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Camille Stewart Gloster On AI Agents, Active Governance, And Cathedral Thinking | Ep 50
Camille Stewart Gloster examines what happens when autonomous AI systems become active participants inside organizations. Drawing from The Insider You Built, she and A...
Kim Irvin On AI-Driven Cyber Defense, CMMC, And A Cyber Force | Ep 49
Kim Irvin, co-founder and CEO of Minerva Cyber Technologies, examines how small defense contractors absorb cash-flow pressure, regulation, and uncertainty around CMMC....
Dmitri Alperovitch On Taiwan, China’s Cyber Preparation, And Deterrence | Ep 48
In Episode 48, Dmitri Alperovitch maps the strategic signals around a potential conflict over Taiwan. He covers what Russia's invasion of Ukraine taught Beijing and ho...
Brian Drake on artificial intelligence, autonomous warfare, and the ethics of disruption | Ep 47
Former DIA Director of Artificial Intelligence Brian Drake joins Andy Sauer for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of AI, autonomous weapons, misinformation,...
Tim Van Name on AI warfare, cybersecurity incentives, and America’s technological future | Ep 46
Former NSA engineer and White House cybersecurity leader Tim Van Name joins Andy Sauer to discuss the future of cyber conflict, AI-enabled warfare, and the growing ten...
Phyllis Lee On Reasonable Cybersecurity, Compliance Overload, And Software Risk | Ep 45
After 25 years at the NSA, Phyllis Lee now helps shape the CIS Critical Security Controls used by organizations around the world. In this episode of Sentinel Blue’s Th...
Laura Galante On AI Competition, Strategic Infrastructure, And The Future Of Cyber Defense | Ep 44
What happens when cyber risk becomes a question of national power, infrastructure, and resilience? Laura Galante joins Andy Sauer to explore how cyber intelligence evo...
Vicky Pillitteri on risk management, AI security, and the future of cybersecurity standards
Andy Sauer sits down with Vicky Pillitteri from National Institute of Standards and Technology to discuss the intent behind NIST cybersecurity standards, the evolution...
Jen Sovada on OT complexity, human-centered cybersecurity, and the global skills gap
Jen Sovada joins Andy Sauer to explore the hidden complexity of operational technology and why securing it requires more than technical expertise. They discuss the glo...
Mary Brooks on Cyber Assistance, Supply Chains, and the Fracturing of Digital Trust
Cybersecurity isn’t just technical — it’s geopolitical. In this episode, Mary Brooks joins Andy to examine how U.S. cyber assistance, digital trust, and supply chain s...
Matt Lee on the cybersecurity poverty line, insurance risk shifts, and systemic failure
Matt Lee breaks down a hard truth: much of the market is operating below a viable cybersecurity baseline. He explains the concept of the “cybersecurity poverty line,”...
Anna Wheeler on breaking barriers, leadership under fire, and cyber's evolution
Episode Description (75 words) From helicopter gunner to cybersecurity strategist, Anna Wheeler’s career bridges the kinetic and digital battlefields. Andy and Anna ex...
Andy Boyd on Cyber Power, AI Disruption, & the Future of National Security | The Watchers Episode 38
Former CIA cyber chief Andy Boyd joins The Watchers to unpack how nation states wield cyber power, why Russia held back during Ukraine, and how China weaponizes intell...
Teresa Shea on NSA Leadership, Trust, and the Future of Cyber Intelligence | The Watchers Episode 37
Teresa Shea shares an insider’s perspective on national security, leadership, and trust after a 34-year career at the NSA. From surviving the intelligence failures of ...
Jonny Gannon on CIA Operations, Leadership Under Fire & AI Intelligence
In this episode of The Watchers, Andy Sauer sits down with former CIA officer Jonny Gannon for an inside look at clandestine operations, from the front lines of post-9...
Bob Skinner on Presidential Communications, Cyber Leadership, and AI Accountability
Retired Lieutenant General Bob Skinner joins Andy Sauer to unpack leadership at the highest levels of national security. From overseeing presidential communications to...
General David Petraeus on Strategic Leadership, Great-Power Competition, and the AI Revolution
In this episode of The Watchers, Andy Sauer sits down with General David Petraeus to discuss leadership at the highest levels of war, intelligence, and global business...
Don Yeske on Public Service, Courage, and the Changing Face of Government
After more than two decades in uniform and public service, Don Yeske left his leadership post at the Department of Homeland Security over concerns that the moral core ...
Bill Cameron on partner nation cybersecurity, and cyberspace escalation
Retired Navy officer and cybersecurity leader Bill Cameron joins Andy Sauer to discuss the evolving landscape of cyber conflict. From flying helicopters in the Cold Wa...
Jennifer Ewbank on the CIA, Innovation in AI, and the Race with China
Jennifer Ewbank, former Deputy Director of the CIA for Digital Innovation, joins The Watchers to discuss the intersection of espionage and emerging technology. From he...
