The Cyber Business Podcast

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Brett Talmadge served as Chief Information Officer at Nisqually Red Wind Casino during one of the most critical periods in the organization's history. Brought in following a ransomware incident that disrupted operations and exposed long standing technology gaps, Brett was tasked with stabilizing s...

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Jess Vachon is a three time CISO, the founder of Vigilant Violet LLC, and the host of the Voices of the Vigilant Podcast. With a career spanning manufacturing, defense, robotics, so...

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Kara Schlageter is a cybersecurity executive with a career that bridges human resources, technology, and security leadership. Formerly Deputy CISO at First Citizens Bank, she brings a rare perspective shaped by early consulting experience, large scale transformation work at Bank of America, and dee...

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William O'Connell serves as the Information Security Officer at VHC Health, a hospital system based in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, DC. With more than seven years at the organization, O'Connell was brought in to help jump start and mature the healthcare system's cybersecurity progr...

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Dan Meacham serves as Vice President of Cyber and Content Security at Legendary Entertainment, a global film and television production company behind some of the most recognizable franchises in modern media. In his role, Dan is responsible for securing not onl...

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David Mashburn serves as Chief Information Security Officer at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, one of the world's leading institutions focused on aviation, aerospace, and applied engineering. With residential campuses in Florida and Arizona alongside a ...

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Chris McCay serves as Vice President for Corporate Infrastructure at Brailsford and Dunlavey, a national program management and development advisory firm supporting higher education institutions, municipalities, sports organizations, and K 12 districts. In his role, Chris oversees IT, corporate real estate, facilities operations, and int...

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Malcom Blow serves as Chief Information Security Officer at Bowie State University, where he leads cybersecurity strategy for a complex higher education environment that includes students, faculty, research programs, and...

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Simon Lara serves as Chief Information Officer at SPS Poolcare, one of the fastest growing service organizations in the United States. In just four years, SPS Poolcare has grown into the largest pool service provide...

Olivia Phillips is the founder of Wolfbyte Technologies, an AI focused consulting firm that helps organizations understand where artificial intelligence truly fits within their existing technology and security foundations. In addition to leading Wolfbyte Technologies, Olivia serves as Vice President of the USA Chapter...

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Bryan Tomczyk serves as a Cybersecurity Engineer at GP Strategies Corporation, where he works closely with senior IT and infrastructure teams to secure systems across a large, global organization. GP Strategies operat...

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Zach Lewis serves as both CIO and CISO at the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis, bringing nearly a decade of experience across engineering, systems administration, help desk leadership, and executive IT leadership. He oversees technology operations and cybersecurity for one of...

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Andrew DeBratto, Chief Information Security Officer at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, leads cybersecurity strategy for one of the world's top 100 law firms. With more than 25 years in IT and two decades in the legal sector, Andrew combines operational discipline with forward-thinking innovation. His leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth emphasizes cybersecurity as both a client obli...

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Rao Tadepalli is the CEO and Founder of DigiTran, a digital transformation and AI advisory firm specializing in insurance and financial services. Previously the CIO of Slide Insurance, Rao has spent decades guiding insurers through modernization, core system evolution, cloud adoption, and AI driven ...

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CJ Covell is the Chief Information Officer at Everlast Roofing, a family owned American manufacturer specializing in metal building components used in residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural construction. Since its founding in 1996, Everlast Roofing has expanded across multiple states...

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Lemon Williams serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at Pine Gate Renewables, one of the nation's leading utility scale solar power developers and operators. With a background spanning Y2K era infrastructure, consulting, critical asset protection, and modern cybersecurity leadership, Lem...

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Mark Bentsen serves as the Chief Information Officer at CellGate Access Control Systems and is the Co Founder of Secure IVAI, an artificial intelligence managed service provider. His career includes decades of experience in logistics, banking software, healthcare technology, and security engineerin...

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Glenn Rumfellow serves as the Chief Information Officer at Window World of Baton Rouge, part of the largest Window World operation in the United States. His career began with early exposure to programming on the TRS 80 and Apple II, followed by roles in mainframe programming, technical support, and...

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Karly Burke serves as the Chief Information Officer at Zinkerz, a growing education technology company that has transformed from a simple mobile test prep platform into a full ecosystem for academic support, counseling, and intensive SAT and AP preparation. She entered the organization as a free...