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Data Security Decoded
by Rubrik
Data Security Decoded provides actionable, vendor-agnostic insights to reduce data security risk and improve resilience outcomes. Designed for cybersecurity and IT professionals who want practical insights on preparing for attacks before they happen, so they can respond effectively when they inevitably do. Episodes feature insights from researchers, crafters of public policy, and senior cybersecurity leaders, to help organizations reduce risk and improve resilience. Data Security Decoded provides practical advice, proven strategies, and in-depth discussions on the latest trends and challenges in data security, helping listeners strengthen their organizations' defenses and recovery plans.
Episodes
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Downtime in Healthcare is Fatal: Achieving Resilience in Health & Life Sciences
Please enjoy this encore of Data Security Decoded. Cybersecurity in healthcare is undergoing a critical shift. What was once viewed as a back-office IT concern is now directly tied to patient safety and clinical outcomes. In this episode of Data Security Decoded, host Caleb Tolin sits down with...
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The Terrorist Designation: A New Red Line for Ransomware with Cynthia Kaiser
Please enjoy this encore of Data Security Decoded. In this episode, host Caleb Tolin explores the battlefield of enterprise defense, which has moved from simple data theft to ultra heinous crimes that put patient outcomes at risk. Guest Cynthia Kaiser shares Battlefield Stories from…
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Agentic AI and Identity Sprawl
Please enjoy this encore of Data Security Decoded. In this episode of Data Security Decoded, join host Caleb Tolin as he welcomes back Joe Hladik, Head of Rubrik Zero Labs, to unpack the findings from their new report, Identity Crisis: Understanding & Building Resilience Against...
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AI Moves Fast. Privacy Has to Move Faster.
Enjoy this encore of Data Security Decoded. AI promises speed, scale, and efficiency—but it also magnifies privacy risk in ways many organizations aren’t prepared for. In this episode, Caleb Tolin welcomes Ojas Rege of OneTrust for a practical, wide-ranging conversation on how data privacy...
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The Real Risks of Agentic AI in the Enterprise
Please enjoy this encore of Data Security Decoded. As enterprises race to adopt AI, many are discovering that traditional security models no longer hold. In this episode of Data Security Decoded, host Caleb Tolin is joined by Camille Stewart-Gloster, CEO of CAS Strategies and former Deputy...
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Top CISO Priorities and Global Digital Trust with Morgan Adamski
Please enjoy this encore of Data Security Decoded. Welcome to Data Security Decoded. Join host Caleb Tolin in conversation with Morgan Adamski who leads Cyber, Data, and Tech Risk at PwC and is a former US national security leader who spent 16 years tracking nation-state threats inside the…
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Building Automation Frameworks and Tackling Cloud Archiving with Fred Lhoest
This episode delivers operational insights from the frontlines of global telecommunications, drawing on Fred Lhoest's experience managing IT infrastructure across 60 countries at PCCW Global. The discussion begins with the realities of consolidating an environment that previously relied on more...
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Securing Research Infrastructure and Managing Shadow AI with Kevin Mortimer
This episode explores the technical hurdles of protecting academic research environments and navigating the shift to automated cloud architectures, drawing on Kevin Mortimer's twenty five years of technical leadership experience. The dialogue focuses on how higher education institutions face...
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Shifting Security and Protecting the Pharma Supply Chain with Andy Hillis
This episode provides a technical exploration of security engineering within highly scrutinized life sciences environments, drawing on Andy Hillis' decades of operational history at The Almac Group. The discussion centers on the practical realities of shifting security left. Andy explains how his...
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Defending the Authentication Flow: Device Code Phishing with Selena Larson
This episode delivers critical battlefield stories regarding the operational reality of modern identity based threats. Selena Larson, Staff Threat Researcher and Lead, Intelligence Analysis and Strategy at Proofpoint and Host of the DISCARDED podcast and the Only Malware in the Building podcast,...
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Beyond the Doomsday: Operational Resilience, Identity Sprawl, and Back-to-Basics Cyber Defense
In this comprehensive roundtable episode, a powerhouse panel of seasoned security professionals—Cynthia Kaiser, Matt Castriotta, Allison Wikoff, John Fokker, Amit Malik, and Joe Hladik—joins host Caleb Tolin to confront the uncomfortable realities facing modern organizations. As digital...
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The Anatomy of Cloud Ransomware with Matt Castriotta
Are your cloud security controls actually protecting your infrastructure, or are they just keeping the lights on? With host Caleb Tolin, Matt Castriotta, Field CTO for Cloud at Rubrik, breaks down the tactical gaps exposed when organizations blindly replicate data center mindsets in public cloud...
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Running the Inverted Offensive Campaign with Adam Karcher
What happens when the adversary’s dwell time is measured in years, but your defense is measured in tickets? Adam Karcher, FBI Supervisory Special Agent, Cyber Division, and a member of the Bureau’s AI Working Group, joins host Caleb Tolin to break down the "convergent evolution" of modern cyber...
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Protecting the Neglected: Measuring County Cyber Risk with Dr. Ido Sivan Sevilla
Dr. Ido Sivan Sevilla joins host Caleb Tolin to break down battlefield stories from a massive analysis of over 3,000 local government entities. Dr. Sivan Sevilla, who serves as an Assistant Professor at the UMD College of Information and holds joint positions at the Hebrew University School of...
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The Terrorist Designation: A New Red Line for Ransomware with Cynthia Kaiser
In this episode, host Caleb Tolin explores the battlefield of enterprise defense, which has moved from simple data theft to ultra heinous crimes that put patient outcomes at risk. Guest Cynthia Kaiser shares Battlefield Stories from her time at the FBI and her current work as SVP of the...
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The Three-Layer Strategy for Autonomous Agent Governance with Joe Hladik and Amit Malik
The race for AI dominance has created a dangerous imbalance between business velocity and cyber resilience. In this episode, host Caleb Tolin is joined by Joe Hladik, Head of Rubrik Zero Labs, and Staff Security Researcher Amit Malik to break down the findings of their latest report on agentic...
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Detecting Adversary Intent: Analyzing Behavioral Tells in Admin Logs with Allison Wikoff
Adversaries are already logging into your network using your own admin credentials. In this episode, Caleb Tolin sits down with Allison Wikoff to move past the identity clichés and analyze the specific behavioral signals that separate routine IT maintenance from state-sponsored sabotage. They...
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Downtime in Healthcare is Fatal: Achieving Resilience in Health & Life Sciences
Cybersecurity in healthcare is undergoing a critical shift. What was once viewed as a back-office IT concern is now directly tied to patient safety and clinical outcomes. In this episode of Data Security Decoded, host Caleb Tolin sits down with John Fokker, Vice President of Threat Intelligence...
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AI Takes Over RSAC Conference (Now What?) with Dave Bittner.
In this RSAC Conference recap, Dave Bittner, Host of The CyberWire Daily, joins Data Security Decoded host Caleb Tolin from the guest seat to unpack the biggest theme dominating the conference: artificial intelligence, and, more specifically, agentic AI. From wall-to-wall AI messaging across San...
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Your Backups Are Talking — Are You Listening?
Security teams spend enormous effort chasing the latest threats, yet often overlook one of the most revealing sources of truth already in their environment: backups. In this episode of Data Security Decoded, host Caleb Tolin sits down with Kyle Fiehler, Transformation Analyst at Rubrik Zero Labs,...
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AI Moves Fast. Privacy Has to Move Faster.
AI promises speed, scale, and efficiency—but it also magnifies privacy risk in ways many organizations aren’t prepared for. In this episode, Caleb Tolin welcomes Ojas Rege of OneTrust for a practical, wide-ranging conversation on how data privacy and governance must evolve alongside enterprise AI...
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The Real Risks of Agentic AI in the Enterprise
As enterprises race to adopt AI, many are discovering that traditional security models no longer hold. In this episode of Data Security Decoded, host Caleb Tolin is joined by Camille Stewart-Gloster, CEO of CAS Strategies and former Deputy National Cyber Director, to unpack how AI is redefining...
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When Hacktivists Target Water Utilities: Inside a Russian-Aligned OT Attack
Russian-aligned hacktivist groups are increasingly targeting industrial control systems and OT environments—and sometimes it’s shockingly easy. In this episode, Daniel dos Santos, VP of Research at Forescout, walks through how his team used a honeypot to observe an attack against a simulated…
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How Rubrik Zero Labs Uses LLMs to Analyze Malware at Machine Speed
AI is changing how malware is built—and how it’s caught. In this episode, Caleb Tolin is joined by Amit Malik, Staff Security Researcher at Rubrik Zero Labs, to unpack how large language models are transforming malware analysis, enabling defenders to sift through thousands of samples and surface...
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Ransomware, Remote Access, and the OT Reality Check
In this episode of Data Security Decoded, Cybersecurity veteran Dawn Cappelli joins host Caleb Tolin to unpack the rapidly evolving threat landscape facing operational technology environments. With decades of experience spanning CERT, Rockwell Automation, and now Dragos, Dawn breaks down how...
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The Hidden Risk in Your Stack
In this episode of Data Security Decoded, host Caleb Tolin sits down with Hayden Smith, CEO of Hunted Labs, as he breaks down how software supply chain attacks really work, why open source dependencies create unseen exposure, and what modern threat actors are doing to exploit trust at scale.…
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Top CISO Priorities and Global Digital Trust with Morgan Adamski
Welcome to Data Security Decoded. Join host Caleb Tolin in conversation with Morgan Adamski who leads Cyber, Data, and Tech Risk at PwC and is a former US national security leader who spent 16 years tracking nation-state threats inside the US government. Coming out of a career spent inside secure...
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Agentic AI and Identity Sprawl
In this episode of Data Security Decoded, join host Caleb Tolin as he welcomes back Joe Hladik, Head of Rubrik Zero Labs, to unpack the findings from their new report, Identity Crisis: Understanding & Building Resilience Against Identity-Driven Threats, Joe breaks down how the explosion of...
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Secure by Design, Secure by Default, Secure by Demand
Welcome to Data Security Decoded. Join host Caleb Tolin in conversation with Lauren Zabierek, Senior Vice President for the Future of Digital Security at the Institute for Security and Technology. A former CISA leader and long-time national security professional, Lauren unpacks the principles of...
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Three Threats Reshaping Financial Services: Identity, Supply Chain, and AI
Cyber resilience in financial services is often treated as a checklist of tools and controls, rather than what it truly is: a system of people, intelligence, and collaboration working together. In this episode of Data Security Decoded, join Caleb Tolin as he sits down with Troy Wells,...
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Scattered Spider: the Evolution of Identity-Based Ransomware
Identity-based ransomware is no longer a fringe tactic; it’s becoming the playbook of today’s most dangerous adversaries. Scattered Spider, a financially motivated e-crime group, has shifted the model from smash-and-grab encryption to a far more devastating combination of double extortion, social...
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Five-Year Plans, Forever Wars: China's Blueprint for Cyber Dominance
Chinese state-backed cyber operations are often misunderstood as a single, centrally controlled machine. In reality, they are fragmented, diverse, and strategically aligned with China’s national objectives, from economic development to critical infrastructure positioning. In this episode of Data...
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Breaking the Intelligence-Defense Divide with Scott Scher
Cyber threat intelligence is often misunderstood, seen as a niche reporting function instead of the connective tissue that links defenders, leaders, and strategy. In this episode of Data Security Decoded, join Caleb Tolin as he sits down with Scott Scher, a cyber threat intelligence (CTI)...
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The Geopolitical Security Playbook: When Nations Clash in Cyberspace
In this episode of Data Security Decoded, host Caleb Tolin sits down with Dustin Droullard, a cyber threat intelligence expert and former Army intelligence analyst, to discuss how global conflict is increasingly playing out in cyberspace, from digital espionage to civilian-targeted cyber...
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HIPAA 2.0, Minimum Viable Hospitals, and Strategies for Cyber Resilience within Healthcare
Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast, brought to you by Rubrik Zero Labs. In each episode, we discuss cybersecurity with thought leaders and industry experts, getting their take on trends, themes, and how they see data security evolving. This is a must-listen for security and IT…
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Securing the Software Supply Chain
Navigating Modern Cybersecurity: From Supply Chain Risks to AI Evolution. In this episode of Data Security Decoded, Allison Wikoff, a 20-year veteran in information security and threat intelligence, explores current cybersecurity challenges, emerging threats, and practical defensive…
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AI-Driven Cyber Defense in Action: How AI Agents Are Saving SOC Analysts From Burnout
AI-powered SOC platforms are revolutionizing cybersecurity by dramatically reducing false positives and enabling analysts to focus on high-value security work. In this episode of Data Security Decoded, join Caleb Tolin as he sits down with Grant Oviatt, Head of Security Operations at…
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Making Generative AI Transparent
In this episode of Data Security Decoded, host Caleb Tolin sits down with Gabrielle Hibbert, a social policy expert and researcher, about her innovative work developing a nutrition labeling system for generative AI tools. This framework aims to bridge the gap between complex AI technology…
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The State of Data Security: A Distributed Crisis
Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast by Rubrik Zero Labs. In this episode, our host Caleb Tolin speaks with Joe Hladik, a veteran security expert with two decades of experience, to explore the evolving landscape of cybersecurity, incident response, and the critical challenges of…
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Data Weaponization: How Cyber Attacks Impact the Vulnerable
Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast by Rubrik Zero Labs. In this episode, our host Caleb Tolin speaks with Pavlina Pavlova, a researcher and cybersecurity advocate focusing on data weaponization and its disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations. Pavlina defines data...
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Civilian Cyber Corps: Protecting Underfunded Organizations
Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast by Rubrik Zero Labs. In this episode, our host, Caleb Tolin, is joined by Michael Razeeq, a cybersecurity policy researcher specializing in advocating for Civilian Cyber Corps (C3s). Michael shares insights into how these volunteer forces, C3s…
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How to Effectively Train Your Employees on Cybersecurity
Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast. In this episode, our host, Richard Cassidy, is joined by Carolin Desirée Toepfer, founder of Cyttraction and CISO as a Service for multiple organizations across Europe and North America. Carolin shares her journey from building websites and…
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Regulatory Readiness and Resilience with Kris Lovejoy, Global Security and Resilience Practice Leader at Kyndryl
Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast, brought to you by Rubrik Zero Labs. In each episode, we discuss cybersecurity with thought leaders and industry experts and get their take on trends, themes, and how they see data security evolving. This is a must-listen for security and IT…
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Bridging Cyber Policy Gaps for Rural and Underserved Communities with Nicole Tisdale
Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast, brought to you by Rubrik Zero Labs. In each episode, we discuss cybersecurity with thought leaders and industry experts, getting their take on trends, themes, and how they see data security evolving. This is a must-listen for security and IT…
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Bridging the Gap Between IT and Security with Marcela Escobar-Alava and Joe Stenaka, CIO and CISO of the U.S. Social Security Administration
Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast, brought to you by Rubrik Zero Labs. In each episode, we discuss cybersecurity with thought leaders and industry experts, and get their take on trends, themes, and how they see data security evolving. This is a must-listen for security and IT…
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Navigating Cybersecurity Through Leadership Transitions with Maria Roat, Former US Deputy Federal CIO
Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast, brought to you by Rubrik Zero Labs. In each episode, we discuss cybersecurity with thought leaders and industry experts, and get their take on trends, themes, and how they see data security evolving. This is a must-listen for security and IT…
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Embracing Conscious Leadership and AI Integration with Aysha Khan, CIO and CISO at Treasure Data
Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast, brought to you by Rubrik Zero Labs. In each episode, we discuss cybersecurity with thought leaders and industry experts, and get their take on trends, themes, and how they see data security evolving. This is a must-listen for security and IT…
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Cultivating a Year-Round Cybersecurity Culture: Data Security Decoded Greatest Hits
Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast, brought to you by Rubrik Zero Labs. In each installment, we discuss cybersecurity with thought leaders and industry experts to get their take on trends, themes, and how they see data security evolving. This is a must-listen for security and IT...
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Navigating Data Governance and Compliance Challenges with Candy Alexander, CISO & Security Practice Lead at NeuEon
Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast, brought to you by Rubrik Zero Labs. In each installment, we discuss cybersecurity with thought leaders and industry experts, and get their take on trends, themes, and how they see data security evolving. This is a must-listen for security and IT...
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Building a Cyber Resilient Healthcare System with Anahi Santiago, Chief Information Security Officer at ChristianaCare
Welcome to the Data Security Decoded podcast, brought to you by Rubrik Zero Labs. In each installment, we discuss cybersecurity with thought leaders and industry experts, and get their take on trends, themes, and where they see the sector going next. This is a must-listen for security and IT...
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Data Security Decoded provides actionable, vendor-agnostic insights to reduce data security risk and improve resilience outcomes. Designed for cybersecurity and IT professionals who want practical insights on preparing for attacks before they happen, so they can respond effectively when they inevitably do. Episodes feature insights from researchers, crafters of public policy, and senior cybersecurity leaders, to help organizations reduce risk and improve resilience. Data Security Decoded provides practical advice, proven strategies, and in-depth discussions on the latest trends and challenges in data security, helping listeners strengthen their organizations' defenses and recovery plans.
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