Unspoken Security

In this episode of Unspoken Security, AJ Nash is joined by our first social media star...Gabrielle Hempel! Also known as LadyG on Twitter (@gabsmashh) - with over 100,000 followers - she also focuses on making the world a safer place as a Customer Solutions Engineer for LogRhythm. (NOTE: Gabrielle was actually recorded as AJ's second guest on Unspoken Security - way back in October! - but we...

In this episode of Unspoken Security, AJ Nash is joined by Brian Mohr, the founder and CEO of Reqfast, a technology startup dedicated to helping security teams document and prioritize their needs to better focus on work instead of workflow.  Brian and AJ talk define what is meant when we talk about Intelligence requirements, why they are important, how to document requirements and use them to meas...

In this episode of Unspoken Security, AJ Nash is joined by Lisa Ackerman, the Deputy Chief Information Security Officer for GSK (formerly known as GlaxoSmithKline, a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company.   Lisa and AJ talk about the value of building Intelligence-driven security programs, particularly the vital aspect of impacting decision-making. They also both shared th...

In this episode of Unspoken Security AJ Nash is joined by Brian Stack, the Vice President of Engineering and Dark Web Intelligence for Experian, a globally recognized leader in data analytics and consumer credit reporting. Brian and AJ take on the topic of ransomware, including talking about some criminal groups associated with this activity and the evolution from simple ransomware attacks up to c...

In this episode of Unspoken Security AJ Nash is joined by Tarah Wheeler, who is not only the CEO at Red Queen Dynamics, but also a Senior Fellow for Global Cyber Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations and Advisory Board Member for the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Tarah and AJ discuss some of the ongoing challenges facing small businesses as they attempt to defend themselves and their...

In this episode of Unspoken Security AJ Nash and Lance James (CEO, Unit 221b) talk about leadership, corporate culture, work/life balance, and the challenges of processing grief and trauma in an industry that never really stops. This conversation goes beyond the superficial, digging deeper into the importance and impact of building a healthy and supporting culture around the needs of people instea...

In this episode of Unspoken Security, AJ Nash and Janet Rathod - the Global Head of Cyber Threat Intelligence for Citi - talk about what people mean when referring to the career field of Intelligence.  They explain what goes into becoming an Intelligence professional, different paths for entering and growing within the career field (HINT: it is more than just smart people who know how to use Googl...

In this episode of Unspoken Security, AJ Nash and Errol Weiss - Chief Security Officer for the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) - talk about the importance of building diverse intelligence teams.  They share their insights on the evolution of program and team building over the last decade (or more) and focus on how the exponential growth of hybrid and remote work as a r...

In this first episode of Unspoken Security, AJ Nash and Neal Bridges explore the nuanced world of cybersecurity from a startup CISO's perspective. They get into the differences and similarities across various CISO roles, highlighting the unique challenges startups face. Neal, with his extensive background, offers insights into the evolving landscape of cyber threats and the role of human expe...