David Pahlman and Robert Parker

We Make Sure

Business EN ↓ 3 episodes

Governance, Risk,Welcome to the WeMakeSure Podcast — where cybersecurity, governance, risk, and compliance meet real-world leadership. This channel is built for executives, founders, IT leaders, compliance professionals, and security practitioners who want to understand how cybersecurity and risk management actually drive business success — not just pass audits. Each episode breaks down complex topics like Cybersecurity, HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2, vendor risk, leadership, and security culture into practical conversations you can apply immediately inside your organization. On this channel you’ll...

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David Pahlman and Robert Parker

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David Pahlman - Starting the First Risk Assessment 07.04.2026 4:35

The episode provides a practical guide to conducting a risk assessment, emphasizing simplicity and practicality. It outlines five key steps: defining scope, identifying risks, assessing likelihood and impact, planning response, and documenting the assessment. Takeaways Simplicity in risk assessment Regular review of risk assessment Chapters 00:00 The Truth About Risk Assessment

David Pahlman - Agentic A.I. Governance 06.04.2026 3:42

Agentic AI is a compliance problem that most businesses aren't ready for. It requires governance, human checkpoints, audit logging, and updated AI policies to address the liability and accountability issues. Businesses need to define the scope and permissions, build human checkpoints, require audit logging, and update AI policies to address the challenges of agentic AI. Takeaways Agentic AI requir...

David Pahlman - Compliance As Code 10.03.2026 10:49

Compliance as Code vs Real Compliance | HIPAA, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-53 Explained Everyone is talking about Compliance as Code—automating controls, enforcing policies in CI/CD, and letting tools monitor security posture in real time. But can automation really handle the full scope of compliance frameworks like HIPAA, ISO 27001, and NIST 800-53? In this episode of the We Make Sure Podcast, David...