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The Watchtower

Cyera
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Cyentia Institute
Identity and Access Management
Burnout
Fraud
Insider Threat
Identity
Data
Mean Time To Remediate
Survival Analysis
Data Breach Cost Per Record
Economic Impact Of Cyber Incidents
AI In Security
Dod (department Of Defense)
Neuroscience
Bose
Deepfakes
AI Agents
DPRK IT Workers

Where cybersecurity, data, and AI leaders come to talk like humans - not headlines. Hosted by former global CISO, Ash Hunt, every episode uncovers what’s really happening behind the boardroom slides and breach reports. From insider stories of risk and resilience to honest takes on AI disruption, this is where leaders shaping the future of security drop the corporate filter and tell it straight. Pr... more

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Are we building enterprise AI backwards? As organizations race to adopt bigger, more powerful AI models, Alex Attumalil, Global CISO at Under Armour, believes the real transformation may come from thinking smaller.

In this episode of The Watchtower,... more

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If Convenience Wins, We Lose.

Evan Gordenker led more than 160 insider investigations at Unit 42, including work on DPRK IT-worker operations, before taking over insider threat and data security at Airwallex.

Evan joins Ash Hunt to showcase how int... more

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Should detection and response remain the center of security when AI, data, and identity are converging at machine speed?

Detection and response has long been an organizing principle of enterprise security. Francis Odum, Founder and CEO of Software A... more

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If you focus entirely on the external AI-fraud threat, you're going to get burned by what's already inside your organization.

AI is making external fraud more convincing - deepfake CEOs on service-desk calls, synthetic video, generative BEC. But the... more

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Alex Attumalil
Global CISO of Under Armour
Under Armour
Episode: Are We Building Enterprise AI Backwards?
Evan Gordenker
Leads insider threat and data security at Airwallex; extensive experience with Unit 42 investigations including DPRK IT Worker Operations
Airwallex
Episode: Convenience: The Common Thread Behind Human and Agentic Risk
Francis Odum
Founder and CEO of Software Analyst Cyber Research (SACR)
Software Analyst Cyber Research (SACR)
Episode: Are We Facing Machine-Speed Threats With Human-Speed Security?
Mason Wilder
Research Director at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Episode: The AI Fraud Risk Already Inside Your Company
Arun Abraham
CISO at Bose
Bose
Episode: Are We Too Secure?
Peter Coroneos
Former head of Australia's Internet Industry Association and founder of Cybermindz
Cybermindz
Episode: Cyber Burnout Is a Security Vulnerability
Jimmy Harrington
Retired colonel, cybersecurity and defense leadership figure
Former Deputy CIO, United States Special Operations Command; NATO/US defense security roles
Episode: "Can Defense Keep Up?" Is the Wrong Question
Tony Martin-Vegue
Founder of NinetyFive Risk Advisory
NinetyFive Risk Advisory
Episode: AI Doesn't Give Us Judgment
Corey Kaemming
CISO
Valvoline
Episode: When Identity Fails, The Business Stops

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Ash Hunt
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5.0 out of 5 stars from 16 ratings
  • Finally an honest conversation!

    Breath of fresh air, excited for more!

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    KristenW87
    United States6 months ago
  • Can’t wait for more episodes!

    Love Ash - one of my favorite cybersecurity podcasts.

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    Lace1440
    United States6 months ago

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Convenience: The Common Thread Behind Human and Agentic Risk
Q: What are the practical steps to manage agentic risk in organizations today?
Start with fast scoping of investigations, ensure access is finely scoped where possible, gather the right logs (including less obvious sources), and build cross-functional workflows with HR, legal, and security to address not just breaches but potential risk pathways.
Convenience: The Common Thread Behind Human and Agentic Risk
Q: What do you think of an agent as an insider, as like an identity in that way?
Agents behave with trusted access and, in many cases, operate with little or no true trust applied, which makes their risk profile similar to insiders but more complex due to autonomous decision-making and broader access scopes.
Are We Facing Machine-Speed Threats With Human-Speed Security?
Q: How should organizations rethink identity for agents?
Move from extending human identity frameworks to designing agent-specific identity systems (Agentic Identity Access Platforms) that handle credentials, memory, delegation, and time-bound access—built from ground up for agents.
Are We Facing Machine-Speed Threats With Human-Speed Security?
Q: Is detection and response still viable in an era of machine speed?
Detection and response remain essential but cannot be the organizing principle; preemptive, intent-based controls and runtime enforcement must lead, with detection used for post-incident visibility and investigation of complex chains of actions.
Are We Facing Machine-Speed Threats With Human-Speed Security?
Q: What major shifts have you seen in the last 12 months regarding agents and security?
Agents have evolved from simple AI prompts to self-governing entities that can access, interpret data, and execute tasks; identity management must evolve to treat agentic identities as first-class, with intent-based authorization and proactive governance rather than retroactive detection.

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Cocusing on the intersection of security, data, and AI, this show centers on candid conversations with CISOs, risk leaders, and practitioners about how AI-enabled tools, identity, and data governance are shaping modern defense postures. Episodes frequently explore practical governance, platform-centric architectures, and the tension between speed and security in large organizations, with a strong emphasis on human factors, leadership, and real-world incident preparedness. Noteworthy angles include agentic identity, learning from burnout and resilience, and cross-functional approaches that bring business and security closer together, making it a useful destination for listeners who want actionable, enterprise-grade perspectives rather than h... more

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