Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson

Inside Data Breaches and Human Behavior with Troy Hunt

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Troy Hunt, founder of Have I Been Pwned, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea to explore what billions of breached records reveal ...

Educating for Resilience: STEM, AI, and the Future of Cybersecurity

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brad L. Mortensen, President of Weber State University joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea to discuss the evolving role of higher...

How Microsoft Is Redefining Global Cyber Defense

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Hogan-Burney, Corporate Vice President of Customer Trust and Security at Microsoft joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea to dis...

The Power of Converged Security in a Connected World

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Darren Kane, Chief Security Officer at NBN, Australia’s national broadband network joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea to shares...

From Silos to Solutions: Building Trust Through Transparent Cybersecurity Communications with Microsoft's Frank Shaw

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Frank X. Shaw, Chief Communications Officer at Microsoft, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea to explore the critical role of com...

Lessons from the Frontlines of Industrial Security

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Volker Wagner, Chief Information Security Officer at BASF, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea to  talk shop on what it real...

Modernizing Cybersecurity with Matt Rowe

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Rowe, Chief Security Officer at Lloyds Bank, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea to explore the future of cybersecurity. T...

From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs: Aligning Legal and Security Teams

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Erez Liebermann, partner at Debevoise & Plimpton and a leading voice in cybersecurity and data privacy joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon C...

The Psychology of Speaking Up with Amy Edmondson

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Edmondson, Harvard Business School professor and psychological safety pioneer joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Together th...

Nasrin Rezai on the Frontlines of Cybersecurity

05 Aug 2025

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Nasrin Rezai, SVP and CISO at Verizon joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Nasrin shares practical defense strategies for hard-to-...

Encore: Hugh Thompson on Building the RSA Conference

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Please enjoy this encore episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea while Ann Johnson and team are taking a break. Dr. Hugh Thompson⁠, Executive Chairman of ...

Encore: Cybercrime and Storytelling with Jack Rhysider

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Please enjoy this encore episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea while Ann Johnson and team are taking a break. Jack Rhysider, the creator and host of cyber...

Machine-Scale Defense and the Future of Cybersecurity

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jeetu Patel, President and Chief Product Officer at Cisco, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea to explore how artificial int...

The Human Firewall: People-First Cybersecurity

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Aleise McGowan, Chief Information Security Officer of BlackGirlsHack and a 20-year cybersecurity veteran, joins Ann on this week's episode of ...

Security and Agentic AI

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yonatan Zunger, Corporate Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer for Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft joins Ann on this we...

Hugh Thompson on Building the RSA Conference

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Hugh Thompson, Executive Chairman of RSA Conference and Managing Partner at Crosspoint Capital joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber...

Bringing the Cyber Tea to RSA 2025

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On this special episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea, Ann brings listeners inside the 2025 RSA Conference to explore the intersection of AI, quantum comput...

Game Plans and Playbooks: Building and Implementing a Cybersecurity Strategy

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Christina Morillo, Head of Information Security at the National Football League’s New York Giants joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon C...

Cybercrime and Storytelling with Jack Rhysider

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Rhysider, the creator and host of cybersecurity podcast Darknet Diaries joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Jack shares his ...

Building Resilient Security Teams with Ryan Field

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Field, Executive Vice President & Chief Information Security Officer at Bank of Hawaii joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. W...

What Business Leaders Can Learn from Higher Ed Cybersecurity

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Micah Czigan, Chief Information Security Officer at Georgetown University joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. With a career spann...

The Power of Partnership in Cyber Defense

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Igor Tsyganskiy, Microsoft's Global Chief Information Security Officer, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea for an engaging conver...

Afternoon Cyber Tea: Season 8 Trailer

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cyber threats aren’t slowing down—neither should you. In this podcast, Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Security...

Season 8: Afternoon Cyber Tea Returns

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The cyber landscape is evolving—are you keeping up? Join Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at Mic...

Reflecting on 100 Episodes of Afternoon Cyber Tea

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this milestone 100th episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea, we celebrate with a special "Best Of" compilation featuring some of our most remarkable guests...

The Role of Data and AI in Modern Cybersecurity

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan Kumar and Shawn Bice join Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Both Corporate Vice Presidents at Microsoft, Shawn, who oversees Mi...

Navigating Cyber Trends with Alberto Yepez

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alberto Yepez, Co-founder and Managing Director at ForgePoint Capital, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Alberto shares his jou...

Cybersecurity in Focus with Katie Jenkins

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Jenkins, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Liberty Mutual, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber ...

Talent Development in the Cyber Era

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robyn Frye, Vice President at Workday join’s Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Robin has spent the last 20 years working in securit...

Insights from LinkedIn's CISO

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Geoff Belknap, Chief Information Security Officer and Vice President of Engineering at LinkedIn join’s Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber...

Nurturing Trust in Cybersecurity

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Healey, founding scholar and director for cyber efforts at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs join’s Ann on this week's epi...

Inside the Smashing Security Podcast

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Podcaster, writer, and information security consultant Carole Theriault, along with award-winning cybersecurity public speaker, podcaster, blogger, an...

Keren Elazari on the Hacker Mindset

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keren Elazari, internationally recognized security analyst, researcher, author, and speaker, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. ...

Insights from GitHub's Chief Security Officer

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mike Hanley, Chief Security Officer and the Senior Vice President of Engineering at GitHub, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. A...

Cyber and Critical Infrastructure

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Frank Cilluffo, Director of the McCrary Institute, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Frank is the Director for Cyber and Critic...

Cybersecurity at 35,000 Feet

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Deneen DeFiore, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at United Airlines, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Den...

Afternoon Cyber Tea x @CybersecurityGirl

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Caitlin Sarian, known to many as Cybersecurity Girl, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Caitlin is a leading influencer with a c...

Beyond Basics with Tanya Janca

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tanya Janca, head of Community and Education at Semgrep and the founder of WeHackPurple, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Tany...

The Power of Diverse Perspectives with Lynn Dohm

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lynn Dohm, the Executive Director of Women in Cybersecurity, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Lynn boasts over 25 years of inv...

Leading Edge Cyber Innovation with Nadav Zafrir

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nadav Zafrir, co-founder and Managing Partner of Team8 joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Team8 is a pioneering venture group wi...

Cyber Trends in Financial Services

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sharon Barber, Chief Information Officer at Lloyds Banking Group, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Sharon is pivotal at one of...

Building Secure Tech from the Start

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Noopur Davis, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security and Product Privacy Officer at Comcast, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afte...

AI: The Promise and Potential Peril

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

AI is perhaps the most defining technology of this generation, with the potential to solve major business, scientific, and societal issues. As this po...

A Lesson on Leadership

19 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Deb Cupp, President of Microsoft Americas, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Deb is responsible for delivering Microsoft's enti...

The Rise in Social Engineering

05 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jenny Radcliffe, also known as "The People Hacker," joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Jenny has spent a lifetime talking her wa...

Cybercrime: A Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry

22 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

President and CEO of the Cyber Threat Alliance, Michael Daniel, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Cyber Threat Alliance is an o...

Microsoft EVP Charlie Bell on the Future of Security

08 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft Security EVP Charlie Bell joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Charlie has over four decades in the tech industry, from ...

Best of Season Six

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on Afternoon Cyber Tea, Ann takes a moment to go back and listen to a selection of top insights and advice from season six guests. Join us a...

Encore: Security Trends in 2023 and Beyond

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Original Air Date - 1.10.23 Is the world prepared for a future with deepfakes, mis- and disinformation, and other forms of impersonation? Chris Young...

A Spotlight on Black Tech Street

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tyrance Billingsley, Founder and Executive Director of Black Tech Street, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Through storytellin...

Risk and Resilience in the Modern Era

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Roland Cloutier, principal at the Business Protection Group, an executive cybersecurity advisory firm, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon C...

Introducing Cyversity Western Washington

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Youngblood, SVP, CSO & Product Security Officer at T-Mobile, and Malcolm Waters, Principal for Ovation Technology, join Ann on this week's episode...

Cyber Paradigm Shifts with Samir Kapuria

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Samir Kapuria, Managing Director at Crosspoint Capital Partners and a strategic leader investing in industry-changing innovation, joins Ann on this we...

Navigating Current Cyber Challenges

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Adam Malone, principal at EY, who currently leads the Private Equity sector within EY’s Cyber Consulting practice, joins Ann on this installment of ...

Cyber Resilience in Healthcare

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Barnett, Chief Security Officer of HCA Healthcare, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Jason has spent more than 20 years i...

The Art and Science of Cybersecurity

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stacy Hughes, Voya Financial Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. St...

The CISO Transformation

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Marene Allison, advisory board member for Covenant Technologies, a leading IT and cybersecurity staffing firm, and Balbix, a leading cybersecurity pos...

Storytelling and Cybersecurity Awareness

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Murck, actor, producer, and co-founder of Flavour, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Tim is a creative entrepreneur passion...

Security Trends in 2023 and Beyond

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is the world prepared for a future with deepfakes, mis- and disinformation, and other forms of impersonation? Chris Young, Executive Vice President of...

Shaping the Future of Cyber

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chenxi Wang, founder and general partner of Rain Capital, a seed-stage venture fund focused on Cybersecurity, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afte...

Evolution of the CISO

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Charles Blauner, operating partner and CISO-in-residence at company-building venture group Team8, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber ...

Building Personal Resilience in Cyber

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kirsten Davies, chief information security officer at Unilever, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Kirsten is a recognized thoug...

Protecting our Cyber Defenders’ Mental Health

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ryan Louie, a board-certified psychiatrist focusing on the mental health impact of cybersecurity, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cy...

Breaking into the Cybersecurity Industry

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

AJ Yawn, Co-Founder and CEO at ByteChek, and a Founding Board Member of the National Association of Black Compliance and Risk Management Professionals...

Cyber Resiliency with Sounil Yu

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sounil Yu, Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Research at JupiterOne, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Ann and Sou...

Microsoft Security CTO on Future of Cyber

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk, Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft Security, top Israeli tech leader, and one of the world's highest-ranking women in...

Cyber Insurance Past, Present, and Future

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Josephine Wolff, associate professor of cybersecurity policy within The Fletcher School at Tufts University, joins Afternoon Cyber Tea this week t...

What’s Influencing Cyber Capital Investment

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dave DeWalt, Founder and Managing Director of NightDragon, and Jay Leek, Managing Director and Co-founder of both Syn Ventures and Clear Sky Security,...

Addressing the Critical Cybersecurity Talent Shortage

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

M. K. Palmore, Director, Office of the CISO, for Google Cloud, and diversity & inclusion advocate, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber...

The Journey to Greater Representation

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Rivera, American author, producer, and co-founder of Collective 5 Entertainment, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea to discu...

Implementing Stronger Authentication

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Bittner, Hacking Humans podcast host and a co-founder of CyberWire, interviews Ann Johnson about social engineering attacks, the future of passw...

Mitigating Future Risks

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Nickels, Director of Intelligence for Red Canary, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Katie has worked in security operatio...

Preventing Digital Fraud & Scams

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lou Manousos, an acknowledged expert in internet security and VP of Product in Microsoft Security, joins Ann Johnson on this week's episode of Afterno...

The Criticality of Cyber Resilience

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tarun Sondhi, a Principal and the cyber leader for the KPMG Managed Services group, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. He has d...

A Librarian’s Guide to Cybersecurity

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tracy Maleeff, a security researcher at the Krebs Stamos Group, a cybersecurity consulting firm, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber T...

Building Trust Through Cybersecurity

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Joyce, Principal for Price Waterhouse Coopers Advisory Practice, joins Ann this week on Afternoon Cyber Tea to discuss the unprecedented rise of ...

Helping Future Proof the Cyber Landscape

22 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Duhart, VP, Deputy CISO, at Walmart, shares his points of view on what can help today’s CISOs avoid unexpected cyber issues and the trends he is...

Defending Against Advanced Actors

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cristin Goodwin, Associate General Counsel of Microsoft's Digital Security Unit, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Cristin join...

Building Customer Trust in the Face of Cyber Attacks

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Named one of the Top 25 women leaders in cybersecurity Wendy Thomas, President, and CEO of SecureWorks joins Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson to e...

Cybersecurity & Privacy Protections

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nicola Searle, Digital Economy Fellow at the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship at Goldsmiths, University of London, joins Afternoon...

Protecting Journalism and Free Speech

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Runa Sandvik, a modern-day hacker and computer security expert joins Ann Johnson on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Having a reputation as...

Girl Security

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren Buitta, co-founder and CEO of Girl Security, shares how advancing girls, women, and gender minorities in national security leads to better cybe...

Inside Microsoft's Security Response Center

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Aanchal Gupta, Vice President for Microsoft Azure, joins Ann on today's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Aanchal is an executive with more than two de...

The Next Cyber Defender

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Gulick, Founder, and CEO of KATZCY, a woman-owned cyber consulting firm driven to help cybersecurity experts become great leaders, joins Ann J...

IoT-Based Infrastructures

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Diana Kelly, the co-founder, and CTO of SecurityCurve, a cybersecurity consulting firm, joins Ann Johnson on this episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Dian...

The Rising Ransomware Risks

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rinki Sethi; Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer for Twitter joins Ann Johnson for this conversation focused on the recent rise ...

The Rising Risks of Cybercrime

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Hogan-Burney, General Manager of Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit, and former attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Inves...

Defending Our Infrastructure

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Wendy Nather, the highly respected cyber strategist, CISO, research director, and former industry analyst, joins Ann Johnson on Afternoon Cy...

Addressing the Spread of Disinformation

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Fiona Hill, former intelligence officer and one of the United States' most incomparable Russian experts, joins Ann Johnson in the Season 5 premier...

The Adversary of the Future: The Ongoing Evolution of Cybercrime

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, and Identity at Microsoft sits down with Rick Howard, Chief Security Officer and Chief An...

The Importance of Protecting Our Online Selves

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, and Identity at Microsoft welcomes Flynn Adams, co-founder of InteliQore, to the show to ...

Fighting the Good Fight: Microsoft’s Quest To Combat Disinformation and Cyberattacks

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, and Identity at Microsoft sits down with Microsoft colleague Tom Burt, Corporate VP of Cu...

Understanding Today’s Cyberattacks Through an Ancient Lens

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, and Identity at Microsoft is joined by Genevieve Liveley, Professor of Classics, RISCS Fe...

Opening Opportunities: Lowering Barriers to Entry Into Cybersecurity

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, and Identity at Microsoft, is joined this week by Dominique West, host and creator of the...

Understanding the Race Against Cybercrime

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, and Identity at Microsoft welcomes The New York Times cybersecurity reporter and best-sel...

Ransomware and the Strength of Diversity

22 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, and Identity at Microsoft is joined by Titania Group co-founder Nicola Whiting to discuss...

Strengthening the Global Supply Chain Against Cybersecurity Threats

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President, Security, Compliance, and Identity at Microsoft discusses the recent cyberattacks on the US supply chain with A...

Taking a “When, Not If” Approach to Cybersecurity

01 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President, Business Development, Security, Compliance, and Identity at Microsoft, speaks with Executive Vice President and...

Amplifying Cybersecurity’s Diverse Voices To Strengthen the Industry: Part 2

26 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President, Business Development, Security, Compliance, and Identity at Microsoft, discusses diversity in cybersecurity wit...

Amplifying Cybersecurity’s Diverse Voices To Strengthen the Industry: Part 1

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

? Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President, Business Development, Security, Compliance, and Identity at Microsoft, discusses diversity in cybersecurity w...