Simply Solving Cyber

Discover the unexpected synergies between spy craft and cybersecurity as Shawnee Delaney, ex-intelligence operative and CEO of Vaillance Group, shares her thrilling escapades and invaluable insights. Her experience, including a thwarted attempt to help capture Osama bin Laden due to miscommunication, offers a unique lens through which we examine the human elements essential to protecting national and organizational assets. Shawnee's anecdotes not only captivate but also elucidate the critical role empathy and understanding motivations play in managing insider risks. Tackling the underestimated threat of insider risks, our conversation with Shawnee reveals the foundational pillars of creating a culture of cybersecurity awareness. We expose the vulnerabilities that lie within organizations, often overshadowed by the focus on external threats. Shawnee, drawing from her extensive background, advises on the establishment of an insider risk program, highlighting the importance of a dedicated manager and the strategic communication necessary to engage employees without invoking fears of intrusive surveillance. As we shift our attention to the cultivation of future cybersecurity talent, Shawnee imparts wisdom for those embarking on or exploring a career in this dynamic field. She stresses the vast opportunities that look beyond technical expertise, weaving in the significance of human psychology and intelligence. Moreover, in a surprising twist, we pull back the curtain on a former Disney performer's journey, exploring the art of preserving Disney's magic, the power of networking, and the cultivation of professional relationships that can unlock doors in ways you never imagined.

What risks does the rapidly increasing use of AI bring to the table? Aaron Pritz and Cody Rivers sat down with Partner at Krieg DeVault LLP, Shelley Jackson to chat AI Risk and what you can do about it.

Join Aaron and Cody for this week’s episode of Simply Solving Cyber, where they sit down with the VP of Cybersecurity Operations at Sallie Mae, Steve Lodin, to discuss his experience helping cyber start-ups, his fascination with black holes and space, being a murder-mystery book character, and his extreme passion for all things cybersecurity.

We’re back with another episode of Simply Solving Cyber! This week, @Aaron Pritz and @Cody Rivers sat down with Cybersecurity Program Director at State of Indiana, Chetrice Romero.

We are thrilled to be joined by Cybersecurity & Technology Attorney, Cory Brennan, for the latest episode of the #SimplySolvingCyber Podcast! The Simply Solving Cyber hosts enjoyed connecting with Cory on all things: ➡️ HIPAA-covered entities' common gaps ➡️ Risk Analysis ➡️ Privacy ➡️SOC2 vs. HITRUST / NIST

What does it take to communicate well with and educate your board of directors' members? Independent Board Member, Retired Chief Information Officer, and board guru Mike Hineline joins @codyrivers and @aaronpritz to record the latest episode of #SimplySolvingCyber.

Leon Ravenna is the Chief Information Security Officer & Chief Information Officer for Kar Global, a Fortune 1000 company headquartered in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, Indiana, with over 5,000 employees across the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Europe. Prior to Kar, Leon worked at Interactive Intellgence as well as other companies like Irwin Financial, First Financial, Service Link, Millenium Pharma, Heartland ECSI. Aaron, Cody, and Leon talk about prioritization in cybersecurity, picking "hills to die on", staffing and retention, and more.

Cody Rivers and Aaron Pritz reboot Simply Solving Cyber for season 2. Jeff Ton returns to the show to talk about the Indy CIO Network and it's expansion to the Indiana CIO Network through acquisition by TechPoint. Cody, Aaron, and Jeff explore important topics of change management, digital transformation, and how cybersecurity connects throughout. Jeff also gives some great tips on building soft skills for leaders, which is a person passion of his and foundational to the focus of the Indiana CIO Network.

Beth StClair joins us to talk about the important topic of burnout in cybersecurity. While not a cybersecurity expert herself, Teddy and Aaron had so many requests about bringing this important topic for the industry more into the light. Beth is the Owner and Principal Consultant at Act Up Consulting. You will learn a bit more of Beth's background in the show, but she was working as a consultant for a top firm. She had worked her way up and was seemingly doing well by most standards. At this time, she had the need to control everything. She thought being the hero meant solving every problem that came her way, alone. Yep, you needed something done? Beth was your gal.The result was not great. She felt disconnected, tired and burnt out. She felt like she was carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders. So when a friend of hers mentioned improvisational comedy class as a way to help Beth laugh and relax, she (hesitantly) agreed. With no previous theatre of performance experience and in her mid-thirties, Beth jumped into this new world. The decision ended up being one of the best ones of her life. Take a listen and find out how Beth applied these new skills to managing through and beyond burnout. You can visit Beth's company at https://actupconsulting.com/ If interested in checking out Improv Comedy, you can visit these resources to get involved! Indy/Local: https://www.indyprov.com https://cszindianapolis.com Non-Local (online courses): https://www.secondcity.com/chicago/find-a-class/lets-get-started/ https://groundlings.com/school/online-classes

On this episode, we talk to John Sileo, who became a cybersecurity expert (the hard way). John Sileo left hi-tech consulting and became an entrepreneur to reclaim his greatest priority - being present, every day, for his wife Mary and their dream of starting a family. Six successful years, a $2M business and two precious daughters later, he lost it all to cybercrime. Because the cyber criminal, a company insider, masked the crimes using John’s identity, John was held legally and financially responsible for the felonies committed. The losses destroyed his company, decimated his finances and consumed two years of his family life as he fought to stay out of jail. John shares his entire story from stage. John has molded his first-hand experiences into a string of successes as an award-winning author, 60 Minutes guest and keynote speaker to the Pentagon, Schwab and thousands of audiences ready to take concrete action on cyber security, digital privacy and tech/life balance. About Simply Solving Cyber This show features an interactive discussion, expert hosts, and guests focused on solving cyber security and privacy challenges in innovative and creative ways. Our goal is for our audience to learn and discover real, tangible, usable ideas that don't require a huge budget to accomplish. Shows like “How It’s Made” have become popular because they explain complicated or largely unknown things in easy terms. This show brings the human element to cyber security and privacy.

Aaron and Teddy connected with Sally Illingworth - all the way from Indianapolis to Australia. Sally is a strategic communications advisor and practitioner with a distinguished ability to assimilate, analyse and interpret information. Sally is highly regarded for her approach to narrative design and influence development. Passionate about communicating complex things simply, Sally works with startup and enterprise technology brands on brand awareness, content creation and demand generation initiatives. Recognised globally as one of Australia's most prolific LinkedIn personalities, Sally is an astute content marketer. As the co-founder and COO of LAMPS Media, Sally and her team own and operate The Reboot Show - a technology focussed digital platform that provides informative and engaging content on technology related topics Teddy and Aaron explore Sally's journey and influence within and around the technology and cybersecurity sector.

Ben Phillips is a Director at Katz, Sapper & Miller. He is a trusted advisor, a board member and a volunteer. Ben holds the CPA (Certified Public Accountant), CITP (Certified Information Technology Professional) and CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) designations. Aaron and Teddy connected up with Ben and unpacked his experience in audit and accounting and how he pivoted into cybersecurity with a special focus on internal controls through SOC audits and cybersecurity assessments & audits. Aaron and Ben swap stories about audit and it being much more "cool" than what both even thought it would be.

Teddy and Aaron talk to Todd Wilkinson, Chief Information Security Architect for Elanco Animal Health. Todd had an interesting journey from supporting a university network, to consulting, to big pharma, and business/analytics roles before pivoting into cybersecurity. The guys enjoyed exploring some of his learnings which helped him formulate his posture around how he drives cybersecurity across the company and teams.

Aaron and Teddy connect with Scott Shackelford, the Cybersecurity Program Chair at Indiana University. Scott has a mix of legal, business, privacy, and cybersecurity backgrounds and is a dynamic leader and educator. In the show, Scott mentions the Hoosier State of Cybersecurity 2020 report which can be found here: https://news.iu.edu/stories/2020/12/iub/releases/10-state-of-cybersecurity-preparedness-in-indiana.html