Thales Security Sessions

Beyond the Algorithm: The Human Skills Engineering Still Can’t Live Without

In a world racing toward AI, quantum disruption, and unprecedented security threats, the future of engineering depends on who we invite to the table. And sometimes, the spark that changes a life—and strengthens an entire industry—comes from a single voice of encouragement. In this episode, we sit down with Deborah Theriault, Crypto Engineering Management Director at Thales, whose journey from a math obsessed student to a leader in mission critical security engineering reveals what truly drives innovation: curiosity, courage, and the power of seeing what’s possible when someone believes in you.

The Emerging Battle for Data Protection

What if the greatest threat to your organization isn’t lurking in the shadows but is accelerating right in front of you? In a world where AI can uncover vulnerabilities in minutes where it once took weeks, and where nearly two-thirds of organizations don’t even know where all their data lives, the rules of cybersecurity are being rewritten in real time. The Emerging Battle for Data Protection reveals a stark reality: data is expanding faster than our ability to protect it, attackers are moving at machine speed, and the race to secure what matters most is no longer theoretical, it’s happening now. In this episode, recorded live at RSA Conference 2026, Scott Crawford, Information Security Research Head, 451 Research / S&P Global and Todd Moore, Vice President Data Security Products at Thales, join us to discuss some of the key findings of the 2026 Thales Data Threat Report.

Inside the Race to a Quantum Safe Future: PQC Palooza Live 2026 at RSAC

Quantum computing isn’t distant anymore, but is a rapidly approaching milestone that is already reshaping the foundations of digital security. Faced with a new reality, organizations everywhere are preparing for the post quantum era. Encryption, the essential safeguard for global data protection, will need to evolve quickly, and the timeline to act is shrinking fast. For this reason, Thales PQC Palooza at RSAC has become one of the industry’s must-attend gatherings, and this episode takes you right into the heart of this year’s event. Hear from leaders across the PQC ecosystem including Keyfactor, DigiCert, Quside, The Quantum Crunch, Thales and more, who break down the current state of PQC and the critical steps toward quantum-safe architectures.

RSAC 2026 On the Go: Where AI, Emerging Tech, and Collective Defense Collide

In this special Thales Security Sessions “Podcast On the Go” episode, we are at RSA Conference 2026 in San Francisco, bringing listeners straight from the show floor. The RSAC 2026 Pulse takes you straight to the heart of the event, where Liz Kelly captures real-time insights from cybersecurity leaders, innovators, and practitioners on the show floor. In this fast-paced episode, experts share their perspectives on the explosive impact of AI on both threats and defenses, the growing importance of data visibility and DSPM, and the convergence of identity, data, and application security. From post-quantum readiness to API security and autonomous agents, this episode delivers a concise, on-the-ground look at the trends shaping the future of cybersecurity - and what organizations need to do next to stay ahead.

The Peril and the Promise

When ChatGPT was released in November 2022, it ushered in a revolution, reaching 100 million monthly active users within two months, one of the fastest adoption curves in consumer tech history. The rest, as they say, is history. Since then, in boardrooms and organizations of all types, AI instantly became both a shield and a weapon. Even inside the White House, policymakers were forced to confront a stark reality: this technology carries extraordinary promise, and extraordinary peril. In this episode of the Thales Security Sessions Podcast, former White House advisor Diane Staheli takes us behind the scenes of how governments, model creators, and security leaders are racing to close governance gaps, outpace adversaries, and prevent AI risk at a pace no one has ever seen before.

Thales Goes to the Movies

In this special “Movie Episode,” host Steve Prentice sits down with David Holmes, CTO at Thales, for a wide-ranging and deeply human conversation about the movies and TV shows that didn’t just entertain us but quietly prepared us for the world we’re living in now. Starting with Tron and The Matrix, the discussion explores how science fiction has anticipated virtual worlds, AI, digital identity, algorithm-shaped realities, and our evolving relationship with technology itself. Blending nostalgia, cultural insight, and sharp technological perspective, this episode asks a deceptively simple question: did science fiction merely reflect our fears and hopes, or did it actively shape the future we’re now navigating? The result is a thoughtful, entertaining journey down the rabbit hole: one that challenges listeners to reconsider where reality ends, where technology begins, and what it means to be human in an increasingly constructed world.

Pursuing Clarity in Cybersecurity: Post-Quantum, AI, and the Hidden Risks CISOs Can’t Ignore

Today’s data breaches don’t start with hackers breaking down the door. It is much more dangerous than that. They start with organizations believing they’re already secure. But with generative AI accelerating attacks, unstructured data exploding across clouds, and collaboration tools, AI systems, and post-quantum threats moving quickly from theory to reality, many security leaders are finding themselves flying blind. In this episode of the Thales Security Sessions podcast, we are joined by Jay Thurston, Field CISO at Thales, for a candid conversation about why cybersecurity isn’t about fear, so much as clarity, and what organizations must do now to protect their data, their reputation, and their future.

The Predictions Episode 2026

As we start a new year, the cybersecurity threat landscape is evolving faster than most organizations can track, let alone defend. AI-powered predator bots that never sleep, an explosion of API traffic, and autonomous agents operating at machine speed are quietly reshaping the rules of engagement. In this, our annual predictions episode of the Thales Security Sessions podcast, Tim Chang, Global VP & GM of Application Security at Thales, delivers a clear warning: yesterday’s perimeter-based thinking is no longer enough. To survive what’s coming next, organizations must embrace a “security anywhere” mindset: one that delivers visibility, control, and protection wherever applications, data, and AI actually live.

LEGO for Hackers

There are some people in the cybersecurity industry who blaze a trail so bright, it’s impossible and frankly unwise to miss them. Our guest on this episode is one of those people. We’re delighted to welcome back FC, aka Freaky Clown. He’s an ethical hacker with an impressive background, for example being paid to break into hospitals and rob banks, all in the interest of helping his clients improve security. He shares his wisdom on LEGO for hackers, the dangers of putting AI into everything, and his favorite advice for CISOs and the companies that employ them.

The Strongest Network Is Human: Lessons from Singapore