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Cybersecurity Where You Are (audio)
by Center for Internet Security
Welcome to audio version of “Cybersecurity Where You Are,” the podcast of the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Cybersecurity affects us all, so join us on Wednesdays as Sean Atkinson, CISO at CIS; Tony Sager, SVP & Chief Evangelist at CIS; and Ed Skoudis, President of the SANS Technology Institute discuss trends and threats, explore security best practices, and interview experts in the industry. Together, we’ll clarify these issues, Creating Confidence in the Connected World®. Subscribe to the video version of our podcast here: https://fast.wistia.net/embed/channel/0l9fss300m?wchannelid=0l9fss300m.
Episodes
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Episode 209: Security Chaos Engineering with Game Theory
In episode 209 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson argues that most organizations prepare for operational failure like they're bracing for a hurricane while most adversaries are playing chess. Drawing on security chaos engineering and game theory, he walks through a structured approach...
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Episode 208: Secure Harness Engineering for Agentic AI
In episode 208 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson breaks down secure harness engineering for agentic artificial intelligence (AI). Noting the risks posed by AI agents acting without oversight, he highlights "episodes" as auditable elements that help to provide feedback, and he walks...
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Episode 207: AI Risk Management — A Trust Relationship
In episode 207 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson makes the case for treating artificial intelligence (AI) not as software but as an ongoing trust relationship. He highlights the value of integrating best practices from regulations like the EU AI Act, walks through the three stages of…
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Episode 206: Trust and Influence as CISO Survival Skills
In episode 206 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager speak with Julie Morris, Founder and Head of Thought Leadership at Persona Media, about why trust and influence have become survival skills for today's CISOs. Julie breaks down three types of organizational power…
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Episode 205: Secure by Design — Now Updated for AI
In episode 205 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager speaks with Phyllis Lee, VP of SBP Content Development at the Center for Internet Security®(CIS®), and Steve Lipner, Executive Director of SAFECode. Together, they discuss how an updated document from CIS and SAFECode gives concrete…
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Episode 204: FWC26 and the New Bar for Event Security
In episode 204 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson speaks with Ryan Winmill, Chief Security Officer and Vice President of FIFA World Cup Boston, and John Cohen, Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Programs and Initiatives at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together,...
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Episode 203: Cyber Attacks' Human Impact — Beyond the Data
In episode 203 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson speaks with Pavlina Pavlova, Founder of Critical Cyber. Together, they discuss how Pavlina started Critical Cyber to go beyond the data and give voice to the human impact of cyber attacks, from ransomware hitting hospitals to cyber...
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Episode 202: Delineating AI Security and Cybersecurity
In episode 202 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Ed Skoudis sit down with Rob T. Lee, Chief of Research & Chief AI Officer at the SANS Institute. Together, they explore how the implications of multiple 2026 sandbox escapes of artificial intelligence (AI) models are starting to...
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Episode 201: The Evolution and AI Enablement of Pentesting
In episode 201 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Ed Skoudis sit down with William Wright, Chief Executive Officer of Closed Door Security. Together, they reflect on the evolution of penetration testing, including the impact on pentesting from artificial intelligence (AI). Here are...
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Episode 200: Alan Paller's Vision and Our Next Chapter
In episode 200 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson, Tony Sager, and Ed Skoudis sit down with Frank Reeder, Co-Founder and Founding Chair of the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they reflect on how Alan Paller's vision continues to drive CIS forward. In the spirit of that...
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Episode 199: Translating Cyber Risk into Business Decisions
In episode 199 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Chris Painter, Chair of the Risk Committee and Board Member at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they discuss how chief information security officers (CISOs) can support the work of...
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Episode 198: AI Privacy from a Risk-Based Perspective
In episode 198 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson discusses artificial intelligence (AI) and privacy from a risk-based cybersecurity perspective. Together, he explores how organizations and individuals can assess AI risk, apply governance frameworks, evaluate third-party AI services…
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Episode 197: AI-ready OT Data Begins with Understanding
In episode 197 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson sits down with Ben Wilcox, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at ProArch; and Ed Skoudis, President of SANS Technology Institute. Together, they discuss artificial intelligence (AI), operational technology...
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Episode 196: Securing FIFA World Cup 2026 Collaboratively
In episode 196 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson sits down with Sasha Larkin, Director of Intelligence and C4 Operations for FIFA World Cup 2026, and John Cohen, Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Programs and Initiatives at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®).…
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Episode 195: Enigma Machines’ Security Lessons for Today
In episode 195 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Ed Skoudis, President of SANS Technology Institute, and Marcus Sachs, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they discuss Enigma machines, their...
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Episode 194: 2026 Cybersecurity Predictions Mid-Year Review
In episode 194 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Ed Skoudis, President of SANS Technology Institute. Together, they conduct a mid-year review of 2026 cybersecurity predictions from seven Center for Internet Security® (CIS®) experts, as shared on the CIS...
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Episode 193: AI Security and Responsibility in EO 14409
In episode 193 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Rob T. Lee, Chief of Research & Chief AI Officer at the SANS Institute, and Brian Calkin, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they discuss AI…
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Episode 192: How Leaders Balance Expertise and Communication
In episode 192 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Marcus Sachs, Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they discuss how leaders, including those in cybersecurity, balance their technical expertise…
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Episode 191: GenAI Misuse for Physical Threat Planning
In episode 191 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson sits down with Sasha Elvenaes, Sr. Multidimensional Threat Analyst at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), and Rian Davis, Multidimensional Threat Analyst at CIS. Together, they discuss how threat actors are misusing generative...
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Episode 190: Separating Mythos AI Fact from Fiction
In episode 190 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Brian Calkin, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they separate fact from fiction around artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities like Mythos AI…
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Episode 189: The Present and Future of AI-enabled Pentesting
In episode 189 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson sits down with Ed Skoudis, President of SANS Technology Institute. Together, they discuss the present and future of pentesting enabled by artificial intelligence (AI). Here are some highlights from our episode: 00:39. Introductions to…
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Episode 188: DBIR 2026 Insights and Collaboration with CIS
In episode 188 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Philippe "Phil" Langlois, Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) Author at Verizon; and Charity Otwell, Director of the CIS Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®) at the Center for Internet Security®...
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Episode 187: The Role of a CISO as a Strategic Storyteller
In episode 187 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager discuss how the role of a CISO functions as a strategic storyteller of cyber risk while keeping the bigger picture in mind. Here are some highlights from our episode: 00:51. Framing the conversation around CISOs' efforts…
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Episode 186: Strong Cyber Defense Starts with IT Operations
In episode 186 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager sits down with Tony Krzyzewski, a CIS Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®) Ambassador for the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they discuss how strong cyber defense starts with the fundamentals of IT operations. Here...
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Episode 185: AI Prompt Injection from a Risk Perspective
In episode 185 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson sits down with Brian Calkin, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®); Theodore "TJ" Sayers, Senior Director of Threat Intelligence at CIS; and Kyle Leonard, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst…
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Episode 184: Cybersecurity Policy Development as a Journey
In episode 184 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson sits down with Brock Boggs, Director of Technology at Cityscape Schools and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®) member. Together, they discuss how Brock approaches cybersecurity policy development as a…
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Episode 183: The Role of CISO in Supporting Risk Translation
In episode 183 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager discuss how the role of CISO supports risk translation across all levels of an organization. Here are some highlights from our episode: 01:52. Describing the role of CISO in a single sentence 03:43. The importance of...
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Episode 182: Striking a Balance on an AI Adoption Journey
In episode 182 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson sits down with Brian Calkin, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they discuss how organizations can strike a balance on their journeys of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption....
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Episode 181: Supply and Demand of Cybersecurity Ecosystems
In episode 181 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager sits down with Vilius Benetis, Director of NRD Cyber Security. Together, they discuss how Vilius applies his expertise as a CIS Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®) Ambassador to help to cultivate supply and demand for growing...
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Episode 180: Secure by Design Fused to Operational Practices
In episode 180 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Stephen Thomas, SVP of Sales and Business Services at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), and Nick Rust, Director of Distribution at CIS. Together, they discuss how CIS supports secure by design by...
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Episode 179: 2026 Cybersecurity Predictions from CIS — Pt 3
In episode 179 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager conclude their discussion of 2026 cybersecurity predictions from seven CIS experts, as shared on the CIS website. Here are some highlights from our episode: 01:09. How threat actors' adoption of Agentic AI is reshaping…
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Episode 178: Appropriate Defense to Iranian Threat Activity
In episode 178 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson sits down with Theodore "TJ" Sayers, Senior Director of Threat Intelligence at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they discuss how to mount an appropriate defense to Iranian threat activity observed in February and…
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Episode 177: Power of Community-Developed Security Content
In episode 177 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager sits down with Bob Gendler, IT Specialist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and Edward Byrd, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer of the CIS Benchmarks® at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they use…
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Episode 176: A Cybersecurity Journey of Incremental Wins
In episode 176 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Brock Boggs, Director of Technology at Cityscape Schools and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC®) member, and Maureen Kunac, Senior Product Manager at the Center for Internet...
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Episode 175: Practically Solving Cyber Problems at Scale
In episode 175 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager sits down with Phil Reitinger, Chair and Senior Advisor of Global Cyber Alliance. Together, they look back on Phil's career and his dedication to exploring how to practically solve cyber problems at scale. Here are some highlights from our...
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Episode 174: 2026 Cybersecurity Predictions from CIS — Pt 2
In episode 174 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Kyle Leonard, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), and Randy Rose, VP of Security Operations & Intelligence at CIS. Together, they continue their discussion of 2026...
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Episode 173: Scammer Jousting as Human Risk Management
In episode 173 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson is joined by Roger Grimes, CISO Advisor at KnowBe4. Together, they discuss "scammer jousting," a term coined by Tony Sager which describes empowering organizations to manage human risk using simulated phishing. Here are some highlights...
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Episode 172: Helping CISOs as a CIS Controls Ambassador
In episode 172 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Chirag Arora, Cyber Security Executive Advisor and CISO at Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP. Together, they discuss how Chirag draws upon his experience as a CISO and his community work as a CIS Critical Security...
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Episode 171: Securing CNI in U.S. SLTTs through AI Adoption
In episode 171 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Soledad Antelada Toledano, Security Advisor, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud at Google. Together, they discuss securing critical national infrastructure (CNI) in U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial...
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Episode 170: Visibility for SLTTs in Blocking Typhoon APTs
In Episode 170 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Douglas Holland, Senior Solutions Engineer at Akamai Technologies. Together, they discuss how U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) government organizations can increase their visibility to...
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Episode 169: 2026 Cybersecurity Predictions from CIS — Pt 1
In Episode 169 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager begin their discussion of 2026 cybersecurity predictions from seven experts at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), as shared on the CIS website. Here are some highlights from our episode: 01:05. The impact and…
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Episode 168: Institutionalizing Good Cybersecurity Ideas
In Episode 168 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager sits down with Tony Rutkowski, one of the CIS Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®) Ambassadors of the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they discuss what Tony Rutkowski has learned in his efforts to institutionalize…
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Episode 167: Volunteers as a Critical Cybersecurity Resource
In Episode 167 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Kelley Misata, Ph.D., Chief Trailblazer and Founder at Sightline Security. Together, they discuss how volunteers constitute a critical cybersecurity resource for the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®).…
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Episode 166: Foundations of Actuarial Science in Cyber Risk
In Episode 166 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson sits down with Tyler Moore, Ph.D., Chair of Cyber Studies at the University of Tulsa, and Daniel Woods, Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. Together, they review the foundations of actuarial science in cyber risk. Here are some...
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Episode 165: An In-Depth Look at CIS Controls Implementation
In Episode 165 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager sits down with Valecia Stocchetti, Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), and Charity Otwell, Director of Critical Security Controls at CIS. Together, they take an in-depth look at implementing the CIS...
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Episode 164: Secure by Design in Software Development
In Episode 164 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager sits down with Curt Dukes, EVP and General Manager of Security Best Practices at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), and Steve Lipner, Executive Director of SAFECode.org. Together, they explore the evolution of secure software...
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Episode 163: K-12 Cybersecurity Made Practical
In Episode 163 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Brock Boggs, Director of Technology at Cityscape Schools, and Maureen Kunac, Senior Product Manager at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). They dive into the realities and challenges of K-12...
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Episode 162: A Managed Approach to a Managed Attack Surface
In Episode 162 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Tony Sager sits down with Tina Williams-Koroma, Founder and CEO of TCecure, LLC and CyDeploy, Inc. Together, they discuss why "cyber insecurity is not inevitable" and how organizations can take a managed approach to attack surface management. Along…
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Episode 161: An Ecosystem-Wide Approach to CNI Resilience
In Episode 161 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager are joined by Mishal Makshood, Azure Partner Alliance Manager at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®), and David Kalish, Sr. Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer at CIS. Together, they explore how CIS Hardened Images®…
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Episode 160: Championing SME Security with the CIS Controls
In Episode 160 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson and Tony Sager sit down with Alan Watkins, CIS Controls Ambassador, to explore how the CIS Critical Security Controls® (CIS Controls®) empower small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to build practical, scalable cybersecurity…
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Welcome to audio version of “Cybersecurity Where You Are,” the podcast of the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Cybersecurity affects us all, so join us on Wednesdays as Sean Atkinson, CISO at CIS; Tony Sager, SVP & Chief Evangelist at CIS; and Ed Skoudis, President of the SANS Technology Institute discuss trends and threats, explore security best practices, and interview experts in the industry. Together, we’ll clarify these issues, Creating Confidence in the Connected World®. Subscribe to the video version of our podcast here: https://fast.wistia.net/embed/channel/0l9fss300m?wchannelid=0l9fss300m.
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