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Industry Voices: Zero Trust and DOD Thunderdome, with Imran Umar, Booz Allen Hamilton.
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Zero Trust and DOD Thunderdome. 

Imran Umar, Senior Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast to explore how the DOD's Thunderdome solution helps agencies meet Zero Trust mandates. He explains how a modular, open-architecture approach enables flexibility, reduces risk, and allows organizations to build on existing tools. 


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Grappling with a Ransomware Attack

Damon Fleury, SpyCloud’s Chief Product Officer, joins Dave to discuss defending against what criminals know about you and the role of holistic digital identity in cyber defense.

 

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Interview with Joe Gillespie from Booz Allen Hamilton.

Cyber AI in action: Speed, Scale, Defense.

Joe Gillespie, Senior Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast to discuss how AI is rapidly transforming the cyber battlefield. He explains how agentic AI and machine-speed threat hunting are redefining defense strategies, enabling defenders to match adversaries' pace and precision in an evolving arms race.

 

Interview with Betsy Carmelite from Booz Allen Hamilton.

Why Analysts Still Matter in an AI World.

Betsy Carmelite, Principal at Booz Allen, joins N2K’s Brandon Karpf on the CyberWire Daily podcast for a special Women on the Street segment from RSA 2024. She reflects on the growing importance of human judgment in threat intelligence, emphasizing trust, curiosity, and cross-sector information sharing as essential tools for defending critical infrastructure.

 

Interview with Betsy Carmelite from Booz Allen Hamilton.

Redefining the Cyber Talent Pipeline.

Betsy Carmelite, Principal at Booz Allen Hamilton, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast to discuss solving the cyber talent shortage through skills-based hiring and inclusive career pathways. She highlights the need to broaden entry points, rethink rigid degree requirements, and recognize unconventional backgrounds as critical to building a resilient and diverse cyber workforce.

 

Interview with Betsy Carmelite from Booz Allen Hamilton.

Cyber psychology and the Human Attack Surface. 

Betsy Carmelite, Principal at Booz Allen Hamilton, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast to unpack how cyberpsychology can help mitigate human-driven breaches. She explains how understanding attacker motives and workforce behavior can reduce errors, improve decision-making, and shift cybersecurity strategies from blame to behavioral awareness.

 

Interview with Betsy Carmelite from Booz Allen Hamilton.

Third-Party Risk Reframed.

Betsy Carmelite, Principal at Booz Allen Hamilton, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast to explore how threat intelligence strengthens third-party risk management. She emphasizes the importance of actionable insights during the reconnaissance phase and recommends compromise assessments and attacker-minded thinking to mitigate vulnerabilities introduced by external partners.

 

Interview with Betsy Carmelite from Booz Allen Hamilton.

Building Resilience from Ukraine to the U.S.. 

Betsy Carmelite, Principal at Booz Allen Hamilton, joins Dave Bittner on the CyberWire Daily podcast from RSA 2023 to discuss cyber resilience in critical infrastructure. Drawing lessons from Ukraine’s wartime defense, she emphasizes trust, communication, and public-private partnerships as essential to preparing for future threats—including those tied to a potential China/Taiwan conflict.