Episodes
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and Jim Perschbach, president and CEO of Port San Antonio, discuss updates on the most recent stages of development going on the the tech, military and aerospace focused Port San Antonio.
Published 12/31/19
Published 12/31/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and Jaque Callenan, Bexar County elections administrator, discuss lessons learned from the recent November elections, the county’s updated voting machines and process and measures to be aware of in the upcoming March elections.
Published 12/24/19
Bret Piatt, CTR host, and Janie Gonzalez, founder and CEO of Webhead, discuss her path to creating one of the very first tech startups in San Antonio as a Latina.
Published 12/17/19
Bret Piatt, CTR host, and Michelle Vega, chief technology strategist at the Intercultural Development Research Association, discuss how she researches and implements the use of educational technology in public schools. We also have a special guest from Keystone School in San Antonio, Shreya Chaudhary, a tenth grade student who is currently a part of the Chief Science Officers program.
Published 12/10/19
Bret Piatt, CTR host, and Dwayne Williams, associate director of technology and research at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s (UTSA) Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS), discuss creating nationwide programs such as CyberPatriot and the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.
Published 12/03/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and Bill Cheswick, computer security and networking expert, discuss his research and work at Bell Labs and his more recent work and interest in password security.
Published 11/26/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and Clarissa Ramon, government and community affairs manager for Google Fiber, discuss the reasons that Google Fiber has chosen San Antonio to roll out its new internet service.
Published 11/19/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, discusses how hacking is incorrectly perceived in the media and gives listeners a more accurate understanding of the fundamentals of hacking.
Published 11/12/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and Brig. Gen. (Ret) Guy Walsh, founding executive director of the National Security Collaboration Center (NSCC), discuss the collaboration between the University of Texas at San Antonio and the public and private sectors to create an innovative hub downtown for cybersecurity research.
Published 11/05/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and Jordana Barton, senior adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, San Antonio Branch, discuss her research into solving economic issues related to lack of internet access and low digital literacy.
Published 10/29/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and Dr. Barbara Hewitt, founder of the San Antonio Women in Technology organization and professor at Texas State University, discuss encouraging women of all ages to pursue their interests in computer science, technology and cybersecurity.
Published 10/22/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and Dr. Greg White, director of the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) at the University of Texas at San Antonio, discuss cybersecurity education and the Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO) Standards Organization.
Published 10/15/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and Amanda Keammerer, San Antonio Chamber of Commerce VP, Cybersecurity, discuss upcoming activities in SA to celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and general progress updates for the local cybersecurity community. Yay!
Published 10/08/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and Nigel LeBlanc, Cyber Warrior Network Founder, discuss Cyber Warrior Network and how they are creating a way for employers to find cyber talent with gaming.
Published 10/01/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and Lorenzo Gomez III, Geekdom Media CEO and Geekdom Chairman, discuss how to build a successful tech ecosystem, entrepreneurship and storytelling.
Published 09/24/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and Stuart McClure, Cylance CEO and Founder, discuss mathematical security and using artificial intelligence for threat detection and prevention.
Published 09/17/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, James Benson, tech research analyst, Institute of Cyber Security at UTSA, and Farhan Patwa, assoc. dir./chief architect, Institute of Cyber Security at UTSA, discuss the new Galahad Project, an open source user computer environment (UCE) for the Amazon Cloud. The technology will fight to protect people using desktop applications running on digital platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Published 09/10/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and DeAnne Cuellar, State Director, Texas, Older Adults Technology Services (OATS); Senior Planet San Antonio, discuss how the Senior Planet program is engaging San Antonio seniors with technology and entrepreneurship.
Published 09/03/19
Bret Piatt, Cyber Talk Radio Host, and Steve Barish, CNF Technologies COO, discuss CNF Technologies’ new Cyber Lab at Port San Antonio and how they are working to help train local tech talent.
Published 08/27/19
Bret Piatt, Cyber Talk Radio Host, and Dax Moreno, TechBloc’s Chief Talent Officer, discuss the launch of the new resource to help connect people to career opportunities in San Antonio’s tech community.
Published 08/20/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and Lee Carsten, President of ISSA Alamo Chapter, discuss the Alamo chapter of ISSA and how it is developing and connecting cybersecurity leaders in San Antonio.
Published 08/13/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, and Don Lewis, Former Deputy Director NATO Cyberspace Ops Centre, discuss the modernization of cyber defense, cybersecurity and IT in the military.
Published 08/06/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host, Brian Dillard, City of San Antonio’s Chief Innovation Officer, and SA Smart City Coordinators, Candelaria Mendoza and Emily Royall, discuss the city’s office of innovation and smart city initiatives.
Published 07/30/19
Bret Piatt, CTR Host and Jeff Prevost, Cloud Technology Endowed Professor and Co-Founder and Assistant Director of the Open Cloud Institute at UTSA, discuss the university’s computer science and engineering degree programs and new Catalyst Lab, a cloud computing summer internship program.
Published 07/23/19