Skip to Main Content Skip to Footer

Reimagining Cyber Podcast

Dive into the world of cybersecurity, exploring
challenges, trends, and different approaches
with industry experts.

Listen now

Recent Episodes

Episode 16: Powering your cyber strategy
Establishing a cybersecurity program is hard, and Bryan Galloway, Director of Information Security with Enphase Energy, has taken on the challenge twice from two different perspectives.

Episode 15: So you’ve been hacked, now what?
Shawn Tuma, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Attorney and Partner at Spencer Fane, LLP, shares his experiences and best practices about what to do once you’ve been breached.

Episode 14: Connected Vehicles & the Cyber Equivalent of Seatbelts & Airbags
In this episode, Ikjot Saini, Assistant Professor at the University of Windsor, speaks about the cybersecurity intricacies of autonomous cars, the importance of standards and regulations, working as a team, and thinking outside the box when it comes to automotive security.

Episode 13: Smart Cities, Hair Dryers, Cyber Intel Sharing… Oh My!
In this episode, Michael Echols, CEO of MAX Cybersecurity, LLC, does a deep dive into the importance of industry standards, cyber threat information sharing (ISAO), and as we move to a more digitized society, how critical it is to educate the masses.

Episode 12: Colonial Pipeline fuels the fire: not the first, not the last, and how to protect for the future
In this episode, Brett Thorson, Principal at Platinion, the cybersecurity arm of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) goes into a deep dive of the recent Colonial Pipeline hack and how to prepare for future attacks.

Episode 11: Time to take them seriously...what's Iran doing in cyber?
In this episode, internationally recognized expert on nation state cyber threat actors, Bill Hagestad, speaks about Iranian cyber strategy and its impact on the cyber space.

Episode 10: Reshaping Business through Cyber Innovation
In this episode, Marco Pineda, former Head of Cyber Technology and Innovation at the World Economic Forum discusses how to think creatively to drive innovation in an ever-changing cybersecurity landscape.

Episode 9: Women in Cyber Refuse to be Silenced During Women’s History Month and Beyond
In this episode, hear from Lori Sussman with the University of Southern Maine, Phyllis Woodruff with Global Payments, and Tammy Schuring with CyberRes, as they discuss the challenges women in tech face, how to overcome them, and how to own your superpowers.

Episode 8: What Does Sociotechnical Research Have to Do with Cybersecurity?
In this episode, hear from Jeremy Epstein, Lead Program Officer with the National Science Foundation (NSF), as he shares the importance of sociotechnics and sociotechnical research and how it can be used to improve one’s cybersecurity landscape.

Episode 7: Today, Everyone Needs to be Cyber Savvy
In this episode, hear from Bob Guay, CISO at Momenta Pharmaceuticals, as he discusses the importance of being cyber-savvy, having skin in the game, and getting buy-in from non-technical people in your organization.

Episode 6: Measuring Cyber Resilience
In this episode, hear from BCG Platinion Managing Director, Nadya Bartol, who shares some wise tips on measurement best practices and how to keep your cybersecurity game strong.

Episode 5: The Evolution from Cybersecurity to Cyber Resilience
Ron Ross, Computer Scientist and a fellow of NIST is back! In this episode, he expands on his previous discussion about strengthening cybersecurity.

Episode 4: SolarWinds: Bringing Down the Building…Software Supply Chain Pressure Points
In this episode, hear from John Pescatore, Director of Emerging Technology at SANS, about the recent SolarWinds security breach, how to mitigate against attacks, and three key tenants of a cybersecurity program.

Episode 3: Cyber Must Become Resilient
In this episode, Rob Aragao interviews Ron Ross, Computer Scientist and Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Ron and Rob discuss the four goals of a strong cyber strategy.

Episode 2: Unconventional Approaches to Improve Enterprise Resilience
In this episode, hear from Jim Routh, Head of Enterprise Cybersecurity at MassMutual. Jim has experienced it all—from facing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on his second day in his first CISO role to shifting executive mentality around risk profiles and cyber-attacks.

Episode 1: Cyber Resilience–so much more than Cybersecurity
In this episode, hear from John Delk, General Manager of CyberRes, as he discusses cyber resiliency, industry trends, and the impact of COVID-19 on the Security field.

Learn from the experts how to secure your business

Reimagining Cyber is a podcast series hosted by Rob Aragao and Stan Wisseman, Security Strategists with CyberRes. In each episode, they dive into the world of cybersecurity, exploring challenges, trends, and discuss different approaches for today’s CISOs and CIOs. Every two weeks, a new guest—from industry experts to CISOs—will share what matters most to them. Each episode is short and bite-sized, running only 15-20 minutes.

Podcast Hosts

Rob Aragao

Rob Aragao is Chief Security Strategist with CyberRes and has over 20 years of information security experience with an emphasis on cyber risk best practices, threat intelligence, security monitoring and regulatory compliance initiatives. Rob has worked across multiple verticals, ranging from financial services to telecommunications. Prior to CyberRes, Rob was Vice President of Security Strategy & Innovation for ReliaQuest and served as the Chief Security Strategist for HPE.

Stan Wisseman

Stan Wisseman leads the Security Strategist team for Micro Focus’ CyberRes in North America. Stan has over 30 years of information security experience and has built security into products, systems, software, and enterprises. Prior to joining Micro Focus in 2014, Stan served as the Chief Information Security Officer for Fannie Mae with responsibilities for information security and business resiliency across the organization.