Todd Moore joins the podcast with guest host John Caruthers!  Todd is the Senior VP of Encryption Products for Thales and we discuss hot topics from the  #ThalesDataThreatReport, the recent executive order, and several cyber attacks. Tune in!

In this episode, join Paul and our guest host, Matt Stamper, CISO and Executive Adviser for EVOTEK. They sit down with Steve Riley, Field Chief Technology Officer for Netskope. Steve discusses a range of topics from his passion for music, his skill with brass instruments including the mellophone, finding his place throughout the technology industry and his ability to come up with witty and short terms that will help describe the world he works in . As a new member of the Netskope team, Steve brings a multitude of knowledge from his previous employment opportunities and we are excited to share his story!

A new TNT episode featuring Cesar Garcia, the Business Development Manager for EVOTEK. Cesar shares the surreal story behind his Carnegie Hero Medal at the age of 24!

Paul and Jeff sit down with long time friend and author, Jason M. Hough, for a fascinating discussion about his process for writing, how he got into it, the new book, and more! Jason M. Hough (pronounced 'Huff') is the New York Times bestselling author of The Dire Earth Cycle and the near-future spy thriller Zero World, which Publisher's Weekly said is "a thrilling action rampage that confirms Hough as an important new voice in genre fiction.” In a former life he was a 3D artist, animator, and game designer (Metal Fatigue, Aliens vs. Predator: Extinction, and many others). He has worked in the fields of high-performance cluster computing and machine learning, and holds a patented invention related to location-based content licensing.

Paul and guest host Chris Forbes sit down with Jose Dominguez, CISO for TD Ameritrade!We discuss his career, how he got into the role, and a variety of security topics top of mind for security leaders.

As we close out the month of March and Women’s History Month, please welcome our guest, Teresa Annibale, Regional Vice President for EVOTEK.  Listen as we explore a variety of topics from growing up in Canada to the challenges she has faced along the way and to her being an empowering voice for women in the technology industry. 

Paul and Jeff sit down with Ken Grohe, President and CRO for WEKA.  Ken has had a long career in the storage industry with over 25 years with EMC, several startup's, and now with WEKA.Ken has a huge following on LinkedIn; we discuss how he got started with his 1 minute #lunchtimefriday and why he does it!We discuss the Mount Rushmore of Storage Visionaries, what's new with WEKA, and how they are competing in the market.For fun, we also discuss Ken's recent appearance on Clubhouse!

Evan is a long time friend of our show!  We check in with him again to see what he is thinking about and working on.   He gives us his take on IBM, Redhat, CentOS changes coming, and more!   Hope you enjoy this fun and quick episode....oh, and also its in our new studio. Evan has a Masters degree in Telecommunications from The George Washington University, a wealth of experience supporting large enterprise customers, and is genuinely an all around good guy.    

Paul and guest host John Caruthers talk with Neil Daswani and Moudy Elbayadi to discuss their new book, "Big Breaches: Cybersecurity Lessons for Everyone"!In an engaging and exciting fashion, Big Breaches covers some of the largest security breaches plus technical topics behind them such as phishing, malware, third-party compromises, software vulnerabilities, unencrypted data, and more. Cybersecurity affects daily life for all of us and the topic has never been more accessible than with this book.

Mark Campbell, EVOTEK Labs CIO and Paul Ferraro sit down with Saqib Awan, Partner at Lightspeed Ventures to discuss the state of Enterprise IT!Here are a few of the questions/topics we discussed.Was your time at the newspaper foundational to your career overall?How important is the culture of the companies you invest in and how do you effectively review it? You spend a lot of time mentoring and helping entrepreneurs, CIOs, and sales exec’s – what do you take away and share from these experiences and what’s your favorite part of these interactions?In the first part of this year there was a lot of “Dry Powder” in the VC community. Can you explain what that means and is this still the case?What changes have you seen in the types of companies you invested in this time last year and today?How can today’s IT executive avoid being left behind by adopting newer companies in their solution stack without taking undue risk?For those wanting to learn more about the VC community where would you point them?