Wake Up by Veeam

Knowing where your data is stored is not the same as knowing where your data is safe.In this episode of Wake Up, the podcast by Veeam, host Rick Vanover speaks with Jan De Clercq, CTO for Cyber Services at HPE, about why data sovereignty is far more complex than most organizations realize — and why the basics of cyber resilience still trip up even the most sophisticated enterprises.Together they explore why GRC is a continuous discipline, not a checkbox, how third-party risk quietly becomes the biggest gap in most security programs, and why it's better to suffer during a drill than during a real incident.Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, combining data protection, security, and AI to help organizations keep their data available, trusted, and recoverable across every environment. With smart protection, dependable threat detection, and trusted cyber extortion readiness and response, Veeam ensures confidence before, during, and after cyber events.#Veeam #dataresilience #WakeUpPodcast #cybersecurity #DataSovereignty #dataprotection #CyberResilienceVisit the Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: http://Veeam.com/be-ready Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The time to discover your blind spots is not in the middle of an incident.In this episode of Wake Up, the podcast by Veeam, host Rick Vanover speaks with Rick Orloff, VP and CISO at Everpure, about what it really means to run security as a business enabler — and why the organizations that get it right move faster, not slower.Together they explore why ROT data is a hidden risk most companies ignore, how controlling the rails of GRC and technical security lets the business run at full speed, and why collaboration between teams is a force multiplier that no tool can replace.Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, combining data protection, security, and AI to help organizations keep their data available, trusted, and recoverable across every environment. With smart protection, dependable threat detection, and trusted cyber extortion readiness and response, Veeam ensures confidence before, during, and after cyber events.#Veeam #dataresilience #WakeUpPodcast #cybersecurity #ZeroTrust #dataprotection #DataGovernanceVisit the Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: http://Veeam.com/be-ready Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guardrails don't slow innovation down. They keep it from blowing up.In this episode of Wake Up, the podcast by Veeam, host Rick Vanover sits down with Emilee Tellez, Field CTO at Veeam, for a candid look at what organizations are getting right — and dangerously wrong — as they race to deploy AI at scale.Together they explore why explainability is the foundation of AI trust, what three very different risk tolerances at one table reveal about where the industry is headed, and why people and process will always outrun technology without the right guardrails in place.Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, combining data protection, security, and AI to help organizations keep their data available, trusted, and recoverable across every environment. With smart protection, dependable threat detection, and trusted cyber extortion readiness and response, Veeam ensures confidence before, during, and after cyber events.#Veeam #dataresilience #WakeUpPodcast #cybersecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #dataprotection #AgenticAIVisit the Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: http://Veeam.com/be-ready Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Good data leads to good insights. Bad data just leads to more bad data.In this episode of Wake Up, the podcast by Veeam, host Rick Vanover sits down with Zeus Kerravala, independent analyst and former CIO, for a candid conversation about why data quality is the real barrier to AI success — and why the organizations that figure that out first will win.Together they explore why trust is becoming the next great brand differentiator, what leaders get wrong when they chase big AI moonshots, and why right now, the risk of standing still is far greater than the risk of moving forward.Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, combining data protection, security, and AI to help organizations keep their data available, trusted, and recoverable across every environment. With smart protection, dependable threat detection, and trusted cyber extortion readiness and response, Veeam ensures confidence before, during, and after cyber events.#Veeam #dataresilience #WakeUpPodcast #cybersecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #dataprotection #DataQualityVisit the Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: http://Veeam.com/be-ready Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Identity creates structure. But structure shouldn't be confused with certainty.In this episode of Wake Up, the podcast by Veeam, host Rick Vanover speaks with Greg Wetmore, Head of Product Development for Digital Security at Entrust, about why non-human identities have quietly become one of the biggest blind spots in enterprise security — and what organizations need to do before that catches up with them.Together they explore why compliance is the floor, not the strategy, how deep fakes and quantum threats are putting the entire identity ecosystem under pressure, and why you can't fix a problem you can't see.Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, combining data protection, security, and AI to help organizations keep their data available, trusted, and recoverable across every environment. With smart protection, dependable threat detection, and trusted cyber extortion readiness and response, Veeam ensures confidence before, during, and after cyber events.#Veeam #dataresilience #WakeUpPodcast #cybersecurity #IdentitySecurity #ZeroTrust #dataprotectionVisit the Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: http://Veeam.com/be-ready Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Knowing you have backups is not the same as knowing you can recover.In this episode of Wake Up, the podcast by Veeam, host Rick Vanover speaks with Allen Downs, Vice President of Incident Recovery at Kyndryl, about what organizations get dangerously wrong when it comes to resilience — and what it takes to truly be ready when everything goes down.Together they explore why visibility and accountability gaps are the real blind spots in most recovery plans, what happens when your production environment becomes a crime scene, and why the organizations that get resilience right don't just survive incidents — they outperform their competition.Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, combining data protection, security, and AI to help organizations keep their data available, trusted, and recoverable across every environment. With smart protection, dependable threat detection, and trusted cyber extortion readiness and response, Veeam ensures confidence before, during, and after cyber events.#Veeam #dataresilience #WakeUpPodcast #cybersecurity #incidentresponse #dataprotection #OperationalResilienceVisit the Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: http://Veeam.com/be-ready Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Autonomy without trust is exposure.In this episode of Wake Up, the podcast by Veeam, host Rick Vanover speaks with Avinash Ramesh, Managing Director of Secure AI and Data Protection at Accenture, about what it really takes to scale AI responsibly — and why most organizations are moving faster than their foundations can support.Together they explore why AI doesn't create new weaknesses but amplifies the ones already there, what it means to treat AI as an identity, and how leaders can make confident progress without putting their organizations in the exposed zone.Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, combining data protection, security, and AI to help organizations keep their data available, trusted, and recoverable across every environment. With smart protection, dependable threat detection, and trusted cyber extortion readiness and response, Veeam ensures confidence before, during, and after cyber events.#Veeam #dataresilience #WakeUpPodcast #cybersecurity #AIGovernance #dataprotection #AgenticAIVisit the Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: http://Veeam.com/be-ready Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When AI unlocks the power of healthcare data, it also unlocks the risk.In this episode of Wake Up, the podcast by Veeam, host Rick Vanover speaks with David Houlding, Director of Global Healthcare Security and Compliance at Microsoft, about what it takes to keep patient data trusted, governed, and protected in an era of agentic AI and expanding attack surfaces.Together they explore why data governance is no longer optional, how privilege creep quietly widens the blast radius of any attack, and what healthcare organizations must do to stay resilient when lives depend on it.Veeam is the Data and AI Trust Company, combining data protection, security, and AI to help organizations keep their data available, trusted, and recoverable across every environment. With smart protection, dependable threat detection, and trusted cyber extortion readiness and response, Veeam ensures confidence before, during, and after cyber events.#Veeam #dataresilience #WakeUpPodcast #cybersecurity #Healthcare #ZeroTrust #DataGovernanceVisit the Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: http://Veeam.com/be-ready Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if the next cyberattack doesn’t start with code but with a conversation?They look nothing like the villains you imagine. From scattered collectives of teenagers to AI‑powered deepfakes, the battlefield has shifted, and Veeam Field CISO Ray Heffer has watched it happen in real time.In this episode of Wake Up, global data resilience expert Caroline Wong talks with Ray about the psychology of the modern hacker and how attackers are turning human trust into their most powerful weapon.Cybersecurity is both technical and deeply human.Visit the new Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: https://www.veeam.com/be-ready Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when one security leader is responsible for protecting the nation’s largest healthcare payer — and the stakes include 130 million Americans?In this episode of Wake Up, global data resilience expert Caroline Wong sits down with Robert Wood, former CISO of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), to talk about leading security at scale, managing complex contractor networks, and balancing human pressure with national responsibility.From SolarWinds to MOVEit, Robert shares what it’s really like inside the federal cybersecurity war room including the politics, the sleepless nights, and the lessons that keep leaders grounded.Cybersecurity is complex. Accountability is what keeps it clear.Visit the new Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: https://www.veeam.com/be-ready#Veeam #WakeUpPodcast #DataResilience #Cybersecurity #CyberResilience #Leadership #IncidentResponse #GovernmentSecurity #CISO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It starts with a simple question. What happens when cybersecurity isn’t someone’s full‑time job?In this episode of Wake Up, global data resilience expert Caroline Wong talks with security leader Tim Silverline about the unique pressures of being a fractional CISO — balancing multiple organizations, driving accountability, and leading through the moments when advice isn’t followed and risk becomes reality.From ransomware response to restoring trust, Tim shares the emotional toll, the lessons learned, and how persistence and ownership shape strong security leadership.Cybersecurity is continuous. Accountability is what keeps it strong.Visit the new Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: http://Veeam.com/be-ready Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a cyber incident strikes, the technical response is only half the story.In this episode of Wake Up, the Podcast by Veeam, host Caroline Wong speaks with Vanessa Pegueros, a seasoned CISO who reveals what it feels like to lead through chaos, exhaustion, and organizational shock.Together they unpack the emotional toll of incident response, the importance of calm leadership, and why resilience begins with people as much as with technology.Visit the new Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: http://Veeam.com/be-ready Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Even the best defenses can be tested. In this episode of Wake Up, the podcast by Veeam, Caroline Wong and Michael Irwin unpack how one organization faced a nation-state cyberattack and what it revealed about leadership under pressure.Through real-world lessons in containment, communication, and recovery, they explore how data resilience is not only a technical goal but a culture of readiness that defines confident organizations.Veeam is the industry leader in data resilience, combining data, security, and AI to help organizations stay secure and operational in the face of evolving threats. With smart protection, dependable threat detection, and trusted cyber extortion readiness and response, Veeam ensures confidence before, during, and after cyber events.Our secure-by-design capabilities are built on zero-trust principles to prevent breaches, protect critical data, and accelerate recovery. By transforming security challenges into opportunities for assurance, Veeam helps businesses protect smarter, detect faster, and recover clean while consolidating IT to ensure resilience is not just a goal but a guarantee.Visit the new Veeam Thought Leadership Hub to see how resilience leads the way: http://Veeam.com/be-ready Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.