A Zero Trust Leadership Podcast

Join us for the most important Zero Trust conversations happening in cyber today.

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2023 MarCom Awards

Thanks MarCom for recognizing The Segment: A Zero Trust Leadership Podcast as a Gold Winner in this year’s 2023 MarCom awards! We're proud to have won best industry-focused podcast series.

Episodes

Strengthening Our Collective Defense 
Episode
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Strengthening Our Collective Defense 

In this episode, host Raghu Nandakumara sits down with Ann Johnson, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Security Business Development, to explore AI, everyday Zero Trust conversations, cyber resilience best practices, and so much more.  


What is the Cost of Loss? 
Episode
11

What is the Cost of Loss? 

In this episode, host Raghu Nandakumara sits down with Richard Staynings, Chief Security Strategist at Cylera, to discuss how the role of the CISO has changed over the past 30 years, the IT challenges facing modern healthcare organizations, and today’s cybercrime landscape. 

Striding towards Zero-ish Trust
Episode
10

Striding towards Zero-ish Trust

In this episode, host Raghu Nandakumara sits down with Ryan Fried, former Senior Security Engineer at Brooks Running, to discuss the role of cybersecurity in the manufacturing and retail sectors, building a successful Zero Trust program, and the difference between being compliant and being secure. 

Live from RSAC! Test, Verify, Validate
Episode
9

Live from RSAC! Test, Verify, Validate

In this episode, host Raghu Nandakumara sits down with Rob Ragan, Principal Researcher at Bishop Fox – live at RSAC 2023! – to discuss the different types of threats, offensive security trends, and how to continuously find new opportunities to improve cyber resilience. 

The Everyday Battle in Cyberspace
Episode
8

The Everyday Battle in Cyberspace

In this episode, host Raghu Nandakumara sits down with Gary Barlet, Federal Field CTO at Illumio, to discuss his own personal experience with Zero Trust, top cyber challenges facing federal organizations, and why embracing an “assume breach” approach to cybersecurity matters.  

Surviving Bad Days in the Cloud
Episode
7

Surviving Bad Days in the Cloud

In this episode, host Raghu Nandakumara chats with Shawn Kirk, former Worldwide Leader for Security Go to Market at Amazon Web Services. The two of them discuss the shared responsibility model, making incremental Zero Trust improvements in the cloud, and cloud economics and ROI. 

Assume Breach.
Minimize Impact.
Increase Resilience.

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