Cybersecurity Where You Are (audio)

In Episode 165 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager sits down with Valecia Stocchetti, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), and Charity Otwell, Director of Critical Security Controls at CIS. Together, they take an in-depth look at implementing the CIS Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®), including what you need to know to begin your own CIS Controls implementation efforts.

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In Episode 164 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager sits down with Curt Dukes, EVP and General Manager of Security Best Practices at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), and Steve Lipner, Executive Director of SAFECode.org. Together, they explore the evolution of secure software development and why secure by design is critical for reducing risk in today’s complex environments.

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In Episode 163 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Brock Boggs, Director of Technology at Cityscape Schools, and Maureen Kunac, Senior Product Manager at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). They dive into the realities and challenges of K-12 cybersecurity, including limited budgets, small teams, and growing threats.

Brock shares how a ransomware incident at a neighboring school district a...

In Episode 162 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager sits down with Tina Williams-Koroma, Founder and CEO of TCecure, LLC and CyDeploy, Inc. Together, they discuss why "cyber insecurity is not inevitable" and how organizations can take a managed approach to attack surface management.

Along the way, Tina shares her journey from software development to cybersecurity entrepreneurship and explains why proactive measures like harden...

In Episode 161 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager are joined by Mishal Makshood, Azure Partner Alliance Manager at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), and David Kalish, Sr. Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer at CIS. Together, they explore how CIS Hardened Images® help to secure cloud environments and strengthen critical national infrastructure (CNI) resilience through collaboration.

Mishal and David exp...

In Episode 160 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Alan Watkins, CIS Controls Ambassador, to explore how the CIS Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®) empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to build practical, scalable cybersecurity programs.

Alan shares his journey from law enforcement to IT leadership in the City of San Diego and how his passion for supporting SME security le...

In episode 159 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson is joined by Joshua Palsgraf, Sr. Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), and Randy Rose, Vice President of Security Operations & Intelligence at CIS. Together, they dive into the scariest malware of 2025 in this special Halloween edition.

The conversation explores what makes today’s malware truly terrifying, from stealthy threats...

In episode 158 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson is joined by Andy Weidner, Product Manager at Nerdio, and Jason Ingalls, Chief Cybersecurity Officer at C3 Integrated Solutions. Together, they explore how organizations can navigate the complexities of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance using automation, scalable infrastructure, and hardened cloud environments.

The conversation dives into the cha...

In episode 157 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson sits down with Matthew Grieco, Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) Principal Analyst at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), and Dustin Cox, CIRT Analyst at CIS. Together, they explore the unpredictable world of cyber incident response. From ransomware investigations to digital forensics, the team shares how they adapt to evolving threats, leverage open-source tools,...

In episode 156 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager are joined by Stephanie Gass, Sr. Director of Information Security at Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), and Angelo Marcotullio, Chief Information Officer at CIS. Together, they explore how CIS practices what it preaches by using CIS products and services internally, which includes implementation of the CIS Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®) and...

In episode 155 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager is joined by John Gilligan, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they reflect on 25 years of progress for CIS and look ahead to the future. They explore the driving forces behind "CIS 2.0," including the shift toward addressing multidimensional threats, expanding CIS’s audience, and leveraging tools driven by gene...

In episode 154 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson discusses incident response in DevSecOps, exploring challenges and solutions in modern software development. He emphasizes the importance of integrating security into development processes and speaks about common issues like alert fatigue and software supply chain vulnerabilities. Here are some highlights from our episode:

• 01:32. Common challenges with modern software ...

In episode 153 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson is joined by Jason Ashong, IT Support Specialist at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Jason shares his journey from tinkering with tech as a kid to working in IT and pursuing cybersecurity research. The conversation covers education, mentorship, hands-on experience, and advice for newcomers entering the field. Here are some highlights from our episode:

• 01:10. J...

In episode 152 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson is joined by Cliff Moten, Manager, Cybersecurity Solutions Engineering at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®); and Richard Vargas, Security Operations Center Manager at CIS. Together, they discuss how the 24x7x365 CIS Security Operations Center (SOC) and CIS Managed Detection and Response™ (CIS MDR™) work together to accelerate response time while enriching telemetry...

In episode 151 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager conclude their mid-year review of 12 Center for Internet Security® (CIS®) experts' cybersecurity predictions for 2025. Here are some highlights from our episode:

• 01:12. The importance of consolidating security operations and using what already exists
• 03:18. The promise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in relieving grunt work
• 08:26. The great r...

In episode 150 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager are joined by Chad Rogers, Sr. Manager, Digital Media Services, at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®); Rudy Uhde, Video Editor at CIS; and David Bisson, Sr. Content Strategist at CIS. Together, they use a roundtable chat to celebrate 150 episodes of Cybersecurity Where You Are. Here are some highlights from our episode:

• 01:33. How the cybersecurity...

In episode 149 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson is joined by Chris McCullar, Director of Sales, Cloud Security, at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®); and Mishal Makshood, Sr. Cloud Security Account Executive at CIS. Together, they discuss how to navigate human error, artificial intelligence (AI) missteps, and other landmarks in a new frontier of virtual machine (VM) risks. Here are some highlights from our episo...

In episode 148 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson is joined by Rob Reese, Cyber Incident Response Team Manager at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®); Dustin Cox, Cyber Incident Response Team Analyst at CIS; and Cliff Moten, Manager, Cybersecurity Solutions Engineering at CIS. Together, they discuss how organizations can use Managed Detection and Response (MDR) tools to help defend against zero-day attacks. Here are...

In episode 147 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson is joined by John Cohen, Executive Director of the Program for Countering Hybrid Threats at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®); and Kaitlin Drape, Hybrid Threat Intelligence Analyst at CIS. Together, they discuss how to actualize threat intel for the purpose of building effective defense programs and operational response plans. Here are some highlights from our epis...