Talking Cloud with an emphasis on Cloud Security talkingcloud

If you've been in the cybersecurity industry sometime during the past two decades, you've likely heard of the analyst firm ESG-Enterprise Strategy Group. What you may not know is, before my guest joined ESG more than 21 years ago, the 'S' stood for storage. My guest in Episode 59, Jon Oltsik originally launched the security practice at ESG which now boasts five analysts. Join Jon and me as we discuss several topics including the changes in cybersecurity over the past two decades the impact of AI and more.

Needless to say, the hottest topic today is Artificial Intelligence and all its variations. So, I found another expert on AI to be my guest. Roland Cozzolino has numerous inventions and patents to his name including inventing the real-time buying of online advertising, common today.  Roland is a perfect example of someone who looks at things differently and, as a result, sees different ways to solve problems. He's a brilliant mathematician, developer, AI expert, serious music aficionado, and a terrific guest I know you'll enjoy.

With a B.Sc., in Physics and Computer Science and M.Sc., in Computer Science, Face Recognition in Infrared Images, and achieving Magna Cum Laude in both, my guest on Episode 57 is a brilliant entrepreneur and the Co-Founder of revolutionary email security vendor, Avanan (Now part of Check Point Software). Hear how they put NLP and AI to work to create the world's top-rated API-based cloud email security solution. 

One of the most gnawing and growing security risks in the cloud is the explosion of identities, of all types.  Identities mean entitlements, privileges, and access. And in the world of Zero-Trust, this can get pretty granular and complex.
In this episode, we have the pleasure of a return guest. Venkat is the Co-Founder and CEO of Stack Identity (www.stackidentity.com) and when he last was on the program (Oct 2021-Episode 36) Stack had just come out of stealth.  Hear about their use cases, the challenges they address, and the security vulnerabilities they remove. 

Episode 55 kicks off 2024 with a terrific discussion, covering numerous topics, with a highly seasoned cybersecurity executive. Jonathan (Jon) Sargent has held various CISO/CTO/Cloud Security executive roles over the past two decades. Additionally, he's served as adjunct faculty and assistant adjunct professor for cybersecurity. Adding to his rich perspective and experience, Jon is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Eilat Partners and Venture Advisor at Glilot Capital Partners.

In episode 54 I have the dubious honor and privilege of having the Global Chief Information Security Officer for MongoDB, Lena Smart as my guest. Lena is an extremely sharp, pragmatic, and experienced CISO. We have a fantastic time discussing a variety of topics! Hear what she and her team are doing to stay ahead of the bad guys! It's a terrific 50 minutes that will pass by in no time!