the tech industry, using personal stories and incidents throughout his career.

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Scott Alldridge , a nationally recognized cybersecurity leader with over 30 years of experience transforming how organizations approach digital risk and operational excellence. As CEO of IP Services , one of the industry's most trusted cybersecurity firms, Scott has guided 150+ clients across healthcare, finance, and manufacturing toward regula...

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde explored a series of aphorisms—nuggets of wisdom about money, status, emptiness, and luck—to see how they play out in the contemporary world.

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Melinda Nevala , a digital privacy advocate and the Marketing Director at Medcurity . The conversation touched on America’s patchwork of state privacy laws, spotlighting loopholes big tech quietly lobbied for, AI’s still-unplugged data vacuum, and the dark-pattern consent pop-ups driving us all to button-click fatigue—plus practical tips to fight ba...

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Jerod Brennen , an Executive Advisor, Cybersecurity Career Coach, and vCISO at SideChannel. The conversation touched on a wide variety of cybersecurity concepts including the role and use of storytelling as a security tool; the 2025 cyber threat landscape; AI as a friend or enemy; data privacy gray zones, and lots more.

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde examines the disappearance of independent and small franchise restaurants as a result of multiple intersecting factors.

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde takes a policy-oriented look at reports of hidden cameras, unauthorized key copies leading to break-ins, cyberstalking of guests, and other criminal acts at vacation rental properties, and how major platforms have responded.

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Tom Arnold , a cybersecurity expert, digital forensics investigator, and educator, to trace cybercrime’s rapid evolution—from early password hacks to today’s AI-powered phishing, deepfakes, and nation-state ransomware crews. Tom explained how attack typologies shape prevention, detection, and response for companies and families; why gaming platforms...

In this episode, host Bidemi Ologunde spoke with Joshua Lauer , the Founder and CEO of Lauer Creations Inc. During the conversation, Joshua explained how companies can avoid drowning in meaningless data, how to get rid of messy manual processes and automate reports that focus on scaling, how to fix GA4 tracking issues to allow you get back to actionable insights, and lots more.