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Be Fearless Podcast by SquareX

SquareX is excited to launch The Be Fearless Podcast Series, where we bring together industry experts and professionals from the cybersecurity community.Hosted by SquareX Founder - and cybersecurity veteran - Vivek Ramachandran, look forward to insights about our guests’ journeys in security, the evolution of the field, the changing threatscape and how enterprises across industries are addressing them today.

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52:44

Being a Purpose-Driven CIO | Andrea Bergamini, VP &...

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2025/07/01

Andrea Bergamini, VP and CIO of Orbia, started as a telco engineer 20 years ago when cybersecurity barely existed, but went into the field due to his audit work at GE, which sparked his fascination with risk and controls. Fast forward to today, and he's not just the VP and CISO at Orbia—a $8 billion purpose-driven company—but he recently made the leap to CIO as well, adding infrastructure to his security responsibilities. In this conversation, we dive deep into the balance between friction an...

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34:42

Building Great Cybersecurity Teams | Aamir Niazi,...

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2025/06/29

Aamir Niazi, Executive Director and CISO at SMBC Capital Markets, shares his unfiltered 18-year journey from engineer to leading cybersecurity teams in financial services. Aamir gets honest about hiring mistakes, building remote teams during COVID, browser security challenges, getting executive buy-in, and the challenges of transitioning from hands-on practitioner to strategic leader. 0:00 Transiting from IT engineer to cybersecurity 6:14 “You must build the team that has integrity” 12:24 Em...

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71:31

Doing Adversary Emulation Right | William Booth,...

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2025/06/27

What if most organizations are testing their security tools against the wrong threats entirely? As the leader behind the industry standard program that helps organizations understand how security tools perform against real-world threats, William Booth, General Manager and Director of MITRE's ATT&CK Evaluations, shares common misconceptions in adversary emulation, the gap between compliance and actual security effectiveness, and practical advice for security leaders trying to make sense o...

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43:55

Building Companies to be Legendary | Aleksandr...

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2025/06/25

Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy, cofounder and CEO of SecurityScorecard, went from being a 14-year old immigrant to America to building SecurityScorecard — the security ratings platform now used by over 3,000 companies. In this conversation with SquareX founder Vivek Ramachandran, Aleksandr breaks down the real challenges of category creation, his playbooks on entrepreneurship and the importance of understanding the customer. 0:00 Introduction to Aleksandr 1:22 Aleksandr’s origin story: from ...

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55:21

Municipal Cybersecurity and Defending Infrastructure...

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2025/06/23

Meet Dr. Brian Gardner, who secured the City of Dallas for over 7 years before moving to Austin as the City’s CISO. In this episode of the Be Fearless Podcast, Brian shares war stories from managing critical infrastructure, how he grew Dallas's cybersecurity budget from 2.3% to nearly 10% of the IT spend, and dives into the unique challenges cities face with shadow SaaS and browser security. 0:00 Episode highlights and introduction 5:43 On crisis recovery and resilience 14:29 Wearing multipl...

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34:10

Building Relationships Transforms Security | Jimmy...

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2025/06/20

What does it take to protect a beloved cultural institution like PBS? In this episode, Jimmy Benoit, CISO of PBS, discusses how he transitioned from military service to cybersecurity, balancing security requirements with business objectives, and why building relationships across the organization matters more than any single technology solution. 0:00 The journey from college to the military to private cybersecurity 10:50 Balancing security needs with business goals 14:22 Using the right...

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47:53

You Can't Fix All Security Gaps — So Focus on Core...

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2025/06/18

Mandy Andress brings over two decades of cybersecurity leadership experience to this conversation, including her current role as CISO at Elastic and her 13-year tenure at MassMutual where she led a $50 million strategic security investment initiative. In this episode, Mandy shares candid insights about prioritizing security gaps by focusing on core risks and security fundamentals, the challenges of browser-based threats, and why curiosity and adaptability matter more than technical certificat...

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54:35

The Mechanics of Security Investing | Zain Rizavi,...

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2025/06/14

Cybersecurity Co-Founder and ex-Venture Capitalist Zain Rizavi breaks down what really happens behind closed doors in cybersecurity investing. From his unconventional journey from political science to backing the next generation of security companies, Zain reveals why most founders get product-market fit completely wrong and what it really takes to build a security company that VCs actually want to fund. 0:00 Introduction and Zain's journey from political science to tech VC 10:32...

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49:47

Metasploit's Origin, Browser Bugs & Exposure...

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2025/06/12

If you’re in the cybersecurity field, HD Moore, runZero founder and creator of Metasploit, needs no introduction — his work has fundamentally changed how the security industry thinks about vulnerabilities. In this candid conversation, HD shares the story behind building the world's most widely used penetration testing framework, war stories from the early days of cybersecurity, and how his Month of Browser Bugs Project (which inspired our own Year of Browser Bugs Initiative) spelled th...

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60:39

The 3 Buckets Framework: How This CISO Thinks About...

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2025/06/11

Sangram Dash has spent over two decades in cybersecurity, from witnessing the massive eBay breach response to leading security at companies like PayPal and Square. In this episode, he breaks down his practical "3 buckets" framework that every security team should follow, shares lessons from previous incidents and why the human element of incident response will never be fully automated. 0:00 Introduction to Sangram and his work 5:51 Sangram’s playbook to building security culture 16:46 The 3 ...

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86:16

“Security’s a People Problem” | Jayesh Singh Chauhan,...

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2025/05/15

In this episode, SquareX Field CISO John Carse sits down with Jayesh, founder of Cloud Village and CEO of Cloudurance Security, to explore the growing threat of browser-based attacks in cloud environments. Jayesh shares practical insights on product security, the importance of "enrollment conversations" with stakeholders, and why browsers have become the primary attack surface for modern threats. 0:00 Introduction to Jayesh and Cloud Village 14:12 Ensuring that security doesn’t become an aft...

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64:30

Security Goes Mainstream: Hackers, Headlines & What's...

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2025/05/13

Join us as we welcome Sid Trivedi (Partner at Foundation Capital) and Ross Haleliuk (Founder of a Stealth Security Startup and Author of Cyber for Builders), co-hosts of the "Inside the Network" podcast! In this conversation, they share investor and operator perspectives on cybersecurity trends and its evolution from technical obscurity to mainstream concern. Sid and Ross also explore how major incidents have changed public perception, why browsers are becoming critical battlegrounds, and wha...

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82:14

DEF CON's Next Chapter and New Browser Security...

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2025/05/08

Jeff Moss, founder of the famed DEF CON and Black Hat conferences, joins Vivek Ramachandran for another episode of the Be Fearless Podcast. Jeff reveals how DEF CON’s new one-roof strategy at the Las Vegas Convention Center has transformed the conference experience, while preserving its unique hacker culture that has endured for decades. He explains why browsers have become the prime battleground for attackers - with everyone using browsers, it's a numbers game where “somebody somewhere...

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54:08

When Past Security Doesn't Predict Future Threats |...

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2025/05/07

In this episode of the Be Fearless Podcast, Yu Long (Tyler) Tang, Director of Enterprise Information Security Strategy at softScheck APAC, joins us to share his journey from martial arts to cybersecurity and how the protection mindset carried over. A highly qualified speaker and Secretary and Certified Mentor with the ISC2 Singapore Chapter, Yu Long (Tyler) covers browser security, his work as a volunteer and mentor, and why past security performance can't predict future threats. 0:00...

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72:46

Inside the Attacker Mindset with Abhijith B R,...

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2025/04/22

Ever wondered how professional hackers think? SquareX Field CISO John Carse sits down with Abhijith B R, Founder/Head of security consulting at BreachSimRange, and Adversary Village at DEF CON, who also has a wealth of ethical hacking experience. In this episode, Abhijith pulls back the curtain on the hacker mindset, shares his war stories from previous engagements, thoughts on browser security and why basic security hygiene still matters more than fancy products. This conversation is ...

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47:42

Understanding Adversaries via Threat-Informed Defense...

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2025/04/15

In this episode, SquareX field CISO John Carse speaks with Mike Cunningham, R&D Program Manager at MITRE's Center for Threat-Informed Defense. Mike brings his unique background from the Navy and NSA to discuss how organizations can better defend against cyber threats by understanding adversary behaviors, browser security challenges and more. If you ever wanted to know more about MITRE, its ATT&CK framework and the good work they do — this is an episode you won’t want to miss. 0:00 In...

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36:12

From Bank to Blockchain: The Evolution of Web3...

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2025/04/15

In this International Women's Day special episode, Evelyn Lam, CISO of Trust Wallet, shares her journey from traditional banking at Morgan Stanley to the cutting edge of Web3 security. She breaks down the fundamental differences between Web2 and Web3, explaining why security is even more critical in a decentralized environment where users control their own assets without centralized oversight. Evelyn discusses the Bybit hack, the transformative role of AI in blockchain security, and offers pr...

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50:02

The Business-First CISO: Leading Security Beyond Tech...

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2025/04/10

Ever wondered what it really takes to lead security at a crypto company? In this episode, we sit down with Pasi Koistinen, CISO at Coinhako, who's spent more than two decades in the cybersecurity trenches. Pasi gets real about why being technically brilliant isn't enough anymore - you've got to speak the language of business to succeed as a CISO. He also shares insights on browser security blind spots, why crypto companies face unique threats, and what he looks for when hiring security talen...

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36:49

Cybersecurity for both Enterprises & Families | Elcin...

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2025/03/27

This special International Women's Day episode features Elcin Biren, security leader, Founder and CEO of SwissCyberSmart. With nearly two decades of cybersecurity experience spanning roles from ethical hacker to CISO, Elcin shares her journey and mission to protect families online. Elcin discusses her groundbreaking work with the world's first cybersecurity parents’ bootcamp, her perspective on browser-based attacks, and how she's applying her knowledge of neuroscience to combat social engin...

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44:02

Building a Million-Dollar Cybersecurity Career |...

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2025/03/18

Ever wondered what it takes to reach the top tier of cybersecurity leadership? In this candid conversation, Darren Argyle shares his remarkable path from being a bar manager in the UK to becoming a recognized global CISO and cybersecurity educator. You’ll learn Darren’s 5 principles for reaching a $1M cybersecurity salary, why browser security has become a critical concern for enterprises, and why taking bold risks—like Darren's move from the UK to Australia—can transform both your life. 0:0...

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