tHe CybeR VauLt - Top Voices in Cyber

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Andreea Ursu, a seasoned identity and access management leader who’s been vocal about a topic the industry doesn’t talk about enough: identity burnout. As identity becomes central to cloud, AI, zero trust, compliance, and non-human access, IAM teams are carrying more weight than ever. Nearly half of IAM professionals report burnout - and many leader...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Bert Kashyap, CEO of SecureW2 - a company that’s been deep in passwordless authentication, digital certificates, and PKI long before those conversations came back into focus. What’s changed is that many of today’s identity failures don’t look like break-ins anymore - they look like perfectly normal logins. As agentic AI, post-quantum concerns, and l...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Apurva Davé, CMO at Aembit, and David Goldschlag, CEO & Co-Founder, to unpack one of the fastest-emerging shifts in security: identity beyond humans. As AI, automation, and agentic systems accelerate, identity is no longer just about users and logins. It’s about workloads, services, and machines communicating at speed - and most organisations ar...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Nathan Burke, CMO at 7AI, for a focused conversation on one of the hardest problems in cyber today: marketing differentiation. Cybersecurity is one of the noisiest markets out there. AI is everywhere, messaging sounds the same, and standing out - especially as a startup - has never been harder. Nathan joined 7AI at a pivotal moment, helping take the...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Rob Ackerman and Leo Scott, Managing Directors at DataTribe - a DC-based early-stage venture firm with a unique foundry model focused on cybersecurity and AI startups. AI has reshaped the cyber landscape - not just for defenders and attackers, but for founders and investors too. In this conversation, we unpack how AI is changing what gets funded, ho...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Bill Moore, CEO & Founder of Xona, to break down what’s really changing in OT and industrial security - and why access has become the biggest risk factor. OT environments are more connected, more remote, and more targeted than ever. With the release of KuppingerCole’s 2025 Leadership Compass for Secure Remote Access in OT/ICS, Bill walks through...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Irfahn Khimji, Field CTO at BackBox - a platform redefining network cyber-resilience across backups, patching, compliance, and automation for 180+ vendors. As AI adoption accelerates across infrastructure and operations, Irfahn helps us zoom out and ask the harder questions: how do we bring safety, trust, and responsibility into AI-driven environmen...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Nithin Thomas, Founder & CEO of Klarytee - a data governance platform built for the age of AI. Nithin is a repeat founder with over 20 years in security, including a PhD in encryption technology and years building platforms for defence and national security organisations. Today, his focus is on a new challenge: how organisations govern, protect,...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined once again by Sounil Yu - creator of the Cyber Defense Matrix and now leading AI and security strategy at Knostic. Sounil’s last appearance became one of our most referenced conversations. This time, we go deeper - exploring how his mental models are helping practitioners make sense of security in an AI-powered world. We explore: 🧠 How AI is changing...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Lisa Landau, Co-Founder of Threatlight, to explore why security challenges can no longer be solved in isolation - and why global operations are becoming a non-negotiable part of modern security strategy. Lisa shares the story behind Threatlight, the defining problem the team set out to solve, and how thinking globally changes both impact and outcome...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Adam Arellano, Field CTO & CISO at Harness, to unpack how 2025 became the year AI truly took over software development - and what that means for security. AI has transformed how code is written, shipped, and secured. But alongside the speed and accessibility of tools like LLMs and “vibe coding,” we’ve seen new risks emerge - from supply chain co...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Itzik Alvas, Co-Founder & CEO of Entro Security, to unpack one of the fastest-growing blind spots in modern security: non-human identities. As cloud and AI adoption accelerates, tokens, secrets, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access are exploding - often without teams realising how much access exists or how risky it’s become. We explor...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Raj Umadas from Rad Security and Matt Mock from Redox - two leaders who’ve lived the AI security challenge from every angle: as CISOs, as builders, and as practitioners trying to modernize without breaking everything. 2025 has been the year of the AI land-grab - and security teams have been pulled straight into the middle. In this conversation, we u...

On Cyber Talent Unlocked, host Damien talks with Jennifer Kaufman, VP Global Talent Acquisition at Illumio, discussing everything around the high-impact culture, the skills and expertise that drive a scaling business, what good looks like, and much more!   🏢 How Illumio builds a purpose-driven, high-impact culture 🎯 What separates standout Illumio candidates - and top performers - from the rest...

Join us on a conversation with one of the brightest minds in the Cyber Space. Please welcome our guest Mike Bruchanski!

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by John Giacomini, CRO at Gigamon, and a longtime industry leader who has lived through every major shift in cybersecurity - from on-prem boxes to hybrid cloud and now the AI-driven complexity reshaping how we defend modern environments. I first met John at FIERCE, where he took the stage with his daughters to talk about raising fierce, confident women...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Jeffrey Wheatman, SVP Cyber Risk Evangelist & Strategist at Black Kite - a cybersecurity leader known for cutting through noise and challenging how organisations think about risk, intelligence, and security leadership. At Black Kite, Jeffrey helps organisations rethink third-party risk and align security programs with real business outcomes. In...

On Cyber Talent Unlocked, host Damien talks with Dhiloni Shah, Senior Director, Global Talent Acquisition at LastPass, discussing everything around Culture, New Products, Emerging Skills and much more!   🏢 Inside LastPass’ people-first security culture 🧭 How Dhiloni assesses cultural fit-bias-free 🛠️ The skills and emerging expertise that drive success at LastPass 📉 How LastPass is closing the...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Bojan Simic, Co-Founder & CEO of HYPR, a company focused on building real trust in digital identity. Bojan has spent years tackling one of the biggest security questions of our time: how do we truly prove who someone is online? Recently, that question has taken on a new urgency. Fake workers, stolen identities, and even nation-state operatives p...

In this episode of The CyberVault , I’m joined by John Filby, CEO of Outseer , a company leading innovation in fraud prevention and authentication. Since taking the helm, John has been driving transformation across Outseer - modernising fraud detection, accelerating product innovation, and helping organisations stay ahead in an increasingly sophisticated threat landscape. We explore: 🔍 How fraud...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Austin Gadient, Co-Founder and CTO of Vali Cyber, a company securing one of the most overlooked layers of modern infrastructure: the hypervisors and virtual systems that keep businesses running behind the scenes. Austin breaks down why attackers are now targeting this invisible layer, how groups like Scattered Spider are reaching deeper into virtual...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Evgeniy Kharam, Chief Strategy Officer at Discern Security, to break down one of the biggest challenges facing security leaders today: how to move from point-in-time snapshots to continuous, real-time visibility of their security posture. Evgeniy has spent years advising organisations on how to build stronger, more strategic security programs - and...

On Cyber Talent Unlocked, host Damien talks with Sophia Hall, Manager Americas Talent Acquisition at torq, discussing everything around Talent Attraction, SOAR, the Grave Digger, Trevor, and much more!   🏢 How torq builds and sustains a mission-driven, high-trust culture 🎯 What truly separates standout torq candidates in a crowded cybersecurity market 🛠️ The skills, traits, and real-world experi...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Tom Pace, CEO and Co-Founder of Netrise - the company shining a light on one of cybersecurity’s biggest blind spots: the hidden risks buried inside embedded device firmware and the modern software supply chain. With deep experience across both offensive and defensive security, Tom founded Netrise to expose vulnerabilities most organisations don’t ev...

In this episode of The CyberVault, I’m joined by Gianna Whitver and Maria Velasquez, the powerhouse co-founders of the Cybersecurity Marketing Society - a global community supporting the marketers shaping one of the most challenging industries in tech. We dig into what makes marketing in cybersecurity uniquely difficult, how their community grew into a movement, and why collaboration is becoming e...