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In this episode of The Segment , host Raghu Nandakumara sits down with Greg Mitchell, Application Administration Manager at STCU, for a candid, insightful look at what it really takes to drive security and innovation inside a modern, mission-driven financial institution. Greg shares how his team is building resilience from the inside out—applying zero trust principles not as a buzzword, but as a p...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of September 15th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. FInsurance claims show ransomware is still king — but AI is giving phishing a major boost. DoubleDragon goes to Washington, posing as a U.S. lawmaker. And scam factories in Asia hit with the U.S. sanctions hammer. And John Kindervag joins us for an "Ask the...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of September 1st. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. Fallout continues from the Salesforce-Salesloft supply chain breach. A cyberattack clips the claws of Jaguar Land Rover. Congress races the clock to keep cyber threat intel sharing alive. And Christer Swartz joins us for a "Boos and Bravos" segment.  Head to...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of September 1st. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. Federal agencies scramble in the wake of major cyber lapses. A new ransomware strain uses AI to write its own attacks in real time. And to keep rivals out, hackers are patching the very security flaws they exploit. And John Kindervag joins us for an "Ask the...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of August 25th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. Android VPNs promised users privacy — and tracked them instead. That urgent call from the boss? It may not be the boss. And Apple zero-day flaw makes a picture worth a thousand lines of malicious code. And Trevor Dearing joins us for a "Myth Buster" segment. ...

Recorded live at Black Hat 2025, this episode takes you straight to the frontlines of cybersecurity innovation.  Host, Raghu Nandakumara first sits down with Bennett Moe, a cartographer turned N2K CyberWire VP, reveals how mapping skills can turn massive data into actionable cyber insights and why fundamentals still matter in an AI-driven world. Then, Jim Reavis, CEO of the Cloud Security Alliance...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of August 18th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. Windows admins, start your updates — the latest Patch Tuesday is a doozy. Hackers are packing RomCom exploits into a popular file-archiving app, but no one’s laughing. And phishers are turning stolen logins into stock pump-and-dump scams. And Aishwarya Ramani...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of August 11th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. Federal courts scramble to tighten security after sealed files spill in cyber breach. Less than 24 hours in, ChatGPT-5 is already breaking bad. And federal agencies: today's the deadline to apply a critical Exchange fix. And Christer Swartz joins us for an "As...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of August 4th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. A cyberattack shuts down the city of St. Paul — and draws in the National Guard. Spiders and dragons and rats — oh my! U.S. authorities issue new cybersecurity warning. And AI-powered bots are making DDoS attacks almost as easy as cheating on your homework. And...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of July 28th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. More than 400 organizations compromised in a fast-moving SharePoint attack campaign. Researchers are blaming China-based threat groups for the attacks And researchers ask: did well-meaning vulnerability disclosures tip them off? And John Kindervag joins us for a...

In this dynamic episode of The Segment , two of cybersecurity’s biggest names reunite with host, Raghu  Nandakumara , for a no-holds-barred conversation: John Kindervag, the godfather of Zero Trust, and Dr. Chase Cunningham, aka Dr. Zero Trust. What unfolds is a fast-paced, insight-packed dialogue that spans decades of hard-earned wisdom, unexpected humor, and a shared mission to demystify modern...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of July 21st. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. Is Salt Typhoon’s nine-month hack of a National Guard network the tip of the iceberg? CISA issues a rare 24-hour deadline to patch CitrixBleed 2 vulnerability. And a zero-day vulnerability in SharePoint is being used to breach dozens of organizations. And John K...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of July 14th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. UK police round up suspects they say are behind a wave of retail hacks. That new car could be systematic. Hydromatic. Ultramatic. And hacked via a Bluetooth flaw. And a new GPU-based attack turns AI models into artificial idiots. And John Kindervag joins us for...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of July 7th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. Another week, another airline hit with a cyberattack. Iranian hackers threaten to leak more emails from Trump allies  And a ransomware gang suddenly shuts down… or is it just a rebrand? And John Kindervag joins us for a "Kindervag's Compass" segment.  Head to The...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of June 30th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. A second airline hit by a cyberattack in as many weeks. Iran’s hackers stay quiet — for now — after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes. And the IRS gets a security audit — and it’s not good. And Christer Swartz joins us for a "Boos and Bravos" segment.  Head to The Zer...

In this powerful and thought-provoking episode, we sit down with three powerhouse women in cybersecurity—Emma, Aparna, and Sumi—who bring distinctly different journeys from pharmacy, law, technical sales, and engineering into one common mission: reshaping the cybersecurity industry from within. Together, they dive deep into what makes cybersecurity exciting, how resilience and authenticity fuel su...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of June 23rd. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. U.S. officials warn of cyber blowback in the wake of airstrikes on Iran. The largest-ever trove of stolen passwords resurfaces online. And if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it might be the latest attack by Scattered Spider. Head to The Zero Trust H...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of June 9th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. Travelers left flying blind after cyberattack at Canadian airline Extra! Extra! Hackers target journalists at The Washington Post And a fake IT support is tricking Salesforce users into downloading malware Head to The Zero Trust Hub: hub.illumio.com Introducing I...

In this episode of The Segment, we dive deep into the critical intersection of cybersecurity, resilience, and organizational strategy with the renowned Dr. Larry Ponemon, founder of the Ponemon Institute and a pioneer in privacy and security research. With over 20 years of groundbreaking studies, including the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report and the Global Cost of Ransomware Study, Dr. Ponemon sh...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of June 9th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. A North Korean ransomware campaign is playing for keeps. A rose by any other name smells as sweet. But would malware by a standardized name be as leet? And is CISA’s brain drain a crisis in the making? Head to The Zero Trust Hub: hub.illumio.com Introducing Illum...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of June 2nd. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. AI-powered cyberthreats are scaling fast Victoria's Secret remains hush-hush about security issue that triggered a website shutdown And U.S. banks are pushing back on breach disclosure rules Head to The Zero Trust Hub: hub.illumio.com Introducing Illumio Insights...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of May 26th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. U.S. cyber defense faces budget cuts — just as threats are ramping up. A ransomware attack hamstrings a major healthcare network. And the Justice Department charges dozens in two global malware takedowns. Head to The Zero Trust Hub: hub.illumio.com Introducing Il...

In a world where cybercrime is a business and national security secrets are often hidden in plain sight, this episode uncovers the gripping intersection of espionage and cybersecurity. Brian Boetig, a national security and public safety expert with 35 years of experience spanning the FBI, CIA, U.S. diplomacy, law enforcement, and consulting, shares fascinating stories from his career, including an...

The Monday Microsegment for the week of May 19th. All the cybersecurity news you need to stay ahead, from Illumio's The Segment podcast. - Japan’s cyber defense is going on the offense - Scattered Spider crawls its way to the U.S. after UK crime spree. - And Spain reconsiders whether cyberattacks caused last month’s national blackout And Christer Swartz us for "Boos and Bravos." Head to The Zero T...

In this eye-opening episode of The Segment , we welcome Brett Johnson—once known as the "Original Internet Godfather" and a former U.S. Most Wanted cybercriminal. Now a reformed expert, Brett works to help law enforcement and organizations stay ahead of digital threats. Together, we explore the chilling reality of modern cyber threats, deepfake technology, and the manipulation of perception in an...