Emagine The Future

Emagine The Future

Emagine the Future is a cybersecurity and technology podcast aimed to offer ambitious technology and national security professionals with actionable insights and unique stories from proven industry leaders. Each week, we release conversations with experts from the intelligence, defense, civilian, and private sectors where we discuss current events, career and skill development, technology and national security, and the future. Obtain the edge you need to stay current, to accelerate your development, and to elevate your impact.

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September 24, 2024 30 mins

Welcome to Episode 44 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Bill Pratt. Prior to joining Reli Group in January 2024, he spent 22 years supporting the Public Sector through various roles in the Department of Homeland Security.

Key Discussion Points: 

  • Public Sector IT Modernization
  • Public Sector Procurement & Navigating Industry Challenges
  • Drag Racing

Connect with Bill:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-pra...

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Welcome to Episode 43 of Emagine The Future, our 4th of our "This Month in Cyber" series - April 2024 edition.

March Catchup (Things we missed):
 

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Welcome to Episode 42 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are excited to share with you the live recording from the Aquia + AWS 2024 Cloud Compliance Summit held on March 19th, 2024. 
 
Emagine IT was both a sponsor of the happy hour but also a speaking partner. On this episode, you'll be able to tune into the recorded keynote our very own Adam Chun and Erik Dominguez hosted with a group. 

Key Discussion Points: 

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    Welcome to Episode 41 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Ajay Chandhok. Ajay is the CEO & Founder of Stratus Cyber. Leveraging more than two decades of experience spanning the Intelligence Community, defense sector,  federal civilian agencies, and the commercial space, Ajay brings a unique and well-defined perspective. 

    Key Discussion Points: 

    • Future of ConMon
    • Modernizing Measuring Security Performance 
    • Wh...
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    Welcome to Episode 40 of Emagine The Future our 2nd of our "This Month in Cyber" series - March 2024 edition.

    February Catchup (Things we missed):
     

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    Welcome to Episode 39 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Sebastian "Seb" Ewald. Seb is a Founding Partners for Unicorn Strategies, served in the Marine Corp for more than a decade, and have been entrenched in cybersecurity (and cyber warfare) for his entire career. 

    Key Discussion Points: 

    • The State of the Threat Landscape
    • Stacking Data & Seeing the Full Picture of Risk
    • Understanding our Adversar...
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    Welcome to Episode 37 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Scott Corey, Former Chief Information Officer of the Administration For Community Living (ACL).

    Key Discussion Points: 

    • The State of the Threat Landscape
    • Moving from On-Prem to the Cloud (to position for future)
    • Project and Program Level Governance 
    • Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enabled Decision Support

    Connect with Scott:  https://www.linkedi...

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    Welcome to Episode 36 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by our good friend Charles Rush, Founder of Rush IT and Mentor in Blacks in Cybersecurity. 

    Key Discussion Points: 

    • The State of Vulnerability Management
    • The Threat Landscape & Its Impact on SMBs
    • The State of Cybersecurity in 2024
    • Mentorship & Giving Back

    Connect with Charles:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-rush-83664312/
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    Welcome to Episode 35 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Jothi Dugar. With over 25 years of experience, Jothi Dugar is a leading federal government executive that takes pride in being a global change agent for human centric approaches to Technology and Cybersecurity.  She is currently the Acting Deputy Director at the NIH Center for Information Technology and was previously a Chief Information Security Officer...

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    Welcome to Episode 34 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we launch our brand new "This Month in Cyber" format, a monthly catch-all as it relates to:

    • Recent Incidents, Hacks, and Breaches
    • Recent Policy & Regulations Releases or Updates
    • New and Interesting Tool/Tech Releases
    • Upcoming Events (next 60-90 days)


    Key Segments:

    0:00-1:30: Introducing New Format (This Month in Cyber)

    2:00-25:30: January I...

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    Welcome to Episode 33 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Nicholas Swartz, former Army Deep Sea Diver turned Cloud Enthusiast, who went from leading deep sea dive teams in Kuwait to ECMA - Enterprise Cloud Management Agency in the US Army, where he currently serves as  Cloud Services Division Project Manager. 

    Key Discussion Points: 

    • Similarities Between Working in Deep Sea Diving & Cloud Technology
    • One Tr...
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    Welcome to Episode 32 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Major Julie Clavier, former Cyber Defense Branch Chief for the Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC). 

    Key Discussion Points: 

    • The Intersection of Video Games & Cyber Operations
    • Countering Misinformation to Build Resilience
    • Changing Jobs & Managing Relocation
    • The Evolving Definition of “Qualified Talent”
    • Collaborating Cross Domain & Cross Functi...
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    Welcome to Episode 31 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we share with you the live recording from our 2023 Year In Review: Cyber Edition Panel with:

    • Bilal Baisa - Chief Information Security Officer, NTIS
    • Chris Hughes – President of Aquia and CISA Fellow
    • Husein Sharaf – CEO & Founder of Cloudforce
    • Erik Dominquez – Senior Manager, Penetration Testing and FedRAMP, Emagine IT

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    Welcome to Episode 30 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Joe Falcione.  By day, Joe serves as the Branch Chief, End-User Services for the National Archives and Records Administrations, and by night, the Owner of  Reliant Films, his production company where he films, writes, directs, and more. 

    During the conversation,  discuss Joe's unique journey as a creative who took a different path, enlistin...

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    Welcome to Episode 29 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Shane Gallagher, Founder & CEO of CyberVets.org, live from our November 11th, 2023 inaugural Emagine The Future Capture The Flag Event at Loyola University Maryland 

    After we finished our Series of Fireside chats, Shane joined us to discuss his story in greater detail, as well as unpack topics such as:

    Key Discussion Points: 

    • Developing an...
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    Welcome to Episode 28 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Thomas Schankweiler, Director of Information System Security at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services live from our November 11th, 2023 inaugural Emagine The Future Capture The Flag Event at Loyola University Maryland 

    After we finished our Series of Fireside chats, Tom joined us to discuss his story in greater detail, as well as unpa...

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    Welcome to Episode 27 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Brian Wilson, Organizational Change Manager at SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission).

    During this conversation, we discussed Brian's unique story at the intersection of people, processes, technology, and creativity, as well as the following topics:


    Key Discussion Points: 

    • Career Advice on Navigating Being Laid Off
    • Managing Organizationa...
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    Welcome to Episode 26 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we are joined by Husein Sharaf, CEO and Founder of Cloudforce. During this conversation, we discussed Husein's unique story from graduating high school at 16, finding a way to pay for rent, and how an early job at the computer store served as the gateway to today where he leads Cloudforce, a rapidly growing Azure cloud consultancy. 

    Key Topics: 

    • Current State of C...
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    Welcome to Episode 25 of Emagine The Future! On this episode, we have something different that we are confident you'll love.  Last Saturday, November 11th, we hosted 58 college students from 10 different universities for our 1st Capture The Flag (CTF) cyber competition at Loyola University Maryland.

    Including people who came to watch it, we hosted more than 80 people across industry, government, and academia.

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