The Virtual CISO Moment
The Virtual CISO Moment dives into the stories of information security, information technology, and risk management pros; what drives them and what makes them successful while helping small and midsized business (SMB) security needs. No frills, no glamour, no transparent whiteboard text, no complex graphics, and no script - just honest discussion of SMB information security risk issues. Brought to you by vCISO Services, LLC, a leading provider of vCISO and information security risk management services. Visit https://vcisoservices.com to learn more. A Second Chance Publishing, LLC podcast.
Episodes
From the Middle Tennessee ISACA Conference, Cool Springs, Tennessee, March 2025.
Stacy Mill is a seasoned cybersecurity and IT executive with a track record of leading complex technology initiatives in both the public and private sectors. She has served as CTO for the State of Kansas, VP of IT and CISO at Nashville Electric Service, and global CISO at major enterprises like Spirit AeroSystems and Yum Brands. Stacy is also an act...
In this episode, Greg Schaffer interviews James Pham, CEO and co-founder of Opsin, who shares his unique journey from chemistry medalist in high school to tech entrepreneur. James discusses how his academic and professional path took him from studying in Korea and working in Singapore to pursuing his entrepreneurial dream in the U.S., eventually earning a spot at MIT where he taught machine learning. He later joined Abnormal Securi...
In this episode of Security Conversations from The Virtual CISO Moment, Greg Schaffer sits down with Mick Grayson, a seasoned cybersecurity professional with a wealth of experience in both the public and private sectors. Together, they explore the evolving challenges of managing risk in an increasingly complex threat landscape, the importance of mentorship in cybersecurity leadership, and how small and midsized organizations can bu...
In this episode of Security Conversations from The Virtual CISO Moment, we’re joined by Wil Ku, a seasoned cybersecurity leader with deep expertise in risk management, security strategy, and governance. With a background that spans both public and private sectors—including leadership roles at top consulting firms and critical infrastructure organizations—Wil shares insights on building resilient security programs, aligning cybersec...
Rick Hein is the cofounder of Strategic Defense. He is a cybersecurity SME who wants to teach your organization how to secure your networks and applications from threat actors by simulating real-world attacks. We touch on many topics, including the need to be truthful and transparent in information security.
Brian Liceaga is the SVP, Cybersecurity at Qubika, where they are shaping the future of next-generation applications by seamlessly integrating high-quality UX, robust security, and AI-driven intelligence. Join us as we discuss AI in cybersecurity, starting and exiting a business, and what a "carbon analyst" is (it may be related to V'Ger).
From the ISACA Middle Tennessee conference, March 2025.
Dan Houser is a vCISO; 2024 Chair of the Board, ISC2; advisory strategist board member, NACD Certified Director, and more. He enables the business to take on more risk, safely, to acquire new markets, open new countries of operation and make connections that were impossible before. He helps organizations transition and achieve twice as much with half as much. As one example...
Security practitioners and small and midsized business owners often do not pay necessary attention to the legal aspects of security and privacy. Thomas Ritter is an attorney and co-owner at Ritter Gallagher, a data privacy and cybersecurity law firm. Ritter Gallagher provides clients of all sizes with governance, risk management and compliance solutions based on a careful understanding of clients' data practices, business operation...
For our milestone 200th conversation, Caleb Mattingly joins us. He is the founder of Secure Cloud Innovations. He is a a cybersecurity professional with a passion for solving complex challenges and building innovative solutions that empower organizations to stay secure in an ever-evolving digital landscape. With a deep understanding of security frameworks, risk management, and cloud environments, he specializes in creating strategi...
From the ISACA Middle Tennessee conference March 2025.
Darin McCloy is the VP Security and Compliance, CISO at PolicyCo. He is also the Cyber Security, Compliance, and Risk Adviser at Clarity Cyber Assurance, providing Cyber Security and Compliance consultation for clients in a wide range of industry verticals. He helps businesses and government administrators identify, prioritize, and manage information security risk through sh...
Josh Graves is the Director of Business Development at Foojee. Foojee creates solutions for their clients that improve productivity, combining passion for Apple products with love of training others in order to improve businesses using Macs, iPhones, and iPads. Join our discussion as we discuss the security of Apple products and whether I should choose a Mac as my next business computer-I am seriously considering such!
From the ISACA Middle Tennessee conference March 2025.
Will Klotz is a Senior Information Security Consultant at GuidePoint Security. As a CISSP-certified professional with an MBA and a proud veteran of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, he brings a unique blend of technical expertise, military discipline, and business leadership to the Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) space. His career spans building and leading robust risk mana...
Jim Bradfield is the CEO/Director at NAS Wireless. He is an experienced, innovative, visionary, professional CEO; leader, handler, cleaner, and mentor, with a demonstrated history of successfully completing high profile, complex, mission critical and stealth projects in the information technology and services industry. He has an MBA from the University of Phoenix and AT&T Computer Science courses at MIT, is a lifetime member of...
The views and opinions of the speaker do not represent the views and opinions of the FDIC.
From ISACA Middle Tennessee Conference March 2025.
Linda Finck was hired by the FDIC in December 1989 and currently serves as a Senior IT Examiner in the FDIC Dallas Region. She has:
- 30+ years experience in the financial services industry (working for a national bank and FDIC)
- 20+ years performing IT examinations of community financ...
David Kim (DK) is a trusted advisor as an AI, GRC, cybersecurity, and PCI DSS consultant and currently sits on Technical Advisory Boards, Governance Boards. He has centered his entire career around IT topics such as telecommunications, data networking, VoIP, unified communications, network management, information systems security, regulatory compliance, privacy, and auditing IT infrastructures for compliance. Learn how and why we m...
As featured in Top Cyber News Magazine's 2022 40 Under 40, Thomas Marr is an experienced information security professional with a lengthy history of supporting organizations ranging from tech startups to Fortune 500 companies to the United States Department of Defense (DoD). Thomas is also a proud veteran of the United States Army where he served on active duty as a Military Intelligence Analyst, specializing in signals intelli...
From the Middle Tennessee ISACA Conference March 19, 2025.
Adam Malone is a Leadership Consultant at The Tenacious Operator, a Leadership Consultancy with a focus on developing teams, not solely individuals. He works with Professional Services firms like Accountants, Engineers & Lawyers, Regional Banks, other small to medium businesses.
In addition to Leadership Consulting he helps his partner with firms, associations & t...
Joshua Crumbaugh joins us for a special Thursday edition of The Virtual CISO Moment. With over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, he is the CEO of PhishFirewall, a company that helps organizations solve their phishing problem. He has a credential in Offensive Security and has published a book on cybersecurity education and awareness. Join us as we discuss the human factor in securing information. Also, if you're in the Huntsv...
As a Principal in the DenSecure team at Wolf & Company, P.C., Sean Goodwin leads and executes cybersecurity projects for clients across various industries, including healthcare, financial services, and retail. He has over a decade of experience in cybersecurity and information security and holds several credentials, such as GSE #271, CISSP, CISA, GIACx13, QSA, and PCIP. His mission is to help organizations improve their securit...
Chris Camacho is the Co-Founder and COO of Abstract Security. Abstract Security collects and routes data from cloud sources (such as AWS CloudTrail, Azure Activity Logs and GCP Audit Logs), removes unwanted noise, performs optimization, threat enrichment and normalizes data to OCSF schema in real-time before routing it to any SIEM or data lake of your choice.
Join us as we discuss his path in information security, pivoting from an e...
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