The Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Series

The Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Series provides a reflective, thought-provoking, and jargon-free discussion on how to enhance the state of cybersecurity at an individual, organizational, and national level. The overall goal is to socialize the cybersecurity conversation and make it mainstream. The guests appearing on the different episodes are subject matter experts, business and technology leaders, educators, and members of user communities.

The podcast series is in its third year, has produced over 70 episodes, been downloaded over 10K times and has listeners in 105 countries.

The podcast episodes are used in classrooms, for corporate training, and serve as insight sources in research and publications.

Published Episodes

2025

#	Date	Episode Title	Guest
79	Jan 13, 2025	Authenticate without Storing Credentials: MIT Scientist Cracks the Code	Tina Srivastava, Ph.D., an MIT-trained rocket scientist and privacy expert

2024

#	Date	Episode Title	Guest
78	Dec 31, 2024	Lessons from 2024’s Biggest Cyber Incidents and Building Stronger Defenses for 2025	Shrav Mehta, Founder, and CEO at Secureframe
77	Dec 14, 2024	Stopping Deepfake Threats Through Identity Verification	Aaron Painter, CEO at Nametag,
76	Nov 20, 2024	From reactive to proactive: How behavioral psychology is transforming enterprise security	Lynsey Wolf, Team Lead and Insider Threat Analyst at DTEX Systems
75	Nov 1, 2024	Compliance in the Cloud: Challenges and Best Practices	Dale Hoak, Director of Information Security at RegScale
74	Oct 20, 2024	Reducing the Risk of Social Engineering to Exploit IT Help Desk	Mike Manrod, the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of Grand Canyon Education Ori Eisen, the Founder and CEO of Trusona
73	Oct 7, 2024	Unlocking Cyber Potential: The Power of Collaboration in K-12 Cyber Education	Laurie Salvail, Ph.D., Executive Director of CYBER.ORG
72	Sept 23, 2024	Large Language Model (LLM) Risks and Mitigation Strategies	Rohan Sathe, Co-founder & CTO/Head of R&D at Nightfall.ai
71	Sept 2, 2024	Identity Continuity in Multi-Cloud Environments	Eric Olden, Co-Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Strata Identity
70	Aug 21, 2024	Securing SMBs serving Defense Industrial Base and U.S. Critical Infrastructure	Chris Peterson, Co-Founder and CEO of RADICL
69	July 31, 2024	2024 Cyber Trends and Predictions: Global IT Outage and More	John Funge, Managing Director at DataTribe
68	June 25, 2024	Fortifying Healthcare Data: Proactive Defense Strategies	Amer Deeba, CEO and Co-founder at Normalyze
67	June 5, 2024	Quantum Computing and Cybersecurity – Examining Trends and Implications	Duncan Jones, Head of Cybersecurity, at Quantinuum
66	May 22, 2024	Creating a Security-Minded Culture	Chirag Shah, Model N’s Global Information Security Officer and Data Privacy Office
65	May 7, 2024	Securing the Future: Inside Student-Led Cybersecurity Clinics	Sarah Powazek, Program Director – Public Interest Cybersecurity at the University of California, Berkeley Center for Long Term Cybersecurity (CLTC)
64	April 24, 2024	Developing Resilient and Secure Mission Critical Facilities (Data Centers)	Spiros Liolis, Chief Technologist and Managing Consultant, EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Part of Ramboll
63	April 10, 2024	Securing Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)	Jeremy Snyder, Founder & CEO of Firetail.io
62	March 27, 2024	The Last Line of Defense Against a Ransomware Attack	Gabe Gambill, VP of Product and Technical Operations at Quorum
61	March 13, 2024	Overcoming the Stale Nature of Tabletop Exercises	Navroop Mitter, the CEO of ArmorText
60	Feb 28, 2024	Securing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications	Chris Sestito (Tito), Co-Founder and CEO of Hidden Layer
59	Feb 14, 2024	Building a Resilient Disaster Recovery Infrastructure	Sagi Brody, Co-Founder and CTO at Opti9

2023

#	Date	Episode Title	Guest
58	Nov 22, 2023	Unraveling the Positive and Negative Impacts of Generative AI	Tony Hoang, Ph.D., Host of Artificial Intelligence Podcast
57	Nov 1, 2023	Best Practices for Overcoming Troublesome Vulnerability Management Trends	Ashley Leonard, CEO at Syxsense
56	Oct 18, 2023	Streamlining and Improving Security by Standardizing Identity Management	Gerry Gebel, Head of Standards at Strata Identity
55	Oct 3, 2023	How Informed is the Board of Directors on Cybersecurity Risks?	Kayne McGladrey, Field CISO at Hyperproof and a senior IEEE member
54	Sept 6, 2023	Enhancing Incident Response Effectiveness	Markus Lassfolk, VP of Incident Response, Truesec, and Morten von Seelen, Vice President of the Truesec Group
53	July 12, 2023	Cybersecurity in the Age of AI	Ian L. Paterson, CEO, Plurilock
52	June 28, 2023	Identity Orchestration Strategies and Best Practices	Eric Olden, Co-founder and CEO at Strata Identity
51	June 14, 2023	Creating a Diverse Cybersecurity Workforce and Solving the Talent Shortage	Ashley Podhradsky, Vice President of Research and Economic Development at Dakota State University Kriti Arora, Security Global black belt, Threat Intelligence and External Attack Surface Management, Microsoft, North America
50	April 26, 2023	Countering Insider Threats: Seven Science-Based Commandments	Dr. Eric Lang, Ph.D., Director, Personnel and Security Research Center (PERSEREC), United States Department of Defense
49	April 14, 2023	Mitigating Risks from Unmonitored Communication Channels	Garth Landers, Director of Global Product Marketing at Theta Lake
48	March 30, 2023	Implementing Secure and Fast Authentication Processes	Slavik Markovich, Co-founder and CEO, Descope
47	March 15, 2023	Proactive Resilient Approach to Cybersecurity	Kriti Arora, Security Global Black Belt, Threat Intelligence and Enterprise Attack Surface Management, Microsoft
46	March 1, 2023	The Challenges and Best Practices of Cyber Security in Emerging Markets	Andre Keartland, Solutions Architect at Netsurit, Johannesburg, South Africa,
45	February 15, 2023	Cybersecurity Perspectives of a Community College President	Pamela Senegal, President, Piedmont Community College Charle LaMonica, the Director of University of North Carolina’s World View Program
44	February 1, 2023	From Law Enforcement Officer to Chief Information Security Officer	Brian Penders, Chief Information Security Officer, at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Medical School
43	January 18, 2023	To trust or not to trust: the overwhelming challenge	Beatrice Cadet, Scientist Integrator at Netherland’s Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)
42	January 4, 2023	Useful Technology Should Be Attack Agnostic	Patricia Muoio, Ph.D., Partner at SineWave Ventures and Former Chief of Trusted Systems Research Group, National Security Agency

2022

#	Date	Episode Title	Guest
41	December 22, 2022	Do you see what attackers see? Threat modeling done right	Marcos Lira, Lead Solutions Engineer at Halo Security
40	December 7, 2022	Implementing Phishing Resistant Multifactor Authentication	George Gerchow, Chief Security Officer and Senior Vice President of IT, Sumo Logic
39	November 23, 2022	How do SMBs protect themselves from ransomware attacks?	Grayson Milbourne, Security Intelligence Director at OpenText Security Solutions
38	November 9, 2022	Cybersecurity As A Strategic Opportunity	Kal Sambhangi, Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity Strategy and Architecture at Truist
37	October 26, 2022	Comprehensive Asset Discovery	Huxley Barbee, Security Evangelist at runZero and former Cybersecurity Practice Lead at Cisco
36	October 12, 2022	Is Cybersecurity A Moving Target at Academic Institutions?	Tej Patel, Vice President, and CIO at Stevens Institute of Technology
35	September 28, 2022	Securely Migrating to the Cloud — Insights from the American Cancer Society Experience	Keith Weller, former Vice President, Enterprise Technology Services, American Cancer Society (ACS)
34	September 14, 2022	Detecting Malicious Insider Threats by Monitoring User Journeys	Doron Hendler, CEO, and Co-Founder at RevealSecurity
33	August 31, 2022	Skilling Up for Security Operations Center Roles	James Risler, Senior Manager, Cisco Learning and Certifications
32	August 17, 2022	Bridging the Gap Between Intentions and Practicality in Cybersecurity	Daniela Almeida Lourenco, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Tinka
31	August 3, 2022	Preparing for the Future of Device Management	Mike McNeill, CEO, Fleet Device Management,
30	July 20, 2022	The State of Attack Surface Management	David Monnier, Team Cymru Fellow
29	July 6, 2022	Global Security and Post Breach Management Best Practices	Tim Callahan, Senior Vice President, and Global Chief Information Security Officer, Aflac
28	June 22, 2022	How to Tackle Burnout in Cybersecurity	Thomas Kinsella, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Tines
27	June 8, 2022	Actionable Threat Intelligence and the Dark Web	Victoria Kivilevich, Director of Threat Research at KELA Group
26	May 25, 2022	Reducing the Disconnect Between Security and Development Teams	Harshil Parikh, CEO and Co-Founder Tromzo
25	May 11, 2022	Perspectives of a Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)	Vishal Salvi, CISO & Head of Cyber Practice at Infosys,
24	April 27, 2022	Thinking Like A Hacker	Ted Harrington, author of Hackable: How To Do Application Security Right, and Executive Partner at Independent Security Evaluators
23	April 13, 2022	Is Cybersecurity Regulatory Compliance Good Enough?	Dixon Wright, Vice President, Vice President, Compliance Management and Automation Platform, Coalfire
22	March 30, 2022	Is Cyber Insurance Necessary?	Erica Davis, Global Co-Head of Cyber, Guy Carpenter & Co
21	March 16, 2022	Dealing with Cyber Trauma	Patrick Wheeler, a Luxembourg-based cybersecurity practitioner and Director of the Cyber Wayfinder Program,
20	March 2, 2022	A Deep Dive into Ransomware Attacks and Negotiations	Art Ehuan, Vice President, Palo Alto Networks, and Former FBI Special Agent
19	Feb 16, 2022	Making Cybersecurity Communication Effective	Marcin Ganclerz, Cybersecurity Awareness and Training Expert
18	Feb 2, 2022	Securing the Smart Supply Chain	Alan Mihalic, President IoT Security Institute
17	Jan 19, 2022	Reducing the Carbon Footprint	Andy Bates, Chief Development and Strategic Partnership Officer, Global Cyber Alliance
16	Jan 5, 2022	Role of Emotional Intelligence in Creating a Healthy Information Security Culture	Nadia El Fertasi, Human Readiness and Resilience Expert and former NATO senior executive

2021

#	Date	Episode Title	Guest
15	Dec 22, 2021	Significance of the Human Element in Cybersecurity	Prof. Missy Cummings, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
14	Dec 8, 2021	Enhancing Organizational Readiness by Simulating Cyber Attacks	Robert Austin, Professor, Ivey Business School, London, Ontario, Canada
13	Nov 24, 2021	Cybersecurity is Patient Safety	Stoddard Mannikin, Chief Information Security Officer, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
12	Nov 10, 2021	Ignorance is not bliss: A Whole-of-Enterprise Approach to Threat Management	Anne Leslie, Threat Management Consultant, IBM Security
11	Oct 27, 2021	Fly the Plane: A CIOs Approach to Cybersecurity Readiness	Dr. Timothy Chester, Vice President of Information Technology, The University of Georgia
10	Oct 13, 2021	Passwordless Authentication: Myths and Realities	Ori Eisen, Founder and CEO of Trusona
9	Sept 29, 2021	Cybersecurity Risk Reduction Tips for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)	Mike Benz, Partner \| Fractional CIO at Fortium Partners
8	Sept 15, 2021	What Does Good Cyber Governance Look Like? A Legal Perspective	Rois Ni Thuama, Ph.D. (Doctor of Law), Head of Cyber Governance, Red Sift
7	Sept 1, 2021	Multidisciplinary and Integrative Approach to Cybersecurity Education	Dr. Jimmie Lenz, Dir. Master of Engineering in FinTech and Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering
6	Aug 18, 2021	Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity Readiness	Ram R. Kumar, Executive Director, AT&T Business
5	Aug 4, 2021	Being An Effective Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)	Richard Biever, Chief Information Security Officer, Duke University
4	July 21, 2021	The Human Vulnerability Factor	Jenny Radcliffe, also known as “The People Hacker,” a world-renowned Social Engineer
3	July 7, 2021	Going Above and Beyond the Mandated Checklist	Tushar Sachdev, Executive Vice President, and Chief Technology Officer, KORE Wireless
2	June 23, 2021	Protecting Academic Institutions from Ransomware and Other Forms of Attacks	Garry Scobie, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, The University of Edinburg
1	June 8, 2021	Role of Top Management in Cybersecurity Governance	Rohit Verma, CEO of Crawford and Company

PRESS REPORTS/NEWS ARTICLES

Audience and Exposure

The audience for the podcast series is global, comprising practitioner and academic communities.
The following are representative of the platforms used to share the podcast episode.
- Dave Chatterjee’s LinkedIn network
- Dave Chatterjee’s podcast distribution list
- Several major cybersecurity groups on LinkedIn
- The global Association for Information Systems listserv
- Summary of each podcast episode is posted on ResearchGate, a professional network for scientists and researcher

Representative Testimonials

The Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast by Prof. Chatterjee is a great source of inspiration and learning. As someone who teaches in the field of cybersecurity, this podcast is an absolute go-to for me; not only do I hear first-hand from executives what keeps them awake, I also learn many down-to-earth, applied and impressive examples about what organizations are doing to increase their level of cybersecurity maturity. The balance between technical know-how presented and strategic implications is just right, and this makes the podcast accessible to everyone who is interested in learning more about cybersecurity.

Öykü Işık

Professor of Digital Strategy and Cybersecurity, Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland

If you are interested in proactive cybersecurity, Dr. Dave Chatterjee, Ph.D., hosts a wonderful podcast that’s well worth a listen.

Leandra Jordaan

Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa

The Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast is a terrific resource for practitioners of all levels. It brings together a carefully curated selection of domain experts representing a diverse cross-section of perspectives across the full scope of cybersecurity disciplines. I personally find the depth of pragmatic advice and actionable insight in every episode immensely valuable.

Anne Leslie

Cloud Risk & Controls Leader, IBM Europe

I was a former student of yours in MIS at the University of Georgia and I am an avid listener of your cybersecurity readiness podcast and have had an opportunity to read your book that you published. I really enjoy the topics that you cover and the guest speakers that you have had on the show. They are very applicable and useful to our everyday work experiences within the industry.

Rawley Lind

Manager Cyber Security Advisory, West Monroe

The Cybersecurity Readiness podcast is one of the most comprehensive podcasts on the subject. Dave invites guests from a wide variety of backgrounds and covers a wide range of topics on Cybersecurity. There are practitioners to forensic experts, corporate executives to professionals with government experiences. Dave makes the conversations interesting and insightful, and I am sure he spends a lot of time preparing for these. The episodes cover the macro to the micro of cybersecurity, and I would highly recommend it to everyone; whether you are a student, cyber professional, executive or simply someone trying to get familiar with the different facets of cybersecurity.

Tushar Sachdev

Chief Technology Officer, KORE Wireless

I have had the pleasure of regularly tuning into Dr. Dave Chatterjee’s Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Series, which has been instrumental in enhancing my understanding of cybersecurity, particularly in the realm of large language models (LLMs). Dr. Chatterjee’s insightful discussion on LLM security risks and mitigation strategies provided me with valuable guidance that directly impacted my work. Thanks to his expertise, I successfully implemented critical safeguards in my projects, including mechanisms to halt the execution of vulnerable SQL and Python code generated by LLMs. His ability to distill complex concepts into actionable advice is truly commendable and has made a significant difference in my approach to securing LLM applications. I am immensely grateful for Dr. Chatterjee’s contributions to the cybersecurity community and eagerly anticipate future episodes.

Rahul Sharma

Ph.D., Informatics Architect, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Applause are in order to Dr. Dave Chatterjee for his enlightening book, “Cyber security Readiness” , and his educational Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast series, showing that Cybersecurity is not just of importance to practitioners, but also of importance to everyone concerned with protecting their personal data.

Jon D. Jividen

MBA, retired Financial Advisor, Raleigh, NC.