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Hosted by Fortress Information Security · technology · EN · 5 episodes
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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Booking probability
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Guest openness
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Signup to Generate a PitchAbsolutely 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.
Absolutely Critical is hosted by Fortress Information Security. The show has published 5 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Don't Eat the Whale: How to Build a Third-Party Risk Program That Scales" (27 May 2026, 36 minutes), "Don't Eat the Whale: How to Build a Third-Party Risk Program That Scales" (27 May 2026, 36 minutes), and "Already Inside The House: How Nation-States Weaponize Your Enterprise Tools" (30 April 2026, 69 minutes).
Absolutely Critical publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 35 minutes across 5 episodes.
Booking probability for Absolutely Critical is 26%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Absolutely Critical requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Absolutely Critical's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Absolutely Critical are IT Services & Software Development. Absolutely Critical has a technology audience.
Fortress Information Security hosts Absolutely Critical, a technology show with 5 episodes published.
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Episode #4
<p>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...
Absolutely Critical
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...
Episode #3
<p>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...
Episode #2
<p>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...
Episode #1
<p>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...
Absolutely Critical
<p>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...
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