Wake Up by Veeam

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 ofWake 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

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,

When a cyber incident strikes, the technical response is only half the story.In this episode ofWake 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 Hubto see how

CISO Michael Irwin relives a nation-state cyberattack, revealing the human and operational pressures behind containment. He shares lessons on decision-making, leadership under stress, and why true readiness means expecting incidents, not fearing them.This episode ofThe Wake Up! by Veeam podcast takes listeners inside the realities of modern cybersecurity leadership — where resilience is built through preparation, empathy, and decisive action.Veeam is the global leader in data resilience. By