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Absolutely Critical

Hosted by Unknown Host · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 5 episodes

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Episodes
5
Last ep.
10 days ago
Avg length
35m
Booking Probability™
25
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Listen Score
11
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Virality (30d)
43
Steady cadence.

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About this podcast

Absolutely Critical, a podcast by Fortress, goes inside how today’s leaders defend the systems, partners, and infrastructure their missions depend on from relentless cyber threats. Spanning government and commercial industries, the show explores what it takes to protect operations where disruption, compromise, or failure is not an option. Each episode delivers hard lessons, real strategies, and the technologies that stop cyber threats before they become mission failures. Hosted by Lee Mangold, a cybersecurity leader with over 20 years of experience securing mission-critical systems for the U.S. Department of War, intelligence organizations, and some of the world’s largest enterprises.

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About the host

Unknown Host hosts Absolutely Critical, a news show with 5 episodes published.

Recent episodes

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Don't Eat the Whale: How to Build a Third-Party Risk Program That Scales

May 27, 202635mEp. 40

There's no shortage of frameworks telling organizations what to do about third-party and supply chain risk. What they don't have is a program. In this episode of Absolutely Critical, host Lee Mangold sits down with Jeffr

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Already Inside The House: How Nation-States Weaponize Your Enterprise Tools

Apr 30, 20261h 8mEp. 30

Attackers don't need sophisticated malware when they can turn your own management tools into weapons. In this special episode of Absolutely Critical, host Lee Mangold sits down with Dave Gordon, Senior Threat Intelligenc

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When Risk Stops Being Red and Starts Being Real: Escaping Crayon‑Level Risk Models in High‑Stakes Environments

Mar 25, 202636mEp. 20

In this episode of the Absolutely Critical podcast, host Lee Mangold explores the often-avoided world of risk management with David White, Co-founder of Axio. While many organizations treat risk as a mere checkbox for au

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The Hidden Cost of Deepfakes: How AI Impersonation Disrupts Organizations

Feb 25, 202630mEp. 10

The AI revolution has arrived, and the primary target isn't your software, it’s your human instincts. In this episode of Absolutely Critical, host Lee Mangold sits down with 25-year cybersecurity veteran James McQuiggan

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Absolutely Critical by Fortress

Feb 24, 20261m0

Absolutely Critical, a podcast by Fortress, goes inside how today’s leaders defend the systems, partners, and infrastructure their missions depend on from relentless cyber threats. Spanning government and commercial indu

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30-65
Consumer type
Engaged citizens

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Absolutely Critical is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under News (Technology) and has published 5 episodes.

How many episodes does Absolutely Critical have?

Absolutely Critical has published 5 episodes.

What topics does Absolutely Critical cover?

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How long are Absolutely Critical episodes?

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