In today's episode, we will be talking for a 2nd time with our good friends, Axel Wirth and Chris Gates.  Axel is the Chief Security Strategist at MedCrypt.  Chris is the Director of Product Security at Velentium.  Together, they have authored a second edition of the book Medical Device Cybersecurity for Engineers and Manufacturers (https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Device-Cybersecurity-Engineers-Manufacturers/dp/1630818151). When you go to the site, you can get 25% off using the promo code...

In today's episode, we will be talking for a 2nd time with our good friend, Rafay Baloch. He is an internationally renowned ethical hacker and security researcher known for his discovery of vulnerabilities on the Android operating system. He has been featured and known by both national and international media and publications like Forbes, BBC, The Wall Street Journal, and The Express Tribune. We do a deep dive into his recently released book "Web Hacking Arsenal: A Practical Guide to...

In this episode, we delve into the transformative role of the Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) and explore how it can better address today's complex cybersecurity challenges. Our guest, Kris Lovejoy, Global Security and Resilience Leader at Kyndryl, shares her insights on the motivation behind the shift from CISO to CRO, the key responsibilities of this emerging role, and the strategies for building resilience in the face of evolving threats. We discuss the importance of secure software...

Great conversation with Hilario Itriago and Neal Jardine of Boxx Insurance (boxxinsurance.com). For more information about the cybersecurity services offered by Tech & Main, please check us out on the web at www.techandmain.com. Thanks for listening!

In today's episode, we will be talking with our good friend, Tim Jensen. Tim is a privacy advocate, fellow podcaster and die-hard Green Bay Packers fan. Listen in as we discuss privacy, security and a host of other topics.  You can connect with Tim in the following ways: Website: IntentionallyInconvenient.com YouTube: @IntentionallyInconvenient Email for booking inquiries: [email protected] Social Media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-jensen-86880027/ At Tech &...

In today's episode, we will be talking again with our good friend, David Strom. David is a world-known expert on networking and communications technologies. Listen in as we discuss the contents of the CISO Report from YL Venture (https://www.ylventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024_CISO-Circuit-Report-FINAL.pdf).  You can connect with David in the following ways: Website: https://www.strom.com/ and LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/davidstrom. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR...

Fausto Lendeborg is the Co-Founder and CEO of Secberus, a Cloud Security Governance Platform built by a team of security experts, cloud architects, developers, and engineers who understand how to manage cloud risk at scale. Fausto has always been involved in cybersecurity. He was employee 14 at Prolexic, later acquired by Akamai; he co-founded Zenedge and served as SVP of security before creating and becoming CEO at Secberus. Lendeborg began his career 20 years ago when his self-made...

Kevin dedicates himself to inspiring people to take control of their time, data, & dreams in IT, Business, & Life. He is an accomplished, entrepreneurial Non-Executive Director and IT Innovation & Growth Strategist. His focus is to help companies adopt leading-edge cybersecurity practices and turn IT from a hindrance into an asset for every organization. A German native, Kevin moved to Seattle in 2013 to take over the role of President of Univention North America. He is...

Huxley Barbee is a Security Evangelist at runZero (formerly Rumble Network Discovery), a company founded by Metasploit creator HD Moore that helps companies discover unmanaged devices for asset inventory. Huxley previously worked for Cisco, Sparkpost, and most recently, Datadog – where he formulated the Datadog Cloud Security Platform. During his time there, he established a new security market presence & enabled the global sales force to grow sales by 482%. Huxley spent over 20 years...

Patrick Hynds is the CEO and Founder of DTS and Pulsar Security. He is a recognized technology leader with expertise in Microsoft technologies, software development, network architecture, and enterprise security. Patrick has spent two decades as a Microsoft Regional Director, frequently speaking at technical events throughout the world, and is a graduate of West Point and a decorated Gulf War veteran. Duane Laflotte is Chief Technology Officer of Pulsar Security. He works to resolve complex...

Vlad A. Ionescu, Founder & CEO, founded Earthly in 2020. He is a repeat entrepreneur with an extensive background in cloud computing. Vlad co-founded ShiftLeft, the application security platform; created Lever OS, the first open-source serverless/lambda implementation; and co-authored the RabbitMQ Erlang client. Vlad was previously a software engineer at Google (2x) and VMWare. Get in contact with Vlad: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladalexandruionescu/. Reach out to Earthly here:...

Jeremy is the Founder and CEO of FireTail.io, and thrives on interesting challenges in the cloud, cybersecurity, data and robotics domain spaces, with the potential to have a positive impact. He tends to go towards entrepreneurial environments where people are highly motivated moving at a fast pace, and where he can contribute more to their success. Snyder's specialties are cloud, cloud security, cybersecurity, M&A, international business, business development, strategy and operations....

Today, we will be talking for a 4th time with our good friend, David Strom. David is a world-known expert on networking and communications technologies. Listen in as we do a deep dive into better understanding of chatbot technology and its implications for information security. You can connect with David in the following ways: Twitter: http://twitter.com/dstrom and LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/davidstrom. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner. Let our 20+ years of...

In today's episode, we will be talking with our good friend, Shane Mishler. Shane is the COO of SD Tech, a San Antonio MSP. For more information visit http://linkedin.com/in/shane-mishler-23678327. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner. Let our 20+ years of expertise help you achieve the outcomes that are best for your business: cloud, SD-WAN, data center, security or anything else. We have engineers and project managers available to assist you. Call our office at...

Paul Ruppert is a Harvard graduate, skilled negotiator, CPaas veteran and holder of 2 tech patents. He’s currently the CRO at Global Point View Ltd. Paul Ruppert has a successful track record in the technology industry, having generated $400 million in tech sales over the past 10 years and engineered multiple trade acquisitions. His clients include Facebook, MasterCard, Western Union, and private equity firms such as National Bank of Kuwait, HIG Capital, Warburg Pincus, and One Equity...

Aviv Grafi is Founder and CTO of Votiro, an award-winning cybersecurity company that helps organizations accept safe content and data inbound, at scale, through Votiro's open, API-based content disarm and reconstruction-as-a-service technology. Aviv is the principal software architect for Votiro's enterprise solution, Votiro Cloud, which protects against known and unknown malware and ransomware in data, regardless of data source or destination. Prior to co-founding Votiro, Grafi served in an...

Sagi Brody co-founded Webair in 1998 and is now the CTO of Opti9, a leading hybrid cloud solutions provider specializing in digital transformation, data storage, DevOps, backup and recovery, compliance-driven migration, managed cloud services, and cloud-first application services. Opti9 was formed to become a top hybrid cloud solutions provider in North America by merging the talent, resources, and expertise of two companies, Jelecos and Webair, with more than 40 years of combined experience....

Andre Keartland is the Solutions Architect in the Inobits Consulting Division of Netsurit. He has been working professionally in the IT industry for almost 30 years, during which time he has performed almost every imaginable IT job description. Since 2000 he has been a consultant and architect at Inobits Consulting, which merged into Netsurit in 2016. There he has participated in or led major projects on five continents. As a solutions architect, his role is to design and implement...

In today's episode, we will be talking with Greg Edwards. He is the CEO of Canauri, a leading cybersecurity firm that detects and stops ransomware. You can connect with Greg in the following ways:  Website: www.canauri.com At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner. Let our 20+ years of expertise help you achieve the outcomes that are best for your business: cybersecurity, cloud, SD-WAN and data center. We have engineers and project managers available to assist you. Call our...

Today we will be speaking with Michael Logic. Michael is the Chief Technology Officer at DashPing Capital in Chicago. You can connect with Michael in the following ways: Twitter: http://twitter.com/MikeLogic and LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/michaellogic. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner. Let our 20+ years of expertise help you achieve the outcomes that are best for your business: cybersecurity, cloud, SD-WAN and data center. We have engineers and project managers...

In today's episode, we will be talking for a 3rd time with our good friend, Grant Elliott. He is the CEO of Ostendio. Ostendio is an integrated risk management technology company that offers an always-on approach to information security. Grant explains to our listeners about the Myth of Automation. You can connect with Grant in the following ways: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/grantelliott Website: www.ostendio.com. At Tech & Main, we want to be YOUR technology partner. Let our 20+ years of...

Brian Smith is a 20-year veteran and entrepreneur in multimedia, cybersecurity, and technologies alike. He is Co-Founder and CTO at Spyderbat, an automated runtime security platform. Spyderbat stops attacks and automates root cause analysis on cloud-native environments by proactively recording Cloud system and container activities into a living 'Google Map'. With Spyderbat, DevOps and Platform teams stop attacks, prevent misconfigurations, and get a full understanding of what happened, how to...

THOMAS ASHLEY Education Strategist [email protected] | Twitter: @Tech_Leader LinkedIn: ThomasAshley2022 Background & Experience Tom became a Technology Director over twenty-five years ago in Georgia after spending six years in the corporate world working in technology, leadership and training. He worked at Huntington County Schools in Indiana as Chief Technology Officer for over 20 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Western Michigan University and a master’s degree...

Kris Lovejoy is the global security and resilience practice leader at Kyndryll. She made stellar contributions as a global cybersecurity leader at Ernst and Young and was the chief executive officer at BlueVector, Maryland. She was also the founder and CEO of BlueVector Inc, which worked with the Al-powered sense and response platform. Kris was the president at Acuity Solutions and served at IBM, starting as the VP of security strategy for three years, followed by the VP for iT risk/ CISO,...