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Risk & Reels

A Cybersecurity Podcast

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Risk & Reels

A Cybersecurity Podcast

Hosted by Cyber Risk Expert, Jeffrey Wheatman

A podcast for movies. A podcast for cyber talk. A podcast for smart people to say smart things to smart listeners. Hosted by Jeffrey Wheatman, former Gartner Analyst.

  • In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Mike Holcomb, Fellow of Cybersecurity and the ICS/OT Cybersecurity Global Lead for Fluor — one of the world's largest construction and engineering firms. Jeffrey and Mike discuss movies highlighting the clash of two worlds and the convergence of operational technology (OT) security and industrial control systems (ICS) security.
  • In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Phillip Addison, manager of third-party cyber risk management for The Hershey Company. Jeffrey and Phillip discuss buddy movies, key players in maintaining a secure ecosystem and tips for communicating third-party cyber risk to the C-Suite.
  • In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Joe Head, a CISO coach and mentor with Intaso. They discuss “fish out of water” movies, the challenges related to being a CISO and advice for aspiring CISOs.
  • In this episode, Jeffrey talks to six-time CISO — and respected security thought leader — Jim Routh. They cover movies where miscommunication plays a major role in the plot, the scrutiny CISOs are under and the importance of crisis communication training. 
  • In this episode, Jeffrey speaks to Carlota Sage, founder and CEO of Pocket CISO, to discuss obscure movies with Elvis characters, the emergence of Fractional CISOs and the unique security challenges she’s solving for SMB clients. 
  • In this episode, Jeffrey talks to Keyaan Williams, Founder and CEO of Cyber Leadership and Strategy Solutions on his affinity for “The Long Kiss Goodnight,” his inspiration for becoming a cybersecurity professional and why he coins himself “The Funniest Man in Cybersecurity.”
  • In this episode Jeffrey speaks with David Anderson, vice president of cyber at Woodruff Sawyer to discuss why he dislikes heist movies, his love for romantic comedies, and how the cyber insurance business works.  
  • Steve Magowan, CISO and CISSP and Jeffrey Wheatman talk about their favorite movies with a small world and how to build a career in cyber security. 
  • Dr. Anna Belak, director, office of cybersecurity at Sydig and Black Kite's Jeffrey Wheatman discuss how to make security a business priority. 
  • Ang Brown from TCM Security and Jeffrey Wheatman talk career paths and finding security. 
  • Debbie Reynolds the Data Diva and Founder for Debbie Reynolds Consulting, and Jeffrey Wheatman talk about privacy in our modern world. 
  • Jason Ozin,  CISO for PIB Group joins Jeffrey Wheatman, SVP Security Evangelist for Black Kite to  discuss unlikely heroes and the role of the CISO.
  • During this Podcast Jonathan Care, Advisor at Lionfish and former Gartner Analysts, talks scams, cons and frauds and why they still work. 
  • Patrick Garrity talks about the real threats, prioritizing vulnerabilities and movies where someone thinks they know what is going on and is wrong. 
  • Join us as Tomas Maldonado, CISO for the NFL and Jeffrey Wheatman, Black Kite Cyber Risk Evangelist discuss the best sports movies, the challenges of securing a league of disparate teams and collaboration for better security. 
  • During this episode George Al-Koura, CISO at Ruby and co-host of the Bare Knuckles & Brass Tacks podcasts shares his insights on building security programs from scratch. 
  • Meet Dr. Angela Dogan, the Associate Director for IT Cloud Computing at Kyndryl. Join us to talk about the Halloween movies, twists and turns, physical security, the evolution of physical security, cyber risk/posture, and the move to the cloud. 
  • Meet today's guest: Dr. Anton Chuvakin, an advisor at the Office of the CISO of Google Cloud. Join us to chat about sci-fi movies, technology predictions, security operations, solving security problems, three lines of defense, AI and using the cloud. 
  • Jeffrey Wheatman is joined in this episode by Evgeniy Kharam, a fellow Cyber Evangelist! Today we are discussing learning from your mistakes, Avatar, CGI, New Zealand, firewalls, and security architecture. 
  • This week we have Jeffrey's old friend and colleague: Dave Mahdi, the current CIO (Chief Identity Officer) for Transmit Security. Join us to chat about movies (Natalie Portman's first film!), Ted Lasso, good guys vs. bad guys, and why standards (and open standards) matter in the world of cybersecurity when prioritizing risk resilience.