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KB takes the mic behind the scenes at SPHERE 2026 by Atmos, where 1,500 people from across cyber, legal, tech and government packed a room to do something rare: shift the entire industry’s focus from the moment of crisis to what comes before it. In two conversations, Reece Corbett-Wilkins and Leah Pinto reflect on the day, the speakers, and what it actually takes to change an industry’s centre of...

Snowflake has recently appointed Mayank Upadhyay its Chief Security and Trust Officer to lead security efforts. Mayank brings one of the most influential careers in enterprise security to Snowflake. During his more than two decades at Google, he shaped the modern security landscape, ultimately serving as Vice President of Engineering for Google Cloud where he secured both the public-facing Google...

KB is on the ground at ISACA 2026 North American Conference in Las Vegas, sitting down with two guests pulling at the same thread from different angles: the gap between how dependent we’ve become on modern tools and how little we actually understand them. First, Pam Nigro, SVP of Security and Security Officer at Medecision and Board Director at ISACA, unpacks why supply chain has become the most v...

John Wojcik, Senior Threat Researcher, Infoblox: Based in Bangkok, Thailand, John is a seasoned threat intelligence researcher who has spent his career following cybercriminal activity in the Southeast Asia region. Recently, his work at Infoblox has focused on  pig butchering as a service , exposing sophisticated global money laundering, human trafficking and slave operations in Cambodia, Laos, My...

In this episode of KB on the Go, recorded at Atmos SPHERE 2026, Karissa Breen brings together two conversations united by one uncomfortable truth: we have built fast, efficient, hyper connected societies, and quietly traded away our resilience. First, Karissa sits down with Admiral Mike Rogers, Global Advisory Board member at CyberCX, and Alastair MacGibbon, Independent Adviser, to unpack what rea...

Dominic Vogel is a well-respected cyber security thought leader appearing on media news outlets across the world. As a veteran cyber security expert and thought leader, Dominic holds a proven track record across multitude of industries (financial services, logistics, transportation, healthcare, government, telecommunications, and critical infrastructure). Dominic is a firm believer in delivering s...

Dmitry Volkov is a cybersecurity veteran, technology entrepreneur, and the dynamic leader of Group-IB and its team of over 250 cyber defenders. Recognized as one of the top seven influencers in global cybersecurity by Business Insider, Dmitry is also a member of the Europol EC3 Advisory Group and the UN Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Group. In 2003, Dmitry co-founded Group-IB as a cyber inves...

Recorded live from Extreme Connect in Orlando, KB sits down with Markus Nispel, CTO EMEA & Head of Office of the CTO at Extreme Networks, and Michael Jones (MJ), VP of AI and Innovation, Office of the CTO at Extreme Networks. Markus gets into why networks are now a boardroom conversation, what real time data means for agentic systems, and the shift from human in the loop to human on the loop....

John Hines is the Senior Director of Enterprise Business for the Asia-Pacific and Japan region at Lumen Technologies. With more than 25 years of leadership experience in IT solutions and cybersecurity, John has led and grown businesses across diverse global markets. His expertise spans cybersecurity, risk management, network and cloud solutions, consulting services, and new market acquisitions, se...

Davyn Baumann has been in the threat intelligence industry for over 10 years, and in that time has helped uplift cyber awareness by providing comprehensive strategic level intelligence for Australian government and critical industry organisations. Davyn currently is a member of the Custom Intelligence Team at Mandiant, part of Google Cloud.

Ashley Rose is the CEO and Co-Founder of Living Security, where she is building the future of workforce security through AI-native Human Risk Management (HRM). Her work sits at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and business transformation—helping enterprises turn human and workforce risk into a measurable, manageable business outcome. Since founding Living Security in 2017, Ashley has led the...

In this episode, we sit down with Malcolm Turnbull, former Prime Minister of Australia, current Chairman of Fortescue Future Industries, Senior Advisor to KKR, and Strategic Advisor at Semperis. Malcolm reflects on his leadership in launching Australia’s first national cybersecurity strategy and examines the evolution of cyber as a vital component of national security and statecraft. He shares ins...

In this episode, we sit down with Nathan Thomas, Senior Vice President of Product Management at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), to explore Oracle’s evolving multi cloud strategy and the major trends shaping the cloud landscape. Nathan discusses the company’s shift from an Oracle-first approach to a multi cloud reality, driven by customer expectations for flexibility, governance, and sovereignty...

In this episode, we sit down with César Cernuda, President at NetApp, as he explores the growing significance of data and the evolving role of trust, governance, and transparency in managing this strategic asset. César discusses how organizations and nations must build intelligent data infrastructures to enable AI and navigate complex regulatory landscapes, emphasizing the importance of cybersecur...

Richard Stiennon is Chief Research Analyst for IT-Harvest, the firm he founded in 2005 to cover the 3,051+ vendors that make up the IT security industry. He has presented on the topic of cybersecurity in 31 countries on six continents. He was a lecturer at Charles Sturt University in Australia. He is the author of Surviving Cyberwar (Government Institutes, 2010) and Washington Post Best Seller, Th...

Data is exploding. Environments are getting noisier and the line between observability and security, it’s basically gone. Search isn’t just a feature anymore, it’s infrastructure. It’s how you see, how you detect, and ultimately how you defend from ai, power detection, engineering to unified visibility across logs, metrics, t races and security telemetry. We’re officially in a world where if you c...

In this episode, we sit down with Simon Cook, Director of New Offerings at Genetec, as he discusses the convergence between physical and cybersecurity, and the impact of global standards such as GDPR and IRAP on industry practices. Simon details the shift from siloed teams to collaborative approaches, highlighting how increased connectivity and advancements like generative AI have expanded the att...

In this episode, we sit down with Omar Khawaja, Vice President of Security and Field CISO at Databricks, as he explores the intersection of data, AI, and cybersecurity defense. Omar addresses the real fatigue facing CISOs amidst rising AI hype, emphasizing that combining high-quality data with AI—not just AI alone—is pivotal to effective cyber defense. He shares insights on the growing need for or...

In this episode, we sit down with Lisa Black, Director of Public Sector at Aeon Nexus Corporation, as she shares her perspectives on crisis leadership and organizational resilience when critical systems fail. Lisa draws from her extensive background leading government operations to highlight how real risk in a crisis is often less about technology and more about maintaining trust, clear communicat...

Karissa Breen [00:00:10]: Welcome to KB On The Go. I’m coming to you from my new place of residence, Orlando, Florida. And today I’m being hosted at the SimSpace Summit. Cybersecurity is hitting a breaking point, compliance checklists, tabletop exercises, and confidence claims. Aren’t enough anymore, especially as AI accelerates both attack and defense. This summit is about something different, pr...

Cybersecurity is hitting a breaking point. Compliance checklists, tabletop exercises and confidence claims aren’t enough anymore, especially as AI accelerates both attack and defense. In this bonus episode, KB sits down with Peter Lee, Chief Executive Officer and President of SimSpace, and Ernie Ferraresso, Senior Director of Cyber Florida. Together they discuss cyber readiness and why Florida tre...

In this episode, we sit down with James Tennant, Partner and Head of JAPAC at Boka Capital, as he discusses why AUKUS needs sovereign capital to successfully deliver on its strategic ambitions. James explores the disparity between the headline-grabbing investments of AUKUS Pillar 1 and the overlooked capital shortfalls of Pillar 2, emphasizing the urgent need to build a unified capital architectur...

In this episode, we sit down with Strategic Advisor at Semperis, as he shares his personal experience with burnout during his tenure as CISO at BP. Simon provides a candid look into the immense pressures and responsibilities of overseeing cybersecurity across a massive, global organisation, highlighting the challenges of balancing work with personal well-being and family life. He discusses the emo...

Samuel J. Cummings III is an award-winning data scientist, keynote speaker, and renowned thought leader in AI, specializing in complex reasoning and memory architecture. In his recent work he has created AI model architecture that runs 94% less tokens than standard LLMs. As Director of Education at Gen AI Works, Sam brings over a decade of expertise in AI and runs a podcast called Gen AI Talks. In...

In this episode, we sit down with Lili Infante, CEO of CAT Labs, as she discusses the evolving landscape of crime in the crypto space and her work combating crypto-enabled criminal activity. Lili, drawing from her experience as a former DOJ and DEA agent who pioneered the DEA Cyber Investigations Task Force, explains the rise of crypto as both a tool for criminals and a unique opportunity for law...