Securing the Circular Economy and AI Attack Surface with Eastman CISO Adam Keown

On the 35th episode of Enterprise AI Defenders, hosts Evan Reiser (co-founder and CEO, Abnormal AI) and Mike Britton (CIO, Abnormal AI) talk with Adam Keown, Chief Information Security Officer at Eastman Chemical Company. Adam draws on a career in law enforcement and global enterprise security to explain how Eastman is safeguarding life-critical manufacturing through identity-first defense, AI-informed education, and resilience engineering, staying ahead of a dynamic threat landscape.Quick hits from Adam:On aligning cyber with manufacturing outcomes: “Cybersecurity here at Eastman has two main pillars: make sure the business continues running, and protect our intellectual property. That gives us an advantage in the market.”On evolving attack surfaces: “Identity is the new attack surface, and privilege is the blast radius.”On adaptive education: “One of the nicest compliments I’ve gotten was a VP saying: ‘Your security newsletter is so concise it’s faster to read than to file away’.”Recent Book Recommendation: How to Know a Person by David BrooksLike what you hear? Leave us a review and subscribe to the show on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube.Enterprise AI Defenders is a show where top security executives share specific ways AI changes the threat landscape and the defenses that hold up in real environments.Find more great insights from technology leaders and enterprise software experts at https://www.enterprisesoftware.blog/Enterprise AI Defenders is produced by Abnormal Studios.