Imperial Security Bureau Podcast

Robert Daigle is the Director of Global AI Business at Lenovo. He's a public speaker & visionary tech leader with over a decade of AI experience within startups to fortune 200 companies. He helped launch one of the first AI recruiting platforms in 2014 and now leads a global AI team supporting AI deployments around the world. He's a LinkedIn Top AI Voice with an MBA. In this conversation, we explore the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, focusing on its implications for businesses, technology, and society. We discuss Robert's background in AI, Lenovo's strategic investments in the field, and the technical aspects of AI hardware. The conversation also delves into the rise of generative AI, the future of AI agents, and the importance of responsible AI practices. GUEST: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rdaigle/ Website: https://robertdaigle.com/ The podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, Rumble, Odysee, Apple Podcast, Pandora, Amazon Music, Samsung Podcast, Podcast Index, Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, Listener Notes, Deezer, and RSS dot com. TIMESTAMPS: 9:23 - Robert's background 15:58 - Where Lenovo fits into the AI ecosystem 21:19 - Emergence of NPUs on each device 32:51 - How Robert is using AI 36:30 - RAG Architecture Explained 40:45 - Agentic AI 45:37 - Human versus AI generated content 52:19 - AI adoption speed 54:09 - Corporate responsible AI committees 57:28 - AI power consumption concerns 58:51 - Trend Towards Selective AI Usage 1:00:23 - High-efficiency liquid cooled datacenters HOST: Hosted by Blake Williams, Founder / Headhunter @ Hyperdrive Recruiting Linktree: https://linktr.ee/blakewilliams4u Fix Your Resume & Double Your Interviews @ https://HRapproved.com Find Your Next Job / Find Your Next Hire @ https://hyperdriverecruiting.com

Imanuel Babadostov is the Lead BISO at Blackbaud. He has over 20 years of cybersecurity experience in various industries including Government, Healthcare, Managed Services, and SaaS. He is a leader, presenter, trainer, writer, scrum master, and highly certified - CISSP, CEH, GDAT, GSLC, GSEC, CHFI, GMON, Security+. He is focused on performing the role of a BISO - Business Information Security Officer. He is on a mission to clarify what the role entails, how to better the company using it, and define the concrete skills and KPIs one can use to improve as a BISO or a BISO team lead. GUEST: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imanuelb2/ Website: https://ibabadostov.wixsite.com/the-blog The podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, Rumble, Odysee, Apple Podcast, Pandora, Amazon Music, Samsung Podcast, Podcast Index, Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, Listener Notes, Deezer, and RSS dot com. TIMESTAMPS: 1:50 - Imanuel's Background 3:58 - What's Happening in Cyber 4:28 - Cyber Skills Gap 5:49 - The BISO role, what is it? 8:17 - BISO versus GRC 10:02 - How BISO's Divide Responsibilities 11:23 - How to Find Your Way Into a BISO role 13:15 - Apprenticeship Program Advocacy 15:12 - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 16:56 - Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity 19:10 - Is Work More Stressful at Home or In-Office? 22:21 - Amazon's RTO 5 Days Per Week 23:31 - Layoffs from AI 24:07 - How Imanuel is using AI 27:51 - Hackers Using AI to Their Advantage 30:32 - ChatGPT o1 31:15 - AI's Mad Cow Effect 32:32 - Did The Movie Wall-E Predict Our Future? 33:44 - Black Mirror on Netflix 36:24 - Idiocracy Movie & Concern for Our Kids 45:36 - Ask Me Anything - Recruiter Edition 57:46 - Love, Death, Robots on Netflix 59:23 - How to Measure BISO Performance HOST: Blake Williams - Chief Technical Recruiter at Hyperdrive Recruiting Linktree: https://linktr.ee/blakewilliams4u Fix Your Resume and Double Your Interview Requests with HR Approved Website: https://HRapproved.com Find Your Next Job / Find Your Next Hire with Hyperdrive Recruiting Website: https://hyperdriverecruiting.com

Shankar Viswanathan serves as Senior Director, Head of Cloud Security at Credit Karma. He has over 15 years of experience in IAM, Applied Crypto, Security Engineering, Cloud Engineering, especially in the FinTech industry. He's a Startup Advisor and Forbes Technology Council Member.GUEST:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shankarnviswanathan/TIMESTAMPS:2:39 - How he landed in Cybersecurity4:07 - Forbes Technology Council5:06 - What is Applied Crypto?6:58 - What's happening in cyber?9:14 - Non-Human Identity Security22:24 - What Keeps Cyber Talent Engaged & Happy26:20 - His Approach to Hiring Junior Level28:54 - What tools would he learn first?30:07 - Sources of threat intel32:10 - Favorite Movies (it's not Star Wars)33:12 - Hiring33:46 - Questions for a recruiter37:02 - Resume Reviews & Coaching38:44 - Why AI Can't Write Your Resume For You40:35 - What's led to his success 44:57 - Cruise Ship Mucker Story48:34 - How he deals with stress of the jobHOST:Blake Williams - Chief Technical Recruiter at Hyperdrive RecruitingLinktree: https://linktr.ee/blakewilliams4uFix Your Resume and Double Your Interview Requests with HR ApprovedWebsite: https://HRapproved.comFind Your Next Job / Find Your Next Hire with Hyperdrive RecruitingWebsite: https://hyperdriverecruiting.comj

Brandon Mathis is a talented Full Stack Developer in Raleigh, NC currently serving as CTO of vTestify. He runs Triangle Devs, a prominent local meetup/slack/discord group. He is a lifelong tinkerer, coder & product builder. He's also a husband, dad, gamer, and writer. His has a focus on web development using: Javascript (Node, React, ect), Ruby (Rails, Sinatra, Chef), DevOps (AWS, Ansible, Docker), Test Driven Development, Object Oriented Design, REST API Development, and SQL/NoSQL. If you're trying to build high quality software products at scale and planning to leverage local Raleigh talent you should start by scheduling a conversation with Brandon.GUEST:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathisbrandon/Website: www.brandonmathis.meGitHub: https://github.com/BrandonMathisTriangle Devs: https://triangledevelopers.com/Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/triangle-devs/TIMESTAMPS:1:36 - Favorite movie5:28 - Star Wars chat9:07 - Acolyte cancellation13:57 - How he landed in software engineering21:26 - Golang vs Rust24:59 - His favorite language26:58 - JavaScript vs TypeScript29:57 - Where he recommends newbies start coding33:09 - Would he recommend getting in a dev career35:05 - GitHub Go-Pilot37:21 - Dev skills becoming part of life43:03 - Mac or PC46:15 - Alfred on Mac46:43 - Spotlight on iPhone51:28 - His recent focus on Cybersecurity54:34 - Polyfill.js hack58:48 - Reallocation from QA to Cybersecurity1:00:17 - Why can't devs test their own code1:04:44 - No size company is immune to cyber attacks1:05:34 - Ethics of storing passwords properly1:08:26 - What happened to Agile / Scrum1:13:32 - Best way to measure dev performance1:19:53 - Cheaply made Agencyware vs American Made Software1:28:14 - Roller skates vs Rollerblades1:29:50 - Snowblades1:31:18 - Future of AI writing code1:34:19 - What Shopify did to eCommerce development1:37:49 - Gen Z never leaves social media1:39:00 - Where can you find BrandonHOST:Blake Williams - Chief Technical Recruiter at Hyperdrive RecruitingLinktree: https://linktr.ee/blakewilliams4uFix Your Resume and Double Your Interview Requests with HR ApprovedWebsite: https://HRapproved.comFind Your Next Job / Find Your Next Hire with Hyperdrive RecruitingWebsite: https://hyperdriverecruiting.com

Sarah Choudhary is CEO of Aridian Technologies and ICE Innovations. She started her career in ETL development and has become a visionary AI innovator, tech leader, writer, and Forbes Council Member. She has a Ph.D. in Data Science and current spearheading the development of several AI applications. She has a newsletter called TechSpectrum where she writes about navigating VR, AI, ML, Data & Cybersecurity and offers a curated exploration into the world of AI.GUEST:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahchoudhary/Website: www.sarahchoudhary.comTIMESTAMPS:6:30 - Sarah's background10:07 - Pursuing her PhD in data science13:10 - What she learned analyzing life expectancy data19:03 - Bias in AI algorithms28:26 - Deepfakes30:43 - Using AI in school33:15 - Her time at Ernst & Young35:41 - What will we do when AI takes jobs40:09 - Quantum Computing49:26 - Sarah's Start-Ups - ICE Rides & iChef51:24 - ICE Innovations1:03:49 - Microsoft Fabric1:06:55 - Sprawberry1:10:48 - Advice for transitioning into AI jobs1:19:27 - How she found a new level of confidence1:23:38 - How to handle a low ball offer1:36:59 - Where to find SarahHOST:Blake Williams - Chief Technical Recruiter at Hyperdrive RecruitingLinktree: https://linktr.ee/blakewilliams4uFix Your Resume and Double Your Interview Requests with HR ApprovedWebsite: https://HRapproved.comFind Your Next Job / Find Your Next Hire with Hyperdrive RecruitingWebsite: https://hyperdriverecruiting.com

Joe Aurilia is the SVP of Operations for Cyware, a threat intelligence sharing platform, SOAR platform, and cybersecurity managed servicing provider. He serves as the COO and CIO reporting directly to the CEO. He has over 20 years in technology, operations, and strategic planning, guiding teams and organizations to peak performance across diverse industries. He is an expert in building and scaling all aspects of company operations to meet mission and goals. He serves as an Executive Member and Membership Board Member for SIM (Society for Information Management) and a Executive Member and Raleigh (RDU) Steering Committee Leader for Pavilion - a global membership organization for high-growth operators. He is a GTM Advisor and public speaker available to help your organization optimize and grow.GUEST: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephauriliajr/ Website: https://cyware.com/ TIMESTAMPS: 4:49 - If Aliens Asked Your Purpose Here 6:17 - Joe's Story 10:13 - New Market Trends 12:47 - New Trends in Contract Terms 14:57 - What's Happening In Cyber? 19:57 - What Makes Cyware Different? 22:10 - Challenges Running a 100% Remote Global Organization 24:27 - Optimist or Pessimist on AI? 29:38 - Who's Making Up All These Acronyms in Cyber? 31:33 - ISOA, ISAC, & CERTS - What are they? 33:44 - We Go Off Topic into Left Field 36:41 - 2024 Job Market 39:13 - Candidate Matching Challenges 43:39 - Benefits of Hiring Offshore 45:56 - SIM (Society for Information Management) 48:05 - Decision to Pursue the Renewable Energy Industry (2011-2019) 51:36 - Importance of Knowledge Base Curation 53:54 - Joe Favorite Interview Questions 56.06 - Personal Productivity & Efficiency Hacks 57:08 - Reclaim.ai HOST: Blake Williams - Chief Technical Recruiter at Hyperdrive Recruiting Website: https://hyperdriverecruiting.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blakewilliams4u/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hyperdriverecruiting Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blakewilliams4u/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blakewilliams4u Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BlakeWilliams4u YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hyperdriverecruiting Linktree: https://linktr.ee/blakewilliams4u

Daniel Miessler is the Founder of Unsupervised Learning. Creator of https://fabricai.app, and open-source framework for Augmenting humans with AI, and https://threshold.app, a new AI-based way of finding the best content onlilne. 25 years experience in Cybersecurity. Active coder, builder in the AI and Security space (langchain, langraph, AWS step functions, local models, business context use-cases). Built and ran the business intelligence team / product for Information Security at Apple. Built and ran the Vulnerability Management and AppSec at Robinhood. Active programmer (github.com/danielmiessler).GUEST:Daniel's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielmiessler/Newsletter Website: https://danielmiessler.com/subscribeFabric: https://fabricai.appThreshold: https://threshold.appSubstrate: https://danielmiessler.com/p/introducing-substrateTimestamps:4:10 - How He Landed in Cybersecurity5:25 - Advice to Job Seekers6:32 - Unsupervised Learning7:07 - How He Manages His Time9:18 - Why He Shifted from FTE to Solopreneur11:38 - How He Prioritizes13:39 - Human 3.016:15 - Augmented17:42 - The Moment He Wanted Me Dead18:26 - Fabric20:06 - Threshold21:48 - Substrate26:05 - AI's Predictable Path & DA's30:36 - How He Would Configure His DA's33:15 - Jobs & Recruiting36:11 - Should Recruiters Find New Professions45:45 - AI Interviews & Veton.ai52:09 - Bumble53:26 - Lattice Introduces Digital Employee54:58 - Ask Me AnythingHOST:Blake Williams - Chief Technical Recruiter at Hyperdrive RecruitingLinktree: https://linktr.ee/blakewilliams4uFix Your Resume and Double Your Interview Requests with HR ApprovedWebsite: https://HRapproved.comFind Your Next Job / Find Your Next Hire with Hyperdrive RecruitingWebsite: https://hyperdriverecruiting.com

Justin Copeland is the Director of Product Marketing with Praetorian, an offensive security and managed security services company. With over 15 years of marketing experience and 12 years in cybersecurity industry, Jason is a data-driven, growth-focused marketing leader with extensive experience developing and executing strategic marketing initiatives for elite cybersecurity SaaS organizations. His areas of expertise include: Marketing Operations, Go-to-Market Planning & Execution, Brand Development & Positioning, Demand Generation Strategy, Competitive Research & Analysis, Sales and Product Enablement, Persona Development, Product Launch Management, Content DevelopmentGUEST:Justin Copeland - Director, Product Marketing at PraetorianJustin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whoisjustincopeland/Company Website: https://www.praetorian.com/Timestamps:5:31 - How Justin Landed in Marketing & Cybersecurity7:39 - Challenges Facing Marketing Departments9:59 - Email Deliverability Issues11:13 - HTML vs Plain Text Emails11:59 - A/B Testing13:32 - Top Secret Marketing Content Trick14:23 - Shout Out to Ben Mena at Elite Recruiter Podcast & Castmagic17:36 - Marketing vs. Product Marketing20:00 - Campaign Personalization & Persona Development21:45 - What Makes Praetorian Different23:32 - CTEM - Continuous Threat Exposure Management26:21 - AI's Impact on Marketing Departments27:51 - What Is He Spending Time On30:15 - Importance of Net Promoter Score32:10 - How He Decides Where to Focus34:03 - Marketing Experimentation & Wordsmithing38:45 - Recruiting QuestionsHOST:Blake Williams - Chief Technical Recruiter at Hyperdrive RecruitingLinktree: https://linktr.ee/blakewilliams4uFix Your Resume and Double Your Interview Requests with HR ApprovedWebsite: https://HRapproved.comFind Your Next Job / Find Your Next Hire with Hyperdrive RecruitingWebsite: https://hyperdriverecruiting.com

Ayman Elsawah is a Fractional CISO (vCISO) for Cloud Security Labs. They specialize in providing CISO services to Start-Ups and Scale-Ups. After graduating with a Computer Science degree, his career progressed from Network Engineer to Cybersecurity Engineer to Cybersecurity Architect to Cloud Cybersecurity Consultant to Fractional CISO. He now provides coaching services, advisory services, and authors books and instructional courses online.GUEST:Ayman Elsawah - Fractional CISO at Cloud Security LabsAyman's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/infosecleader/Ayman's Website: https://coffeewithayman.com/Ayman's Fractional CISO Course: https://securitycafe.thinkific.com/courses/vciso-fractional-ciso-courseTimestamps:2:25 - Favorite Movie & Music4:45 - Coffee8:17 - Ayman's Book & Podcast9:22 - What He's Learned from Podcasting11:52 - Top 5 Ways to Break into Cybersecurity13:42 - How Ayman Landed in Cybersecurity15:30 - Becoming Fractional17:44 - Should You Go Fractional?23:34 - Best Parts of Being Fractional30:59 - Why Fractional is Becoming so Popular40:26 - Social Selling43:10 - BD Strategies for Landing Fractional Clients45:34 - What's Happening in Cyber?47:19 - Can Cyber Issues Be Solved with Hiring?49:24 - Opportunities for American Workers50:16 - What's Up with Ghost Job Postings?54:41 - What He Does For FunHOST:Blake Williams - Chief Technical Recruiter at Hyperdrive RecruitingLinktree: https://linktr.ee/blakewilliams4uFix Your Resume and Double Your Interview Requests with HR ApprovedWebsite: https://HRapproved.comFind Your Next Job / Find Your Next Hire with Hyperdrive RecruitingWebsite: https://hyperdriverecruiting.com

Tom Mirc is the Managing Director - Principal of Shadow Hornet, a strategy consulting firm and your secret weapon in Due Diligence, Scaling, and Nearshore Site Expansion/Selection. Tom has led the firm to 226% top-line average growth (24 month), non-voting interest in 3 portcos. He serves as primary bridge between capital owners and portfolio company leadership. Infusing portcos with AI, nearshoring capability, and EBTIDA recovery as valuation multipliers. He focuses on lower mid-market PE focal verticals: Telecommunications, Energy, Electric Utilities, Financial Services, FinTech, and Technology Services. He's lead 11 business acquisitions and integrations from both the buy and sell side. A large portion of his career has involved turning around non-performing teams, transforming business cultures from pessimistic to energized, and achieving improbable goals in the process. He's led product development/R&D launches and go-to-market campaigns for $330m businessesGUEST:Tom Mirc - Managing Director - Principal of Shadow HornetTom's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasmirc/Company Website: https://www.shadowhornet.com/Timestamps:3:09 - Favorite Movie & Music5:04 - Tom's Story10:32 - Current Market Conditions & Statistics18:08 - 3 Fronts (Offshore, Nearshore, and AI)25:09 - Growing Energy Production Industry27:38 - ThorCon29:51 - Where Will the Opportunities Be for American Workers34:06 - Erosion of Trust in Employers35:57 - Job Security in Cybersecurity?38:08 - Reductions in IT Spending (Primarily Software)41:11 - Tom's Experience as a White House Advisor42:45 - Leave the World Behind Movie43:49 - Moore County Power Grid Incident45:25 - Opportunities in Solving the Feeble Power Grid47:14 - One Second After BookHOST:Blake Williams - Chief Technical Recruiter at Hyperdrive RecruitingLinktree: https://linktr.ee/blakewilliams4uFix Your Resume and Double Your Interview Requests with HR ApprovedWebsite: https://HRapproved.comFind Your Next Job / Find Your Next Hire with Hyperdrive RecruitingWebsite: https://hyperdriverecruiting.com