Data Security Decoded

Data Security Decoded

Data Security Decoded provides actionable, vendor-agnostic insights to reduce data security risk and improve resilience outcomes. Designed for cybersecurity and IT professionals who want practical insights on preparing for attacks before they happen, so they can respond effectively when they inevitably do. Episodes feature insights from researchers, crafters of public policy, and senior cybersecurity leaders, to help organizations reduce risk and improve resilience. Data Security Decoded provides practical advice, proven strategies, and in-depth discussions on the latest trends and challenges in data security, helping listeners strengthen their organizations' defenses and recovery plans.

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September 29, 2026 • 25 mins
Please enjoy this encore of Data Security Decoded. Cybersecurity in healthcare is undergoing a critical shift. What was once viewed as a back-office IT concern is now directly tied to patient safety and clinical outcomes. In this episode of Data Security Decoded, host Caleb Tolin sits down with John Fokker, Vice President of Threat Intelligence Strategy at Trellix, to explore new findings that reveal a significant increase in inp...
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Please enjoy this encore of Data Security Decoded. In this episode, host⁠⁠ ⁠Caleb Tolin⁠⁠⁠ explores the battlefield of enterprise defense, which has moved from simple data theft to ultra heinous crimes that put patient outcomes at risk. Guest⁠⁠ ⁠Cynthia Kaiser⁠⁠⁠ shares Battlefield Stories from her time at the FBI and her current work as SVP of the Ransomware Research Center at⁠⁠ ⁠Halcyon⁠⁠⁠, illustrating how the industrializatio...
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September 8, 2026 • 24 mins
Please enjoy this encore of Data Security Decoded. In this episode of ⁠Data Security Decoded⁠, join host ⁠Caleb Tolin⁠ as he welcomes back ⁠Joe Hladik⁠, Head of Rubrik Zero Labs, to unpack the findings from their new report, Identity Crisis: Understanding & Building Resilience Against Identity-Driven Threats, Joe breaks down how the explosion of non-human identities, from API keys to AI agents, is rewriting the threat landsca...
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Enjoy this encore of Data Security Decoded. AI promises speed, scale, and efficiency—but it also magnifies privacy risk in ways many organizations aren’t prepared for. In this episode, ⁠Caleb Tolin⁠ welcomes ⁠Ojas Rege⁠ of ⁠OneTrust⁠ for a practical, wide-ranging conversation on how data privacy and governance must evolve alongside enterprise AI adoption. Ojas explains why AI fundamentally changes the privacy convers...
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Please enjoy this encore of Data Security Decoded. As enterprises race to adopt AI, many are discovering that traditional security models no longer hold. In this episode of Data Security Decoded, host ⁠Caleb Tolin⁠ is joined by ⁠Camille Stewart-Gloster⁠, CEO of ⁠CAS Strategies ⁠and former Deputy National Cyber Director, to unpack how AI is redefining cyber risk at every layer of the organization. Camille explains why identity-ba...
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Please enjoy this encore of Data Security Decoded. Welcome to ⁠Data Security Decoded⁠. Join host ⁠Caleb Tolin⁠ in conversation with ⁠Morgan Adamski⁠ who leads Cyber, Data, and Tech Risk at PwC and is a former US national security leader who spent 16 years tracking nation-state threats inside the US government. Coming out of a career spent inside secure facilities without windows or phones and working to address China’s prep...
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This episode delivers operational insights from the frontlines of global telecommunications, drawing on Fred Lhoest's experience managing IT infrastructure across 60 countries at PCCW Global. The discussion begins with the realities of consolidating an environment that previously relied on more than 10 disparate backup tools into a single, unified data protection platform. Fred details his journey as a self-described automation jun...
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This episode explores the technical hurdles of protecting academic research environments and navigating the shift to automated cloud architectures, drawing on Kevin Mortimer's twenty five years of technical leadership experience. The dialogue focuses on how higher education institutions face escalating threat profiles, moving from initial denial of service events to targeted supply chain compromises aimed at extracting student reco...
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This episode provides a technical exploration of security engineering within highly scrutinized life sciences environments, drawing on Andy Hillis' decades of operational history at The Almac Group. The discussion centers on the practical realities of shifting security left. Andy explains how his organization integrated rigorous info security reviews directly into the initial request for information and request for proposal stages,...
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This episode delivers critical battlefield stories regarding the operational reality of modern identity based threats. Selena Larson, Staff Threat Researcher and Lead, Intelligence Analysis and Strategy at Proofpoint and Host of the DISCARDED podcast and the Only Malware in the Building podcast, joins host ⁠Caleb Tolin⁠ to detail the specific mechanics of device code phishing campaigns, revealing how adversaries exploit legitimate ...
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In this comprehensive roundtable episode, a powerhouse panel of seasoned security professionals—Cynthia Kaiser, Matt Castriotta, Allison Wikoff, John Fokker, Amit Malik, and Joe Hladik—joins host Caleb Tolin to confront the uncomfortable realities facing modern organizations. As digital infrastructure becomes more interconnected, traditional defense playbooks are being constantly challenged by sophisticated automated ta...
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Are your cloud security controls actually protecting your infrastructure, or are they just keeping the lights on? With host Caleb Tolin, Matt Castriotta, Field CTO for Cloud at Rubrik, breaks down the tactical gaps exposed when organizations blindly replicate data center mindsets in public cloud networks. Castriotta charts the history of high-profile incidents from the Colonial Pipeline timeline up through modern adversaries like S...
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What happens when the adversary’s dwell time is measured in years, but your defense is measured in tickets? Adam Karcher, FBI Supervisory Special Agent, Cyber Division, and a member of the Bureau’s AI Working Group, joins host Caleb Tolin to break down the "convergent evolution" of modern cyber threats. Karcher explains why defenders are often stuck in a cleanup cycle, while threat actors operate in a sophisticated, com...
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Dr. Ido Sivan Sevilla joins host Caleb Tolin⁠⁠⁠ to break down battlefield stories from a massive analysis of over 3,000 local government entities. Dr. Sivan Sevilla, who serves as an Assistant Professor at the UMD College of Information and holds joint positions at the Hebrew University School of Public Policy & Governance and the School of Computer Science and Engineering, brings a multidisciplinary lens to the alarming realit...
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In this episode, host⁠ ⁠Caleb Tolin⁠⁠ explores the battlefield of enterprise defense, which has moved from simple data theft to ultra heinous crimes that put patient outcomes at risk. Guest⁠ ⁠Cynthia Kaiser⁠⁠ shares Battlefield Stories from her time at the FBI and her current work as SVP of the Ransomware Research Center at⁠ ⁠Halcyon⁠⁠, illustrating how the industrialization of cybercrime has reached a tipping point. They dive into...
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The race for AI dominance has created a dangerous imbalance between business velocity and cyber resilience. In this episode, host Caleb Tolin is joined by Joe Hladik, Head of Rubrik Zero Labs, and Staff Security Researcher Amit Malik to break down the findings of their latest report on agentic adoption. The discussion centers on the Agentic Paradox. This is the technical reality that tools designed to automate high-level tasks are ...
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Adversaries are already logging into your network using your own admin credentials. In this episode, Caleb Tolin sits down with Allison Wikoff to move past the identity clichés and analyze the specific behavioral signals that separate routine IT maintenance from state-sponsored sabotage. They dissect why resilience is not a flash of genius during a crisis, but a mindset that organizations can adopt to stay ahead of dynamic threat a...
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Cybersecurity in healthcare is undergoing a critical shift. What was once viewed as a back-office IT concern is now directly tied to patient safety and clinical outcomes. In this episode of Data Security Decoded, host Caleb Tolin sits down with John Fokker, Vice President of Threat Intelligence Strategy at Trellix, to explore new findings that reveal a significant increase in inpatient mortality rates following cyberattacks on hosp...
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In this RSAC Conference recap, Dave Bittner, Host of The CyberWire Daily, joins Data Security Decoded host Caleb Tolin from the guest seat to unpack the biggest theme dominating the conference: artificial intelligence, and, more specifically, agentic AI. From wall-to-wall AI messaging across San Francisco to in-depth conversations with security leaders and analysts, one thing became clear: the industry has moved past debating whet...
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Security teams spend enormous effort chasing the latest threats, yet often overlook one of the most revealing sources of truth already in their environment: backups. In this episode of Data Security Decoded, host Caleb Tolin sits down with Kyle Fiehler, Transformation Analyst at Rubrik Zero Labs, to explore why backup data has become a critical — and largely ignored — form of security telemetry. Kyle explains how secur...
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