Our monthly podcast dives into the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, where we sit down with groundbreaking guests—industry leaders, innovators, and trailblazers—who are shaping how we defend the digital frontier. Each episode brings fresh insights, real stories, and practical strategies to help you stay ahead in the fight to secure what matters most. Subscribe today and be the first to join the conversation as we explore the cutting edge of cyber defense.
Episode 005: Discussing Spycraft and Cybercrime with Eric O’Neil
During this episode, we chat with Eric O’Neil. Eric O’Neil is a cybersecurity expert, legendary FBI operative, attorney, and founder of The Georgetown Group and NeXasure AI, who works with organizations to protect themselves against cybercriminals, whose total thefts constitute the world’s third largest economy. Eric began his career in the FBI as a “ghost” — an undercover field operative tasked to surveil foreign and domestic spies and terrorists. In 2001, he brought down the nation’s first cyberspy: Robert Hanssen, a 25-year veteran of the FBI and a notorious Russian mole. This edge-of-your seat story is featured in the critically-acclaimed movie, Breach, starring Ryan Philippe, Chis Cooper, and Laura Linney, and Eric’s book, Gray Day. During the Hanssen investigation, Eric worked directly undercover with the spy within the FBI’s Information Assurance Division – created to protect all classified FBI intelligence. Listen ⇢
Episode 004: Securing Black Hat to the Olympics: A Conversation with Jessica (Bair) Oppenheimer
During this episode, we will chat with Jessica (Bair) Oppenheimer, the Director of Security Operations within Cisco’s Threat Detection & Response team, where she leads efforts to build a global, open ecosystem for security operations. Jessica heads the Cisco Security Operations Centers for Black Hat, RSAC, Cisco Live, and many of the world’s highest-profile live events. Listen ⇢
Episode 003: The AI Revolution in Cyber Defense with Brennan Lodge
Get ready for a podcast unlike any other—where storytelling meets live demos to showcase the real ways AI is transforming cybersecurity. This episode features Brennan Lodge, a cybersecurity and AI expert with over 15 years of experience at HSBC, Goldman Sachs, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.. Listen ⇢
Episode 002: From Privacy to AI – Meet Michelle Dennedy.
Mike and Peter talk to Michelle Dennedy, a trailblazer in privacy engineering and data ethics, currently serving as Chief Data Strategy Officer at Abaxx Technologies about privacy engineering, cloud, and emerging technology such as AI. Listen ⇢
Episode 001: Meet Your Podcasters
Kick off the journey with the very first episode of Ctrl-Alt-Defend! This episode is all about introductions—both to the show and to the people behind the microphones… Listen ⇢
