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KBKAST
Hosted by KBI.Media · EN
Unlike every other security podcast, we don’t get stuck down in the technical weeds. Our remit is to speak with experts around the globe at the strategic level – how security technology can improve the experience and risk optimisation for every organisation. The Voice of Cyber®
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Episode 368 Deep Dive: Dmitry Volkov | The Shift from Reactive to Predictive Cybersecurity
3d ago00:43:02Tap to summarizeDmitry Volkov is a cybersecurity veteran, technology entrepreneur, and the dynamic leader of Group-IB and its team of over 250 cyber defenders. Recognized as one of the top seven influencers in global cybersecurity by Business Insider, Dmitry is also a member of the Europol EC3 Advisory Group and the UN Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Group. In 2003, Dmitry co-founded Group-IB as a cyber investigations startup. Two decades later, the company has evolved into a cybersecurity leader known for its engineering innovations. Group-IB now protects public and private enterprises in more than 60 countries, supported by strategic and autonomous operational units, Digital Crime Resistance Centers (DCRCs), located in the Middle East, Europe, Central Asia, Asia-Pacific, and Chile.
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From Extreme Connect 2026 Orlando, USA – KB on the Go | Markus Nispel & Michael Jones
1w ago00:41:30Tap to summarizeRecorded live from Extreme Connect in Orlando, KB sits down with Markus Nispel, CTO EMEA & Head of Office of the CTO at Extreme Networks, and Michael Jones (MJ), VP of AI and Innovation, Office of the CTO at Extreme Networks. Markus gets into why networks are now a boardroom conversation, what real time data means for agentic systems, and the shift from human in the loop to human on the loop. He also unpacks the guardrails and controls that determine whether agentic AI becomes a trusted operator or a liability. MJ tackles agent sprawl, why context beats the model, and the “jagged edge of intelligence” where AI can do PhD level work one minute and fumble basic tasks the next. Plus why sitting out the experimentation phase is the most expensive thing you can do right now.
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Episode 367 Deep Dive: John Hines | The AI Readiness Gap
1w ago00:35:54Tap to summarizeJohn Hines is the Senior Director of Enterprise Business for the Asia-Pacific and Japan region at Lumen Technologies. With more than 25 years of leadership experience in IT solutions and cybersecurity, John has led and grown businesses across diverse global markets. His expertise spans cybersecurity, risk management, network and cloud solutions, consulting services, and new market acquisitions, serving industries such as manufacturing, government, healthcare, transportation, financial services, energy, and retail. At Lumen, John is responsible for driving enterprise growth by delivering secure, agile, and innovative technology solutions that help customers connect people, data, and applications seamlessly. He is a proven leader in building high-performance teams, modernising operating models, and executing strategic programs that deliver measurable business outcomes. His work has included partnering with global law enforcement on cyber threat takedowns through Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, underscoring his commitment to safeguarding the digital ecosystem.
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Episode 366 Deep Dive: Davyn Baumann | A New Surge – Threat Intelligence
2w ago00:40:53Tap to summarizeDavyn Baumann has been in the threat intelligence industry for over 10 years, and in that time has helped uplift cyber awareness by providing comprehensive strategic level intelligence for Australian government and critical industry organisations. Davyn currently is a member of the Custom Intelligence Team at Mandiant, part of Google Cloud.
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Episode 365 Deep Dive: Ashley Rose | Human Risk – The Next Frontier
3w ago00:41:49Tap to summarizeAshley Rose is the CEO and Co-Founder of Living Security, where she is building the future of workforce security through AI-native Human Risk Management (HRM). Her work sits at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, and business transformation—helping enterprises turn human and workforce risk into a measurable, manageable business outcome. Since founding Living Security in 2017, Ashley has led the company through rapid growth, raising more than $25M for product development and scale, and driving consecutive years of revenue acceleration. Today, her focus is on helping CISOs and security and risk leaders move beyond traditional awareness to a data-driven, predictive model that reduces real risk and supports organizational growth. Ashley speaks regularly at industry forums including EWF, Security ISACs, and other security and leadership conferences, sharing practical insight on topics such as human risk, AI in the enterprise, and building security programs that executives and boards actually care about. She also contributes thought leadership to outlets such as Forbes and other publications. At her core, Ashley is a builder—of companies, products, teams, and categories. She is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organization that reflects the communities Living Security serves, and to leading with transparency, curiosity, and accountability. Ashley holds a BBA from the University of Michigan and is a serial entrepreneur with a background in tech and product management. She founded Living Security on a simple belief: when you empower people, they become your strongest security asset—not your weakest link.
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Episode 364 Deep Dive: Malcolm Turnbull | Balancing Innovation, Security, and Risk
Apr 2200:46:51Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we sit down with Malcolm Turnbull, former Prime Minister of Australia, current Chairman of Fortescue Future Industries, Senior Advisor to KKR, and Strategic Advisor at Semperis. Malcolm reflects on his leadership in launching Australia’s first national cybersecurity strategy and examines the evolution of cyber as a vital component of national security and statecraft. He shares insights into the challenges faced by governments and businesses in raising digital awareness, the necessity of mandatory breach reporting, and the importance of sharing intelligence to combat cybercrime. The conversation covers Australia’s approach to critical infrastructure protection, foreign interference reforms, and the nuances of risk management in telecom and utility sectors. Malcolm also discusses the legal landscape around cybersecurity liabilities and the growing impact of class actions on corporate accountability, emphasizing adaptability, setting realistic expectations, and continual vigilance as key lessons for future leaders. The Honourable Malcolm Turnbull AC Australia’s 29th Prime Minister (2015-2018) had international careers in law, business and the media before entering politics at the age of 50. As Prime Minister, he reformed Australia’s personal income tax, education and childcare systems, oversaw the legalisation of same sex marriage and announced the construction of Snowy Hydro 2.0 the biggest pumped hydro scheme in the southern hemisphere. Mr Turnbull embarked on the largest peacetime investment in Australian defence capabilities and set out Australia’s first national cybersecurity strategy. Globally, Mr Turnbull played a leading role in reviving the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP-11 or CPTPP) after the United States withdrew. He also struck deals with US Presidents Obama and Trump to accept refugees who tried to arrive in Australia illegally by boat. As a young lawyer, Mr Turnbull successfully defended former MI5 agent Peter Wright against the British Government in the 1986 “Spycatcher” trial before entering business where he ran his own investment banking firm for a decade before joining Goldman Sachs as a partner in 1997. Both before and after his political career, Mr Turnbull has been a successful venture capitalist. He co founded OzEmail Limited, the first Australian tech company to be listed on the NASDAQ. Since leaving politics, Mr Turnbull has resumed his business career. He is a senior adviser to KKR and an investor in, and adviser to, many Australian technology businesses. He is a director of the International Hydropower Association and Chairman of Australian Fortescue Future Industries. Mr Turnbull speaks and writes on a range of issues including cyber security, geopolitics and renewable energy.
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Episode 363 Deep Dive: Nathan Thomas – Inside Oracle’s Multi-Cloud Strategy
Apr 1500:44:52Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we sit down with Nathan Thomas, Senior Vice President of Product Management at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), to explore Oracle’s evolving multi cloud strategy and the major trends shaping the cloud landscape. Nathan discusses the company’s shift from an Oracle-first approach to a multi cloud reality, driven by customer expectations for flexibility, governance, and sovereignty of data. He highlights the persistent demand for sovereign solutions, the impact of AI on accelerating multi cloud adoption, and the need for seamless integration and portability as customer loyalty becomes more fluid. Nathan also delves into the complexities of cloud migration, Oracle’s focus on delivering efficient and cost-effective infrastructure, and how maintaining a narrow focus on core services differentiates OCI in a crowded marketplace. Finally, he emphasizes the importance of holding cloud vendors accountable for innovation, value, and enabling truly multi cloud operations. Nathan Thomas is senior vice president of Product Management at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), overseeing product strategy and development of Oracle’s cloud and multicloud services. His organization is responsible for providing secure, reliable, and high-performance solutions that enable customers to run Oracle’s industry-leading services across their preferred cloud environments, addressing complex technical challenges and promoting long-term innovation and growth. Prior to Oracle, Nathan held senior product and engineering leadership roles at Amazon Web Services, Epic Games, Google Cloud, and Red Hat. His work has been instrumental in promoting enterprise adoption of open-source technologies, driving the commercialization of cloud computing, and broadening the application of real-time 3D technology across multiple industries. Nathan is based in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Episode 362 Deep Dive: César Cernuda | Trust, Trade & the New Data Diplomacy
Apr 800:38:35Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we sit down with César Cernuda, President at NetApp, as he explores the growing significance of data and the evolving role of trust, governance, and transparency in managing this strategic asset. César discusses how organizations and nations must build intelligent data infrastructures to enable AI and navigate complex regulatory landscapes, emphasizing the importance of cybersecurity, interoperability, and modernizing data lakes. We also examine the balance between protection and openness, the resurgence of sovereign cloud requirements, and the pressure for leaders to cultivate a data-first mindset to stay competitive. César Cernuda has led NetApp’s integrated go-to-market organization since July 2020, delivering on the company’s promise to meet customers wherever they are on their digital-transformation journeys by providing the superior products, specialist skills, and services they need to architect, build, and manage their data fabrics. César joined NetApp following a long career at Microsoft, where he served as President of Microsoft Asia Pacific, President of Microsoft Latin America, and Global Corporate Vice President of the brand. Having walked in the shoes of NetApp’s enterprise customers, he brings a customer-centric perspective to all he does as president. César serves as the non-executive director and Chairman of the ESG committee at Gestamp, an international organization dedicated to the automotive industry; as an advisory board member of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business; and as an international advisory board member of IESE Business School – University of Navarra.
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Episode 361 Deep Dive: Richard Stiennon | Why AI Security Will Define the Future of Digital Defence
Apr 100:43:27Tap to summarizeRichard Stiennon is Chief Research Analyst for IT-Harvest, the firm he founded in 2005 to cover the 3,051+ vendors that make up the IT security industry. He has presented on the topic of cybersecurity in 31 countries on six continents. He was a lecturer at Charles Sturt University in Australia. He is the author of Surviving Cyberwar (Government Institutes, 2010) and Washington Post Best Seller, There Will Be Cyberwar. Stiennon was Chief Strategy Officer for Blancco Technology Group, the Chief Marketing Officer for Fortinet, Inc. and VP Threat Research at Webroot Software. Prior to that he was VP Research at Gartner. He has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and his MA in War in the Modern World from King’s College, London. His latest book Security Yearbook 2022 was released in June, 2022. Get a copy here.
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From Elastic{ON} Sydney 2026 – KB on the Go | Mandy Andress
Mar 2700:41:44Tap to summarizeData is exploding. Environments are getting noisier and the line between observability and security, it’s basically gone. Search isn’t just a feature anymore, it’s infrastructure. It’s how you see, how you detect, and ultimately how you defend from ai, power detection, engineering to unified visibility across logs, metrics, t races and security telemetry. We’re officially in a world where if you can’t search it in real time, you can’t secure it. This bonus episode features Mandy Andress, CISO at Elastic, live from Elastic{ON} Sydney 2026. As Australia navigates its unique, sector-led approach to AI regulation, Karissa Breen and Mandy Andress explore the challenges—and opportunities—facing CISOs on the front lines of the agentic AI revolution. Mandy Andress is currently the CISO of Elastic and has a long career focused on information risk and security. Prior to Elastic, Mandy led the information security function at MassMutual and established and built information security programs at TiVo, Evant, and Privada. She worked as a security consultant with Ernst & Young and Deloitte & Touche, focusing on energy, financial services, and Internet technology clients with global operations. She also founded an information security consulting company with clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to start up organizations. She is a published author, with her book Surviving Security having two editions and used at multiple universities around the world as the textbook for foundation information security courses. Mandy also tested and reviewed information security products for multiple publications as well as serving as the author for the weekly InfoWorld security column. She has been a sought after expert in the field, speaking at signature security conferences such as BlackHat and Networld+Interop. In addition, she has taught a graduate level Information Risk Management course for UMass Amherst in the College of Information and Computer Sciences. Mandy has a JD from Western New England University, a Master’s in Management Information Systems from Texas A&M University, and a B.B.A in Accounting from Texas A&M University. Mandy is a CISSP, CPA, and member of the Texas Bar.
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