Be Fearless Podcast by SquareX
Episodes
Why Cyber Needs Better Storytelling | Jeremy Ladner, Founder and CEO, The CISO Signal Podcast
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Field CISO John Carse of SquareX sits down with Jeremy Ladner of The CISO Signal to discuss the critical art of storytelling in cybersecurity leadersh...
Decoding Your Digital Footprint | James W., Valens Global Analyst
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host John Carse, Field CISO of SquareX sits down with James W., Valens Global Analyst and creator of the Smoke Signal Newsletter and Burn Signal Podca...
Why You Need to Fail to Succeed in Cyber | Andrew Crotty, Cybersecurity Content Creator
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host John Carse, Field CISO at SquareX, sits down with Andrew Crotty aka GingerHacker. In this episode of the Be Fearless podcast, Andrew provides ins...
You Won’t Make $100k Starting Out in Cybersecurity | Patrick Gorman, Founder, InfosecPat
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host John Carse, Field CISO at SquareX, sits down with Patrick Gorman, Founder of InfosecPat. In this episode of The Be Fearless podcast, they discuss...
Browser Security Is Now Essential | Swetha Krishnamoorthi, Industry Principal, Frost & Sullivan
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Frost & Sullivan’s Swetha Krishnamoorthi joins Audrey Adeline from SquareX Founder's Office to unpack emerging browser-based threats, inclu...
Building Cyber Resilience That Lasts | Jim Rutt, CIO/CISO, Dana Foundation
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Be Fearless, Aleksandra Melnikova from the SquareX founder’s office speaks with Jim Rutt, CIO and CISO of the Dana Foundation. Ji...
Securing Billions in Aircraft Assets | John Rojas, Vice President, IT, Air Lease
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Aleksandra Melnikova of Founder's Office at SquareX sits down with John Rojas, Vice President, IT, of Air Lease. In this episode of The Fear...
Leveling Up in Cybersecurity Today | Girard Kavelines, Technical Writer, TechHouse570
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Be Fearless podcast, SquareX Field CISO John Carse sits down with Girard Kavelines and discusses how starting out on the help d...
Securing Health Data Through Governance, Not Firefighting | Michael Ruppe, Group CISO, Adcubum AG
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Be Fearless podcast, Adcubum AG Group CISO Michael Ruppe sits down with Aleksandra Melnikova from SquareX Founder's Office and...
Being Prepared for the Unthinkable | Tiffiny Bryant, Co-Host, Stats on Stats
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Knowing your incidence response playbook is one thing, but is it ingrained deeply enough in your team for execution when disaster strikes?Tiffiny Brya...
Are Enterprises Ready for AI Browsers and Automated SOCs? | Vriti Magee, Founder, Mawa:ga Consulting
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vriti Magee, Founder and Principal of Mawa:ga Consulting, sits down with John Carse to explore the collision between AI innovation and enterprise secu...
The Ability to Decompose Problems Separates Great Leaders | Tim Anderson, Deputy CISO, ID.me
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Anderson shares two decades of cybersecurity expertise — starting with business continuity work to his current role protecting millions of digit...
Security and Tech Leaders Should Be Peers | Mohana Balakrishnan, CTO, Schools Insurance Authority
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mohana Balakrishnan, Chief Technology Officer at Schools Insurance Authority, shares his remarkable journey as a geophysicist discovering chromite dep...
Why Ransomware Still Keeps Winning | Adrian Sanabria, Principal Researcher, The Defenders Initiative
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian Sanabria, Principal Researcher at The Defenders Initiative joins Field CISO John Carse to dissect why security keeps failing despite massive in...
Small-Medium Businesses Are Hackers' Path of Least Resistance | Royce Markose, CISO, Vistrada
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Royce Markose, CISO at Vistrada, shares his journey from breaking apart computers as a kid to leading cybersecurity for billion-dollar organizations. ...
Deepfakes, Disinformation & AI Agent Security | Alfredo Ramirez IV, Senior Director Analyst, Gartner
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alfredo Ramirez IV, Senior Director Analyst, Emerging Technologies & Trends at Gartner, sits with Audrey Adeline from the SquareX Founder’s Offi...
Growth, Risk Management, Culture: Why CISOs Operate Like CEOs | Bithal Bhardwaj, CEO, Gramax
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bithal Bhardwaj, CEO at Gramax, spent over two decades as a cybersecurity leader across GE and GMR Group before making the leap to CEO. In this conver...
“Procurement is the Gateway into Your Enterprise” | Marian Newsome, Founder, Ethical Tech Matters
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marian Newsome, Founder of Ethical Tech Matters and an IEEE CertifAIEd Lead Assessor (Top 100 Globally), sits down with SquareX Field CISO John Carse ...
Social Engineering LLMs Like Humans | J Wolfgang Goerlich, CISO, Oakland County, Michigan Government
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
J Wolfgang Goerlich, CISO for Oakland County Michigan Government, shares his unconventional path from wanting to be a hacker after watching the movie ...
Balancing Security, Culture, and Velocity | Kane Narraway, Head of Enterprise Security, Canva
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kane Narraway, Head of Enterprise Security at Canva, shares how he went from digital forensics in UK law enforcement to protecting millions of users&a...
Why Community Matters More Than Certifications | Dr. Nathan Fisk, USF & Cyber Florida
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as Dr. Nathan Fisk, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Education of USF and Cyber Florida Academic Director, discusses the importance of com...
Scaling Security Without Friction | Cezary Piekarski, Group CISO, Standard Chartered
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cezary Piekarski, Group CISO at Standard Chartered, joins us to share hard-earned wisdom from 25+ years securing financial institutions globally. In t...
What You Don't Know About Your Certificates Can Hurt You | Eric Mizell, Field CTO, Keyfactor
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Mizell, Field CTO and VP Field Engineering at Keyfactor, breaks down why digital certificates are the security blind spot most companies don&apos...
Basic Cyber Hygiene Wins in Healthcare | Ben Waugh, BISO, Datavant
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Waugh, BISO at Datavant, drops some hard truths about healthcare security - like how the most damaging breaches aren't from sophisticated nat...
Why Banks Need Two Defender Personas | Sandip Wadje, Global Head of Emerging Tech Risk, BNP Paribas
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sandip Wadje, Managing Director and Global Head of Emerging Technology Operational Risks & Intelligence at BNP Paribas, reveals the hidden challen...
Why Hospital Cyber Breaches Hit Different | Martin Holzworth, CISO, UnitingCare Queensland
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Holzworth, CISO at UnitingCare Queensland, brings 25 years of cybersecurity to this episode of the Be Fearless Podcast. In this conversation wi...
The High Stakes in Defense Sector Security | Brad Berkson, CEO, Miles Space
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Berkson, CEO of Miles Space, sits down with John Carse to discuss his journey from McKinsey partner to serving as a former Pentagon senior offici...
A Veteran's Approach to Federal Cybersecurity | Sarah Cleveland, Senior Director, ExtraHop
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With years directing cyber operations in the United States Air Force as a Cyber Officer, Sarah Cleveland brings a unique perspective to cybersecurity....
"Your Foundation Needs to be Strong" | Yaamini Mohan, Security Engineer, Dell EMC
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing from her experience at Dell and Infosys, Security Engineer Yaamini Mohan breaks down why getting your security basics right — boring stuff l...
Navigating Security in the Nordics | Morgan Svensson & Stefan Tapper, Grant Thornton Sweden
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Morgan Svensson and Stefan Tapper, CIO and CISO of Grant Thornton Sweden respectively, reveal how they navigate the constant tension between business ...
How Diverse Leadership Shapes AI's Future in Security | Felicita Sandoval, CEO & Founder, SENP-X
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Felicita Sandoval, CEO/Founder of Sentient Perspectives (SENP-X) and security professional at LiveRamp, breaks down how to navigate the rapidly changi...
Every Employee is a Function of Security | Martin Hinton, Editor, Cyber Insurance News & Information
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Hinton, award-winning journalist and Executive Editor of Cyber Insurance News & Information, (https://www.youtube.com/@CyberInsuranceNews) ...
Security Through Observability: From Manufacturing to AI | Chidi Alams, CIO, Just Born
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Chidi Alams, CIO at Just Born (makers of PEEPS®, HOT TAMALES®, and MIKE AND IKE®), as he breaks down how a 100-year-old candy company navigate...
Why Security Can't Lag Behind Anymore | Stan Lee, CISO of EarnIn
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stan Lee didn't start in cybersecurity - he has a biochemistry degree from UCLA and worked his way up from IT helpdesk to becoming CISO at major ...
Why Punishing Employees on Phishing Tests Doesn't Work | Craig Taylor, CEO and Co-Founder, CyberHoot
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Taylor, Founder and CEO of CyberHoot, joins us to explain why traditional phishing tests that punish employees are fundamentally broken. Drawing...
From Dark Web Ops to Enterprise Security | Clint Kehr, Senior Instructor/Training Architect, Cybrary
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Clint Kehr brings a unique perspective to cybersecurity, having gone from training personnel in dark web investigations as a former federal agent to t...
The Simplest Answer Is Usually Right in Cybersecurity | Travis Farral, VP & CISO, Archaea Energy
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Farral, Vice President and CISO at Archaea Energy, joins us to share hard-earned wisdom from securing everything from oil giants to renewable e...
Never Stop Learning, Ask the Right Questions | Tom Hollingsworth, Practice Lead, Tech Field Day
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Hollingsworth, the "Networking Nerd" and Tech Field Day's Event Lead, sits down with SquareX Field CISO John Carse to share his 20+...
AI Literacy Is the New Survival Skill | Olivia Heslinga, Founder of AI for Good Denmark
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia Heslinga, founder of AI for Good Denmark and AI literacy consultant, joins SquareX Field CISO John Carse to discuss the (security) implications...
90% of Breaches Come Down to Just Two Simple Mistakes | Patrick Benoit, vCISO, Cyber Risk Insights
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Benoit, President and Virtual CISO of Cyber Risk Insights, breaks down three decades of cybersecurity evolution and reveals why most organizat...
AI Will Replace Tier 1 Security Analysts | Clea Ostendorf, CEO/Co-Founder, Wolfpack Security
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Clea Ostendorf, co-founder of Wolfpack Security, breaks down why security programs fail to get developer buy-in and shares her journey from sales to b...
Netflix Phishing & Security for... Pizza? | Stephen Bennett, Global CISO, Domino's Pizza Enterprises
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Bennett, Global CISO at Domino's Pizza, shares his unconventional journey from getting electrocuted while tinkering with TVs as a kid to ...
The CISO Championing Women in Cybersecurity | Eric Gray, BeLux CISO, Kyndryl
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Gray, BeLux CISO at Kyndryl, shares his unique journey from Royal Bank of Canada to becoming one of only two Canadians living in Luxembourg. In...
Why The Nigerian Scam Still Works After 30 Years | John Dunne, Head of Security, Grant Thornton UK
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Dunne, Head of Security at Grant Thornton UK, shares his remarkable 30-year journey from training as a chef to becoming one of the UK's most...
From Curiosity to Command: Managing Security Risks in the Age of AI | Grace Yu, Director, HPE
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Grace Yu, Director of Cyber Risk and Policy, GRC at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, shares her unconventional journey from handling a live TV crisis in Si...
Why Business-Aligned Security Wins | Coleen Coolidge, ex-CISO Segment and Twilio, Startup Advisor
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coleen Coolidge, ex-CISO of Segment and Twilio and startup advisor, didn't start in cybersecurity - she was a new project manager who got thrown ...
Ransomware Negotiations Exposed: When Attackers Call | Guy Segal, SVP, Head of Corp Dev, Sygnia
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guy Segal, Head of Corporate Development at Sygnia, takes us through his journey from military intelligence to building cybersecurity teams across Asi...
"You Can't Block Innovation" | Tal Arad, Former CTO and CISO of Carlsberg Group
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tal Arad, former CTO at Carlsberg Group, accidentally fell into cybersecurity after telling his military commander he knew computers from working at a...
Leading Through AI Disruption: A CTO's Journey Across Fortune 500s | Rathi Murthy, CTO, Varo Bank
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rathi Murthy, CTO at Varo Bank and former CTO of Expedia, Gap, & Verizon, shares her journey from software engineer to C-level executive across Fo...
WeChat, Passwords & Cyber Risk: Securing Asia's Legal Industry | Konrads Klints, CISO, Rajah & Tann
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Konrads Klints, CISO at Rajah and Tann Asia, shares his journey from hacker to leading cybersecurity for one of Asia's most prestigious law firms...
Coffee, Code, and Critical Infrastructure Protection | Alfredzo Nash, CEO of Cyber Coffee Hour
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alfredzo Nash, Co-Founder/CEO of the Cyber Coffee Hour podcast and Principal Information Security Analyst at the American Red Cross, explains how his ...
Password Rules Are Wrong & Other Myths Debunked | Jack Poller, Founder, Paradigm Technica
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Poller, founder and principal analyst of Paradigm Technica, breaks down why traditional cybersecurity marketing is failing. With 30 years of expe...
Why IT Leaders Must Be Technical: Death by 1000 Cuts | Tom Sweet, CIO Industrial Refrigeration Pros
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Sweet, CIO of Industrial Refrigeration Pros and cybersecurity veteran with over 20 years of experience, shares his journey from civil engineering ...
Company Crown Jewels and Minimum Viable Business | Agnidipta Sarkar, Chief Evangelist, ColorTokens
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chief Evangelist Agnidipta Sarkar from ColorTokens breaks down why traditional cybersecurity approaches are failing despite massive industry investmen...
Revolutionizing Affordable Cyber Training | Kenneth Ellington, Founder, Ellington Cyber Academy
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kenneth Ellington went from making sandwiches at Publix to founding Ellington Cyber Academy after discovering the gap in cybersecurity training. He br...
“Be Disciplined Early and Follow Your Gut" | Jesse Scott, Cybersecurity Executive and VC Advisor
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Scott, Cybersecurity Executive and VC Advisor, has lived quite the journey - from NATO to building security teams at three unicorns including ...
From Consultant to First Security Hire | Kevin Qiu, Staff Security Engineer, Shiftsmart
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Qiu, Staff Security Engineer at Shiftsmart and their first security hire, breaks down the realities of building security programs from scratch. ...
Managing Security for 11 Companies | Julia Dudenko, Group CISO at Haniel
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Dudenko, Group CISO at Haniel, oversees cybersecurity strategy for 11 portfolio companies spanning everything from manufacturing to kindergarten...
Why Good Offense is Your Best Defense | Prasanna Kanagasabai, CISO, Dkatalis (Bank Jago)
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prasanna Kanagasabai (PK), CISO, Dkatalis (Bank Jago), started his career as a network engineer and before becoming a pentester-turned-CISO. In this e...
Preparedness is Your Cybersecurity Superpower | Sabika Ishaq, CISO, Grant Thornton Luxembourg
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sabika Ishaq, CISO at Grant Thornton Luxembourg and President of Women Cyber Force, shares her journey from the United Nations to becoming a cybersecu...
Why Business Alignment Beats Maturity | Ashish Garg, Founder, Managing Partner, RIGA Cyber
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ashish Garg, founder and managing partner at Riga Cyber, sits down to discuss his two-decade journey in cybersecurity and the massive shifts he's...
Cyber Risks for Government Agencies | Kush Sharma, Founder of KnightSpectre
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kush Sharma, Founder of KnightSpectre and Inaugural CISO of the City of Hamilton, has advised organizations worth over $2.5 trillion and knows exactly...
The Dirty Secret of Cybersecurity: Why More Alerts Don't Work | Bryson Bort, CEO and Founder, Scythe
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bryson Bort, CEO and founder of Scythe and West Point graduate, breaks down the uncomfortable truths about modern cybersecurity that most vendors won&...
"The Right Tool for The Right Type of Adversary" | Perry Young, Director & ASEAN CISO at Kyndryl
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Perry Young brings 25 years of cybersecurity expertise across three continents, from network engineering to serving as Director and ASEAN CISO at Kynd...
Why We're Still Doing Security Wrong | Evgeniy Kharam CSO, Discern Security
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the Be Fearless Podcast features Evgeniy Kharam, Chief Strategy Officer at Discern Security and Security Architecture Podcast host. Wi...
Building Trust with the "No-Agenda Agenda" | Satyen Desai, VP Sales, ColorTokens
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Satyen Desai, VP of Sales for Asia Pacific at ColorTokens, discusses enterprise cybersecurity's evolution and why traditional security approaches...
The Human Side of Cybersecurity Leadership | Brian Fricke, CISO, City National Bank of Florida
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Fricke's cybersecurity journey started with fixing a malware outbreak that crippled his Marine squadron. Fast forward two decades, and he&a...
Understand Your Threat Model Before Choosing Solutions | Nicholas Muy, CISO, Scrut Automation
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Muy's cybersecurity journey started with a six-year-old's rebellion against his father's TV timer, leading him from the Depart...
Community-Driven Threat Intelligence | Jon Baker, Director & Co-founder, CTID, MITRE
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Baker, Director & Co-founder of MITRE's Center for Threat-Informed Defense (CTID) joins us for a deep dive into the beginnings of the epo...
From EDR to Cloud to AI with Anton Chuvakin | Senior Security Staff, Office of the CISO, Google
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of security’s most well-known figures, Anton Chuvakin, coined the term EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) during his stint at Gartner, pionee...
Breaking Barriers as a Woman in Cybersecurity | Chenxi Wang, Founder, Rain Capital
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Chenxi Wang, Founder and General Partner of Rain Capital, has fascinating patterns in cybersecurity investing that most people miss. In this conve...
From Reactive to Predictive Threat Intelligence | Christopher Ahlberg, CEO, Recorded Future
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher Ahlberg, CEO and co-founder of Recorded Future (which was recently acquired by Mastercard), breaks down the evolving cybersecurity landsca...
How Scepticism Saves Companies | Luke Shoberg, Latacora, ex-Global CISO of Sequoia
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Luke Shoberg took an unconventional path from studying biology to becoming Global CISO at Sequoia Capital. In this conversation, Luke explains what ma...
“True Leadership Lies in Humility” | Vijay Jajoo, Partner, Cyber, Data, and Tech Enablement, KPMG US
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we sit down with Vijay Jajoo, a partner at KPMG with over two decades of experience in cyber data and tech containment. Vijay shares ...
The Browser Has Become The New Perimeter | Cecil Su, Director of Cybersecurity and CTI, BDO Advisory
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cecil Su, Director of Cybersecurity and CTI at BDO Advisory and co-lead of OWASP Singapore Chapter, brings nearly two decades of experience from his s...
Being a Purpose-Driven CIO | Andrea Bergamini, VP & CIO, Orbia
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrea Bergamini, VP and CIO of Orbia, started as a telco engineer 20 years ago when cybersecurity barely existed, but went into the field due to his ...
Building Great Cybersecurity Teams | Aamir Niazi, Executive Director/CISO, SMBC Capital Markets
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aamir Niazi, Executive Director and CISO at SMBC Capital Markets, shares his unfiltered 18-year journey from engineer to leading cybersecurity teams i...
Doing Adversary Emulation Right | William Booth, General Manager, Director MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if most organizations are testing their security tools against the wrong threats entirely?As the leader behind the industry standard program that...
Building Companies to be Legendary | Aleksandr Yampolskiy, Co-Founder/CEO of SecurityScorecard
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy, cofounder and CEO of SecurityScorecard, went from being a 14-year old immigrant to America to building SecurityScorecard —...
Municipal Cybersecurity and Defending Infrastructure | Dr. Brian Gardner, CISO, City of Austin
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Dr. Brian Gardner, who secured the City of Dallas for over 7 years before moving to Austin as the City’s CISO. In this episode of the Be Fearle...
Building Relationships Transforms Security | Jimmy Benoit, CISO of PBS
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to protect a beloved cultural institution like PBS? In this episode, Jimmy Benoit, CISO of PBS, discusses how he transitioned from m...
You Can't Fix All Security Gaps — So Focus on Core Fundamentals | Mandy Andress, CISO at Elastic
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mandy Andress brings over two decades of cybersecurity leadership experience to this conversation, including her current role as CISO at Elastic and h...
The Mechanics of Security Investing | Zain Rizavi, CEO at Stealth, ex-VC
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cybersecurity Co-Founder and ex-Venture Capitalist Zain Rizavi breaks down what really happens behind closed doors in cybersecurity investing. From hi...
Metasploit's Origin, Browser Bugs & Exposure Management | HD Moore, Founder of runZero & Metasploit
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re in the cybersecurity field, HD Moore, runZero founder and creator of Metasploit, needs no introduction — his work has fundamentally chan...
The 3 Buckets Framework: How This CISO Thinks About Security | Sangram Dash, CISO, VP of IT, Sisense
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sangram Dash has spent over two decades in cybersecurity, from witnessing the massive eBay breach response to leading security at companies like PayPa...
“Security’s a People Problem” | Jayesh Singh Chauhan, Founder Cloud Village and Cloudurance Security
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, SquareX Field CISO John Carse sits down with Jayesh, founder of Cloud Village and CEO of Cloudurance Security, to explore the growing...
Security Goes Mainstream: Hackers, Headlines & What's Next | Sid Trivedi & Ross Haleliuk
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we welcome Sid Trivedi (Partner at Foundation Capital) and Ross Haleliuk (Founder of a Stealth Security Startup and Author of Cyber for Bui...
DEF CON's Next Chapter and New Browser Security Frontiers | Jeff Moss, Founder of DEF CON/Black Hat
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Moss, founder of the famed DEF CON and Black Hat conferences, joins Vivek Ramachandran for another episode of the Be Fearless Podcast. Jeff rev...
When Past Security Doesn't Predict Future Threats | Yu Long (Tyler) Tang, Director, softScheck APAC
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Be Fearless Podcast, Yu Long (Tyler) Tang, Director of Enterprise Information Security Strategy at softScheck APAC, joins us to...
Inside the Attacker Mindset with Abhijith B R, Founder of Adversary Village and BreachSimRange
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered how professional hackers think? SquareX Field CISO John Carse sits down with Abhijith B R, Founder/Head of security consulting at Breach...
Understanding Adversaries via Threat-Informed Defense | Mike Cunningham, MITRE R&D Program Manager
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, SquareX field CISO John Carse speaks with Mike Cunningham, R&D Program Manager at MITRE's Center for Threat-Informed Defense...
From Bank to Blockchain: The Evolution of Web3 Security | Evelyn Lam, CISO of Trust Wallet
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this International Women's Day special episode, Evelyn Lam, CISO of Trust Wallet, shares her journey from traditional banking at Morgan Stanle...
The Business-First CISO: Leading Security Beyond Tech | Pasi Koistinen, CISO, Coinhako
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what it really takes to lead security at a crypto company? In this episode, we sit down with Pasi Koistinen, CISO at Coinhako, who'...
Cybersecurity for both Enterprises & Families | Elcin Biren, Founder/CEO, SwissCyberSmart
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This special International Women's Day episode features Elcin Biren, security leader, Founder and CEO of SwissCyberSmart. With nearly two decades...
Building a Million-Dollar Cybersecurity Career | Darren Argyle, Group CISRO, Standard Chartered
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what it takes to reach the top tier of cybersecurity leadership? In this candid conversation, Darren Argyle shares his remarkable path f...
Designer to Defender: Why Diversity Makes Security Stronger | Jane Frankland MBE, Security Leader
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“You don't have to wait for permission. You don't have to wait for someone to see you, recognize you or whatever. I firmly believe that th...
Building a Global Following Through Security Research | Francis Odum, Founder, SACR
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the founder of Software Analyst Cyber Research (SACR), Francis Odum has built a name for himself in cybersecurity research, cutting through the noi...
Why Browsers Are the New Battleground in Cybersecurity | John Carse, CISO and Security Leader
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Get ready for an eye-opening conversation with John Carse, cybersecurity veteran and CISO! Hosted by SquareX Founder and CEO Vivek Ramachandran, this ...
Hacker to Founder: Cybersecurity Entrepreneurship with Jeremiah Grossman, Founder, WhiteHat Security
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Be Fearless Podcast, SquareX founder Vivek Rmachandran sits with cybersecurity legend Jeremiah Grossman — one of the “OGs”...
Lessons from a Field CISO | Anand Thangaraju, Field CISO, ePlus inc.
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our new series, Cybersecurity Community Voices, Anand Thangaraju, Field CISO and cybersecurity expert, shares his journey from engineer to CISO, in...