The ITSPmagazine Podcast

Digital risk is no longer confined to the enterprise perimeter. Executives and board members—along with their families—are increasingly targeted outside of work, in personal settings, and online. Dr. Chris Pierson, Founder and CEO of BlackCloak, joins Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli to discuss the current state of digital executive protection and why a piecemeal approach is insufficient. Chris out...

What happens when you inject thousands of fake identities into the political ecosystem to monitor how personal data is used—or abused? That’s the question Virginia Tech’s Alan Michaels and Jared Byers explore through their multi-year research project, “ Use and Abuse of Personal Information: The Politics Edition .” With support from 130 students across 21 majors, Michaels and Byers create realisti...

⸻ Podcast: Redefining Society and Technology https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com  Title: Creative Storytelling in the Age of AI: When Machines Learn to Dream and the Last Stand of Human Creativity Guest: Maury Rogow CEO, Rip Media Group | I grow businesses with Ai + video storytelling. Honored to have 70k+ professionals & 800+ brands grow by 2.5Billion Published: Inc, Entrepreneur, F...

In this thought leadership session, ITSPmagazine co-founders Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli moderate a dynamic conversation with five industry leaders offering their take on what will dominate the show floor and side-stage chatter at Black Hat USA 2025. Leslie Kesselring, Founder of Kesselring Communications, surfaces how media coverage is shifting in real time—no longer driven solely by talk sub...

⬥ GUEST ⬥ Sean Metcalf , Identity Security Architect at TrustedSec | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanmmetcalf/ ⬥ HOST ⬥ Host: Sean Martin , Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imsmartin/ | Website: https://www.seanmartin.com ⬥ EPISODE NOTES ⬥ Sean Metcalf, a frequent speaker at conferences like Black Hat, D...

As digital infrastructure becomes increasingly interwoven with third-party code, APIs, and AI-generated components, organizations are realizing they can’t ignore the origins—or the risks—of their software. Theresa Lanowitz, Chief Evangelist at LevelBlue, joins Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli to unpack why software supply chain visibility has become a top concern not just for CISOs, but for CEOs as...

ThreatLocker to Unveil Game-Changing Zero Trust Innovations at Black Hat 2025 | Visit Them at Booth #1933 | A ThreatLocker Pre-Event Coverage of Black Hat USA 2025 Las Vegas | Brand Story with John Lilliston Join ITSP Magazine's Marco Ciappelli and Sean Martin as they preview ThreatLocker's exciting Black Hat 2025 presence with Detect Product Director John Lilliston. Discover upcoming major announ...

ITSPmagazine Weekly Update | From Black Hat to Black Sabbath / Ozzy: AI Agents and Guitars (again!) + Entry Level Cybersecurity Jobs, Robots Evolution, and the Weekly Recap You Didn’t Expect  -  On Marco & Sean's Random & Unscripted Podcast    __________________ Marco Ciappelli and Sean Martin are back with another random and unscripted weekly recap—from pre-Black Hat buzz and AI agents to vintage...

Ahead of Black Hat USA 2025, Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli sit down once again with Rupesh Chokshi, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Application Security Group at Akamai, for a forward-looking conversation on the state of AI security. From new threat trends to enterprise missteps, Rupesh lays out three focal points for this year’s security conversation: protecting generative AI a...

⸻ Podcast: Redefining Society and Technology https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com  Title: How to hack Global Activism with Tech, Music, and Purpose: A Conversation with Michael Sheldrick, Co-Founder of Global Citizen and Author of “From Ideas to Impact” Guest: Michael Sheldrick Co-Founder, Global Citizen | Author of “From Ideas to Impact” (Wiley 2024) | Professor, Columbia University...

⬥ GUEST ⬥ John Salomon , Board Member, Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN) | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsalomon/ ⬥ HOST ⬥ Host: Sean Martin , Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imsmartin/ | Website: https://www.seanmartin.com ⬥ EPISODE NOTES ⬥ The cybersecurity industry keeps repeating a familiar li...

As Black Hat USA 2025 approaches, the cybersecurity world is buzzing with innovation—and Dropzone AI is right at the center of it. With roots in Seattle and a mission to bring true intelligence into the security operations center (SOC), the Dropzone AI team is gearing up for a packed week in Las Vegas, from BSides to the AI Summit, and finally at Startup City (booth #6427). Founded by Edward Wu, f...

Guest and Host Guest: Cindy Hulej, Luthier/Artist | Website: https://www.cindyguitars.com/ Host: Sean Martin , Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast & Music Evolves Podcast | Website: https://www.seanmartin.com/ Show Notes What happens when the story of a city becomes part of the music we make? In this episode of Music Evolves , host Sean Martin sits down with lut...

As Black Hat USA 2025 approaches, General Manager Steve Wylie joins Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli for the annual pre-conference conversation to highlight what’s new—and what’s next—for one of cybersecurity’s most iconic events. This year’s themes and expansions signal a strong return to growth, technical depth, and strategic investment. AI Everywhere—from Training to the Show Floor Artificial in...

The HITRUST 2025 Trust Report sheds light on a critical question organizations continue to ask: can you really rely on a certification to mean what it says? According to Vincent Bennekers, Vice President of Quality, and Bimal Sheth, Executive Vice President of Standards Development and Assurance Operations at HITRUST, the answer comes down to one word: reliability. The conversation highlights how...

⸻ Podcast: Redefining Society and Technology https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com  _____________________________ This Episode’s Sponsors BlackCloak provides concierge cybersecurity protection to corporate executives and high-net-worth individuals to protect against hacking, reputational loss, financial loss, and the impacts of a corporate data breach. BlackCloak:  https://itspm.ag/its...

ITSPmagazine Weekly Update | From AI Agents to Tape Mixes, to Guitars and Black Hat Buzzwords and much more with Marco & Sean's Random & Unscripted Podcast  ⸻ In this weekly unscripted update, Marco Ciappelli and Sean Martin catch up on their latest stories, from AI agents replacing SOC analysts to mixtape nostalgia and vintage guitars made from NYC history. They also tease big things coming at Bl...

⸻ Podcast: Redefining Society and Technology https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com  Title: The Human Side of Technology with Abadesi Osunsade — From Diversity to AI and Back Again Guest: Abadesi Osunsade Founder @ Hustle Crew - We train ambitious & inclusive teams in tech & beyond WebSite: https://www.abadesi.com On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abadesi/ Host: Marco Ciappelli C...

⬥ GUEST ⬥ Tobias Halmans , OT Incident Responder | GIAC Certified Incident Handler | Automation Security Consultant at admeritia GmbH | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobias-halmans/ ⬥ HOST ⬥ Host: Sean Martin , Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine and Host of Redefining CyberSecurity Podcast | On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imsmartin/ | Website: https://www.seanmartin.com ⬥ EPISODE NOTE...

Title: "Catching Up With Ken Munro After Infosecurity Europe 2025 — Hacking the Planet, One Car, One Plane, and One System at a Time" A Post–Infosecurity Europe 2025 Conversation with Ken Munro Guests Ken Munro  Security writer & speaker https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-munro-17899b1/ Hosts Sean Martin , Co-Founder at ITSPmagazine Website: https://www.seanmartin.com Marco Ciappelli , Co-Founder, CM...

Before a power crew rolls out to check a transformer, sensors on the grid have often already flagged the problem. Before your smart dishwasher starts its cycle, it might wait for off-peak energy rates. And in the world of autonomous vehicles, lightweight systems constantly scan road conditions before a decision ever reaches the car’s central processor. These aren’t the heroes of their respective s...

Cyber threat intelligence (CTI) is no longer just a technical stream of indicators or a feed for security operations center teams. In this episode, Ryan Patrick, Vice President at HITRUST; John Salomon, Board Member at the Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN); Tod Beardsley, Vice President of Security Research at runZero; Wayne Lloyd, Federal Chief Technology Officer at RedSeal; Chip Witt, Princi...

Getting a start in cybersecurity has never been easy — but for today’s aspiring pen testers, the entry barriers are even higher than they were a decade ago. In this conversation, Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli sit down with Greg Hatcher and John Stigerwalt from White Knight Labs to unpack why they decided to flip the script on entry-level offensive security training. Greg, a former Army Special O...

In this Random and Unscripted episode, Marco Ciappelli and Sean Martin connect the dots between AI, robotics, connected systems, and human behavior. How do machines reshape society—and how do we reshape ourselves in response? A conversation born from their latest articles. This Random and Unscripted episode is exactly what the title promises—a raw, thoughtful exchange between Marco Ciappelli and S...

⸻ Podcast: Redefining Society and Technology https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com  _____________________________ This Episode’s Sponsors BlackCloak provides concierge cybersecurity protection to corporate executives and high-net-worth individuals to protect against hacking, reputational loss, financial loss, and the impacts of a corporate data breach. BlackCloak:  https://itspm.ag/its...