The Ontic Connected Intelligence Podcast

Dr. Alex Eastman is the Senior Medical Officer at the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Health Security (OHS). In this role, he is responsible for operational medicine across DHS in addition to countering threats to the United States worldwide. On the operational front, Dr. Eastman is a Task Force Officer with ICE Homeland Security Investigations and is assigned to the Special Resp...

James Tunkey is the Chief Operating Officer of I-OnAsia, a global risk management consultancy. He works with large publicly-listed companies, high-growth companies on track to IPO, VCs, underwriters, law firm capital markets teams, and public accounting companies to identify risk. A large percentage of James' day-to-day work involves assessing fraud, corruption, reputational, and compliance risks...

Throughout this series so far, we’ve heard eye-opening insights and advice from our guests that have helped women navigate careers. We hope these stories inspire women and girls and inform them of the range of possibilities in the field. To hear more from the guests featured in this special round-up episode, check out their full recordings here: The Art of Helping Clients Find Lifestyle Appropriat...

Within the Department of Campus Safety, Karen supervises over 300 personnel in Security Services, Support Services, Incident Review & Victim Services, External Affairs, Events and Lost and Found. She is also chair of NYU’s Behavioral Intervention Team. Prior to NYU, Karen served for over 25 years in law enforcement with the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, located in Trenton, New Jersey.  In thi...

Brian McDermott is an expert on red teaming and began his career serving 20 years as a Marine aviator retiring in 2016 as a Lieutenant Colonel. His supporting establishment tours include Faculty Advisor and Naval Expeditionary Operations Course Director at the USMC Expeditionary Warfare School and as the Marine Corps University (MCU) Red Team Director after successful completion of the 9-week Red...

His research for the #1 New York Times bestselling Gray Man novels has taken him to more than thirty-five countries and given him the opportunity to train alongside military and law enforcement in the use of firearms, battlefield medicine, and close-range combative tactics.  Mark joins host Fred Burton to discuss: A preview of BURNER - a geo-political thriller based in Russia and the 12th novel in...

Josh is responsible for establishing, executing, supervising, and directing the implementation and oversight of the company’s insider threat program and strategic protection initiatives. His responsibilities span across MITRE’s six federally funded research and development centers in the fields of defense and intelligence, aviation, civil agency modernization, homeland security, healthcare, and cy...

She has a breadth of analytical experience collaborating with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies in the public safety and threat assessment arenas, with focus areas on counterterrorism, critical infrastructure, data analytics, and open-source intelligence methodology. Throughout her career, she has fine-tuned her ability to take raw information and put it into a form that can be us...

Alex Sappok, Chief Executive Officer at RaySecur Inc., has helped transform how leading security teams at Fortune 500 corporations keep their people and business safe from all types of mail attacks. He is a tech entrepreneur with a proven track record of developing and bringing disruptive innovations in historically conservative industries to market. Alex joins host Chuck Randolph to discuss: The...

Bringing over 25 years of experience in security consulting, executive security, investigations, and training, Chuck Tobin, Chairman and President of AT-RISK International, Inc., shares his knowledge on how the threat management space has evolved and how to keep up. As the Director of Security/Senior Consultant to three Prime Ministers/Presidential Candidates, Chuck has developed a global politica...

Philip served as a Scotland Yard Detective in the Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Operations Command for 30 years, during which he was seconded to British Intelligence for 2.5 years. As a former Counter Terrorist Security Coordinator, he was responsible for the security plans protecting numerous events with the British Royal Family, Military, and Government. He founded Defuse in 2019 and launched...

Pete is a New York Times bestselling author and former member of the National Labor Relations Board. He contributes regularly to the National Review, and his op-eds have appeared in newspapers ranging from The Wall Street Journal to The Washington Times . Pete joins host and fellow author Fred Burton to discuss: The challenges of staying in the confines of history and research involved in creating...

Janet Lawless has challenged the status quo throughout her career.  In former leadership roles at Microsoft and Cisco, she created and managed global programs focused on compliance and security. She is a member of InfraGard (a partnership between the FBI and members of the private sector), the United States Secret Service Cyber Fraud Task Force, and the Washington State Fusion Center. She is the C...

Creating this unified front is no easy task as it just takes one negligent individual to set things off path. But that’s where Kevin Craig comes in. Kevin is the Assistant Vice President, Safety, Security and Investigations for Porzio Compliance Services, LLC. A retired New Jersey Police Chief, he has over 30 years of experience in public safety, emergency management, and school security. Kevin ha...

Matt Bohatch is the Director of Global Corporate Security and Site Operations for The Washington Post and faces this challenge every day .  He has experience collaborating with local law enforcement, conflict management, communications, enterprise-wide security and business partnerships. Prior to his current role, he worked for Gavin de Becker and Associates and began his career as a Sergeant for...

 Dave Benson speaks of his experience as a Special Agent for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and lessons learned from this pivotal event during his conversation with Fred Burton. He is an accomplished security professional with over 40 years of Public and Private Sector expertise in the areas of security management, protective operations, travel security, contingency planning and vulnerability/r...

Robert Dodge is the Chief Executive Officer of Prosegur Global Risk, a key business unit of the world’s third-largest security company. He leads the team that advises some of the largest organizations around the world on risk mitigation and security strategies, advising companies on the critical need to connect what happens online with what’s on the ground. Prior, he was Global President of the Co...

Julie Marzheuser is the Organized Retail Crime Investigations Manager at The Kroger Co. — the country’s second-largest supermarket chain by revenue. In her role, she conducts threat assessments for internal and external cases and provides executive protection to C-Level executives and board members. She is a former law enforcement professional with a wide range of experiences — including investiga...

Bruce McIndoe has been a visionary and serial entrepreneur in the national security, intelligence, and operational risk management space for global organizations over the last four decades. Throughout his career, he has learned how important clear, action-oriented communication is to keep others informed and safe. He is President of McIndoe Risk Advisory LLC and formerly led the creation of the fi...

In this episode, John discusses the following topics with host Fred Burton: Challenges in protecting high-profile rock bands Social media threats and how to address them Protecting large audiences of over 20,000 Skills necessary to be successful in protecting people and assets in the music and entertainment industry Common misconceptions when it comes to protecting rock bands John also leads a pod...

Surprises are never met with open arms in the world of a security professional. Scenarios - both good and bad - are played out over and over again so nothing can catch them off guard. In the words of George Taylor, former Marine Corps Sniper turned global risk consultant, “prevention always beats reaction.” Surprises are never met with open arms in the world of a security professional. Scenarios -...

Straight from the floor of GSX 2022, Don Sortor, Senior Vice President of Global Integrity, Inc, joins host Chuck Randolph to discuss the evolution of open source intelligence. There was a time in the security profession when practitioners were fed intelligence informing them about how to approach (or avoid) a threat. Fast forward a few decades and it’s now evolved into an influx of information wh...

Thinking beyond tactical day-to-day security operations is a goal we’ve heard time and time again. However, in today’s threat landscape it’s a choice we can’t ignore. Reading changes around the world that occur outside the boundaries of business operations is growing in importance to both corporations and non-government organizations alike. Rodger Baker joins host Fred Burton to discuss the increa...

Straight from the floor of GSX 2022, Jim Bernhardt, Corporate Security Leader at the Nikola Motor Company, joins host Chuck Randolph to discuss the impact of storytelling to demonstrate the value of scenario planning and addressing risk before it becomes a larger issue. Thinking about what could go wrong is innate in nearly every security professional’s mindset — from a visitor passing through mon...

Ken White has been with the organization for over four years and previously led security operations and security readiness for the Seattle campus and over 80 Expedia Group offices through North, Central, and South America as well as the Caribbean. His experience includes regional threat detection, security system implementation, security budgets, contracts, and staff management.