
The Human Side of Cybersecurity, hosted by Dan Desko, CEO and Founder of Echelon Risk + Cyber, features candid conversations with today’s top CISOs, cybersecurity leaders, and entrepreneurs. Each episode explores real career paths, leadership challenges, and how security and business leaders navigate risk, communication, and growth in complex organizations. The series cuts through industry noise t... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 19 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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In this special edition of the Human Side of Cybersecurity, Dan Desko, CEO of Echelon Risk + Cyber, sits down with a guest unlike any other: his son, Luca Desko. The conversation covers leadership and entrepreneurship through the eyes of a young lead... more
In this episode, Dan Desko sits down with Adam Markowitz, Co-Founder of Drata, to discuss the evolution of trust in cybersecurity and how it has become a core driver of business performance. Adam shares his journey from working on the NASA Space Shut... more
In this episode, Dan Desko sits down with Adam Gunnett, VP of Business Intelligence & Strategy at Busy Beaver Building Centers, to explore how technology, data, and cybersecurity come together to drive real business outcomes. Adam shares his journey ... more
In this episode of the series from Cyber Intelligence Weekly, Echelon Risk + Cyber CEO Dan Desko sits down with Dawn Cappelli, former CISO at Rockwell Automation and current Head of OT CERT at Dragos. Dawn shares her remarkable journey from programmi... more
In this episode, Dan Desko sits down with Jamie Giroux, Chief Information Security Officer at Platinum Equity. With more than 30 years in cybersecurity, Jamie shares what it was like working in the industry long before it was even called “cyber,” and... more
In this episode of the Human Side of Cybersecurity, Dan Desko sits down with Jon Garza, a cybersecurity leader with more than 25 years of experience in IT and over a decade in security leadership across multiple industries. Jon shares how his career ... more
In this episode of the Human Side of Cybersecurity, Dan Desko sits down with Arif Hameed, CISO at C&R Software, to talk about the path to cybersecurity leadership, the realities of the CISO role, and what it takes to build a program that actually sup... more
In this episode of the Human Side of Cybersecurity, Dan Desko sits down with Roy Luongo, former CISO of the U.S. Secret Service and a cybersecurity leader with more than 30 years of experience spanning military intelligence, the NSA, Cyber Command, a... more
In my opinion, Dan is a very interesting host because he does things a little different. In an industry where it is very difficult to see the human side of things such as cybersecurity, Dan is very good at finding the way of doing it. Because at the end of the day, humans with a name are the ones behind everything and we sometimes forget that, but Dan does not.
Listening to all his insights and experiences from that particular point of view is something that I find very valuable, and is somethi... more
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Experts and leaders in cybersecurity are featured in extended conversations that center on leadership, human dynamics, and organizational culture within security programs. Episodes frequently explore career paths, mentorship, communication with non-technical stakeholders, and the balance between risk management and business enablement. A distinctive angle is how personal storytelling, EQ, and authentic leadership influence enterprise security, with guests spanning CISOs from manufacturing, retail, hospitality, finance, and government-related sectors. Listeners can expect practical leadership lessons, real-world governance insights, and a focus on people, culture, and collaboration as drivers of security outcomes.
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Recent guests on The Human Side of Cybersecurity include:
1. Luca Desko
2. Adam Markowitz
3. Adam Gunnett
4. Dawn Cappelli
5. Jamie Giroux
6. Jon Garza
7. Arif Hameed
8. Roy Luongo
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