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The Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Series

Dr. Dave Chatterjee

The Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast Series provides a reflective, thought-provoking, and jargon-free discussion on how to enhance the state of cybersecurity at an individual, organizational, and national level. As of September 2, 2024, the podcast series has produced over 70 episodes, been downloaded over 10K times, and has listeners in 105 countries. The podcast episodes are used in classrooms and for corporate training and serve as insight sources in research and publications. Host Dr. Dave

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Episode 95 -- Defending Digital Trust – Battling the...

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2025/11/19

In this episode, Dave Chatterjee, Ph.D. sits down with Sandy Kronenberg, Founder and CEO of Netarx, an AI-driven platform designed to detect and prevent synthetic impersonation across video, voice, and email. With deepfake fraud incidents skyrocketing by 3,000 percent and costing organizations an average of $500,000 per attack, Kronenberg and Chatterjee unpack how AI can now help defeat AI—turning defense innovation into a frontline imperative.Together, they explore the evolution of deepfake

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Guardians of Trust: The CISO’s Strategic Role in...

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2025/11/04

In this episode, Dr. Dave Chatterjee sits down with Pam Lindemoen, Chief Security Officer and Vice President of Strategy at the Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center (RH-ISAC), to explore the CISO’s evolving role in global nonprofit organizations. Moving beyond traditional corporate metrics of cost and compliance, Lindemoen reveals how cybersecurity leadership in the nonprofit sector is ultimately about preserving trust, protecting donor data, and sustaining mission-driven

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Episode 93 -- The New Browser Wars: Why the...

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2025/10/19

In this episode, Dr. Dave Chatterjee speaks with Anupam Upadhyay, Senior Vice President, Product Management, Palo Alto Networks, a seasoned product and cybersecurity leader, to unpack the “new browser wars” and why enterprise browsers are fast becoming a core battleground in the fight for digital trust. Drawing on over two decades of experience spanning Cisco, startups, and Palo Alto, Upadhyay traces the evolution of the humble browser from a passive content viewer into the primary interface for

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40:08

The AI Augmented SOC: Balancing Technology, Talent,...

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2025/10/08

In this episode, Dr. Dave Chatterjee speaks with Will Ledesma, Director of MDR Cybersecurity Operationsat Adlumin, a veteran SOC leader and cyber defender with over two decades of experience in enterprise security and the U.S. Air Force Reserves. Ledesma shares his journey from IT systems administration to frontline cyber defense, and offers hard-earned insights into the realities of Security Operations Centers (SOCs) in the age of artificial intelligence.The conversation explores how AI is

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45:05

Leading Under Fire: Legal and Leadership Lessons from...

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2025/09/23

In this episode, Dr. Dave Chatterjee speaks with Josh Cook, a seasoned cybersecurity and privacy attorney who has guided multinational corporations and mid-sized businesses through high-stakes cyber crises. Drawing on his experience as the first Global Cyber Counsel for a Fortune Global 500 company, Cook shares how he built a global cyber legal function from scratch and why legal teams must be engaged long before an incident occurs.Together, they explore the human, organizational, and legal dynamics

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40:36

AI vs. AI: Automating Defense to Outpace Automated...

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2025/09/08

In this episode, Dr. Dave Chatterjee speaks with Roi Cohen, CEO and Co-Founder of Vicarius, about the urgent need to counter AI-driven attacks with equally automated defenses. Cohen, who began his career managing mission-critical systems in the military, shares his journey through leadership roles at CyberArk and the launch of Vicarius. Drawing from real-world penetration tests at hospitals and Ivy League institutions, he illustrates how attackers exploit simple misconfigurations to access sensitive

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35:58

Beyond Passwords: Making Identity-Based Attacks...

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2025/08/26

In this episode, Dr. Dave Chatterjee sits down with Jasson Casey, CEO & Co-Founder @ Beyond Identity, to dissect the growing threat of identity-based attacks, which now account for nearly 80% of breaches. Casey explains how adversaries increasingly “log in” instead of breaking in, leveraging techniques such as MFA fatigue, session hijacking, and phishing kits. He shares lessons from his professional journey—ranging from building telco networks to advising the U.S. Government and launching Beyond

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32:15

Closing the Remediation Gap with Agentic AI

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2025/07/21

In this compelling episode, Dr. Dave Chatterjee engages with John Amaral, a serial entrepreneur and cybersecurity innovator, to explore how his company Root is using agentic AI to tackle one of cybersecurity’s biggest challenges—remediation delay. The conversation unpacks the dangers of security debt, the power of human-AI collaboration in patching vulnerabilities, and how organizations can evolve from reactive to proactive postures. The discussion also explores the limitations of AI, the critical

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35:56

AI Security in the Public Sector: Balancing...

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2025/06/17

In this episode, Dr. Dave Chatterjee is joined by Burnie Legette, Director of IoT and AI at Intel Corporation and former professional football player. Their conversation explores the evolving landscape of AI deployment within the public sector, with a particular focus on the security challenges and governance strategies required to harness AI responsibly. Drawing on his cross-sectoral experience, Burnie offers insights into the cultural, technical, and ethical nuances of AI adoption. Dr. Chatterjee

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39:35

Holistic Identity Security: Shifting the Paradigm...

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2025/05/17

In this compelling episode, Dr. Dave Chatterjee is joined by Damon Fleury, Chief Product Officer, SpyCloud to dissect one of cybersecurity’s most exploited and least understood attack surfaces—identity. With nearly three decades of experience in security, Damon shares real-world insights into how identity compromises serve as the entry point for major breaches, why a holistic approach to identity security is urgent, and how organizations can move from reactive defense to proactive resilience. The

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43:40

From Botnets to AI: Defending Against the Future of...

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2025/05/03

In this episode of the Cybersecurity Readiness Podcast, Dr. Dave Chatterjee sits down with Richard Hummel, Director of Threat Intelligence at NETSCOUT, to unpack the fast-evolving Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) threat landscape. Richard shares unique insights from NETSCOUT’s latest global threat intelligence report, discussing the strategic weaponization of DDoS attacks in geopolitical conflict, the role of AI in modern attack infrastructure, and why proactive preparation, not prevention, is

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41:52

Stopping Social Engineered Vishing Attacks Before...

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2025/04/22

Social engineering continues to be the primary gateway for cyberattacks, responsible for nearly 80% of fraud and ransomware incidents. And notably, 1 in 4 of these social engineering attacks originate via phone calls. Yet many enterprises continue to leave their phone systems exposed. In this episode, Dr. Dave Chatterjee engages Richard Quattrocchi, Vice President of Digital Transformation, Mutare Inc., in a compelling discussion on the often-overlooked threat of voice-based cyberattacks,

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Future-Proofing Your Data: Preparing for the...

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2025/03/31

Dr. Dave Chatterjee and David Close discuss the implications of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) on cybersecurity readiness. David, a Chief Solutions Architect at Futurex, explains the evolution of cryptographic methods to counter quantum computing threats. He highlights the importance of NIST's role in standardizing quantum-resistant algorithms like Kyber and Dilithium. David shares practical examples, such as Google and Cloudflare's hybrid TLS implementation and a financial institution's use of PQC

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Securing AI's Blind Spots: The Hidden Risks in...

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2025/03/05

The adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen-AI) applications and tools are exploding. The global AI infrastructure market is projected to reach over $96 billion by 2027. AI applications are being used to empower every organizational function and industry, from logistics and supply chain to manufacturing, healthcare, finance and banking, marketing and sales, and customer sales. However, such adoption and use of AI tools and platforms has greatly expanded

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Elevating Your Offensive Security Program

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2025/02/18

Dr. Dave Chatterjee hosts a discussion on elevating your offensive program with Mark Carney, CEO @ Evolve Security, and Yaron Levi, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Dolby Labs. They emphasize the importance of a proactive, continuous approach to cybersecurity, contrasting it with traditional reactive measures. Key points include the need for a threat-informed, programmatic mindset, continuous threat exposure management (CTEM), and the integration of business objectives. They stress the

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Using Blockchain Technology to Make Messaging Apps...

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2025/02/03

Dr. Dave Chatterjee and Kee Jefferys, Technical Co-Founder of Session, discuss the use of blockchain technology in enhancing the security and privacy of messaging apps, specifically Session. Session, which has over a million monthly active users, uses a decentralized network of nodes incentivized by Session tokens. Unlike traditional messaging apps, Session does not require a phone number for sign-up and employs onion routing and end-to-end encryption to protect user data. Kee emphasizes the

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Authenticate without Storing Credentials: MIT...

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2025/01/13

Despite companies’ best efforts, stored access credentials inevitably get stolen or misused. Whether it is a disgruntled employee posting the data, an employee that makes an innocent mistake exposing that data, a company needing revenue selling the information, a criminal hacker group stealing the information, or a government-backed group stealing the information, etc. it is simply a matter of when not if that information will be stolen.“The only truly safe way to handle people’s secrets is never

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Lessons from 2024's Biggest Cyber Incidents and...

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2024/12/31

In this episode, Shrav Mehta, Founder, and CEO at Secureframe, joins me to discuss major cybersecurity incidents in 2024, highlighting five significant breaches: National Public Data (2.7 billion records), AT&T (50 billion), Ticketmaster (500 million), Change Healthcare (145 million), and Dell (49 million). We emphasize the importance of proactive measures, such as data minimization, continuous training, and zero-trust models. I stressed the need for leadership engagement, robust incident

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Stopping Deepfake Threats Through Identity Verification

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2024/12/14

In this episode, Aaron Painter, CEO at Nametag, joins me in discussing the Deepfake fraud phenomenon and how organizations and individuals should protect themselves from such scams. A recent study conducted by finance software provider Medius finds that over 53% of businesses in the U.S. and U.K. have been targets of financial scams powered by “deepfake” technology, with 43% falling victim to such attacks. 85% of the finance professionals polled view such scams as an “existential” threat to their

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56:03

From reactive to proactive: How behavioral psychology...

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2024/11/20

IBM recently reported a 71% year-over-year increase in attacks using valid credentials. This continued use of stolen credentials is also evident through ongoing public incidents like the string of attacks targeting Snowflake's customers that resulted in breaches at AT&T and Advanced Auto Parts. Lynsey Wolf, Team Lead and Insider Threat Analyst at DTEX Systemsbelieves that users' psychological and behavioral traits are being overlooked when it comes to defending against credential misuse. In this

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