Ep 116: Robert Johnston - Adlumin Founder, CIO N-Able, and USMC veteran

Ep 116: Robert Johnston - Adlumin Founder, CIO N-Able, and USMC veteran

Robert discusses early cyber efforts in the Marine Corps, working the 2016 DNC hack for CrowdStrike, founding Adlumin Security Operations, the impact of AI on cybersecurity, and much more. https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertsjohnston/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertsjohnston/] https://www.n-able.com/products/adlumin/mdr [https://www.n-able.com/products/adlumin/mdr]

Ep 115: Ben Connable PhD - Executive Director of the Battle Research Group, Adjunct Professor of Security Studies at Georgetown University, and Marine Corps Intelligence and Foreign Area Officer

Ben discusses the role of the Battle Research Group, the idiosyncratic nature of drone warfare in Ukraine, his service as an intelligence and foreign area office in the Middle East, his seminal study The Will to Fight, USMC Force Design, the role of AI in military research, and much more. Ben's articles and podcasts:https://benconnable.com [https://benconnable.com] Battle Research Group: https://battleresearchgroup.org [https://battleresearchgroup.org] Ground Combat book and database:https://groundcombat.org [https://groundcombat.org]

Ep 114: Jamil Jaffer - Venture Partner at Paladin Capital Group and Executive Director of George Mason University's National Security Institute

Jamil walks us through the evolution of cyber security legislation, the role of Government in tech regulation, the role of the National Security Institute, working on the front lines of DOJ's National Security Division in the 2000s, and much more. https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/ [https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/] https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/about-us/faculty/jamil-jaffer/ [https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/about-us/faculty/jamil-jaffer/]

Ep 113: Steve Kiser - GP at Veteran Ventures Capital and USAF Intelligence Officer

USAF intelligence officer and Veteran Ventures Capital General Partner Steve Kiser PhD joins the pod to discuss the dual-use national security tech space, veteran entrepreneurship, counter-threat finance efforts in Iraq, friction points in the Indo-Pacific, and much more. VVC website:   www.veteranventures.usLinkedIn:            Steve Kiser | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstevekiservvc/]

Ep 112 - McDaniel Wicker: former USAF Intelligence Officer and Senior Vice President USG at Babel Street

McDaniel discusses agentic risk intelligence, the expansion of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), navigating government contracts, AI development and regulatory concerns, and much more. www.babelstreet.ai [https://www.babelstreet.ai/]