In this episode, host Raghu Nandakumara sits down with Stephen Coraggio and Greg Tkaczyk, Managing Partner and Executive Consultant at IBM Security, to discuss the business value of cybersecurity, defining your crown jewels, and overcoming “analysis paralysis” and other Zero Trust challenges. --------“Back in the day it was around protecting everything, encrypting everything, and really making sure that we scan everything in an environment. Now when we talk to clients, it's around how do we make sure that we are truly looking after the most important things in our environment, making sure that those are properly protected, [and] controlled.” - Stephen Coraggio“You don't want to spend four months deciding what top five policies you want to enforce in a CSPM solution—Make those decisions quickly and reduce risk.” - Greg Tkaczyk--------Time Stamps* 10:17 – Defining your “crown jewels”* 13:09 – Overcoming “analysis paralysis”* 22:35 – ZT as a framework: “It’s a set of guiding principles”* 30:30 – What comes next in cyber (a case for AI/automation)* 34:10 – Using data to demonstrate ROI--------SponsorAssume breach, minimize impact, increase resilience ROI, and save millions in downtime costs — with Illumio, the Zero Trust Segmentation company. Learn more at illumio.com/--------LinksConnect with Stephen on LinkedInConnect with Greg on LinkedIn

In this episode, host Raghu Nandakumara and Vishal Salvi, CISO and Head of the Cyber Practice at Infosys, explore the evolution of the CISO over the past 25 years, democratizing cybersecurity and why “doing the boring things right” matters.   --------“If you start taking an approach of zero tolerance—we need to start getting a sense of more governance around how do we manage this?While we want to empower people, while we want to have speed and agility—you cannot do it at the cost of IT hygiene and therefore poor security and therefore risk of being breached.” - Vishal Salvi--------Time Stamps* (6:02) Evolving as the profession evolves * (9:30) Being an empathetic business leader * (16:30) Back to basics — “Doing the boring stuff right” * (20:52) Democratizing cybersecurity within the organization * (31:50) How to make the most of your cyber investments * (41:05) What excites a CISO--------SponsorAssume breach, minimize impact, increase resilience ROI, and save millions in downtime costs — with Illumio, the Zero Trust Segmentation company. Learn more at illumio.com/--------LinksConnect with Vishal on LinkedInCheck out Infosys

Former CIO Gerald Caron discusses managing operational risk, data mapping in Zero Trust, and demonstrating ROI. Topics include aligning Zero Trust with business strategy and understanding the political aspects of risk decisions. Caron highlights the cultural shift required for successful Zero Trust adoption and the importance of communication within an organization.

In this episode, host Raghu Nandakumara chats with George Finney, best-selling author and Chief Security Officer at Southern Methodist University, about his experiences with Zero Trust in higher education, the cultural elements of cybersecurity, his new book “Project Zero Trust” and why some Zero Trust projects fail. --------“That understanding fundamentally of trust is something we don't necessarily talk about a lot in organizations. When you get into Zero Trust, the real trick is how do I spot the trusts? When I look at a computer, router, firewall, server config — what's the trust? How do I go through and get rid of them?That's what Zero Trust is about. It's not about not trusting people. It's about finding those trusts in our digital systems and getting rid of them.” - George Finney--------Time Stamps* (5:40) Establishing a unified security culture* (11:10) What Zero Trust isn’t: “Don’t take the cynical approach”  * (16:50) The secret sauce to being a CSO today is building in security from day 1 * (24:00) Understanding your “protect surface” to maximize ROI * (28:30) The reason some Zero Trust projects fail isn’t because of tools - it’s people--------SponsorAssume breach, minimize impact, increase resilience ROI, and save millions in downtime costs — with Illumio, the Zero Trust Segmentation company. Learn more at illumio.com/--------LinksConnect with George on LinkedInCheck out George's best-selling book "Project Zero Trust"

In this episode, host Raghu Nandakumara sits down with Chase Cunningham, former Forrester analyst and “Dr. Zero Trust”, to discuss the evolution of the Zero Trust framework and what organizations get wrong when mapping out their Zero Trust strategies. --------“...John [Kindervag] says it all the time: Trust is a human emotion; we've built it into computers. If you remove the trusted relationships, it's not that there's going to be “zero trust.” It's that they're going to have manageable risk based on trust relationships, and that makes the bad guy's day really hard.” — Dr. Chase Cunningham--------Time Stamps* (6:34) Zero Trust is nothing new, just an evolution of something that’s always made sense * (10:32) You can get Zero Trust wrong – but start small to get it right * (16:18) How vendors have changed the Zero Trust landscape * (21:39) How APIs are transforming the future of cybersecurity platforms * (28:34) Federal Zero Trust progress is “fast-ish” --------SponsorAssume breach. Minimize impact. Increase resilience. With Illumio, the Zero Trust Segmentation company. Learn more at illumio.com/--------LinksConnect with Chase on LinkedInCheck out the DrZeroTrust podcast

In the past two years, more than three-quarters of organizations have been attacked by ransomware, and over two-thirds have experienced at least one software supply chain attack. Attackers are smarter, more sophisticated and move more quickly than ever. If your organization hasn’t been breached yet, odds are you will be. On “The Segment: A Zero Trust Leadership Podcast”, you will hear from industry experts about the latest cybersecurity and ransomware trends. We will unpack how modern organizations can reduce risk and curtail impact with Zero Trust - a “never trust, always verify” approach to cybersecurity.Join us for The Segment: A Zero Trust Leadership Podcast, brought to you by Illumio.-------Assume breach. Minimize impact. Increase resilience. With Illumio, the Zero Trust Segmentation company. Learn more at illumio.com/