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Episodes

215 - CrowdStrike Outage Exposes Cybersecurity Flaws
The CrowdStrike outage over the weekend exposed major flaws in our approach to CyberSeurity, Software Engineering and System Architecture. Darren is joined with returning guest Matthew Pulsipher to discuss the implications of this weekends events.

210 - Cyber Technology Cannot Hide Bad Risk Management
In today’s tech-driven business world, balancing the use of SaaS platforms and maintaining robust cybersecurity is like walking a tightrope. In this podcast episode, we chat with Richard Hollis, Director at RiskCrew, about the practical application of Zero Trust principles and a holistic approach to risk management in the digital age. We explore the importance of data-centric security, the challenges posed by cloud-based SaaS platforms, and the necessity of evolving our cybersecurity strategies.

199 - Cyber Defenders: Safeguarding GenAI Against Emerging Threats
In this episode, Darren is joined by guest Chris Sestito, CEO of HiddenLayer, as we uncover the vulnerabilities threatening our digital future and explore innovative solutions to protect AI systems from exploitation and misuse.

195 - Government Digital Transformation
In this podcast episode of Embracing Digital Transformation, Darren Pulsipher, Greg Clifton, and Jason Dunn-Potter highlight Intel's massive investments in digital transformation. They discuss Intel's journey towards digital transformation, focusing on the company's investments in supply chain diversification, workforce development, and cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence. The podcast provides an in-depth analysis of Intel's innovations. It highlights the company's pioneering technological role, from mainframes to the cloud.

192 - Understanding Identity in Zero Trust
In this episode, Darren interviews Jeff Reich, executive director of the Identity Defined Security Alliance, about the role Identity plays in Zero-Trust Architectures and in our digital world.

187 - GenAI RAG Details
In part two of his interview with Eduardo Alvarez, Darren explores the use of GenAI LLMs and RAG (Retrieval Augmentation Generation) techniques to help organizations leverage the latest advancements in AI quickly and cost-effectively.

185 - History of Data-centrical Applications (revisited)
The first episode of this podcast was released 185 episodes ago. In this episode, the host Darren Pulsipher redoes episode one to provide updated information on the history of data-centric application development. He discusses how new technologies like edge computing and AI have impacted data generation and the need for better data management.

182 - Zero Trust Data Assurance
The need for robust data security strategies has grown exponentially in the digital age, becoming a top priority for businesses around the world. Cybersecurity expert and CTO of Walacor, Walter Hancock, offers keen insight into the importance of data integrity and a zero trust approach in current cybersecurity regimes.

181 - Zero Trust in 5G
In the midst of the growing adoption of 5G technologies worldwide, the experts in the recent episode of Embracing Digital Transformation podcast delved into the integral topic of Zero Trust in 5G security. Host Darren Pulsipher welcomed 5G advanced communications expert Leland Brown, VP of Marketing at Trenton Systems Yazz Krdzalic, and Ken Urquhart, a physicist turned cybersecurity professional from Zscaler, to discuss the integration and advancement of 5G technology, along with its challenges and breakthroughs.

178 - Zero Trust networking with OpenZiti
On this episode, Darren interviews Phillip Griffith, a community leader of the open-source project OpenZiti. They discuss the importance of Zero Trust networking in modern IT networks.

177 - Zero Trust Data with SafelyShare
During this episode, Darren and SafeLishare CEO Shamim Naqvi discuss how confidential computing can be employed to create managed data-sharing collaborative environments in the cloud.

176 - Zero Trust Shared Data
In this episode, Darren interviews Shammim Naqvi, the CEO and founder of SafelyShare, about managing and securing data in shared and collaborative environments using the zero-trust data model.

174 - Zero Trust Application with Confidential Computing
In this episode Darren interviews Patrick Conte from Fortanix about leveraging confidential computing in securiting applications in zero trust architectures.

172 - Zero Trust Architecture
In this podcast episode Darren talks with Steve Orrin and Dave Marcus and discusses zero trust architecture, a new security model needed for today's digital environments where the network perimeter is disappearing. Experts explain what zero trust is, key principles like default deny access and continuous authentication, and advice for organizations starting their zero trust journey.

170 - Zero Trust Principles
In this episode Darren explores the principles of Zero Trust architecture with special guest David Marcus, Senior Security Architect, and returning guest Dr. Anna Scott

148 - Securing the Remote Worker Through Mobile Virtualization
In this episode of the podcast Embracing Digital Transformation, host Darren Pulsipher engages in an insightful conversation with special guest Jared Shepard, the CEO of Hypori. The interview focuses on the crucial topic of securing remote workers through mobile virtualization. Jared Shepard's unique journey from a high school dropout to a CEO adds an inspiring dimension to the discussion.

144 - Science Behind Digital Twins
In this episode Darren explores the science and use cases behind digital twin technology with the principal architect of Intel's ScheneScape.

143 - Use Cases in Confidential Computing
In this episode of Embracing Digital Transformation Dr. Anna Scott continues her conversation with Ibett Acarapi and Jesse Schrater about Confidential Computing and their uses in AI, and software development.

142 - Data Protection with Confidential Computing
In this episode Dr. Anna Scott interviews Jesse Schrater and Ibett Acarapi about how to protect data using confidential computing.

137 - Rebirth of the Private Cloud
In this episode Darren interviews Sam Ceccola, CTO of DOD for HPE about the new business and technology models changing the way organizations consume hybrid cloud.

136 - Resilient Data in Disruptive Comms
In this podcast episode, Darren Pulsipher, Intel's chief solution architect of the public sector, is interviewed by guest host Dr. Anna Scott on resilient data with disruptive comms.

135 - Trustworthy and Ethical AI
In this episode Darren interviews Gretchen Stewart, Chief Data Scientist of Public Sector at Intel where they discuss the trustworthiness and ethics of artificial intelligence.

131 - Digital Transformation in Federal Government
In this episode, Darren interview Mark Valcich director and GM of Federal Civilian Public Sector at Intel. Mark's years of experience shine as he describes the current trends in digital transformation in the federal civilian government.

127 - Innovation as a Service
On this episode Darren interviews Andrew Cohen Managing Director at Netsurit about providing Inovation as a Service to it customers through process re-engineering and automation.

125 - Ways to Reduce Cybersecurity Risk
In this episode, Darren discusses leveraging the six cybersecurity domains to develop a Zero Trust Architecture to protect your resources, data, and critical infrastructure.

123 - Cybersecurity in Public Sector
In this episode, Darren interviews Jim Richberg Forinet's Field CISO of the Public Sector, discussing the differences in cybersecurity in the public sector. The federal government is very different from state and local governments concerning cybersecurity and their approaches.

118 - What's ahead in 2023
In this episode Darren talks about what's in store for 2023 where he reviews his predictions on the critical elements of digital transformation in the year ahead.

117 - 2022 Year In Review
In this episode Darren reviews 2022. He identifies the most talked about topics on the podcast in 2022 including Data Management, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Edge Computing, and Hybrid Workspaces.

115 - Blocking and Tackling of Security
In this episode, Darren talks about cybersecurity with returning guest John Evans, Chief Technology Advisor at World Wide Technology (WWT).

112 - Myths of Lift and Shift Cloud Migration
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solutions Architect, Public Sector, Intel, and John Evans, Chief Technology Advisor, WWT, discuss five lift and shift cloud migration myths.

105 - Information-driven Leadership Part 2
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solutions Architect, Public Sector, Intel continues his talk with Betsy Freeman, CEO of Radius Advisory Group, about her experience as an information-driven leader in the public and private sectors. Part two of two.

102 - Identity-based Micro-segmentation with Elisity
In part 2 of Security with Elisity, Darren discusses identity-based micro-segmentation solutions with Dana Yanch, Director of Technical Marketing, and Dan Demers, Technical Architect.

101 - Network Controller Security with Elisity
Intel’s Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solutions Architect, Public Sector, interviews network security experts Dana Yanch and Dan Demers from Elisity about network controller security techniques and zero trust architectures.

100 - Intel's Public Sector Superheroes
On this episode, Darren and Cameron Chehreh, Vice President and General Manager of Public Sector, Intel, talk about Intel’s superpowers: ubiquitous compute, pervasive connectivity, edge to cloud, and artificial intelligence.

99 - Precog Cyber Attack PAth with XM Cyber
Intel’s Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solutions Architect, and Paul Giorgi, Director of Sales Engineering, XM Cyber, discuss how XM Cyber technology can help organizations uncover attack paths and reduce risk.

97 - The Benefits of Graph Databses
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solutions Architect, Intel, Dr. Hadi Ahmadi, Director of Solutions Architecture, Katana Graph discuss the benefits of graph databases.

96 - Leveraging Virtual Datacenters with Verge.io
Intel’s Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solutions Architect, and https://www.verge.io/ Aaron Reid, Principal Systems Engineer, and Chris Lehman, Senior VP of Sales, discuss use cases for Verge.io’s virtual data center software.

95 - Requirements for Edge to Cloud Architectures
Intel’s Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solutions Architect, and Dr. Anna Scott, Chief Edge Architect, Public Sector, discuss essential requirements for edge to cloud service architectures.

93 - The Four Superpowers of Digital Transformation
On this episode, Darren discusses the four superpowers of digital transformation with Intel’s Greg Ernst, Corporate VP of Sales, Americas. Ubiquitous compute, Pervasive Connectivity, Cloud to Edge, Artificial Intelligence.

92 - Protecting the Outer Walls of your Castle with Vulnerability Scans
On this episode, Darren talks to Matt Lembright, Director of Federal Applications, Censys, about how Censys assesses the attack surface for internet-connected devices, allowing organizations to eliminate vulnerabilities.

91 - Fighting the Cyber Adversary by Securing your Software Supply Chain
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solutions Architect, Intel, and Eric Greenwald, General Counsel of Finite State, talk about securing the software supply chain.

90 - Barriers to Future Tech Adoption
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solutions Architect, Intel, discusses the barriers to adopting new technologies in the public sector and what is coming in the future with Glenn Kurowski, CTO of CACI.

88 - Collaborative DevSecOps
On this episode, Darren talks with Sophos’ Callen Sapien, Director of Product Management, Sophos Factory, and Mike Fraser, VP of DevSecOps about their product that allows for truly collaborative SecDevOps.

87 - Confidential Computing in DevSecOps
In this episode, Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solutions Architect, Intel, and Ofir Azoulay-Rozanes, Director of Product Management, Anjuna, discuss Anjuna’s solutions for confidential computing in the DevOps lifecycle.

86 - The Things I Wish I Knew as a Government CTO
In this episode, Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Public Sector, Intel, welcomes special guests Jason Dunn-Potter, Ret Chief Warrant Officer, US Army, and Ron Fritzemeier, Ret Rear Admiral, US Navy. Both are now five months into their positions as Solution Architects and Mission Specialists with Intel’s Department of Defense Team.

85 - Artificial Intelligence and Security
On this episode, Darren discusses the data aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) and the importance of securing that data.

84 - Securing Your Castle with Zero-Trust
On this episode, Darren discusses zero trust security with Intel’s Steve Orrin, CTO Public Sector, and Cameron Chehreh, VP-GM Public Sector.

79 - Onboarding Remote Workers
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Intel, Denis O’Shea, founder of Mobile Mentor about his experience, research, and advice in onboarding remote workers, especially Gen Z workers.

78 - Understanding the Shared Responsibility Security Model
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Intel, explains shared responsibility security models. Who is responsible for security can become murky in the cloud; responsibility depends on cloud service delivery models and other factors.

77 - Digital Transformation in 2022
Intel’s Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Dr. Anna Scott, Chief Edge Architect, and Gretchen Stewart, Chief Data Scientist discuss the six pillars of digital transformation in 2022: multi-cloud computing, edge computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cyber security, data management, and comms.

75 - Cybersecurity Solutions with Hitachi
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Intel, talks to Hitachi’s Colin McLean, Intel Global Team Lead, and David Rowley, Senior Solutions Consultant, about Hitachi’s full circle cyber security offerings.

74 - Ransomware: Prepare and Don't Panic
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Intel, talks to Stephanie Sabatini, Sr. Director, Professional Services, Hitachi Systems Security, about preventing and preparing for ransomware attacks and what to do if your organization is attacked.

73 - 2021 a Year in Review
On this episode, Darren reflects on the expectations and surprises of 2021

71 - Modern Data Governance
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect at Intel, continues his in depth discussion about the reality and future of modern data governance with Matthew Carroll, the CEO of Immuta. In this episode, they discuss Data Classification, Policies and Governance.

69 - Securing the Data Center Through the Edge
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Intel, discusses securing the data center through the edge with fellow Intel executives and podcast hosts Tom Garrison, VP of Client Security, and Camille Morhardt, Director of Security Innovation and Communication.

67 - 5G Past, Present, and Future
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Intel, talks to Leeland Brown, Technical Director of 5G, Intel Federal about 5G past, present, and future, with emphasis on its use with the Department of Defense. Part 1 of 2.

64 - Follow and Secure the Bit Edge to Cloud
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Intel, discusses following the bit with Greg Clifton, Director, DOD and Intelligence, Intel, in a follow-up to episode #2, along with Steve Orrin, CTO Federal, Intel, who lends his expertise on security in complex edge to cloud environments.

62 - Demystifying 5G, Edge and AI
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Intel, discusses the groundbreaking changes 5G will bring to edge and AI with Dr. Anna Scott, Chief Edge Architect, Intel.

61 - Data Breaches & Secure Supply Chain
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Intel, discusses data breaches & secure supply chain with frequent guest Steve Orrin, CTO of Intel, Federal.

60 - Managing Risk in the Face of Ransomware
On this episode, part one of two, Darren discusses security trends with frequent guest Steve Orrin, CTO of Intel, Federal. Over the past year, there has been a rise in the number and sophistication of cyber-attacks. The three key areas of recurring attacks are ransomware, supply chain attacks, and data breaches.

59 - Evolution of Data Privacy
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Intel, discusses what data privacy really means and its future direction with Jeremy Harris, Assistant General Counsel – Privacy/Information Security, at Sutter Health.

58 - Understanding Edge to Data Center Problems
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Intel, outlines the common problems throughout edge to data center architectures that he’s observed and discussed with customers in the public sector. He lays out the ideal architecture to resolve these issues

57 - Cloud Broker Organization Part 2
In part two of two, Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, and Intel Cloud Solution Architects Dave Shrestha and Kevin Bleckman talk about the benefits and services of a cloud broker organization.

53 - DevOps with Speed While Reducing Risk
In this episode, Robert Boule, Head of Solution Engineering at OpsMx, joins Darren to talk about improving speed without increasing risk in the DevOps process. The three key areas to balance in software delivery are velocity, risk, and quality. Most can manage one or two of these things, but adding the third can get difficult. For example, you might be able to deliver at velocity because you have a great cd system, but once you introduce compliance and policy checks, you are faced with a challenge. Do you stop and check those things, or maybe ingest some results from another tool? Suddenly, your velocity suffers.

43 - The Role of the CIO in Cloud Adoption
In part one of this interview, Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Intel, and Doug Bourgeois, Managing Director, GPS Cloud Strategy Leader, Deloitte, talk about the cloud migration and the role of the CIO.

42 - Securing the DevOps Pipeline = SecDevOps
In this episode, Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect at Intel, and Steve Orrin, CTO of Intel, Federal, discuss why and how the DevOps pipeline must be secured. The only way to deliver solid, resilient, and secure code is if security is built in, and the earlier the better.

40 - Collaborative Medical Research with Confidential Computing
Breakdown the barriers to accelerating medical research for the cure to cancer with confidential computing. Nick Bhadange, Technology Specialist, AI-Vets and Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Public Sector, Intel, discuss the need for confidential computing in healthcare and the potential benefits through use cases.

38 - Roaring 20's a Look Forward to 2021
In this episode, Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect at Intel, asks Rachel Mushawar, VP of Sales at Intel, for her insight on what’s ahead for the Roaring 20s after the disruption of COVID-19.

36 - Six Pillars of Cybersecurity
With cyber-attacks on the rise in all industries, security is more important than ever. In this episode, Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, and Steve Orrin, Federal CTO at Intel Federal, outline the attack vectors, the six pillars of cybersecurity, and how Intel can help. The level of complexity organizations must deal with to secure their data, systems, and applications has never been more difficult.

27 - Hardware Security: Imperative for Transforming Data
Darren Pulsipher, Chief Solution Architect, Public Sector, Intel, and Jesse Schrater, Security Manager, Data Platforms Group, Intel, discuss the current security landscape and how Intel’s SGX and partnered ecosystem offers a timely and tested solution for data in use and other security concerns.

12 - Put the Title Right Here
On our last episode, Erin Moseley, Sr. Account Exec for Education at Intel, and Grant Kelly, Solution Architect for Education at Intel joined Darren to talk about the technological challenges and options in distance learning. In this episode, we delve more deeply into privacy and security threats and solutions.

11 - Distance Teaching and Learning
In this episode, Erin Moseley, Sr. Account Exec for Education at Intel, and Grant Kelly, Solution Architect for Education at Intel, join Darren to talk about the challenges of distance learning and teaching and the overwhelming changes that school districts, teachers, parents, and students are absorbing during the Covid-19 pandemic. Find out how students and teachers are connecting with new technologies and ways of learning.

9 - Telework Securing Your Home Office
Securing your device and your data center only gets you so far. With more people working from home you need to help your employee secure their home network and work area. In this episode, Steve Orrin, Federal CTO at Intel helps Darren secure his home network.

8 - Securing the Teleworker Part 2
With many employees now working from home, how do you make sure they are working securely yet still give them the flexibility they need to get their jobs done? In this episode, Darren and special Guest Steve Orrin, CTO of Intel Federal, discuss how to leverage Intel technology to effectively help secure the teleworker.

7 - Securing the Teleworker
With the huge shift in people now working from home instead of the office, security is a growing concern for many IT organizations. In this episode, Steve Orrin, CTO of Intel Federal, and Darren discuss the security threats and solutions to help secure your teleworker and enterprise data centers.

4 - Information Management Maturity Model
In this episode, we will talk about the Information Management Maturity Model and how we can use that model to help our organizations move forward. This model can help you identify where your organization is and where it is going in its information management strategy, ultimately deriving maximum business value from your data

2 - Follow the Bit
In this episode, Darren interviews Greg Clifton, Director of Department of Defense (DOD) and Intelligence for Intel Corp. They discuss the challenges of data management in a complex system that spans multiple clouds, enterprise data centers, regional data centers, and tactical edge. Listen to Darren and Greg follow a bit of data from its collection and journey through this ecosystem to the production of actionable information for analysts and warfighters. Listen to Darren and Greg discuss some of the obstacles in this large, circular environment and solutions to help get actionable information to analysts and back to warfighters.