Hybrid Identity Protection Podcast

Hybrid Identity Protection Podcast

The HIP Podcast is the premier podcast for cybersecurity pros charged with defending hybrid identity environments. Hosted by 15-time Microsoft MVP and Active Directory security expert, Sean Deuby. Presented by Semperis: the pioneers of identity-driven cyber resilience for the hybrid enterprise.

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November 18, 2025 50 mins

This episode features Nathan Wenzler, Field Chief Information Security Officer at Optiv.

With nearly 30 years of experience leading cybersecurity programs across government agencies, nonprofits, and Fortune 1000 companies, Nathan has spent his career at the intersection of people, process, and technology. He’s helped organizations redefine what it means to build security cultures that actually work.

In this episode, Nathan explains w...

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This episode features Heather Costa, Director of Technology Resilience at Mayo Clinic.

With over two decades of experience building resilience programs at leading healthcare institutions, Heather has redefined what it means to prepare for and thrive through disruption. From Cleveland Clinic to Mayo Clinic, she’s led enterprise-wide recovery strategies that balance people, process, and technology.

In this episode, Heather explains...

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This episode features Dr. Chase Cunningham, Chief Strategy Officer at Demo-Force.com.

Widely known as “Dr. Zero Trust”, he’s the creator of the Zero Trust Extended Framework and former Forrester principal analyst. With decades of experience supporting the NSA, U.S. Navy, FBI Cyber, and other government missions, Chase brings deep expertise on how nation-states wage digital conflict.

In this episode, Chase explains how China, Russia, ...

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This episode features Jonathon Mayor, Principal Security Consultant for the Americas at Cohesity.

A founding member of Cohesity’s Security Center of Excellence and the Cyber Event Response Team, Jonathon has more than 20 years of experience in security operations, forensics, and business continuity, with past leadership roles at EMC, Dell, and Verizon. He’s guided Fortune 500 and Global 1000 organizations through high-stakes inciden...

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This episode features Chris Inglis, former U.S. National Cyber Director and longtime Deputy Director of the NSA.

With over 40 years in national security, Chris was at the center of one of the most high-stakes breaches in U.S. history: the Edward Snowden incident.

In this episode, Chris shares what really happened inside the NSA during those critical months, and how siloed systems, password sharing, and missed signals allowed Snowden ...

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This episode features Jake Hildreth, Principal Security Consultant at Semperis.

With nearly 25 years of IT experience, Jake has seen how Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) can quietly become the most fragile, and most dangerous, part of an enterprise’s identity infrastructure. Misunderstood, neglected, and often misconfigured, AD CS can hand attackers the ability to impersonate anyone in the organization.

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This episode features Ed Amoroso, CEO of TAG Infosphere and former AT&T Chief Security Officer.

With decades of experience securing complex infrastructures, Ed joins during a period of unprecedented change in the U.S. federal government, a moment he warns is ripe for cyberattacks.

In this episode, Ed explains why rapid organizational shifts create prime openings for adversaries, and why Active Directory, often poorly understood ...

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Sean is joined by identity expert Sander Berkouwer to explore the evolving landscape of enterprise authentication. Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), first introduced with Windows Server 2003, continues to support many organizations with single sign-on. However, its usage is steadily declining as cloud-native solutions take center stage.

Sean and Sander unpack the reasons behind this shift, the challenges of legacy infr...

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The 2017 NotPetya cyberattack remains one of the most devastating and costly breaches in history, inflicting over $1.4 billion in damages on pharmaceutical giant Merck. What made this attack especially alarming was its simplicity: a single overprivileged service account became the key that unlocked chaos across Merck’s global network.

In episode 74 of the Hybrid Identity Protection Podcast, host Sean Deuby sits down with Lance Pet...

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In this time of constant cyber-attacks and increased cybersecurity reporting requirements, a CISO's job is no easy task and typically has a short Tenure. In this episode, Sean sits down with Allan Alford, 5 time CISO to talk about his experience as a CISO across several prominent organizations and how identity is always at the center of a CISOs responsibility.

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March 17, 2025 26 mins

How is IAM—and the role of the identity security professional—adapting to meet the challenges of today's threat landscape? In this episode of the HIP Podcast, Sean talks with Joe Kaplan, Security Delivery Associate Director at Accenture, to discuss the future of IAM and identity security, the path to passwordless authentication, breaking down silos between IT and InfoSec, the emerging role of the Chief Identity Defense Officer (CID...

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Microsoft describes its Detection and Response Team (DART) as the "cybersecurity team we hope you never meet." In this episode of the HIP Podcast, Sean speaks with Shiva P, a Senior Consultant with Microsoft DART. Together, they delve into the tactics used by threat actors and share best practices for minimizing risk. Drawing from his extensive experience in incident response at Microsoft, Shiva takes us through the cyber kill-chai...

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Following a cyber incident that compromises Entra ID, an inability to recover critical objects and conditional access policies can bring your business recovery to a standstill. In this episode, Sean talks with Tuna Gezer, Senior Product Manager for Semperis Disaster Recovery for Entra Tenant (DRET), about how Entra ID data recovery differs from on-premises Active Directory. Microsoft is responsible for getting your Entra tenant bac...

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This week, the HIP Podcast revisits HIP Global 2023! Listen in as our hybrid identity protection experts present lessons learned in the field, helping some of the world’s largest organizations remediate and recover from cyberattacks that targeted Active Directory. Joining Sean in this expert panel:

· Benjamin Cauwel, Security-Senior Manager, Accenture

· Jeff Wichman, Director of Incident Response, Semperis

· Marty Momd...

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Anyone who has dealt with the technological side of a merger or consolidation can tell you: Years of technical debt in Active Directory can turn the process into a real headache. In this episode, Michael Masciulli (Managing Director for Migration Products and Services, Semperis) talks with Sean about the necessary steps to keep Active Directory secure during a migration, consolidation, or modernization project; why such efforts fal...

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Cyberattacks against K-12 schools have soared, tripling between 2018 and 2021 and continuing to climb. With many school districts balancing legacy technology, budget restrictions, and limited staff, fighting off cyber threats can be a daunting challenge. This week, Sean speaks with BJ Welsh, Director of Tech Services for the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District. CFBISD comprises 25,000 students and 4,000 staff acro...

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August 31, 2023 17 mins

What are in-the-trenches pros observing when it comes to Active Directory and identity security in 2023? Ravenswood Technology Group Principal returns to the HIP Podcast to provide updates on current challenges and trends, including Active Directory hardening, PKI, and Tier 0 infrastructure protection.

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“[Attackers] don’t hack in, they log in.” In this episode of the HIP Podcast, Sean talks with Jason Rebholz, Corvus Insurance CISO and host of the TeachMeCyber YouTube channel. Jason and Sean discuss the cyber threat landscape the ins and outs of cyber insurance, including what to do (and what not to do) when applying for and utilizing cyber insurance and how to build a strong incident response plan.

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Who really has access to your applications and critical infrastructure? You’ve probably heard that identity is the new security perimeter. But how far does that perimeter extend? The key is knowing which assets are in Tier 0—the critical control plane that must be secured to protect your organization from cyber threats—and which potential attack paths lead to those assets, including Active Directory (AD). Semperis Senior Director o...

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